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15 projects boosted by KU Research GO
10 finalists advance in Research Rising
LAWRENCE — Ten projects have been selected to advance to the second phase of the review process for Research Rising, one of KU’s most significant investments in its research enterprise to date. The proposed projects address major questions pertinent to critical challenges facing humanity, demonstrate a high probability of building...
KU research employs nearly 4,000 on campus, buys $50.7M in goods and services from Kansas companies
KU faculty, community partners to advance racial equity through newly funded projects
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#KUFieldWorks: Studying intermittent streams in the Konza Prairie
#KUFieldWorks: Flight testing aerial systems and geo-tagging icebergs in Greenland
#KUFieldWorks: Studying ancient fossils in Wyoming to understand the current climate crisis
Editor’s note: Fieldwork provides invaluable insights about real-world environments and processes, expanding and reinforcing what researchers learn in classrooms, labs and collections. KU faculty, staff and students across a spectrum of disciplines are taking their inquiry directly to rivers, prairies, dig sites, glaciers, islands, burial grounds and more this summer. ...
#KUFieldWorks: Sampling for tick-borne diseases in Kansas and Oklahoma
KU researcher Kevin Cooke selected as AAAS Science & Technology Fellow
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas postdoctoral researcher Kevin Cooke has been awarded a yearlong Science & Technology Policy Fellowship from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. ...
#KUFieldWorks: Studying the impact of rapid urbanization on water quality in Johnson County
#KUFieldWorks: Mapping unmarked graves in Oak Hill Cemetery
KU researcher fosters online community of fish scientists and artists
#KUFieldWorks: Harvesting plant seeds and restoring native prairies in the Konza Prairie
#KUFieldWorks: Monitoring endangered humpback chub fish in the Grand Canyon
Five KU staff, faculty members take on additional diversity, equity responsibilities
LAWRENCE – Five individuals at the University of Kansas are taking on enhanced roles in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, either as a promotion or an expansion of their current responsibilities:...
KU receives 2 national humanities awards for projects focused on increasing diversity and access in visual and literary arts
LAWRENCE — Two research projects at the University of Kansas have received major awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Spencer Museum of Art received $400,000 to support the thematic reinstallation of its collection galleries, and the Project on the History of Black Writing received $350,000 to expand...
In the midst of award-winning year, KU chemist reflects on her life's work
KU research employs more than 3,800 on campus, buys $38.7 million in goods and services from Kansas companies
New KU research center to map clearer pathways from learning outcomes to employment success
Soberón named interim director of KU’s Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
LAWRENCE — University Distinguished Professor Jorge Soberón has been named interim director of the Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas. ...
Three KU professors named as AAAS Fellows
LAWRENCE — Three University of Kansas professors have been named as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). ...
KU researchers harnessing power of stories to help Kansans navigate pandemic
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas researchers are helping Kansans cope with the COVID-19 pandemic by tapping into a simple but powerful tool: stories. ...
Engineering professor to lead KU’s Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets
Four named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at two Kansas universities have been named recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...