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Wearing many hats, administrative director keeps center moving
'I am striving to help contribute to safe and supportive communities where all our young people are able to thrive'
#KUFieldWorks: Monitoring bat viruses to prevent the next pandemic
KU researchers and collaborators developing new technologies for recycling solar panels
Solar power is growing at an astonishing rate, providing almost 4% of the world’s electricity, according to the International Energy Agency. But as solar panels reach the end of their working lives, many end up in landfills. ...
Three KU Engineering faculty recognized for early career research achievement
Three assistant professors from the University of Kansas School of Engineering have each received prestigious national awards granted to early-career faculty whose research shows promise. ...
KU lab helps researchers worldwide fight infectious diseases
A University of Kansas researcher is helping scientists in Kansas and around the world better understand the building blocks of infectious diseases so they can develop new treatments to fight them. ...
#KUFieldWorks: Looking for archaeological evidence of the first people in North America
Graduate assistant’s work ethic and personal connections enrich education equity research
13 projects boosted by KU Research GO
KU research employs more than 4,100 on campus, buys $53.9M in goods and services from Kansas companies
Sponsored research at the University of Kansas supported the salaries of 4,182 people in 2022 and accounted for $53.9 million in spending with Kansas companies on research-related goods and services, according to a new report. About 33% of research-funded employees were students, and about 20% were faculty. ...
I am striving to make the world better with new proteins
Staff member’s quick turnaround keeps internal awards running smoothly
Bestselling author to discuss the ‘dark history and troubling present of eugenics’
A scientist, broadcaster and bestselling author who focuses on the complicated, interwoven history of genetics and race will give a public seminar at the University of Kansas in early March. ...
KU, K-State faculty receive Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
faculty members at two Kansas universities were named recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
Three KU professors in ecology & evolutionary biology named AAAS fellows
Three University of Kansas professors have been elected as 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows, a distinct honor within the scientific community. ...
'I am striving to keep water clean, sustainable and accessible in the future'
New KU faculty receive research development funding
FBI & KU Cybersecurity Conference convenes government, industry and education partners to confront growing threats
#KUFieldWorks: Measuring glaciers to predict sea level rise
Experienced facilities manager keeps research going despite supply chain problems
KU scholars strive to advance racial equity through newly funded projects
Promoting health equity through culturally competent pharmacy care, dismantling anti-Black linguistic racism, documenting the unique contributions of diverse composers and celebrating living Indigenous cultures while repairing relationships with Native communities are among the goals of four projects selected for the 2022 KU Racial Equity Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity Awards. ...
Experts in ecosystem resilience, ground-penetrating radar and social systems receive KU research achievement awards
University of Kansas researchers increasing understanding of child welfare, geology and ecology have received this year’s Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award and the KU Research Staff & Postdoctoral Achievement Awards. ...
KU names new executive director of Center for Technology Commercialization
Cliff Michaels will become the new executive director of the KU Center for Technology Commercialization, which assists University of Kansas researchers across all campuses in commercializing their discoveries. He will begin his position Jan. 17. ...
IT leader keeps KU research technology at the forefront
'I am striving to connect students, university and industry to advance design'
Plan ahead for KU Research 2022 winter break hours
Program helps Native students bridge from Haskell to KU to careers in science
Kynser Wahwahsuck is a member of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas. For as long as she can remember, she has known that the tribe struggles to provide drinking water on the reservation — situated on 150,000 acres of tribal land about 60 miles north of Topeka — because of its...
#KUFieldWorks: Studying microbes to understand the possibility of life on other planets
of University of Kansas researchers is studying microscopic organisms in extreme environments to see if life is possible beyond Earth. The team’s primary research question is whether microbial communities adapted to extreme environments are more resilient to space-like stresses and whether resilience to one of these stresses — such as...