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Study reports new compound halting replication of COVID by targeting ‘Mac-1’ protein in cell models
Research from the University of Kansas shows for the first time SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can be inhibited from replicating in living cell cultures using a compound that targets “Mac-1,” a protein key to defending SARS-CoV-2 against the human immune response.
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Fri, 04/26/2024
KU announces the 2024 Student Employee of the Year
The University Career Center has announced the 2023-2024 Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) as Daphne Tibbetts, who works for the Department of English in the History of Black Writing (HBW) research center.
Thu, 04/25/2024
University community remembers researcher Taylor Roth
Taylor Roth began working at KU’s Center for Public Partnerships & Research in August 2023, freshly off a postdoctoral position focused on translating research to policymakers. Colleagues describe Roth as passionate about supporting families of children with disabilities and having taken a keen interest in policy.
Thu, 04/25/2024
Study reports new compound halting replication of COVID by targeting ‘Mac-1’ protein in cell models
Research from the University of Kansas shows for the first time SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can be inhibited from replicating in living cell cultures using a compound that targets “Mac-1,” a protein key to defending SARS-CoV-2 against the human immune response.
Wed, 04/24/2024
Thursday’s vice chancellor for research candidate presentation canceled
The third candidate for the University of Kansas’ vice chancellor for research position has withdrawn from the search process due to personal reasons.
Wed, 04/24/2024
Study shows long-standing links among disease, race, class, infrastructure
Links – both real and imagined – between race and disease are far older than the COVID-19 pandemic. A University of Kansas researcher says her new study of a 19th-century Cuban aqueduct project during a cholera outbreak demonstrates this.
Wed, 04/24/2024
KU professor of anthropology receives prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship to work on 2nd book
Jennifer Raff, KU associate professor of anthropology, was recently awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for her work on the history of human populations through sequencing the genomes of contemporary peoples and their ancestors.
Wed, 04/24/2024
Canceled: KU Field Station marks 75th anniversary with Visitors’ Day April 27
Editor's note, April 26: This event has been canceled due to expected inclement weather. The event will be moved to fall 2024, with a new date announced after Sept. 1.
Wed, 04/24/2024
Jayhawks recognized for research at 2024 Capitol Graduate Research Summit
Annie Chuning, Kara Hageman, Natalie Lind and Luke Parker were each honored for their exceptional research and presentations at an event that assembles the top graduate student researchers in the state of Kansas. Their work delved into topics including the effects of food insecurity on rural Kansans' health and solutions to orthopedic joint infections.
Tue, 04/23/2024
Tradition of Excellence Award honors student leaders
Eleven University of Kansas students were honored for their leadership on the Lawrence campus at the Tradition of Excellence Award ceremony, co-hosted by KU Endowment, the KU Alumni Association and the Student Alumni Endowment Board.
Tue, 04/23/2024
Candidate for vice chancellor for research to present April 25
Kevin Gardner will be the third candidate for the vice chancellor for research position to share his vision and strategies for the future of research and discovery at the University of Kansas. ...
Tue, 04/23/2024
University community mourns historian Jeffrey Moran
Moran joined KU’s Department of History in 1998 and twice served as department chair. He is remembered by colleagues as an accomplished historian, a generous and kind colleague, and a dedicated teacher and mentor.
Tue, 04/23/2024
Marginalized communities develop 'disaster subculture' when living through extreme climate events, study finds
An ethnographic study of one of the most marginalized communities in Seoul, South Korea, found residents have developed a mindset that every day is a disaster when dealing with extreme heat and climate events.
Tue, 04/23/2024
US-China vaccines collaboration leads to partisan distrust, study finds
In a new study, John James Kennedy, a professor of political science at the University of Kansas, examines the influence of international collaboration and vaccine developments.
Tue, 04/23/2024
KU announces new 2024-2028 Self Graduate Fellows
Fifteen doctoral students have been selected to receive the University of Kansas’ prestigious Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year, marking the 35th anniversary of the program since its establishment in 1989. The total value of the four-year doctoral fellowship exceeds $200,000.
Mon, 04/22/2024
KU Engineering to honor 2 alumni with Distinguished Engineering Service Award
School of Engineering alumni Zack Holland and Brian McClendon will receive the school’s highest award in a ceremony set for 6 p.m. May 2. The Distinguished Engineering Service Award (DESA) is given each year to individuals who have maintained close association with the school and have made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession and to society.
Mon, 04/22/2024
Afrofuturist performance group to offer 3 world-building experiences April 24-26 in Lawrence
The AfroRithm Futures Group (ARFG) will be in Lawrence April 24-26, offering three public events during a residency at the University of Kansas.
Mon, 04/22/2024
KU architecture students are building a small house with big ambitions
Dirt Works Studio, an academic design-build studio at the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design, has designed and is currently building Phoenix House, a small, solar-powered house designed to assist members of the Lawrence community in transitioning from houselessness to a secure home.
Fri, 04/19/2024
KU Law receives $1.6M grant to aid veterans
The University of Kansas School of Law is set to receive $1.6 million in federal funding for the establishment of a free legal aid clinic dedicated to serving veterans. With an estimated 194,000 veterans in Kansas, the clinic would be the first of its kind in the state.
Thu, 04/18/2024
Three KU professors of chemistry, economics and engineering named AAAS fellows
Three KU faculty members — Kristin Bowman-James, Donna Ginther and Bala Subramaniam — have been elected as 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows, a distinct honor within the scientific community.
Wed, 04/17/2024
Media invited to Dole Institute discussion between Sens. Roger Marshall, Bernie Sanders on April 18
invited to the University of Kansas on April 18 to cover a discussion between Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The two lawmakers will be speaking to a student audience about health care and bipartisan efforts to tackle health care challenges at 7 p.m. at the Dole...
Wed, 04/17/2024
Researcher reclaims 16th century Moroccan woman leader from obscurity
KU author Amal El Haimeur uncovered information on Morocco's "pirate queen" for a new scholarly article titled “Sayyida al-Hurra: A Forgotten North African Queen and Military Leader,” published in the first edition of the new scholarly journal Africana Annual, based at KU’s Department of African & African-American Studies.
Wed, 04/17/2024
School of Business to recognize 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient
The School of Business will honor executive Jason “Jay” Meschke with its 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award. He will be recognized for his dedication to business excellence, community service and commitment to KU on April 18 during a private event.
Wed, 04/17/2024
People underestimate AI capabilities due to ‘exponential growth bias,’ study finds
In a new paper, Nathan Meikle, a KU assistant professor of business, examines the human biases that impede assessment of AI’s potential threats to humanity. His experiments find that people are prone to underestimate AI capabilities due to exponential growth bias and that they reject the aversive implications of rapid technological progress even in cases in which they themselves predict the growth rate.
Wed, 04/17/2024
KU Counseling and Psychological Services receives prestigious accreditation
KU Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has been accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS), the premier leader in setting the benchmark for the full range of professional counseling services on college and university campuses worldwide.
Tue, 04/16/2024
Second candidate for vice chancellor for research to present April 19
Marc Mendonca will be the second candidate for the vice chancellor for research position to share his vision and strategies for the future of research and discovery at the University of Kansas.
Tue, 04/16/2024
New book gathers insights, methods from rising generation of Indigenous archaeologists
A new book co-edited by a University of Kansas scholar, titled “Indigenizing Archaeology: Putting Theory into Practice," collects experiences and know-how of younger Indigenous archaeologists.
Tue, 04/16/2024
Scholar will give talk on book connecting cannabis industry to settler colonialism
Yurok/Hupa/Oneida scholar Kaitlin Reed will speak about research that contributed to her book “Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California.” The free public event will take place at 7 p.m. April 17.
Mon, 04/15/2024
SEC could patch enforcement mechanism, regardless of Supreme Court ruling, analysis shows
In a new study, Alexander Platt analyzes the Supreme Court case of SEC v. Jarkesy and argues regardless of the high court's decision, the agency will not have its enforcement powers stripped and could patch its approach.
Mon, 04/15/2024
Hall Center announces 2023 Byron Caldwell Smith Book Awards
Charles Forrest Jones won the fiction award for “The Illusion of Simple,” a mystery novel set in a western Kansas county in the 1980s. Ben Chappell received the nonfiction award for his book “Mexican American Fastpitch: Identity at Play in Vernacular Sport.”
Fri, 04/12/2024
First candidate for vice chancellor for research to present April 15
Shelley Hooks will be the first candidate for the vice chancellor for research position to visit the University of Kansas Lawrence campus and give a public presentation detailing her vision and strategies for the future of research and discovery at KU.