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KU Study Will Help Define Broadband Priorities
University of Kansas-led project, Kansas residents can contribute to research on current internet and broadband infrastructure by completing a survey about their internet service. The survey takes about 15 minutes and includes an internet speed test to connect survey data with broadband speed information. ...
KU Scholar Selected as 2021 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
Kansas scholar Beth Bailey was named today as one of 26 researchers in the 2021 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows. With a $200,000 stipend, it is one of the most generous awards of its kind for scholarship in the humanities and social sciences. Honorees include established and emerging scholars, journalists,...
Study: Household Debt and Wealth Play a Significant Role in the Choice to Own or Rent
City & Community, a new study from assistant professor of public affairs & administration Hye-Sung Han and co-authors show the effect of household debt and wealth on a household's decision to own or rent a home. ...
KU Faculty Recognized for Pivoting Research to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
of Kansas faculty members are being recognized for adjusting their research to better understand the coronavirus pandemic and to provide valuable information to the public and policymakers. ...
New Kansas Statistical Abstract Offers Key Data as Kansas Weathers Pandemic
edition of the Kansas Statistical Abstract is now available online. In a year that brought the novel coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic turmoil, the KSA shares data on Kansas and the United States in 16 categories that provides context for the challenges Kansans are now facing and offers key information...
Doctoral Student Morgan Farnworth Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Program
doctoral student in public affairs & administration at the University of Kansas, has been selected to participate in one of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's leadership programs. Specifically, Farnworth was selected for Health Policy Research Scholars. Designed for doctoral students from historically marginalized backgrounds and populations underrepresented in specific disciplines, Health...
The Third Coronavirus Surge Is Here and Masks Are Still Optional
was featured in a HuffPost article on mask usage. The U.S. has entered an ominous new surge of the coronavirus pandemic, with more cases reported on Friday than any other day since the crisis began in March. And yet, in many areas of the country where infections are spiking, wearing...
Kansas Counties With Mask Mandates Had Half the Rate of New Infections
study by Donna K. Ginther and Carlos Zambrana has found that counties in Kansas where residents are obliged to wear masks in public have seen about half as many new coronavirus infections as counties that do not have a mask mandate in force. ...
Pere DeRoy’s Academic Journey Profiled in the Guyana Chronicle
profile in the Guyana Chronicle charts the personal and scholarly journey of Pere DeRoy from her working-class household in East Ruimveldt Guyana through her development as a doctoral candidate in the department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at KU. ...
Kansas Economic Policy Conference to Address Policy Interventions in Time of Crisis
novel coronavirus pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, government at all levels needed to manage a public health crisis, continue providing essential services and stave off economic disaster. However, public health interventions, such as stay-at-home orders and contact tracing, have had mixed reception from the public and mixed...
KU Partnering With 3 Kansas Counties to Effectively Use COVID Relief Funds for Community Needs
group of University of Kansas scholars, researchers, staff and students has been helping three Kansas counties — Johnson, Miami and Wilson – determine how to spend more than $44 million in federal COVID-19 funds by the end of 2020 to have a lasting influence. ...
Donna K. Ginther Named Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor
Morgan Farnworth Accepted to RWJF Health Policy Research Scholars
Doctoral Fellows alum, Morgan Farnworth, on her selection as a 2020 Health Policy Research Scholar through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This program provides four years of mentoring and financial support to early stage PhD students. ...
Elise Higgins Selected for Emerging Scholars Dissertation Fellowship
has received a dissertation research award from the Society for Family Planning Research Fund. Under the 2020 Emerging Scholars in Family Planning fellowship Elise will examine the legislative debate around a 2020 state constitutional amendment that proposed to eliminate the right to abortion in the Kansas Constitution. ...
Research Into Online Security for Public Internet Users Expands to Examine Effects of COVID-19
awarded researchers Bill Staples, Perry Alexander, and Drew Davidson a $200,000 grant to extend their research on the experience of public internet users to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting these users. ...
NSF Funds Abigail Barefoot’s Research on Restorative Justice
doctoral student in women, gender & sexuality studies, received $17,479 from the NSF Law & Science Program to study participants’ experiences with restorative justice practices. Akiko Takeyama, associate professor of women, gender & sexuality studies and Barefoot’s adviser, will supervise the research. ...
Successes and Challenges of Ending Gender-Based Violence Chronicled in Britton’s New Book
has published "Ending Gender-Based Violence: Justice and Community in South Africa" (University of Illinois Press). The book chronicles successes and challenges of service providers, activists and leaders trying to address violence against women in South Africa. Britton hopes past lessons learned can now be applied to ending this worldwide problem. ...
Grant Will Fund Research to Safeguard Public Internet Users
of researchers at the University of Kansas has coined the term "digitally homeless" to describe the experiences of public internet users. Led by Bill Staples, professor of sociology and director of the Surveillance Studies Research Center; Perry Alexander, AT&T Foundation Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and director...
Graduate Student Matt Comi Awarded NSF Grant to Study Farmers’ Decisions About Technology
Mentoring Significantly Improves Career Outcomes for Female Economists, Study Finds
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Donna K. Ginther to Lead KU’s Institute for Policy & Social Research
Ginther, an economist with deep experience in social science and policy-relevant research, has been named director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas. Ginther, the Dean's Professor of Economics, has served as interim director of IPSR since longtime director Steven Maynard-Moody, professor in...
KU student wins NIJ fellowship to study how police engage with victims of violent crime
Patricia Sattler served as the statewide victim assistance coordinator for the Nebraska Department of Justice for the last eight years of a 16-year practice career, so she’s seen firsthand how it can be difficult for law enforcement officers and victims of violent crimes to communicate and work effectively together. ...
Center Director Beth Bailey Discusses Hair and Race in the U.S. Military
military sent out surveys about race during the Vietnam War and hair was one thing that kept popping up, which raises the question: how does an institution based on uniformity handle the issue of racial identity? ...
New Research Shows Higher Education at Graduate Level Reproduces Inequality
new research from KU doctoral candidate ByeongDon Oh and ChangHwan Kim, professor of sociology, the socioeconomic leveling students enjoy applies only to undergraduate degrees. Once advanced degrees become part of the equation, individuals experience the effects of classism in terms of employment opportunities and earnings. ...
New Research Will Explore Renewable Energy, Water Treatment, Ammonia Production to Bolster Rural Resilience
of researchers, led by Mary Hill, University of Kansas professor of geology, won a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The researchers will explore the economic viability of using renewable energy to increase usable water resources by treating degraded and unused water supplies, and produce ammonia that can...
Kansas Economic Policy Conference to Offer Multiple Perspectives on Economic Development
the factors that contribute to economic development? Can policy play a role in promoting economic growth? These questions will be discussed in this year’s Kansas Economic Policy Conference, hosted by the Institute for Policy & Social Research on Oct. 24. The conference will convene scholars, policymakers and experts in economic...
Kansas Statistical Abstract Offers Insights on State Population, Life Expectancy Rates, and More
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New Conference Strives to Unite State’s Health Economics Community
$49,763 grant from the National Science Foundation, David Slusky, Associate Professor of Economics, will organize a series of conferences on health economics with a focus on Kansas. The inaugural Kansas Health Economics Conference will take place on March 23, 2020, at the KU Adams Alumni Center. Slusky just landed a...
NSF Grant Supports Study on How State Cuts to Higher Education Affect Research Output
Science Foundation has awarded a $236,790 grant to the University of Kansas for Donna Ginther, professor of economics and interim director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research, to study the effects of research funding on research outputs. Ginther will collaborate with Joshua Rosenbloom, professor and chair of the...
$1.4M NSF Grant Will Support Technology Education for Women Post-incarceration
past 40 years, the population of women in state prisons across the United States has increased by 834 percent. While men continue to be the vast majority of the prison population, the rate of incarceration of women is growing. ...