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Use of 'China Bashing' Rhetoric Reveals Partisan Divide, Study Finds
In the United States, China is increasingly targeted as the scapegoat for any problem involving the economy. But one of the nation’s political parties has embraced the rhetoric of China-bashing to a much greater degree, according to new research co-written by a University of Kansas professor. ...
New NSF Report Guides Research Into Climate Change’s Effect on Human Security
A group of scientists recently delivered a major report to the National Science Foundation recommending research priorities to maximize understanding of climate change’s social impact in the U.S. and worldwide. The report, titled “Environmental Change and Human Security: Research Directions,” was presented this week at the Fall Meeting of the...
Kansas Economic Policy Conference to Discuss the COVID Recovery Underway in Kansas
The 2021 Kansas Economic Policy Conference, hosted by the Institute for Policy & Social Research, will include researchers, state legislators and policymakers in discussions about how to build a resilient Kansas economy. ...
55th Edition of the Kansas Statistical Abstract Publishes New Information on Kansas Population and More
The newest edition of the Kansas Statistical Abstract is now available. This document, with the latest available data, offers information about Kansas across 16 categories, including population and vital statistics and health. The Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas publishes this compendium of data annually. ...
KU Leading Program to Boost Digital Literacy Among Women Leaving Incarceration
KU’s Center for Digital Inclusion has received a three-year, $249,857 grant through the Kansas Health Foundation’s Kansas Digital Equity and Inclusion Collaborative program to strengthen partnership between researchers, departments of correction, public libraries and other organizations in northeast Kansas to reach women before they leave incarceration and continue training afterward...
Study: Hundreds of Lives Saved in Kansas Counties That Adopted Mask Mandates
Despite facing cultural and political pushback, the evidence remains clear: Face masks made a difference in Kansas. ...
KU Study Will Help Define Broadband Priorities
Through a 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
University of 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...
Study: Household Debt and Wealth Play a Significant Role in the Choice to Own or Rent
Published in 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
Two University 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
The 54th 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...
Doctoral Student Morgan Farnworth Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Program
Morgan Farnworth, 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...
The Third Coronavirus Surge Is Here and Masks Are Still Optional
IPSR research 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...
Kansas Counties With Mask Mandates Had Half the Rate of New Infections
A new 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
A recent 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
When the 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...
KU Partnering With 3 Kansas Counties to Effectively Use COVID Relief Funds for Community Needs
A diverse 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
IPSR congratulates 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
Elise Higgins 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
NSF has 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
Abigail Barefoot, 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
Hannah Britton 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...
Grant Will Fund Research to Safeguard Public Internet Users
A team 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...
Graduate Student Matt Comi Awarded NSF Grant to Study Farmers’ Decisions About Technology
Mentoring Significantly Improves Career Outcomes for Female Economists, Study Finds
Women's advancement in most science disciplines has risen during this century, but that has not proven true for the field of economics. Donna K. Ginther, Dean's Professor of Economics and director, Institute of Policy & Social Research, has taken on that career challenge in hopes of helping her fellow female...
Donna K. Ginther to Lead KU’s Institute for Policy & Social Research
Donna K. 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,...
KU student wins NIJ fellowship to study how police engage with victims of violent crime
LAWRENCE — 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...
Center Director Beth Bailey Discusses Hair and Race in the U.S. Military
The U.S. 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? ...