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Erin Adamson, Department of Sociology, Awarded NSF Grant
doctoral student in the Department of Sociology, was awarded a $15,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for her project, "Lifestyle Migrants and the Economics of Integration in Caribbean Costa Rica." Adamson will work with thesis adviser Joane Nagel, University Distinguished Professor of Sociology. ...
Unwinding Podcast Features Center for the Study of Injustice Director Hannah Britton
of Unwinding features Hannah Britton, professor of political science and women, gender & sexuality studies and director of the Center for the Study of Injustice at IPSR. Meet Britton, and learn about how she incorporates hands-on, qualitative research methods in her classes, the invaluable contributions of her students, like Corinne...
Donna Ginther to Lead Institute for Policy & Social Research
for Policy & Social Research (IPSR) has announced that Donna Ginther will serve as its interim director starting in June. Ginther is a Dean's Professor of Economics and director of the Center for Science, Technology & Economic Policy at IPSR. Steven Maynard-Moody, professor in the School of Public Affairs &...
Symposium Will Explore ‘Manpower and Morale’ Following the 1968 Tet Offensive
of Kansas symposium is bringing together scholars of the U.S. war in Vietnam — including some who are Vietnam veterans — to discuss what followed the 1968 Tet Offensive. "Manpower & Morale after Tet" will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Adams Alumni Center...
IPSR Designated Lead Agency of Kansas’ State Data Center
of Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research (IPSR) has been designated the lead agency of the State Data Center for the state of Kansas. In this role, IPSR — under the leadership of Xan Wedel — will work with a network of other Kansas data centers to find out...
IPSR-Affiliated Students Awarded Prestigious Graduate Fellowships
D'Arlyn Bell and Natasha Chenot, who were both offered the Graduate Research Fellowship by the National Science Foundation! This fellowship provides three years of support for students who "have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements in STEM or STEM education. ...
Colloquium Will Put Greenland Archaeology in Focus
in Greenland and how it poses a threat to archaeological heritage will be explored in an upcoming presentation by Hans Harmsen, archaeologist and curator of the Greenland National Museum & Archives. Harmsen will present "Vanishing Histories: Greenland, Climate Change & the Threat to Archaeological Heritage" at 4 p.m. April 19...
Research to Intervention: KU Study on College Responses to Sexual Assault Is Being Put To Use
comes to responding to reports of sexual assault, response teams on college campuses face a set of barriers that prevent their work from being as effective as similar programs run by cities and counties, according to a University of Kansas study. ...
Beyond Discourse Symposium Examining Human Trafficking Research
symposium examining human trafficking research is coming to the University of Kansas Lawrence campus April 4 and 5. Beyond Discourse: Critical and Empirical Approaches to Human Trafficking is sponsored by the Institute for Policy & Social Research. ...
KU Center Receives Grant to Support Economic Development
Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration has awarded a five-year, $700,000 university center grant to the University of Kansas. Together with an equal match by KU donors and time commitments by faculty and program staff, a total of $1.4 million will be devoted to assist economic development and job retention...
HERS Student Studies the Environmental Impacts of Bison and Fire on the Prairie
a participant in the 2018 Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) Summer Program, is studying the important role bison and fire play in sustaining the biodiversity of the Blackfeet Reservation's prairie. Her project is titled “Bison, Fire, Nitsitapii: Utilizing Innii (Bison) and Controlled burns to Maintain Short-Mixed Grass Prairie Biodiversity within...
New Book Tracks Role of Religion in Nigerian Politics
sociology professor and IPSR affiliate, published "Pentecostal Republic: Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria." Religious divisions have famously plagued Nigeria throughout its history. However, the triumph of a charismatic Christian movement, coming on the heels of the restoration of democracy in the West African country in 1999,...
Kansas Economic Policy Conference to Focus on Future of Tax Policy
of Kansas has received national attention in recent years following its 2012 tax cuts, which were eventually reversed. State lawmakers for several years have also grappled with a Kansas Supreme Court decision that has declared unconstitutional funding levels for K-12 education, and on the local level, the number of special...
Teaching, Scholarship Awards to IPSR Affiliates Steven Maynard-Moody, Alfred Tat Kei Ho, and Angela Park
of Kansas School of Public Affairs & Administration (SPAA) received word it would be recognized for outstanding public service education, given by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration at its annual conference next month in Atlanta. ...
Drug Trafficking Can Support Terrorist Activity, but Not in Ways Most Believe
does help facilitate terrorist activity, but it is more often linked to local militant groups instead of well-known international terrorist organizations, according to a new study that includes a University of Kansas political science researcher. "Although there is a relationship between drug trafficking and terrorism, the drug trade is not...
DCF: No Link Between Welfare Reform, Rising Foster Care Numbers; Researchers Say Otherwise
Kansas researchers have received a grant to determine how economic and social safety net policies affect child neglect across the United States and create a tool policy makers and practitioners can use to predict how proposed prevention strategies can address child abuse and neglect. Michelle Johnson-Motoyama, associate professor of social...
Stakeholders Say Immigrants Are ‘Essential’ to Western Kansas Economy at KU Policy Conference
a University of Kansas-hosted policy conference agreed Thursday that immigration and trade are essential to the Kansas economy, despite rhetoric emanating from Washington aimed at stymying the inflow of immigrants and renegotiating trade deals. ...
Annual Kansas Economic Policy Conference to Examine Immigration, Trade and State’s Economy
recent decades has contributed to more than half of Kansas' population growth, which is a key component of economic growth. In addition, Mexico is Kansas' largest trading partner. With so much national policy discussion on reforming immigration and trade, economists, educators and policymakers from across the state will examine the...
Kansas Statistical Abstract’s 51st Edition Demonstrates Growth in Wind Energy, Special Taxing Districts
than a half-century, the Kansas Statistical Abstract has provided invaluable social and economic data that has aided Kansans in promoting and governing their communities. The Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas in September published online for free the 51st edition, which contains a wide variety...
We Need to Talk About ‘Hot’ Female Economists
study shows female economists are more likely to be described using raunchy language. "The more types of people you have in a profession, the broader the questions and the more expansive the research," said Donna Ginther, an economics professor at the University of Kansas. ...
Racial Profiling of Latino Immigrants Influences Indigenous, Non-Indigenous Families Differently, Study Finds
focusing on racial profiling and criminalization of Latinos in the United States have direct implications on immigrants and their family members, many of whom are U.S. citizens, according to a study by a University of Kansas researcher who explores these consequences amongst mixed-status families in the Midwest. ...
Medicaid Expansion Possibly Reduced ‘Medical Divorces,’ KU Economists Find
expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act possibly saw a reduction in the number of "medical divorces," in which a couple separates its assets when one partner is diagnosed with a degenerative disease, according to a working paper by two University of Kansas economists. ...
IPSR publishes 50th edition of Kansas Statistical Abstract
half-century, one report has provided invaluable social and economic data that has aided Kansans in promoting and governing their communities. The Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas in September published the 50th edition of the Kansas Statistical Abstract, which contains a wide variety of statistical...