High school journalism and business education, even if it's incidental Study finds high school journalism helps lead in financial literacy education, even though it might not be the direct intent.

Business and journalism don't always go together, but study from KU finds high school journalism classes often lead the way in financial literacy ed by default. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Addressing the special education workforce crisis KU prof co-edits book to take whole systems approach to address crisis facing special education

New volume co-edited by Lisa Dieker of @kusped.bsky.social takes whole system approach to address the special education workforce crisis. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Embracing African feminism to end child marriage KU research has found efforts to fight child marriage in Malawi often overlook critical local knowledge and pit agencies against each other.

Linda Banda worked to end child marriage in her native Malawi, ensuring laws, constitutional amendment. Research she began at KU has found that ongoing efforts often overlook local knowledge, culture to end child marriage. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Governance, not tech, stands in way of energy infrastructure KU researchers part of group showing permitting, governance, not technology limit energy infrastructure development.

Technology is often assumed to be biggest barrier to energy infrastructure development. But KU researchers are part of national group that's found governance, local policy holds up more development. news.ku.edu/news/article...

JOBS Act backfired Research shows JOBS Act resulted in more acquisitions and fewer IPOs, the opposite of intended outcome.

The JOBS Act was supposed to help boost falling numbers of IPOs. But research from Alex Platt of KU Law finds it has had the opposite effect, leading more companies to sell instead of going public. news.ku.edu/news/article...

With history standards prone to politicization, ‘minimalism’ approach would benefit teachers, scholar argues Stephen Jackson, education scholar at the University of Kansas, writes in a new article that history education standards are prone to politicization and only stoke the culture wars without improving w...

History education standards are prone to overt politicization. "Standards minimalism" could keep ed out of culture wars, give teachers support they need, Stephen Jackson of KU School of Education and Human Sciences argues. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Popcorn and Easter eggs KU study finds when people spot Easter eggs in their movies, their enjoyment and fan behaviors are heightened.

Finding Easter eggs in movies not just a puzzle or distraction, but boosted fans' enjoyment and led them to engage in behaviors like posting about the product online, a study has found. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Capturing world record accuracy KU researchers publish study on shooting accuracy and will use the data to attempt a world record on three-point shooting.

Want to be a 3-point sharp shooter? KU research finds prep phase of shot most vital to accuracy. They'll use those findings to attempt the world record for consecutive made threes. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Students with lower self-control tend to procrastinate with short-form video; sleep suffers, but not grades, study finds A KU study has examined how students use TikTok, Instagram reels and other short-form content to procrastinate and how it affects their sleep health and grades.

Students w/ low self-control tend to use TikTok, reels etc. to procrastinate. Findings show their sleep health suffers as a result, but grades don't. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Allowing ICE to stop people based on race misses 4th Amendment mark, legal scholar writes A KU law scholar has published a case critique examining a Supreme Court ruling and Kavanaugh concurring opinion on ICE stops.

SCOTUS decision, Kavanaugh concurrence allowing racial and other profiling by ICE misses legal mark, hampers citizens from getting relief for government misconduct, law scholar argues. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Allowing ICE to stop people based on race misses 4th Amendment mark, legal scholar writes A KU law scholar has published a case critique examining a Supreme Court ruling and Kavanaugh concurring opinion on ICE stops.

SCOTUS decision, Kavanaugh concurrence allowing racial and other profiling by ICE misses legal mark, hampers citizens from getting relief for government misconduct, law scholar argues. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Study shows social capital improves public health, but not equally for all communities KU study finds high levels of social capital improves public health, but not equally across racial lines.

Study finds social capital improves public health, but not equally for communities across racial demographics. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Pandemic, election crises mark ‘critical events’ in declining democratic accountability standards, governance scholar writes KU governance scholar writes study analyzing effects of the pandemic, false election claims on democratic accountability and what scholars can do about it.

Politicization of pandemic, election crises of '20 and '21 marked 'critical events' in decline of democratic accountability standards, scholar writes. news.ku.edu/news/article...

International trade law expert can discuss SCOTUS striking down tariffs Raj Bhala, an international trade law expert, can discuss today's Supreme Court ruling striking down Trump's tariffs with media.

SCOTUS striking down Trump's tariffs 'foreseeable, logical' KU international trade law scholar says. Can discuss what happens now. HMU for interview. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Facilitating conversation in future journalists Study documents program to teach conversational skills in journalism curriculum.

Study finds conversation facilitation helps train journalists engaged with communities; researchers develop curriculum for Jschools. @kujmcschool.bsky.social news.ku.edu/news/article...

KU lands funding to expand center helping educators use AI, create more ed tech leaders A KU center has received funding to expand its work in helping educators embrace evolving technology in ed and producing more special ed and tech leaders.

KU's Center for Innovation, Design & Digital Learning receives funding to expand operations, help educators across the country put tech to work in schools, create special ed tech leaders. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Emotional regulation and public sector work KU study examines how women in public sector regulate emotions, how it affects service, fulfillment.

Study from KU School of Public Affairs and Administration examines how women in public sector regulate emotions at work, if suppression and trade off help achieve career goals. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Law expert’s study tracks how international trade is being dismantled A new KU scholarly analysis examines why global trade is being destroyed, if it can be saved and if it is worth saving.

International trade is being destroyed. Can it be saved, and should it be? Raj Bhala of KU Law examines three key questions in new study. news.ku.edu/news/article...

"Swiftynomics" and how women drive the economy New book uses Taylor Swift as lens on how women do the work every day that drives the economy.

"Swiftynomics," new book by @mlheggeness.bsky.social explores how Taylor Swift and women across the country drive the economy, in ways both spectacular and unrecognized. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Jumping into a better golf swing Research finds athletes with better jumping ability generate faster club head speed.

You might not associate golf with good hops. But a KU study has found that athletes with better jumping ability generate more golf club head speed. Can help athletes, coaches develop strength to improve game. news.ku.edu/news/article...

KU professor leads project to document history, preserve KC-based movement to fight for better restaurant pay Tadeo Weiner Davis, assistant professor of social welfare at the University of Kansas, earned a grant to preserve materials of Stand Up KC, a movement dedicated to earning better pay for fast food and...

Tadeo Weiner Davis of @kusocialwelfare.bsky.social leads project to archive, document oral history of Stand Up KC, advocates in Fight-For-$15, better pay for restaurant workers. Exhibit opens this weekend. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Football, violence and international political perception KU study analyzes how coverage of footballer's father's kidnapping influenced society, politics.

Kidnapping of Luis "Lucho" Diaz's father showed sport has power to influence society, presidents across continents, study from @kujmcschool.bsky.social finds. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Taking the guesswork out of gamification New book aims to help educators embrace gamification in the classroom.

KU scholars went from being new at gaming in the educational sense to writing the book on gamification for higher education. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Book outlines how to move beyond reliance on student surveys to evaluate, improve college teaching “Transforming College Teaching Evaluation,” a new book from scholars at the University of Kansas and colleague institutions, details how three institutions developed a new, more robust method of evalu...

Book outlines how to move beyond reliance on student surveys to evaluate, improve college teaching and how to overcome resistance to implement improve eval system. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Invent the future for every student New book explores how to re-invent education for every student instead of trying to fix the past.

Education has long sought to fix problems of the past. New book by Yong Zhao examines how we can invent the future, without one size fits all approaches. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Nonverbal support and machine learning in support groups Study measures nonverbal support cues and viability of machine learning in support groups.

What nonverbal cues demonstrate connection in support groups? Can machine learning play a role in mental health? Study from KU journalism/mass comms documented the former and assessed viability of the latter. news.ku.edu/news/article...

When Experts Attack!: Science education shouldn't happen in a silo Imogen Herrick says schools can serve as “estuaries of learning” — a metaphor that connects science to larger culture and society.

I got to talk with Imogen Herrick of KU's School of Education and Human Sciences on how science education can look to arts, reading and local data to engage kids in STEM/STEAM and make schools "estuaries of learning" for When Experts Attack. whenexpertsattack.libsyn.com/science-educ...

Finding the next leaders in special education KU part of collaborative project to train new generation of special education leaders.

KU part of collaborative to identify, train new generation of special education leaders. news.ku.edu/news/article...

New KU partnership dedicated to engaged fatherhood, family, financial stability Researchers in the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare have secured a $3.4 million grant to implement the Family Opportunity, Resilience, Grit, Engagement (FORGE) partnership in five northea...

KU lands grant to support fatherhood, boost engagement, financial stability in Douglas, Atchison, Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte Counties. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Newspaper raid created "shared press distress" A KU study has found journalists felt "shared press distress" following police raid of Marion County Record.

Police raid on Kansas newspaper created 'shared press distress' among fellow journalists feeling they could be next if such actions were allowed, research from @kujmcschool.bsky.social finds. news.ku.edu/news/article...