Research Resilience: Voices from KU


Tue, 09/01/2026

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KU Office of Research

Three researchers were invited by the KU Office of Research to engage in a recorded conversation about their experience navigating this period of change and uncertainty for research funding. They reflected on what motivates them and their reasons for optimism. The faculty members are: 

  • Sharon Billings, University Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and senior scientist, Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research; 
  • Jeff Bose, professor of microbiology, moleculer genetics & immunology;
  • Jared Barton, director of the Center for Public Partnerships & Research.

 

Tue, 09/01/2026

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KU Office of Research

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