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Experts in ecosystem resilience, ground-penetrating radar and social systems receive KU research achievement awards
Keystone pipeline spills in Kansas, dirtying creek and causing oil prices to spike (Opens in new window)
Comments by one of our scientists added to coverage of the spill: more specific info is needed to understand the effect of oil in local waters. ...
Couple establishes professorship in support of Monarch Watch with $1.4M gift, encourages others to support the cause
LAWRENCE — With a desire to find more time for writing and experiments, Orley “Chip” Taylor, University of Kansas professor emeritus of ecology & evolutionary biology, says it’s time to step aside — but not before making sure Monarch Watch, the program he founded in 1992, is well-positioned for the...
Kansas scientists are testing jacuzzi-like water jets to save a reservoir (Opens in new window)
All Things Considered aired this version of a recent Kansas News Service story on silted-in reservoirs, water injection dredging at Tuttle Creek, and concerns about the plan. ...
Learning to live with toxic algal blooms in Kansas (Opens in new window)
The world’s roots are getting shallower (Opens in new window)
Meet the students working to keep the endangered monarch butterfly population alive (Opens in new window)
After years of declining populations, the monarch butterfly was recently declared endangered. CBS News correspondent Debra Alfarone meets the next generation of activists working to keep the insect population alive. ...
Farm safety (Opens in new window)
Studying microbes to understand the possibility of life on other planets (Opens in new window)
A team of KU researchers is studying microscopic organisms in extreme environments to see if life is possible beyond Earth. ...
Students plant gardens to aid endangered monarch butterflies (Opens in new window)
CBS News interviews Maryland students maintaining a butterfly garden and Monarch Watch Waystation. ...
What if Jacuzzi-like water jets could save a lake? Scientists will try it in Kansas (Opens in new window)
Reservoirs that feed the Kansas River during times of drought are filling up with mud. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has an idea to slow the process. ...
Register for Oct. 2, 3, 8 tours of environmental artwork at the KU Field Station (Opens in new window)
Be a part of artist Janine Antoni’s environmentally embedded artwork at the KU Field Station. Offer your body to the land and let it teach you. Join the guided tours given by KU researchers and students on October 2, 3, and 8. TOURS HAVE LIMITED CAPACITY. ...
Bon voyage: Museum assists monarch butterfly populations (Opens in new window)
Monarch butterflies might look delicate, but they’re able to journey from North America to Mexico during autumn, often with the help of scientists and nature enthusiasts. ...
Drought killing western Kansas crops also poised to kill fish (Opens in new window)
There's a temporary free-for-all at Ellis City Lake, where the same hideous drought that's killing western Kansas crops is poised to kill the fish. So many of the usual limits on fishing have been lifted to harvest fish before they die. ...
Predicting future algae blooms to preserve safe drinking water (Opens in new window)
Ted Harris and a team of faculty, students and staff are examining long-term water quality changes in large Kansas lakes, especially changes related to blue-green algae, which can cause harmful algal blooms (HABs). ...
Month of the Monarch will honor 30 years of conservation; Monarch Watch to unveil future plans (Opens in new window)
Monarch Watch has enlisted help from thousands of community scientists all over the world to fulfill its mission: Bring back the monarchs. Those dedicated to that goal will celebrate three decades of conservation work in September as the organization announces its next steps. ...
Inside the debate over who should—and shouldn’t—have access to the medicinal plant called Colorado cough root (Opens in new window)
University of Kansas names five new distinguished professors
LAWRENCE – Five University of Kansas professors have joined elite company by being named distinguished professors. Sharon Billings and Marta Caminero-Santangelo received the designation of University Distinguished Professor, while Jie Han, Peter Ukpokodu and Lisa Wolf-Wendel received the designation of Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor. ...
Restoring native prairie plants? You may be missing one key ingredient—fungi (Opens in new window)
13 students receive research awards from Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research
PHOTOS: A hike through the Breidenthal Biological Reserve (Opens in new window)
Three students to compete for Udall Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Three students at the University of Kansas are nominees for Udall Undergraduate Scholarships, which recognize students who demonstrate leadership, public service and commitment in the fields of tribal public policy, Native health care or the environment. ...
Four researchers named recipients of the University Scholarly Achievement Award
LAWRENCE — Four midcareer faculty members at the University of Kansas will receive an award in recognition of their significant research or scholarly achievements in their field. ...
Water quality of Lake Miola to be monitored (Opens in new window)
Experts advancing research on crustaceans, coronaviruses and drug design receive KU achievement awards
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers increasing understanding of crustaceans, coronaviruses and drug design have received this year’s Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award and the KU Research Staff & Postdoctoral Achievement Awards. ...
Thirteen KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for fall
LAWRENCE — This fall, 13 University of Kansas students will receive an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
The Commons announces return of Red Hot Research with adaptations in fall 2021
LAWRENCE — Red Hot Research will return this fall to the University of Kansas in a different setting. Events in the series will take place Fridays in The Commons’ main hall with a reception to follow in Weaver Courtyard in an effort to offer space for collegial exchange in an...