A noted butterfly researcher and a world-famous crop artist are behind a nationwide campaign to publicize the peril faced by species that transfer pollen between flowers -- vital for much of our food supply. Crop art and a postage stamp will help raise awareness of the damage pesticides and pollution are doing to habitats of pollinators like bees, butterflies and bats.
Upcoming book to examine effect of blogs on 2006 election and what to expect in 2008 election.
North American beekeepers love to have pedigreed bees, but the research now shows mixed ancestry. The sequencing indicates bees originated in Africa and spread from there to Europe, the Mideast and Asia Minor.
The new Encyclopedia of Privacy takes a comprehensive look at the issue of privacy in the United States today and throughout history.
This year's population is probably the biggest Monarch watchers have seen in 10 years, but extreme temperatures in Texas and Oklahoma pose dangers.
The approach could allow cancer patients to tolerate higher and more effective doses of chemotherapy before normal cells are damaged to an extent that causes serious side effects and cessation of therapy.
Man-made ponds in the U.S. have dramatically changed drainage patterns, collecting up to quarter of all run-off sedimentation that would have otherwise been deposited in river valleys and deltas.
Researchers found that the state 529 college savings plans with the higher fees had attracted more accounts and assets. The plans were so complicated that brokers, when asked to recommend plans, were selling higher fee plans to parents. States are now lowering fees and the SEC is investigating.
The Toni Morrison Society will present Morrison with an inaugural "bench by the road," as part of a new community outreach initiative. Ten signature benches are projected, each commemorating sites important in African American history and in Morrison's novels, the first from Kansas.
Prison choir director says the experience of learning to sing, following the discipline of rehearsals and learning to perform in harmony teaches many inmates to work in a community, an experience they may not have had before prison.
Study shows great promise for a weight-loss program that conducts patient counseling by telephone, compared to face-to-face counseling.
Instructional coaches (ICs) partner with and guide the regular classroom teachers, helping them to identify and use the best teaching practices available based on research.
Researchers hope to identify chemical compounds that can be turned into safe, effective and reversible male contraceptives without using hormones.
Dated by carbon-14 methods at 12,200 years old, recently discovered bones could be the oldest evidence of human occupation in Kansas, and they may be the oldest evidence of humans on the Great Plains.
Researchers investigating 30 random communities across the nation found only 40 percent of emergency managers had specific guidelines in place to assist people with mobility impairments during emergencies.
Glaciers in western Antarctica seem to be thinning more rapidly than in the 1990s, and the resulting flow of ice into the Amundsen Sea is contributing to a faster rise in the world's sea level.
New research shows that a cholesterol-lowering herbal drug also produces an unwanted side effect: It accelerates the breakdown of prescription drugs that fight the effects of AIDS and cancer.
A new high-tech pacifier being developed to train premature babies to suck properly may allow them to leave intensive care units earlier. It also may reduce the incidence or severity of certain developmental disabilities that appear in early childhood and beyond as well as possibly boost IQ.
Reseachers have discovered the crucial role an unusual molecule plays in helping bacterial enzymes break down methane. The molecule also has antibiotic properties and even potential use as a water-cleaning agent for the semiconductor industry.
Sen. John Kerry frequently quotes poems by Langston Hughes, notably his highly critical 'Let America Be America,' sparking renewed interest in the visionary African-American poet.
National civil rights leaders, educators, lawyers, and journalists, along with descendants of the 1954 Brown v Topeka Board of case, will gather this month to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the decision that declared segregation of public schools unconstitutional.
Bryant C. Freeman, director of one of only two Haitian study centers in the U.S. and an adviser for the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, has traveled and researched extensively in Haiti for more than 45 years.
A popular notion that people change their eating habits and change them for the better when they exercise is a myth, the results of a study show.
The authors of "Slaughterhouse Blues" say once all the social costs of the meatpacking industry are tallied, America's appetite for cheap meat is much more expensive than the nation can afford.
The University of Kansas will parlay its largest federal research grant ever - $17 million - into a new $30 million research center that will develop more environmental friendly manufacturing processes in the chemistry industry.
Former presidents Ford and Carter, Tom Brokaw, Rudy Giuliani and other dignitaries will help Sens. Bob and Elizabeth Dole dedicate the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics with a three-day "Greatest Generation's Greatest Celebration" event July 20-22.
Billed as the "Greatest Generation's Greatest Celebration," the Dole Institute of Politics' dedication this summer promises to be an extraordinary event that will serve as a tribute to World War II veterans as well as to one of their greatest heroes and advocates, former Sen. Bob Dole.
Researchers at the University of Kansas are developing software that can be used in computers such as handheld PDAs to help people kick the habit by placing them on a smoking schedule.
In About Schmidt, Jack Nicholson's drawl declares the scene to be the actual University of Kansas, located in Lawrence. But what moviegoers see in this Oscar-contender is not KU's picturesque hilltop campus.
Children can develop some symptoms of post-traumatic syndrom even though they were not directly involved in a disaster. The impact of TV viewing has been documented in Oklahoma City following graphic coverage that lasted for weeks.
In college campuses across the nation, only 12 percent of the chemistry department faculty members are women on average. But in Kansas, nearly a third of the faculty are female, the best ratio in the nation among top 50 universities.
Spider researchers say misconceptions and bad information about the brown recluse spider is pervasive. Even medical professionals often misdiagnose brown recluse bites or don't treat it properly, which can be fatal.
Professor Deborah Gerner said Palestinian leader Arafat expressed dismay and bewilderment about the U.S. position on Palestine, appeared weakened and old in a May meeting in the compound room where Arafat lived for the 38 days under siege.
US formula producers have announced plans to add certain nutritional supplements, specifically two fatty acids that are present in mother's milk, to baby formula as a result of new pioneering research.
WWW.4Kids.org idea tries to get parents, teachers and grandparents involved in children's Internet activities by providing interesting Web sites, games and challenges to involve young students in Internet activities that don't include harmful or dangerous links.
A Molecular bioscientist, author of the new book "Don't Touch That Doorknob" and an expert on germs and germ warfare, says people should maintain faith in the medical and law enforcement authorities --- and become well-informed.
A professor who has done extensive research on driver distractions says the average person is only capable of dividing their attention among four objects at any given time. Throw a cell phone conversation, handheld or hands-free, while driving and its a recipe for disaster.
A University of Kansas researcher who played a key role in the NIH study says the media missed the real story by focusing on aggressive behavior, which was within the norm. Actually, children in formal day care centers tended to fare better on skills tests.
A University of Kansas professor helps communities throughout the state prepare for such disasters as the deadly F-4 Hoisington, Kan. tornado. He says officials can still take measures to ensure that residents hear the sirens, even when the main power line goes down.
Millions of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico were killed this month, but there are conflicting reports whether humans or Mother Nature are to blame, says a leader of Monarch Watch.
Scientists are examining ways to encourage farmers to store carbon in their soil as a means of offsetting the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
The University Press of Kansas, noted for its books on America's presidents, offers several administrative histories on the three of the four presidents who won the Electoral College but not the popular vote. Two such presidents were also sons of previous presidents.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry praises the author of the first biography of John Wesley Powell in 50 years as the only new Western historian whose books he wanted to read more than once. Donald Worster's biography is a great saga about a most impressive American.
American Indian leaders of political activist movements from the 1960s to the present will gather for a meeting Sept. 14-16 at two universities in Lawrence to discuss American Indian leadership and tribal politics.
A senior curator at the Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas says Longisquama insignis, not dinosaurs, was among birds' first ancestors; a KU paleontologist insists Longisquama will not change his belief that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
Whether public schools teach sex education or not, history shows it neither prevents nor promotes sex for teens, says a University of Kansas assistant professor of history.
A type of fuel additive made from soybeans could help reduce energy costs and dependence on imported crude oil, report University of Kansas chemical engineering researchers.
Sexuality is a common undercurrent that shapes a host of social phenomena such as white flight to the suburbs and ethnic and nationalist conflicts around the world, says a University of Kansas professor of sociology who is writing a book on "forbidden frontiers."
Univ. of Kansas' journalism school unveils convergent curriculum that capitalizes on technological advances like the Internet while maintaining strong editing, writing.
English-born prof at U. of Kansas trained actors to give Ang Lee's Civil War era movie, "Ride With The Devil," authentic sounds. Now he has a dialect web site.
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