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.LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Chad Asplund, MD, MPH was installed today, April 28, 2018 as President of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine during its 27th Annual Meeting at the Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Dr. Asplund is board-certified Family and Sports Medicine physician currently serving as Director of Sports Medicine and Head Team Physician at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga.

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Silvisaurus condrayi has made a return to the KU Natural History Museum in a new, more complete form, accompanied by an interactive display that includes stunning depictions of the dinosaur and its environs.

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Wichita State University physics professor Nickolas Solomey has won one of NASA's coveted Innovation and Advanced Concept Awards (NIAC) for his research to create a neutrino detector for close sun orbit.

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A new University of Kansas research effort featured in the current edition of Integrative Biology has resulted in a low-cost, reliable blood test that uses a small plastic chip about the size of a credit card that can deliver the same diagnostic information as a bone biopsy — but using a simple blood draw instead.

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An event marking the official opening of the new Pizza Hut Museum on the Innovation Campus at Wichita State University will take place at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at the museum.

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The University of Kansas Cancer Center will present preclinical evidence supporting Ciclopirox Prodrug (CPX-POM), an anti-cancer agent currently in Phase I clinical trials, at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2018 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Ciclopirox Prodrug was discovered by researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center and KU’s Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation (IAMI).

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The "nation's report card" results that show math and reading achievement has dropped, while the gap between low- and high-performing schools is proof education reforms are ineffective, Yong Zhao says

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In the closest finish in nearly three decades of identifying the nation’s top airlines, Alaska Air barely edged out Delta Airlines to retain its No. 1 position, according to the 28th annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR), announced today, Monday, April 9, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

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Annual study shows involuntary denied boarding, mishandled bags and customer complaints improved last year while on-time performance fell

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Efficient and compact cooling and water management systems are critical to human exploration of space. Two mechanical engineers at Wichita State University are researching ways to improve cooling efficiency and water recycling systems by developing a new device that affects water liquid-to-vapor changes.

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A Kansas State University researcher is studying the risk of African swine fever virus in feed and developing ways to prevent the spread of the disease to the U.S.

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University researchers have discovered how weeds develop resistance to the popular herbicide glyphosate, a finding that could have broad future implications in agriculture and many other industries. Their work is detailed in the March 12 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Wichita State's Center for Economic Development and Business Research has released its Aerospace Current Conditions Index. The index gives a snapshot of the well-being of the national aerospace manufacturing industry using a variety of aerospace indicators, including industry production and employment levels.

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Eight significant projects are being built, planned or discussed for the east side of the Wichita State University campus.

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The secret to stopping some viruses from making people sick might be hidden in red wine and chocolate — but that doesn't mean having more bonbons and vino is in order, Kansas State University researchers say.

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Scott Weir, Pharm.D., Ph.D., of The University of Kansas Cancer Center, is the recipient of the 2018 Janet Davison Rowley Patient Impact Research Award. Dr. Weir serves as director of the Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation (IAMI) and as associate director for Translational Research at The University of Kansas Cancer Center.

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People getting more rays of sunlight — and therefore vitamin D — in August and September could help reduce the severity of flu season, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper co-authored by a University of Kansas economist.

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On February 14th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a blood test that has been proposed to diagnose concussion. Many media outlets quickly reported this announcement as being a breakthrough in concussion diagnosis.