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The Kansas Jayhawks play Wagner at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in 2025.

Researchers develop velocity-based training guidelines for football, tailored for specific positions

Wren Zhawenim Gotts, left, portrays Good Eagle and Alice Halsey portrays Laura Ingalls in an episode of “Little House on the Prairie.”

Osage professor helps renovate ‘Little House on the Prairie’

Baby Jay saluting in cap and gown at the University of Kansas.

University of Kansas announces 2025-2026 graduates

The names of more than 6,800 graduates at the University of Kansas for summer and fall 2025 and spring 2026 have been announced by the University Registrar. Many graduates and candidates for degree celebrated by participating in KU Commencement, which took place May 17.

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W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1.2 million to KU team pursuing new theory of Alzheimer’s disease

Michael Wolfe, interim department chair and Mathias P. Mertes Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, will lead a project exploring stalled enzymes in Alzheimer's disease.
The Kansas Jayhawks play Wagner at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in 2025.

Researchers develop velocity-based training guidelines for football, tailored for specific positions

Researchers at KU’s Jayhawk Athletic Performance Lab have published guidelines for using velocity-based training in college football. The approach measures the speed of a barbell during weightlifting and can be used to develop different types of strength and power. The guidelines help develop training regimens for specific athletes and by position group, based on the unique needs of each.
Wren Zhawenim Gotts, left, portrays Good Eagle and Alice Halsey portrays Laura Ingalls in an episode of “Little House on the Prairie.” Image credit: Netflix

Osage professor helps renovate ‘Little House on the Prairie’

In a new Netflix series, Robert Warrior, the Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Kansas, served as a story consultant for a fresh adaptation of the beloved books and classic TV show “Little House on the Prairie.”
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KU Engineering researcher receives NSF CAREER award for work on reliable healthcare AI

Zijun Yao, assistant professor of electrical engineering & computer science at the University of Kansas, earned a National Science Foundation CAREER award for a project that tackles a major hurdle in healthcare technology: teaching AI to understand a patient’s full medical history without losing sight of human clinical judgment.

Research

Startups’ co-innovation outcomes depend on venture capitalist type, study finds

Independent venture capitalists tend to trigger more frequent, less impactful but more novel co-inventing outcomes by their portfolio startups, new research finds. KU business researcher Kaushik Gala also found that corporate venture capitalists tend to trigger less frequent, more impactful but less novel inventive outcomes.

Official newspaper of China has reduced foreign news coverage during President Xi Jinping’s administration, study finds

In a new article, Jack Zhang, associate professor of political science at the University of Kansas, finds that the People’s Daily newspaper has reduced foreign news coverage during President Xi Jinping’s administration, suggesting such coverage is influenced more by domestic politics than by China’s growing international interests.
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Photos of Brian Ackley, Mike Wolfe, and Jesse Wiley with graphic elements.

W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1.2 million to KU team pursuing new theory of Alzheimer’s disease

Michael Wolfe, interim department chair and Mathias P. Mertes Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, will lead a project exploring stalled enzymes in Alzheimer's disease.
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Kansas Communities

Statewide partnership to help improve literacy rates evaluates school readiness, educator training

KU researchers are working to address declining literacy rates in Kansas schools, where just 1 out of 3 students are reaching grade-level proficiency. The goal through the state's Blueprint for Literacy initiative is to reach 90% proficiency for students across Kansas.

Kansas science teachers to take part in immersive program at KU Field Station

Ten secondary school science teachers from Kansas will converge this week at the University of Kansas Field Station, just north of Lawrence. They’ll take part in the Ecosystems of Kansas Summer Institute, an annual immersive program that gives secondary educators the chance to work with KU scientists to explore resources and gain new ideas for their classrooms.
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KU autism AI tool launched to provide resources to Kansas families

With a new artificial intelligence chatbot tool developed at the University of Kansas, families can receive vetted information about autism that is specific to their needs in Kansas.
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Economic Development

KU remains among top 40 public universities granted patents for inventions

The National Academy of Inventors ranks the University of Kansas 39th among public universities for the number of utility patents granted in 2025, marking the fourth consecutive year the University of Kansas is listed among the United States’ top 100 institutions receiving patents.

KU research growth boosts Kansas communities, fuels economy

Research and development expenditures spanning all University of Kansas campuses climbed to $610.6 million in fiscal year 2025, surpassing the previous record of $546.1 million by 12% and marking a full decade of sustained research growth.
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Attendees chat in audience at professional development workshop.

University of Kansas launches Center for Workplace Excellence to empower organizations across Kansas City

The Center for Workplace Excellence supports career development in the Greater Kansas City area, helping businesses and nonprofit organizations strengthen workforce skills, improve organizational effectiveness and navigate today’s rapidly changing workplace environment.
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Student experience and achievement

KU chapter of Phi Beta Kappa initiates new members

The University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society has initiated 87 new members. Election to Phi Beta Kappa recognizes a student’s high academic achievement while pursuing a broad and substantive liberal-arts curriculum.

KU Jazz sets record at DownBeat Student Music Awards

The University of Kansas Jazz and Commercial Music program has earned national recognition with a record-setting eight honors in the 49th Annual DownBeat Student Music Awards. The 2026 awards mark the most DownBeat Student Music Awards that KU has received in a single year, underscoring the program's continued excellence and reinforcing its reputation as one of the nation's premier university jazz and commercial music programs.
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Baby Jay saluting in cap and gown at the University of Kansas.

University of Kansas announces 2025-2026 graduates

The names of more than 6,800 graduates at the University of Kansas for summer and fall 2025 and spring 2026 have been announced by the University Registrar. Many graduates and candidates for degree celebrated by participating in KU Commencement, which took place May 17.
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Campus news

KU Theatre & Dance unveils 2026-27 season

With its message of community and optimism, “The SpongeBob Musical” will conclude a highly inventive season that celebrates contemporary theatre and dance. A reimagined Greek tragedy and a Restoration comedy are also highlights of KU Theatre & Dance's season.

Tickets go on sale for Day on the Hill concert featuring Turnstile

Turnstile, which made history this year by winning Grammy Awards in both the metal and rock categories in the same year, will be joined by artists Slayyyter and Die Spitz for the Oct. 6 event at the University of Kansas.
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Six KU faculty members selected for 2026-27 Big 12 Faculty Fellowship

The Big 12 program allows tenured and tenure-track faculty on the KU Lawrence campus to expand their research connections within the Big 12 Conference through a variety of scholarly endeavors.
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Baby Jay saluting in cap and gown at the University of Kansas.

University of Kansas announces 2025-2026 graduates

The names of more than 6,800 graduates at the University of Kansas for summer and fall 2025 and spring 2026 have been announced by the University Registrar. Many graduates and candidates for degree celebrated by participating in KU Commencement, which took place May 17.
KSBE presentation

KU one of two universities selected to present to Kansas State Board of Education on preparing school leaders

KU’s Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies presented to the Kansas State Board of Education on July 14 in Topeka, one of two Regents universities selected to speak on how the state trains school and district leaders.
Photos of Brian Ackley, Mike Wolfe, and Jesse Wiley with graphic elements.

W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1.2 million to KU team pursuing new theory of Alzheimer’s disease

Michael Wolfe, interim department chair and Mathias P. Mertes Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, will lead a project exploring stalled enzymes in Alzheimer's disease.
Illustration of North America set against faint reflection of corporate buildings.

New 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods ‘unprecedented, erratic, even desperate,’ international trade law scholar says

Raj Bhala, University Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Kansas, is available to media to discuss the newly announced 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. The international trade law expert said the unprecedented move is neither wise nor likely to be effective.
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