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Should parents trust artificial intelligence to answer their child-rearing questions? Writing for @cnbcmakeit.cnbc.com, Tom Huddleston Jr. sought advice from @universityofkansas.bsky.social researcher Calissa Leslie-Miller.
January 23, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Should parents trust artificial intelligence to answer their child-rearing questions? Writing for @cnbcmakeit.cnbc.com, Tom Huddleston Jr. sought advice from @universityofkansas.bsky.social researcher Calissa Leslie-Miller.
Using a streamlined credentialing system, the @universityofkansas.bsky.social is putting lifesaving professionals like firefighters and emergency personnel into the field faster.
January 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Using a streamlined credentialing system, the @universityofkansas.bsky.social is putting lifesaving professionals like firefighters and emergency personnel into the field faster.
A @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholar’s book explores the growing phenomenon of women gun owners in middle America. “It’s not a pro-gun book or an anti-gun book. It’s a how-else-can-we-talk-about-guns book in a way that we can draw more people into the conversation.”
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Complex motivations of female gun owners revealed in new book
A new book explores the growing phenomenon and misconceptions regarding women gun owners in middle America.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:32 PM
A @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholar’s book explores the growing phenomenon of women gun owners in middle America. “It’s not a pro-gun book or an anti-gun book. It’s a how-else-can-we-talk-about-guns book in a way that we can draw more people into the conversation.”
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A @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor is part of an ongoing, collaborative effort to document the work of Stand Up KC, whose signs, fliers and materials were being stored in a basement office. “It was just a flood or mold event away from being wiped out.”
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KU professor leads project to document history, preserve KC-based movement to fight for better restaurant pay
Tadeo Weiner Davis, assistant professor of social welfare at the University of Kansas, earned a grant to preserve materials of Stand Up KC, a movement dedicated to earning better pay for fast food and...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:42 PM
A @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor is part of an ongoing, collaborative effort to document the work of Stand Up KC, whose signs, fliers and materials were being stored in a basement office. “It was just a flood or mold event away from being wiped out.”
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Sports opens the door to discuss bigger issues, a pair of @universityofkansas.bsky.social journalism scholars found by analyzing news coverage of a kidnapping. “In Colombia, it was a national politics and culture story. In The Guardian, it was primarily a sports story.”
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Football, violence and international political perception
KU study analyzes how coverage of footballer's father's kidnapping influenced society, politics.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Sports opens the door to discuss bigger issues, a pair of @universityofkansas.bsky.social journalism scholars found by analyzing news coverage of a kidnapping. “In Colombia, it was a national politics and culture story. In The Guardian, it was primarily a sports story.”
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Historians know the early 19th century bandleader and composer Francis (Frank) Johnson had performed for and rubbed elbows with presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren and was one of the first African Americans to publish his own sheet music and tour Europe.
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Historians know the early 19th century bandleader and composer Francis (Frank) Johnson had performed for and rubbed elbows with presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren and was one of the first African Americans to publish his own sheet music and tour Europe.
Low socioeconomic status and fractured family relationships increase a person's susceptibility to use multiple types of drugs, including among low-income Mexican American women, @universityofkansas.bsky.social research finds.
January 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Low socioeconomic status and fractured family relationships increase a person's susceptibility to use multiple types of drugs, including among low-income Mexican American women, @universityofkansas.bsky.social research finds.
A @springernature.com journal pays tribute to a @kulifespan.bsky.social center in Kansas City, Kansas, that has improved children’s social well-being and academic achievement over the past 60 years.
January 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
A @springernature.com journal pays tribute to a @kulifespan.bsky.social center in Kansas City, Kansas, that has improved children’s social well-being and academic achievement over the past 60 years.
A @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social book by a pair of @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholars is helping teachers incorporate games in learning. “We didn’t think of ourselves as gamers when we started. We were just instructors who wanted to make our courses more relevant.”
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Taking the guesswork out of gamification
New book aims to help educators embrace gamification in the classroom.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
A @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social book by a pair of @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholars is helping teachers incorporate games in learning. “We didn’t think of ourselves as gamers when we started. We were just instructors who wanted to make our courses more relevant.”
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Effective censorship is challenging, even when backed by threats of torture and death, according to @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholar Patricia Manning. “It's very hard to control the written word,” she said. “With digital texts, that becomes even harder.”
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Scholar stresses ultimate failure of Spanish Inquisition censorship regime
Attempts to enforce religious orthodoxy extended to every sphere, including literature
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January 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Effective censorship is challenging, even when backed by threats of torture and death, according to @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholar Patricia Manning. “It's very hard to control the written word,” she said. “With digital texts, that becomes even harder.”
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A scholarly journal article is one thing. Having your research turned into a character in one of the world’s leading history-based video games is another.
Read about a @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor who consulted on Sid Meier’s Civilization VII.
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Read about a @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor who consulted on Sid Meier’s Civilization VII.
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Once forgotten Moroccan ‘pirate queen’ now Napoleon’s peer in video game
Scholar’s work rescuing Sayyida al-Hurra from obscurity gets big boost
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December 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A scholarly journal article is one thing. Having your research turned into a character in one of the world’s leading history-based video games is another.
Read about a @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor who consulted on Sid Meier’s Civilization VII.
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Read about a @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor who consulted on Sid Meier’s Civilization VII.
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A @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholar says Superman's KKK battle is a model to thwart conspiracy theories. “My chapter is trying to convince the writers of modern mass media to ... use their stories to tell what conspiracy theories actually do in the real world.”
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Superman’s bygone battle with hate group provides strategy for thwarting modern conspiracy theories
A new book chapter traces the story of Superman’s battle with the KKK in a 1946 radio serial and suggests it may provide strategies for thwarting the damage done by conspiracy theories.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholar says Superman's KKK battle is a model to thwart conspiracy theories. “My chapter is trying to convince the writers of modern mass media to ... use their stories to tell what conspiracy theories actually do in the real world.”
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KU’s Steven Soper was named to the 2025 Class of the National Academy of Inventors Fellows — the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors. Soper is the 8th faculty member to receive the honor while at the @universityofkansas.bsky.social.
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Academy lauds third KU inventor in three years
Steven Soper is the eighth National Academy of Inventors fellow named while at KU.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
KU’s Steven Soper was named to the 2025 Class of the National Academy of Inventors Fellows — the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors. Soper is the 8th faculty member to receive the honor while at the @universityofkansas.bsky.social.
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When it comes to beat matching, no modern mixmaster or DJ has anything on Republic Pictures’ composers or music editors, according to @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholar Grace Edgar.
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
When it comes to beat matching, no modern mixmaster or DJ has anything on Republic Pictures’ composers or music editors, according to @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholar Grace Edgar.
Lead reporter for @cnbcmakeit.cnbc.com @gilimalinsky.bsky.social looks at findings from @universityofkansas.bsky.social expert Jeff Hall that identify one group of people as particularly connected yet lonely.
That group was young, educated women.
That group was young, educated women.
December 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Lead reporter for @cnbcmakeit.cnbc.com @gilimalinsky.bsky.social looks at findings from @universityofkansas.bsky.social expert Jeff Hall that identify one group of people as particularly connected yet lonely.
That group was young, educated women.
That group was young, educated women.
Even if it seems against their interest, firms may choose to let employees burn out, @universityofkansas.bsky.social research finds. Rather than giving a smaller bonus and getting less employee effort, “I might choose to just burn you out and replace you next period.”
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Strong incentives may lead to even more employee burnout, research finds
A new article from a University of Kansas professor examines how firms should account for effects like fatigue and burnout when designing incentive compensation for their employees.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Even if it seems against their interest, firms may choose to let employees burn out, @universityofkansas.bsky.social research finds. Rather than giving a smaller bonus and getting less employee effort, “I might choose to just burn you out and replace you next period.”
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Kansas Kids Count data from 2022 shows 16% of Kansas children live in single mother households and 5% live in single father households. All of those families are statistically significantly more likely to experience poverty than two-parent households.
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Kansas Kids Count data from 2022 shows 16% of Kansas children live in single mother households and 5% live in single father households. All of those families are statistically significantly more likely to experience poverty than two-parent households.
A @universityofkansas.bsky.social-created Kansas Flood Mapping Dashboard is a resource for the public and emergency responders. “One of my biggest drives is to utilize science and research for the benefit of the state,” said researcher and native Kansan Jude Kastens.
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Researchers at KU launch new Kansas Flood Mapping Dashboard
The Kansas Flood Mapping Dashboard uses stream gauge data from the National Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey, among other sources, along with the terrain-based FLDPLN (“Floodplain”) mode...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A @universityofkansas.bsky.social-created Kansas Flood Mapping Dashboard is a resource for the public and emergency responders. “One of my biggest drives is to utilize science and research for the benefit of the state,” said researcher and native Kansan Jude Kastens.
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Young adults say they’re happy with their friendships. So why do so many feel disconnected? “Their moments of loneliness may not signal persistent isolation, but growing pains,” said @universityofkansas.bsky.social expert Jeff Hall. His findings appear in @plosone.org.
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Lonely yet connected: The state of young adulthood
Ambivalence can often be put down to ‘growing pains,’ scholar says
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November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Young adults say they’re happy with their friendships. So why do so many feel disconnected? “Their moments of loneliness may not signal persistent isolation, but growing pains,” said @universityofkansas.bsky.social expert Jeff Hall. His findings appear in @plosone.org.
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Coming to the @universityofkansas.bsky.social Conference Center ribbon-cutting on Wednesday? Be sure to check out information about parking and shuttle service before you head out.
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Parking and shuttle information for KU Conference Center ribbon-cutting
The University of Kansas is providing parking and shuttle options for those attending the KU Conference Center ribbon-cutting Nov. 12.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Coming to the @universityofkansas.bsky.social Conference Center ribbon-cutting on Wednesday? Be sure to check out information about parking and shuttle service before you head out.
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New @universityofkansas.bsky.social research has found that when Kansas City made its bus service fare-free in 2020, it not only attracted new riders but also increased overall bus use for many. These changes have the potential to enhance mobility and quality of life.
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Fare-free policy brought new riders, increased community equity in KC
A KU study found that KC's fare-free bus policy brought new riders, increased use, had equity benefits.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
New @universityofkansas.bsky.social research has found that when Kansas City made its bus service fare-free in 2020, it not only attracted new riders but also increased overall bus use for many. These changes have the potential to enhance mobility and quality of life.
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A study by @universityofkansas.bsky.social political scientist Sofia Vera shows the role of immigration in the way people vote. “A strong polarization ... occurs closer to an election. But once we move away from an election, both sides begin to converge in the middle.”
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Attitudes toward immigration become more polarized during election cycle, study finds
A new study examines how the issue of immigration affects voters, finding that a strong partisan polarization occurs close to an election, but once it is over, both sides begin to converge in the midd...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A study by @universityofkansas.bsky.social political scientist Sofia Vera shows the role of immigration in the way people vote. “A strong polarization ... occurs closer to an election. But once we move away from an election, both sides begin to converge in the middle.”
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There is a conceptual thread connecting Australia, Arizona and the work @universityofkansas.bsky.social researcher Melinda Adams is doing with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska to reintroduce a beneficial “fire regime” to their lands.
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
There is a conceptual thread connecting Australia, Arizona and the work @universityofkansas.bsky.social researcher Melinda Adams is doing with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska to reintroduce a beneficial “fire regime” to their lands.
Job applicants know some companies use artificial intelligence to screen them. But hiring managers shouldn’t convince applicants that AI is unbiased, @universityofkansas.bsky.social research shows, because they won’t be believed — and it might even prompt resentment.
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Job applicants skeptical about employers’ use of AI screening
Survey shows people believe AI can’t properly account for unique human qualities
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October 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Job applicants know some companies use artificial intelligence to screen them. But hiring managers shouldn’t convince applicants that AI is unbiased, @universityofkansas.bsky.social research shows, because they won’t be believed — and it might even prompt resentment.
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According to new @kubusiness.bsky.social research, social media may be a surprisingly reliable source for stock tips … if you know where to look. Users tend to follow the advice of other users making money. “It’s similar to any type of celebrity or influencer.”
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October 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
According to new @kubusiness.bsky.social research, social media may be a surprisingly reliable source for stock tips … if you know where to look. Users tend to follow the advice of other users making money. “It’s similar to any type of celebrity or influencer.”
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