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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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Using global positioning system technology that placed a chip in mesh vests worn by football players, @universityofkansas.bsky.social researchers found that football practices could be 20% to 40% more physically demanding than games.
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Using tech to balance football practice and game workloads
A KU study used GPS tech to track how far, how intensely football players work by position. Findings can help design optimum prep.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Using global positioning system technology that placed a chip in mesh vests worn by football players, @universityofkansas.bsky.social researchers found that football practices could be 20% to 40% more physically demanding than games.
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A @nytimes.com multimedia piece from @alicecallahan.bsky.social on the history of ultraprocessed foods in the U.S. relied on the expertise of sources like
@universityofkansas.bsky.social professor and researcher Tera Fazzino.
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@universityofkansas.bsky.social professor and researcher Tera Fazzino.
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How America Got Hooked on Ultraprocessed Food
They promised convenience and cheap nutrition. But they became one of the greatest health threats of our time.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A @nytimes.com multimedia piece from @alicecallahan.bsky.social on the history of ultraprocessed foods in the U.S. relied on the expertise of sources like
@universityofkansas.bsky.social professor and researcher Tera Fazzino.
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@universityofkansas.bsky.social professor and researcher Tera Fazzino.
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What started as a way to give experience to @universityofkansas.bsky.social counseling psychology graduate students has grown into a telehealth clinic powerhouse helping people across Kansas address anxiety, depression, stress and mental health.
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KU expands mental health services across Kansas
KU's Positive Psychotherapy Clinic has expanded the number of clinicians providing effective counseling across Kansas.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
What started as a way to give experience to @universityofkansas.bsky.social counseling psychology graduate students has grown into a telehealth clinic powerhouse helping people across Kansas address anxiety, depression, stress and mental health.
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Historian Eric Rath’s new book is the first history of sake in English. The @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor explores sake’s evolution from homebrew to flavored varieties while tracing its cultural significance and global rise.
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History of Japan’s signature beverage ‘sake’ revealed in new book
A new book explores the evolution of Japanese sake from homebrew to flavored varieties, while tracing its cultural significance and global rise.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Historian Eric Rath’s new book is the first history of sake in English. The @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor explores sake’s evolution from homebrew to flavored varieties while tracing its cultural significance and global rise.
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The complex relationship between juvenile crime and mental health may have a silver lining in detainment, according to a @universityofkansas.bsky.social psychology scholar. “For many, it’s the first time their mental health issues are formally recognized.”
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Study examines ties between mental health and criminal charges among youth
Click for more on research appearing in Children and Youth Services Review
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October 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The complex relationship between juvenile crime and mental health may have a silver lining in detainment, according to a @universityofkansas.bsky.social psychology scholar. “For many, it’s the first time their mental health issues are formally recognized.”
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On a recent @kcur.org “Up To Date” episode, @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor Imogen Herrick spoke about shifting the climate conversation in K-12 classrooms from global issues and intangible statistics to local impacts and student emotions.
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A Kansas professor is getting students to lead the climate change conversation
Dr. Imogen Herrick, assistant professor of STEM Education at the University of Kansas, is changing the way climate change is discussed in K-12 classrooms. Her Community Science Data Talks shift the fo...
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October 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
On a recent @kcur.org “Up To Date” episode, @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor Imogen Herrick spoke about shifting the climate conversation in K-12 classrooms from global issues and intangible statistics to local impacts and student emotions.
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The share of working mothers ages 25 to 44 with young children has fallen nearly every month in 2025, according to @universityofkansas.bsky.social expert @mlheggeness.bsky.social. Read more on @washingtonpost.com.
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Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office
Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The share of working mothers ages 25 to 44 with young children has fallen nearly every month in 2025, according to @universityofkansas.bsky.social expert @mlheggeness.bsky.social. Read more on @washingtonpost.com.
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Trying to speak more slowly than normal appears to be an effective strategy for most people with ALS to make their speech more understandable to others. Read more about this latest @universityofkansas.bsky.social research benefitting brain health.
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Slow and steady wins the race to intelligibility for ALS patients
Experiment found that speaking slowly helped those with neurodegenerative diseases be understood more than trying to speak clearly
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October 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Trying to speak more slowly than normal appears to be an effective strategy for most people with ALS to make their speech more understandable to others. Read more about this latest @universityofkansas.bsky.social research benefitting brain health.
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Via Midwest STEM Alliance, @universityofkansas.bsky.social researchers will elevate science education in rural elementary schools. “Students experience all sorts of scientific phenomena in their daily lives, and we want to make space for that in elementary classrooms.”
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Building a Midwest STEM Alliance
KU researchers are part of a national project to build a Midwest STEM Alliance, with plans to work with Kansas educators.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Via Midwest STEM Alliance, @universityofkansas.bsky.social researchers will elevate science education in rural elementary schools. “Students experience all sorts of scientific phenomena in their daily lives, and we want to make space for that in elementary classrooms.”
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Researchers from @universityofkansas.bsky.social implemented an intervention for Kansas child welfare caseworkers that lowered secondary traumatic stress and boosted the resilience in this workforce faced with occupational trauma, burnout and negative health outcomes.
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KU program found effective in helping reduce stress among child welfare service providers
Resilience Alliance, a program aimed at reducing trauma, stress, burnout for social workers, shown effective.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Researchers from @universityofkansas.bsky.social implemented an intervention for Kansas child welfare caseworkers that lowered secondary traumatic stress and boosted the resilience in this workforce faced with occupational trauma, burnout and negative health outcomes.
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The latest from @universityofkansas.bsky.social music professor Brandon Draper’s 2024 deal with KU graduate Oz McGuire’s Symphonic Distribution service starts with “In My Dreams,” a Draper Family Band single being released Oct. 3.
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The family that makes music together
Drapers’ second album features KU Music professor, his father, daughter
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October 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The latest from @universityofkansas.bsky.social music professor Brandon Draper’s 2024 deal with KU graduate Oz McGuire’s Symphonic Distribution service starts with “In My Dreams,” a Draper Family Band single being released Oct. 3.
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On the same page.
Judge a book by its cover.
Read someone’s mind.
A @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor’s new book details how these “bookish” phrases that rose to prominence in the 16th and 17th centuries remain in use today.
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Judge a book by its cover.
Read someone’s mind.
A @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor’s new book details how these “bookish” phrases that rose to prominence in the 16th and 17th centuries remain in use today.
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New book examines how ‘bookish’ language of Shakespeare’s England influenced today’s society
A KU professor reveals how the broad lexicon of book-related words in the newly print-savvy era of Shakespeare’s England taught cultures how to think, contemplate and describe the world.
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September 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
On the same page.
Judge a book by its cover.
Read someone’s mind.
A @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor’s new book details how these “bookish” phrases that rose to prominence in the 16th and 17th centuries remain in use today.
news.ku.edu/news/article...
Judge a book by its cover.
Read someone’s mind.
A @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor’s new book details how these “bookish” phrases that rose to prominence in the 16th and 17th centuries remain in use today.
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Earlier this morning, Office of Family Engagement director Nikita Haynie spoke with Rae Daniel about @universityofkansas.bsky.social Family Weekend, which kicks off today on the Lawrence campus. Read more and watch at @kshb41.bsky.social.
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This weekend is Family Weekend at the University of Kansas
KU’s Family Engagement Director, Nikita Haynie says along with all the fun activities, families can support their students throughout the school year.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Earlier this morning, Office of Family Engagement director Nikita Haynie spoke with Rae Daniel about @universityofkansas.bsky.social Family Weekend, which kicks off today on the Lawrence campus. Read more and watch at @kshb41.bsky.social.
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By writing an artificial intelligence guide for teachers, a pair of @universityofkansas.bsky.social English scholars is shepherding educators to interrogate — and perhaps integrate — AI into their curriculum.
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New guide helps educators build critical AI literacy
A new article offers a guide for educators to help students and fellow teachers develop critical AI literacy.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
By writing an artificial intelligence guide for teachers, a pair of @universityofkansas.bsky.social English scholars is shepherding educators to interrogate — and perhaps integrate — AI into their curriculum.
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Kansas law professor calls for cultural shifts to address environmental crises | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
Kansas law professor calls for cultural shifts to address environmental crises • Kansas Reflector
People must reconsider their connection to other species and KU professor and international law expert John Head
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September 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Thanks to National Science Foundation funding, @universityofkansas.bsky.social investigators will develop “intelligent spectrum management frameworks” to enable reliable communication so that ever-expanding fleets of drones can operate safely and dependably.
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Researchers will create safer, more reliable communication for drones and air taxis
Click for more on NSF grant to multidisciplinary KU team.
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September 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Thanks to National Science Foundation funding, @universityofkansas.bsky.social investigators will develop “intelligent spectrum management frameworks” to enable reliable communication so that ever-expanding fleets of drones can operate safely and dependably.
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A partnership with the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team means @kubusiness.bsky.social students will gain a stronger connection to and understanding of Kansas’ economic landscape while contributing to its continued growth.
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KU School of Business partners with Healthy Bourbon County Action Team to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystem in southeast Kansas
The University of Kansas School of Business has launched a collaboration with a southeast Kansas organization to support local entrepreneurs and small business owners.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A partnership with the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team means @kubusiness.bsky.social students will gain a stronger connection to and understanding of Kansas’ economic landscape while contributing to its continued growth.
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Former @universityofkansas.bsky.social student Elyce Arons, co-founder of the Kate Spade and Frances Valentine brands, will make her first return to the Lawrence campus in more than four decades — a visit that will be punctuated by a fireside chat Sept. 26.
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Entrepreneur and author Elyce Arons returns to KU for fireside chat
The former student, co-founder of the Kate Spade and Frances Valentine brands, will speak Sept. 26.
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September 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Former @universityofkansas.bsky.social student Elyce Arons, co-founder of the Kate Spade and Frances Valentine brands, will make her first return to the Lawrence campus in more than four decades — a visit that will be punctuated by a fireside chat Sept. 26.
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