LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 1 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Autism Across the Life Span conference returns to KU Edwards Campus on March 14 LAWRENCE -- Autistic individuals and their families will join researchers, educators, clinicians, professionals and students at the 2025 Autism Across the Life Span conference on March 14 at the KU Edwards Campus of the University of Kansas in Overland Park. The one-day conference, presented every other year by the Kansas Cent  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 1 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Husker scientist illuminates species' ability to glow By Deann Gayman From the lakes in Minnesota and the streams in Kansas and Nebraska to the Pacific Ocean off the shores of California and the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Husker biologist Rene Martin is chasing light. Or, more specifically, bioluminescence and biofluorescence. Martin, assistant professor in the School of Natural R  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 1 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU, Kansas State faculty receive Higuchi-KU Endowment research achievement awards LAWRENCE -- Four faculty members at two Kansas universities were named recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system's most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. The annual awards are given in four categories of scholarly and creative achievement. This year'  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 1 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: * * * New K-State Salina immersive systems design degree to feature projects with entertainment leader SALINA -- As a leader in the evolving world of technology, Kansas State University Salina is ushering in a new cutting-edge bachelor's degree program in immersive systems design, where students will work side-by-side with professionals from Pure Imagination Labs. The new immersive systems design degree   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 1 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Record-high research at KU benefits Kansans, fuels state economy LAWRENCE -- Research and development expenditures spanning all University of Kansas campuses increased to $546.1 million in fiscal year 2024, surpassing the half-billion-dollar mark for the first time in university history. This record high represents a 17% increase year over year and the ninth consecutive year of research growth for the unive  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 1 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Office of Faculty Affairs announces new program fellows LAWRENCE -- Three program fellows have joined the Office of Faculty Affairs at the University of Kansas to support programming initiatives, with an initial term extending through May 2026. Spring 2025 Program Fellows: * Michael Amlung, associate professor of applied behavioral science * Megan Kaminski, professor of English and environmental studi  more