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KU research employs nearly 4,000 on campus, buys $49.8M in goods and services from Kansas companies
LAWRENCE — Sponsored research at the University of Kansas supported the salaries of 3,974 people in 2021 and accounted for $49.8 million in spending with Kansas companies on research-related goods and services, according to a new report produced by the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science. The report also details the geographic distribution of KU research-related spending. In 2021, KU pumped research-related revenue into 65 of 105 Kansas counties.
KU professors in biology, engineering and pharmacy named AAAS fellows
LAWRENCE — Three University of Kansas professors have been named as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a distinct honor within the scientific community. This year’s honorees are Sharon Billings, Dean’s Professor, ecology & evolutionary biology, and senior scientist, Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research; Anil Misra, professor of civil, environmental & architectural engineering; and Eduardo Rosa-Molinar, professor of pharmacology, toxicology & neuroscience.
School of Architecture & Design announces Spring 2022 KU Design Symposium lectures
LAWRENCE — The School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas has announced programming for the Spring 2022 KU Design Symposium Lecture Series. Several nationally known artists, designers and educators will participate in the online series, beginning with industrial designer Lea Stewart on Thursday, Jan. 27.
Dole Institute announces initial spring 2022 programming
LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its early spring 2022 programming lineup, featuring a variety of notable speakers. This semester’s guests include a former U.S. senator from Kansas, a former chief of staff for the late U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, a historian emeritus of the Senate, and presidential historians and library leaders. Evening programs begin Feb. 10.
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Contact: Mindie Paget, Office of Research, 785-864-0013, [email protected], @ResearchAtKU
KU research employs nearly 4,000 on campus, buys $49.8M in goods and services from Kansas companies
LAWRENCE — Sponsored research at the University of Kansas supported the salaries of 3,974 people in 2021 and accounted for $49.8 million in spending with Kansas companies on research-related goods and services, according to a new report. About 35% of research-funded employees were students (graduate or undergraduate), and about 20% were faculty.
“KU research addresses some of society’s most important problems and helps fuel the state’s economy by investing in Kansas communities,” said Simon Atkinson, vice chancellor for research. “We value our mutually beneficial partnerships with businesses and organizations across the state — from health care and manufacturing facilities to school districts and social service agencies — and we are committed to expanding those relationships in the years ahead.”
The report, produced by the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science, also details the geographic distribution of KU research-related spending. In 2021, KU pumped research-related revenue into 65 of 105 Kansas counties, and vendors in each of 15 of those counties received more than $100,000 in purchases. Douglas County topped the list, with expenditures around $38 million, which includes researcher salaries administered through the university.
KU’s research-related economic impact extends beyond the data captured in the IRIS report. For example, 43 active startup companies have spun out of KU or are based on KU technologies, and 25 of those companies are located in Kansas. Through the university’s relationship with the KU Innovation Park, KU researchers help attract businesses to Lawrence and the surrounding area — companies like Archer Daniels Midland and Garmin — who want to be close to KU researchers and students. The park system includes 62 companies and accounts for more than 500 private sector jobs and $30.4 million in annual direct payroll.
IRIS is a national consortium of research universities organized around an IRB-approved data repository, housed at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. IRIS’s reports help explain the economic impact of university research.
“Through these data-driven reports, our goal is to better understand and explain — and ultimately improve — the public value of higher education and research,” said IRIS Executive Director Jason Owen-Smith, a professor of sociology and executive director for research analytics at the University of Michigan.
This report is based on administrative data the KU supplied to IRIS, which was then merged with other public and private datasets. Reports are available to IRIS members. No individual businesses, employees or students are identifiable in the reports.
More than 350 researchers from 105 institutions have accessed IRIS data through its virtual data enclave, and more than 40 published papers and three books have used the data.
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Contact: Rylie Koester, Office of Research, 785-864-0375, [email protected], @ResearchAtKU
KU professors in biology, engineering and pharmacy named AAAS fellows
LAWRENCE — Three University of Kansas professors have been named as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a distinct honor within the scientific community.
This year’s honorees:
1. Sharon Billings, Dean’s Professor, ecology & evolutionary biology, and senior scientist, Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research
2. Anil Misra, professor of civil, environmental & architectural engineering
3. Eduardo Rosa-Molinar, professor of pharmacology, toxicology & neuroscience.
This year’s class of AAAS fellows includes 564 scientists, engineers and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines who are being recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.
“These three scholars have attained distinction in their respective fields, and I congratulate them on this recognition from AAAS, which is one of our country’s most distinguished scientific organizations,” said Chancellor Douglas A. Girod. “These well-deserved accolades should be a point of pride that speaks well of these researchers and our entire university’s research enterprise.”
Billings was nominated for distinguished and innovative contributions to the fields of soil biogeochemistry, soil microbiology and ecology to study the impacts of global change on soil processes.
Misra was nominated for seminal contributions to granular micromechanics, important works and innovations in theoretical and experimental mechanics, and the ability to transcend basic and applied research for diverse material systems.
Rosa-Molinar was nominated for contributions in developing innovative conductive reagents, materials, tools and methods to overcome charging artifacts on electron microscopic images, and for preparing future BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) innovators.
Including the three new honorees, KU now has 20 active faculty members listed as current fellows on the organization’s website.
To be considered for the rank of fellow, an AAAS member must be nominated by three previously elected fellows, the steering group of an AAAS section or the organization’s CEO. Nominations go through a two-step review process, with steering groups reviewing nominations in their section and the AAAS Council making the final vote.
New fellows receive a certificate and pin to commemorate their election and will be celebrated later this year when an in-person gathering is feasible from a public health and safety perspective.
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Contact: Dan Rolf, School of Architecture & Design, 785-864-3027, [email protected], @ArcD_KU
School of Architecture & Design announces Spring 2022 KU Design Symposium lectures
LAWRENCE — The School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas has announced programming for the Spring 2022 KU Design Symposium Lecture Series.
The KU Design Symposium Lecture Series (formerly the Hallmark Symposium) was established in 1984 to enrich the education of all KU students, and in particular those in the Department of Design, through exposure to designers, artists and educators from across the United States and around the world. In its 35-plus year history, the series has become a cultural asset to the local creative community beyond the Lawrence campus. Each year, students and professionals view groundbreaking work, explore provocative ideas and learn from the practitioners who are expanding what is possible through art, design and creative action.
KU Design Symposium lectures are free and open to the public online. All lectures begin at 6 p.m. See the School of Architecture & Design events calendar for Zoom details.
Jan. 27
Industrial designer Lea Stewart has 20 years of working knowledge in many industries including consumer products, furniture, lighting, juvenile products, commercial products, medical products, packaging and display design. In her current role as senior manager, industrial design, at Newell Brands she leads a global team of designers and engineers to develop baby products for recognized brands like Graco, Century and Nuk that bring sanity, safety and joy to families. In January 2022, she assumed the role of Women in Design Central District Representative for the Industrial Designers Society of America. She is also on the Board of the Women in Industrial Design Chicago community group.
Feb. 10
Illustrator Brian Stauffer’s work bridges both traditional and digital realms through a combination of hand-drawn sketches, painted elements and scanned found objects. As a contributing artist to publications including Esquire, GQ, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, TIME Magazine and over 300 others worldwide, Stauffer’s illustrations are best known for their conceptual take on social issues. His images are in the permanent collections of the American Institute of Graphics Artists, the Art Directors Club of New York, the Museum of the Society of Illustrators in New York, the Newseum of Washington, D.C., and The Wolfsonian.
Feb. 24
User experience designer Stephen Hassard has over 12 years of professional experience developing creative solutions through a human-centered approach to design. Using complementary qualitative and quantitative research methods, he works to create solutions-based interactions with technology that is humane and responsive to the needs and wants of users. Hassard is a UX research manager and senior user experience researcher at Google.
March 24
Industrial designer Jason Keenan specializes in consumer products and automotive design. During his 20-plus year career, he has worked freelance, with consultancies and for in-house studios at both small companies and global corporations. He has been issued multiple utility patents and has created numerous award-winning products. His artwork has been featured in commercial art galleries and juried exhibitions. Keenan is currently a senior designer with Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan.
April 7
Tarrah Krajnak is a photographer and associate professor of art at Pitzer College in Claremont, California, where she is also the director of the Munroe Center for Social Inquiry. She produces and hosts “The Careful Photograph,” a podcast series highlighting Black, Indigenous and people of color voices in contemporary photography. Her work has been exhibited at Art Basel, Paris Photo, Houston Center for Photography, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Center for Photography Woodstock, SF Camerawork and the National Museum of Women in the Arts, among others. Her first monograph, “El Jardín De Senderos Que Se Bifurcan,” was published with DAIS books in May 2021. The book was shortlisted for the Aperture/Paris Photo First Book Award and named to the Museum of Modern Art’s inaugural list of 10 photo books of 2021.
April 21
Yuko Shimizu is a Japanese illustrator and educator based in New York. Her work has been featured on the pages of Newsweek, The New York Times, The New Yorker, TIME and WIRED. She has created covers for DC Comics, Penguin and Scholastic as well as advertising projects for Apple, Hasbro, Intel, Microsoft, MTV, Nike, Paramount, SONY, Target and Universal Pictures. Additionally, she has collaborated with the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Museum. In 2020, collaboration with Artechouse brought her drawings to large-scale interactive experiences. Yuko is a two-time Hugo Award nominee (2019, 2020) and has won more than 15 medals from the Society of Illustrators since 2004. In 2021, she was awarded the Caldecott Honor, one of the highest awards for picture books, for her work on the children’s book “The Cat Man of Aleppo” (Penguin, 2020). Shimizu was also chosen as one of the 100 Japanese People the World Respects by Newsweek Japan in 2009.
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Dole Institute announces initial spring 2022 programming
LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its early spring 2022 programming lineup, featuring a variety of notable speakers. This semester’s guests include a former U.S. senator from Kansas, a former chief of staff for the late U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, a historian emeritus of the Senate, and presidential historians and library leaders.
“In honor of his recent passing, this semester will feature programs inspired by the military service and senate leadership of Senator Bob Dole,” said Audrey Coleman, director of the Dole Institute. “We’re excited to gather online and, for the first spring since 2020, in person. We will continue to monitor conditions of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, keeping the safety of our staff and our visitors in mind.”
Evening programs will launch Feb. 10 with the first installment in the virtual Presidential Lecture Series. The theme of this year’s series is “Military Veterans in the Oval Office.” The Presidential Lecture Series will consist of four virtual events throughout February and March, featuring former Dole Institute Director Richard Norton Smith as well as leaders from the Truman and Eisenhower presidential libraries.
This semester’s seven-part Discussion Group series will be led by author and political consultant Robert Blaemire. Blaemire served in a variety of roles for former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh (D-Ind.), including acting as Bayh’s political director for his 1980 reelection campaign. Joined by guests with differing political affiliations, Blaemire will host conversations on former Democratic and Republican senators. His guests will include Don Ritchie, historian emeritus of the U.S. Senate; Sheila Burke, former Dole Fellow and chief of staff to Bob Dole; and Nancy Kassebaum, former U.S. senator from Kansas.
The popular Fort Leavenworth series will continue with monthly lectures from faculty from the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth. This year’s theme is “The Periphery of War.”
The fifth annual “A Conversation on Race” series will return in February, with Barbara Ballard, Dole Institute associate director, leading the discussion.
This spring will also feature a new slate of exhibitions and activities in the Institute’s museum galleries, including an encore of the 2020 exhibition “What Would a Woman Offer Her Country? Elizabeth Dole’s Ground-breaking, Trail-blazing Life of Service.”
The institute will resume its in-person annual Easter Egg Roll with Dole. This family-friendly event features an egg rolling race, inspired by the White House Easter Egg Roll held annually on the White House South Lawn.
All programs are free to the public and are livestreamed to the Institute’s YouTube channel. In light of the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic, programs are subject to change. Additional programs will be announced later this spring. More information on programs, as well as ongoing additions to the schedule, can be found on the Dole Institute website.
EVENING PROGRAMS
Presidential Lecture Series: “Military Veterans in the Oval Office”
Join notable historians and archivists as they discuss the military service of former U.S. presidents and the relationship of that service to their own politics, leadership and policy – both foreign and domestic. How did they – and the Americans they served – value that experience? The Presidential Lecture Series is presented in partnership with the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home.
“From Revolution to Roosevelt”
Richard Norton Smith
Thursday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m.
Virtual event
Richard Norton Smith worked for Bob Dole as a speechwriter and literary collaborator and was the first director of the Dole Institute of Politics. He served as director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Center, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the Gerald R. Ford Museum and Library.
“President Harry S. Truman”
Kurt Graham and Mark Adams
Thursday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Virtual event
Kurt Graham has been the director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum in Independence, Missouri, since 2015. Mark Adams, education director, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum, is a history educator with more than 30 years of experience.
“President Dwight D. Eisenhower”
Dawn Hammatt and Jim Ginther
Thursday, March 3, 7 p.m.
Virtual event
Dawn Hammatt is the director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home in Abilene. James Ginther is the supervisory archivist at the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home in Abilene.
“World War II and Beyond”
Richard Norton Smith
Thursday, March 24, 7 p.m.
Virtual event
A Conversation on Race, Part V
Monday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m.
AFTERNOON PROGRAMS
Fall 2021 Discussion Groups Series
“Giants of the Senate”
Robert Blaemire
The fall 2021 discussion group series will discuss former Democratic and Republican senators, their accomplishments and their challenges. Featuring former campaign staffers and notable politicos as his guests, Blaemire will lead conversations about times when Congress worked together and when many bipartisan acts were passed.
The Dole Discussion Groups are made possible by a grant from Newman’s Own Foundation and are presented in partnership with the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University and the Frank Church Institute at Boise State University.
Don Ritchie, historian emeritus of the U.S. Senate
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 4 p.m.
Tom Griscom staff of former U.S. Sen. Howard Baker (R-Tenn.)
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 4 p.m.
Peter Fenn, staff of former U.S. Sen. Frank Church (D-Idaho)
Wednesday, March 2, 4 p.m.
Sheila Burke, staff of former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.)
Wednesday, March 9, 4 p.m.
Luke Albee, staff of U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
Wednesday, March 23, 4 p.m.
Nancy Kassebaum, former U.S. senator (R-Kan.)
Wednesday, March 30, 4 p.m.
John Shaw, biographer on former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.)
Wednesday, April 6, 4 p.m.
Fort Leavenworth Series
This year’s Fort Leavenworth Series theme is “The Periphery of War.” The first lecture will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 2, and the following events will take place the first Thursday of each month at 3 p.m. at the Dole Institute or may be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.
“France and Corsica: The Range of Military Operations”
Jonathan Abel
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 3 p.m.
“Defending New York City in the Early Republic”
Rich Barbuto
Thursday, March 3, 3 p.m.
“Victory at Sea: World War 2 on Film”
John Kuehn
Thursday, April 7, 3 p.m.
“Examining War Crimes in World War 2: A Panel Discussion”
Dave Cotter, Mark Hull, Benjamin Schneider
Thursday, May 5, 3 p.m.
“Hybrid War in the Shenandoah in 1864”
Ethan Rafuse
Thursday, June 2, 3 p.m.
“Bleeding Kansas and British Kaffraria in the 1850s”
Randy Mullis
Thursday, July 7, 3 p.m.
Easter Egg Roll with Dole
Saturday, April 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Come one, come all, for the Dole Institute’s Easter Egg Roll with Dole. Join the institute for a free morning of family fun, including a White House-style egg roll race, egg hunt, games, crafts and more. The event is free and open to the public and will go on rain or shine.
Education and outreach
The Dole Institute offers a variety of educational programming to fit the needs of students, including onsite visits to the Dole Institute, classroom outreach and online access to our digital archives.
Virtual Girl Scout Programs (advance registration required)
Democracy for Brownies
1. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 5-5:45 p.m.
Thursday, March 3, 5-5:45 p.m.
2. Wednesday, March 30, 5-5:45 p.m.
Democracy for Juniors
1. Thursday, Jan. 27, 5-5:45 p.m.
2. Thursday, Feb. 3, 5-5:45 p.m.
Celebrating Community for Brownies
1. Wednesday, Feb. 2, 5-5:45 p.m.
2. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 5-5:45 p.m.
Democracy for Daisies
1. Thursday, Feb. 10, 5-5:40 p.m.
2. Wednesday, March 2, 5-5:40 p.m.
3. Thursday, March 31, 5-5:40 p.m.
Inside Government for Juniors
1. Wednesday, Feb. 16, 5-6 p.m.
2. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 5-6 p.m.
In-Person Girl Scout Programs
Bring Your Own Chair
Saturday, March 12, 1-2:30 p.m.
All virtual programs above require advance registration and can also be scheduled as in-person events. To learn more about attending the events or to book your own sessions, contact Julie Clover, public education coordinator, at [email protected].
Exhibitions
“What Would a Woman Offer Her Country? Elizabeth Dole’s Ground-breaking, Trail-blazing Life of Service”
Opens March 2022
A fresh design features items from Elizabeth Dole’s own historical collections, which she donated to the Dole Institute in 2017. The exhibition chronicles her more than six decades of public service, people-focused leadership and policymaking – all while breaking barriers and blazing trails for other women to follow in her footsteps.
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