Scientists at the @universityofkansas.bsky.social improved the detection of a family of “forever chemicals” in drinking water supplies. Detailed in @plos.org Water, the method measures trace levels of PFAS in water more quickly and inexpensively than current techniques. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Research could lead to cheaper, better testing for ‘forever chemicals’ in US drinking water

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New @universityofkansas.bsky.social findings about older students show strengths like self-discipline and life experience that they bring to academic work, said KU scholar Haiying Long. “There are advantages to being an older student.” Read more from @insidehighered.com reporter Joshua Bay.

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Student Success | Adult Learners Are the New Norm New research challenges assumptions about post-traditional learners, finding that older and working students often show strong persistence and graduation outcomes. https://bit.ly/4eHKy8W #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EDUSky

There are clear upsides to being an older college student, @universityofkansas.bsky.social research in the Journal of Continuing Higher Education shows. Being older than 25, a commuter student and working full time positively predicted six-year graduation rates. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Advantages of not fitting the traditional college student mold

Study finds older, working students in engineering program often predicted success, can help support other post-traditional students.

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“Ecosystem” is widely used across industries, but retailers have lacked a clear strategic framework for deciding when and how to organize around the concept. Now, a @kubusiness.bsky.social marking expert provides retailers a practical roadmap. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Framework introduced that provides retailers strategies for organizing around ecosystems

A new article provides a practical framework for how retailers can deploy an ecosystem-centric strategy focusing on interdependent sets that jointly create and capture customer value.

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A combination of inadequate data and unclear delineation of responsibility among government agencies leaves the nation unprepared for a hotter climate, @universityofkansas.bsky.social argue in a new scholarly article. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Faced with a hotter future, America needs better data and response plans

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Did you know famous Kansan Amelia Earhart wrote poetry? A @universityofkansas.bsky.social composer included the aviator’s work in the new album “Three Silent Things: Vocal Chamber Music by Ingrid Stölzel.” news.ku.edu/news/article...

New @universityofkansas.bsky.social research suggests a dual purpose to anglerfishes’ famed fishing-rod lures of the deep sea. “You’re taking a lure, adding a glowing element to it, and now you can attract food, but you can also attract a potential mate.” news.ku.edu/news/article...

Research traces evolution of anglerfishes’ famed fishing-rod lures

Variously horrific- or alien-looking, many female anglerfishes sport long, protruding lures used for enticing prey or signaling during mating. Now, research from the University of Kansas is giving new...

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New @universityofkansas.bsky.social research — arguing that the JOBS Act of 2012 made it more attractive for companies to be acquired than to go public — made its way into the @nytimes.com Deal Book newsletter from @andrewrsorkin.bsky.social. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/b...

Markets on Edge as Trump’s Iran Ultimatum Looms

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A @universityofkansas.bsky.social communication studies scholar prescribes constructive approaches to polarization both in classrooms and in society, including ways of recognizing our common humanity. “I think it has to be worth trying. It’s too depressing if not.” news.ku.edu/news/article...

KU researcher proposes strategies for political depolarization in, outside classroom

In two recent publications, a University of Kansas communication studies researcher prescribes constructive approaches to political polarization both in the classroom and in society more broadly.

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A @universityofkansas.bsky.social expert will be watching Trump's April 1 televised address about the war with Iran and can speak with reporters about it. “It appears that Trump is about to tell our allies in NATO and East Asia, ‘We broke it. You own it,’” Rowland said. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Expert fears Trump about to violate ‘Pottery Barn rule’ of conflict

KU professor can comment on president’s Iran speech on April 1.

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When @universityofkansas.bsky.social presidential rhetoric expert Robert Rowland lectured to his class about George W. Bush's 2002 speech making the case for military action in Iraq, @c-span.bsky.social was there to capture it. Watch Prof. Rowland's class: www.c-span.org/program/lect...

Over four years, @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholars Maria Velasco and Matt Jacobson captured 80 hours of unedited interviews with scores of former residents of Topeka’s Bottom’s neighborhood. That material will eventually be available through various historical archives.

It costs taxpayers 7.5X more to house someone with an #IDD in a state-run facility compared to a supportive living home. So why are researchers worried changes to #Medicaid could mean more people are institutionalized? Find out: https://loom.ly/tQ84Ujg

Theoretically, your tip for a service should be proportional to the service you receive, according to @universityofkansas.bsky.social business scholar Rob Waiser. “But that’s not really what it is anymore.” Read his ideas to tame an out-of-control tipping culture. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Strategies for fixing out-of-control tipping practices revealed in new article

A University of Kansas marketing scholar examines how tipping, a social process once confined to hospitality, is now appearing in unexpected places and becoming more expensive. But when designed thoug...

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In 2024, a @universityofkansas.bsky.social theoretical astrophysicist largely solved the mystery of the Crab Pulsar’s zebra pattern. Now, Mikhail Medvedev has fine-tuned his analysis, finding gravity’s lensing effects to be the last piece of the zebra-stripe puzzle. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Research reveals cosmic tug-of-war behind the Crab Pulsar's zebra stripes

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“To make meaning out of current political events, we need better empirical standards for determining when democratic norms are upheld and when they are transgressed,” said @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholar Christopher Koliba.

Diners who witness waiters being treated poorly tend to tip more, according to @universityofkansas.bsky.social research. “It’s almost a paradox where employees who are treated poorly get tipped more. But I don’t think employees necessarily want to be treated this way.” news.ku.edu/news/article...

Witnessing service workers being treated poorly inspires bigger tips, study finds

A new article finds that customers who witness incivility toward service employees experience feelings of pity, followed by increased emotional support and, ultimately, an increased tip for the target...

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A new book by @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholar Rahina Muazu — written in her native Hausa language — is meant to model “a practice of responsible interpretation, grounded evidence and open debate” in Nigeria. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Pioneering book aims to uplift Nigerian Hausa Muslim women

New volume first of its kind in Hausa language, with English summaries

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Ever heard of Francis Johnson? 19th century Americans sure had. The composer and brass band musician rubbed elbows with U.S. presidents and is known as one of the first African Americans to publish his own sheet music and tour Europe as a musician.

Are you an employee who gets so much more done working from home?

For a @politico.com article about free bus fare in New York City, reporter Chris Marquette spoke with @universityofkansas.bsky.social expert Joel Mendez, who studied free bus service in Kansas City.

Congratulations and a big Rock Chalk to the @universityofkansas.bsky.social students who made the fall 2025 honor roll. news.ku.edu/news/article...

University of Kansas announces fall 2025 honor roll

The latest news and information for the University of Kansas.

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Check out this article in @pcgamer.com that explores how @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholar Amal El Haimeur’s research ended up informing the @civilization.2k.com strategy game Civilization 7.

A @universityofkansas.bsky.social study finds artificial intelligence on the job actually stimulates co-worker interactions. “If you have AI to help get you past some of the hurdles of figuring out details, it can allow you to shift your focus to building relationships.” news.ku.edu/news/article...

Human-AI interactions stimulate coordination between co-workers and improve team performance, study finds

A new study finds that human-AI interactions can stimulate relational coordination between co-workers and improve team performance.

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It took the world about 30 years to kick ozone-depleting CFCs after the Montreal Protocol was signed. @universityofkansas.bsky.social professor Mark Shiflett tells @washingtonpost.com that it will probably take about that long to phase out HFCs globally, too. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

Why companies are phasing out these super-pollutants despite Trump

A rare spot of global climate agreement could prevent up to half a degree of warming this century.

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Hear all about it at Rainy Day Books tomorrow - moderated by our own Provost Barb Bickelmeyer! rainydaybooks.com/event/2026-0...

A new book from a @universityofkansas.bsky.social scholar shows how Taylor Swift and her unprecedented success illustrate how women — whether global icons or working moms — power the economy.

The current lead time on issuing tornado warnings is about 15 minutes. A @universityofkansas.bsky.social study shows that the @noaa.gov Warn-on-Forecast System could help weather forecasters issue warnings before tornadoes even form.

Jumping and golf might not normally be associated, but @universityofkansas.bsky.social research shows that athletes capable of jumping higher, farther and with better lateral jumping ability also tend to generate faster swings.

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.