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class="extract">Research led by KU Medical Center found that ChatGPT produced accurate short summaries of journal abstracts that could help busy doctors quickly review academic literature.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/lepping-music-research.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-promus-lab.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">July 12, 2024</div> <div class="title">Exploring the power of music to treat pain and disease</div> <div class="extract">KU Medical Center researcher combines her education in music and cognitive psychology to study how music affects the brain</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/white-ribbon-project.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" 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<div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">June 5, 2024</div> <div class="title">Research shows rural children with type 1 diabetes less likely to use continuous glucose-monitoring devices</div> <div class="extract">These devices improve clinical outcomes, but study shows they are used much less in rural areas, where the burden of type 1 diabetes is high.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/lead-exposure-in-kansas.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-Cherokee-County-Mine.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 16, 2024</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center researchers working to address lead exposure prevention in southeast Kansas</div> <div class="extract">Lead exposure rates are twice the national average for kids in Kansas, especially for those in rural areas, indicating the need for prevention and remediation.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/2024-commencement.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-som-commencement-2024.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 13, 2024</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center graduates more than 700 students prepared to begin their new careers</div> <div class="extract">Five graduates share stories about their extraordinary roads to graduation</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/wichita-biomedical-campus-groundbreaking.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-wichita-groundbreaking.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 9, 2024</div> <div class="title">Wichita Biomedical Campus, a partnership between the University of Kansas and Wichita State University, moves from plans to reality</div> <div class="extract">Groundbreaking ceremony for new joint facility emphasizes partnerships across the state</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/precision-medicine-cobre-renewal.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-dna-illustration.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 8, 2024</div> <div class="title">NIH renews COBRE grant for Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine</div> <div class="extract">The $11.4 million grant will improve patient outcomes by supporting and training the next generation of physician-scientists in precision medicine.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" 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</div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">April 19, 2024</div> <div class="title">Mental health conditions leading cause of maternal mortality</div> <div class="extract">More pregnant women and new mothers die in the United States than any high-income country in the world, but the leading cause is often left out of initiatives to combat that crisis.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/free-cancer-screenings.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-cancer-screening-01.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">April 5, 2024</div> <div class="title">Outreach arm of KU Cancer Center to provide free cancer screenings throughout Kansas and Western Missouri</div> <div class="extract">The Masonic Cancer Alliance partners with the Kansas Masons to provide screenings throughout the spring and summer.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/alzheimers-disease-down-syndrome.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-alzheimers-down-syndrome.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">April 3, 2024</div> <div class="title">ABATE study to test a vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome</div> <div class="extract">KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center is participating in the first clinical trial testing a drug intended to slow down or even prevent Alzheimer's in people with Down syndrome, who are at high risk for the disease.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/sperm-donor-study.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-African-American-baby.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 20, 2024</div> <div class="title">Research seeks reasons behind shortage of Black sperm donors</div> <div class="extract">KU Medical Center study aims to better understand attitudes and perceptions regarding sperm donation in the African American and Black community</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/match-day-2024.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-match-2024-kc.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 18, 2024</div> <div class="title">Match Day 2024: Ceremonies and celebrations mark the next big step in the lives of KU medical students</div> <div class="extract">Along with others nationally, KU medical students learned where and in what specialty they will take the next step in their career path</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/standing-ct-scanner.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-IKD-3D-VR.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 7, 2024</div> <div class="title">Rare full-body weight-bearing CT scanner to advance research </div> <div class="extract">KU Medical Center has the first CT scanner in North America that can scan the whole body while a person is standing, enabling researchers to see the effect of weight on joints and other tissues.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/k-inbre-2024-symposium.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: 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research grant awarded to the KU Medical Center will support investigation into a neurological condition and has its roots in a Powerball jackpot. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/cardiologist-adventure-photographer.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-porter-whales.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">February 8, 2024</div> <div class="title">Cardiologist, faculty member and adventure photographer balances career and life with a hobby that’s taken him around the world</div> <div class="extract">Charles Porter, M.D., started his medical career at the same time as his career in photography, and both provide plenty of adventure to this day.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/compendium-of-physical-activities.html"> <div class="col-12 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habits and behaviors to impact long-term brain health</div> <div class="extract">KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center offers program featuring evidence-based strategies to improve and protect brain health</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/online-ms-therapy.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-depression-stock.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 17, 2024</div> <div class="title">Internet-based therapy can reduce depressive symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis</div> <div class="extract">A study co-authored by a KU Medical Center researcher and published in Lancet Digital Health found that an online platform for cognitive behavioral therapy improved the mental health of people with MS and depression.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/rural-obesity-treatment-study.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-healthy-eating-parent-child.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 10, 2024</div> <div class="title">New study aims to curb obesity in rural Kansas</div> <div class="extract">The iAmHealthy Parents First study is the first randomized controlled trial in the world designed to examine the effectiveness of an integrated obesity treatment program aimed at both adults and children.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/look-back-at-2023.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-2023-graphic.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 20, 2023</div> <div class="title">In case you missed it: a look back at 2023</div> <div class="extract">Here are just some of KU Medical Center’s accomplishments and successes over the past year.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/geropalooza-symposium.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-rogers-geropaloozal.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 18, 2023</div> <div class="title">‘Geropalooza’ jump-starts geroscience research at KU Medical Center</div> <div class="extract">The inaugural geroscience symposium is part of KU Medical Center’s broader effort to foster research relevant to aging, age-related diseases, healthspan and longevity.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/cope-hydration-project.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-COPE-bus-driver.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 13, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center’s COPE program built an infrastructure to execute ‘Operation Hydration’ throughout Kansas </div> <div class="extract">A 2021 grant for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in rural Kansas created a collaboration that responded to an August heatwave — saving lives and expanding community outreach.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/concussion-drug-study.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-concussion.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 8, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center researcher testing drug to improve concussion symptoms</div> <div class="extract">Drug tested in pilot study showed promising results in reducing common concussion symptoms</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/feline-facial-expressions.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-cat-expressions.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 1, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU medical student publishes study on feline facial expressions</div> <div class="extract">As an undergraduate anthropology major at UCLA, Lauren Scott found that domestic cats have 276 unique facial expressions they use to communicate with each other.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/alzheimers-disease-documentary.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div 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on the female reproductive system</div> <div class="extract">KU Medical Center scientists have partnered with scientists from NASA Ames Research Center in the first-ever examination of long-term space exposure on female reproductive physiology.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/weight-loss-drugs-and-exercise.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-weight-loss-and-exercise.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">November 8, 2023</div> <div class="title">People taking the new anti-obesity medications must make time for physical activity, say KU researchers</div> <div class="extract">Physical activity is still important for the numerous holistic health benefits exercise provides, even for those losing weight on popular new drugs.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/implementation-science-cobre.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-bridge.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 27, 2023</div> <div class="title">An $11.5 million grant from NIH launches Implementation Science for Equity Center at KU Medical Center</div> <div class="extract">The new center, funded as part of a prestigious program at the National Institutes of Health, will bridge the gap between research knowledge and clinical practice and reduce health inequities.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/future-cancer-researchers-grant.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-chen-portrait.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 24, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Cancer Center receives $2.4 million training grant to support future cancer researchers</div> <div class="extract">Federal grant will support program to train cancer clinicians to conduct research.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/reach-grant-southwest-kansas.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-cows-farm-rural-kansas.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 17, 2023</div> <div class="title">Researchers at KU Medical Center work to improve health and prevent chronic disease in Southwest Kansas</div> <div class="extract">Population health researchers at KU receive a nearly $3.7 million federal award to address chronic diseases in Grant, Finney, Ford and Seward counties in Kansas.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/global-opportunity-map.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-templeton-awards.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 13, 2023</div> <div class="title">Professor Kim Templeton part of international group that identified 50 global opportunities to advance women’s health</div> <div class="extract">Sponsored by the Gates Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, the Women’s Health Innovation Opportunity Map outlines 50 opportunities across the research and development continuum that are critical for improving the health of women in all socio-economic groups around the world.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/research-growth.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-pathology-wet-lab.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">September 26, 2023</div> <div class="title">Research at KU Medical Center experiences tremendous growth</div> <div class="extract">KU Medical Center has nearly doubled its federal research portfolio since 2017 and increased its clinical trial revenues by 45% since 2021.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/all-of-us-research-program.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-all-of-us.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">September 13, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center announces four-state Heartland Consortium as part of the All of Us Research Program to advance precision medicine</div> <div class="extract">Part of the National Institutes of Health, the <em>All of Us</em> Research Program is working to collect data from a million different people to drive new treatments and cures</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/2023-rural-kansas-photo-contest.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-rural-fence-post.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">September 11, 2023</div> <div class="title">Rural Kansas Photo Contest accepting entries to showcase the state</div> <div class="extract">Rural Health Education and Services at KU Medical Center invites entries to highlight the unique beauty of Kansas and its people</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/bladder-cancer-treatment-research.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div 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class="title">Researchers at KU Medical Center work to discover treatments for people with a rare condition that leads to colon cancer</div> <div class="extract">Rare genetic condition results in thousands of polyps and either near-certain colon cancer or a lifetime of screenings and surgery</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/rural-family-medicine-residents.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/rural-residents-in-SEKS.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">August 17, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU’s first rural family-medicine residents begin training in southeast Kansas</div> <div class="extract">Launched by KU School of Medicine in partnership with the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, the rural family-medicine residency aims to train doctors interested in practicing in rural areas, where the physician shortage is the greatest.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/counterpulsation-study.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-counterpulsation.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">August 10, 2023</div> <div class="title">Study shows cognitive benefit of counterpulsation device that increases blood flow to the brain</div> <div class="extract">External counterpulsation therapy, originally created to treat angina and heart failure, was shown by KU Medical Center researchers to improve cognitive function.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/wichita-joint-campus-location-approved.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: 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academia</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/white-coat-2023.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-white-coat-oath-students.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">July 25, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU School of Medicine welcomes class of 2027 with White Coat Ceremony</div> <div class="extract">More than 200 students at the KU School of Medicine began their journey into the profession with the traditional White Coat Ceremony.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/every-minute-counts.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-every-minute-counts.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">July 21, 2023</div> <div class="title">‘Every Minute Counts’ is the overarching message from researchers regarding physical activity</div> <div class="extract">KU Medical Center researcher is co-author of commentary on exercise and physical activity published in JAMA</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/sleep-medicine-informatics.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-mazzotti.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">July 19, 2023</div> <div class="title">Q&A with Diego Mazzotti, KU informatician and sleep researcher</div> <div class="extract">KU School of Medicine faculty member Diego Mazzotti, Ph.D., answered a few questions about his career path and how big data and informatics can influence sleep medicine.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/neurosurgery-diversity-study.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-clinicians-discussion.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">July 13, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU School of Medicine resident publishes study in prestigious journal analyzing diversity rates in neurosurgery career path</div> <div class="extract">KU residents and medical students published in journal Neurosurgery see room for improvement in rate of African-American medical school graduates accepted into neurosurgery residency programs, but also good results in retention.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/dietary-changes-and-cognition.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: 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dozen symptoms and a scoring system to identify long COVID in adults.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/ku-cancer-center-receives-100-million-gift.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-kucc-rendering.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">June 27, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Cancer Center receives historic $100 million gift from Sunderland Foundation to support new cancer research and care facility</div> <div class="extract">The KU Cancer Center will build a new facility designed to place research and treatment side by side.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/neurology-fellow-and-author.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: 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researchers and faculty members, while the Rural Health Partners invites health care professionals across Kansas to provide input. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/center-for-african-american-health.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-hands-stacked-diversity.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">June 6, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center launches the Center for African American Health to focus on improving health outcomes of marginalized populations</div> <div class="extract">The Center for African American Health will partner with the community to enhance and improve the health and wellness of Black individuals and African Americans living in Kansas and beyond.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/kennedy-heart-procedure.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-kennedy.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">June 1, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU School of Medicine faculty member returns to the classroom after a life-saving heart procedure</div> <div class="extract">KU medical students will continue to benefit from the wisdom of Michael Kennedy, M.D., thanks to an innovative new procedure done at The University of Kansas Health System.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/nfl-rotation.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-ku-flower-sign.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 30, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU medical student to participate in NFL sports medicine rotation with Kansas City Chiefs</div> <div class="extract">NFL program offers opportunity to KU School of Medicine student with aspirations in sports medicine.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/cancer-equity-commentary.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-illustration-incarceration-butterfly.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 23, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU researcher and faculty member is lead author on cancer equity commentary published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute</div> <div class="extract">Commentary seeks to set an agenda for national problem of cancer disparities in those who have been incarcerated.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/2023-graduation.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-nursing-graduation-2023.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 16, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center Class of 2023 celebrates graduation under sunnier skies</div> <div class="extract">The University of Kansas schools of Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing honored students who weathered pandemic challenges and graduated only days after the COVID-19 public health emergency was lifted.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/medicine-us-news-ranking-2023.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-murphy-spring-flowers.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 11, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU medical school among nation’s best in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings</div> <div class="extract">KU School of Medicine ranked 5th among all public medical schools in the country in the percentage of physicians practicing in rural areas and 9th among public institutions in producing primary care physicians.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/opiod-exposed-newborn-care.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-newborn-and-mother.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 10, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center researcher among authors of study published in NEJM identifying a more effective way to care for opioid-exposed newborns</div> <div class="extract">The “Eat, Sleep, Console” care approach was more effective than standard of care to treat newborns exposed to opioids in the womb, according to a national clinical trial in which KU Medical Center participated.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/wichita-rural-research.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-wichita-rural-research.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 4, 2023</div> <div class="title">Wichita research center finds new ways to involve rural Kansans in clinical trials</div> <div class="extract">The Center for Clinical Research, the investigative center of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, is reaching out to rural residents via telehealth, telephone and mail service. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/kidney-disease-study.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-kidneys-illustration.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 2, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU School of Medicine testing new drug to treat inherited form of kidney disease</div> <div class="extract">Researchers are conducting a clinical trial for a new drug that seeks to address the underlying cause of APOL1-mediated kidney disease rather than managing its symptoms.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/moser-national-award.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-moser-students.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 1, 2023</div> <div class="title">Robert Moser recognized nationally for lifetime contributions to rural health</div> <div class="extract">The National Rural Health Association has recognized Moser, the former dean of KU School of Medicine-Salina, with its Louis Gorin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rural Health.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/2023-us-news-rankings.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-ku-flower-sign.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">April 25, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center graduate programs in health care management and public health rank 26th and 50th in new U.S. News rankings</div> <div class="extract">U.S. News & World Report has postponed the 2024 rankings for Best Medical Schools but has released the 2024 rankings for specific programs in its Best Graduate Schools rankings.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/alzheimers-citizen-scientist.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-deady-volunteer.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">April 18, 2023</div> <div class="title">Lenexa retiree goes above and beyond to support dementia research at KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center</div> <div class="extract">Robert Deady has no scientific degree, but his dedication to the work of KU ADRC earns him the title (and award) of Citizen Scientist.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/electron-microsope.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-Cryo-Em.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">April 13, 2023</div> <div class="title">Super ‘cool’ electron microscope to accelerate discovery at KU Medical Center and throughout the region</div> <div class="extract">The new cryogenic electron microscope can reveal the structure of flash-frozen proteins and other biomolecules at nearly atomic resolution, enabling researchers to understand diseases and design drugs to fight them.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/stroke-select2-study.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-SELECT2-stroke.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">April 6, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center researcher published in NEJM study showing large-core strokes can be treated with vacuum to retrieve clot</div> <div class="extract">KU Medical Center researcher published in NEJM study showing large-core strokes can be treated with vacuum to retrieve clot</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/ku-alzheimers-airport-guidance.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-airport-kuadrc-niedens.jpeg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 30, 2023</div> <div class="title">New Kansas City airport incorporates dementia-friendly features with guidance from KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center</div> <div class="extract">The KU ARDC’s Michelle Niedens and Dementia Friendly Kansas City provided advice and advocacy to help make the new Kansas City International Airport more welcoming and accessible.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/super-bowl-cancer-center-challenge.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-jensen-super-bowl.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 29, 2023</div> <div class="title">Victory is sweet in Super Bowl challenge won by the KU Cancer Center</div> <div class="extract">United in their fight against cancer, divided over who should be Super Bowl champions, prestigious cancer centers in Kansas City and Philadelphia enjoy friendly rivalry.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/match-day-2023.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/match-day-2023-01.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 21, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU graduating medical students celebrate Match Day 2023</div> <div class="extract">On Match Day, fourth-year medical students across the country find out where they will begin their residency training.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/jama-study.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/JAMA-Study-Billinger-main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 16, 2023</div> <div class="title">JAMA study finds that high-intensity interval training improves stroke patients’ mobility more than moderate aerobic exercise</div> <div class="extract">KU researcher Sandra Billinger, Ph.D., was part of a multi-site study that may change how stroke rehabilitation is conducted.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/k-inbre-2023-symposium.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-KINBRE-symposium.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 9, 2023</div> <div class="title">Kansas-based undergraduate bioscience symposium returns to face-to-face presentations for 2023</div> <div class="extract">The annual K-INBRE Symposium gives promising students in Kansas and Oklahoma a chance to pursue research topics in the biosciences. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/dementia-caregiver-text-program.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-texting.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 2, 2023</div> <div class="title">Text-messaging program provides free support for caregivers of people with dementia</div> <div class="extract">Available in English and Spanish, CareTEXT was developed by the KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center to help caregivers of people with dementia take care of their loved one as well as themselves.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/ku-cancer-center-mural.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-kucc-mural.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">February 21, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Cancer Center uses art to reach underserved communities</div> <div class="extract">New mural is part of the KU Cancer Center’s campaign to encourage diverse participation in cancer clinical trials.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/neurosurgery-rotation.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-Neurosurgery-BASE.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">February 16, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Neurosurgery faculty and residents host surgery-based event designed to give a unique early peek into neurosurgery specialties</div> <div class="extract">Neurosurgery faculty and residents provided a hands-on look for KU medical students, who rotated through various stations highlighting different neurosurgical procedures.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/neuroscience-brain-bee.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-Brain-Bee-2023_main_2_14_23.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">February 14, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center hosts Brain Bee to promote knowledge in the neurosciences</div> <div class="extract">Area high school students came to KU Medical Center to participate in Kansas City Regional Brain Bee, a qualifier for the USA Brain Bee, sponsored by the Society for Neuroscience.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/5-reasons-to-participate-in-clinical-research.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-tara-lin.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">February 2, 2023</div> <div class="title">Five reasons to consider participating in a clinical trial for cancer treatment</div> <div class="extract">Clinical trials can benefit you, no matter what stage of cancer you have. Here, Tara Lin, M.D., professor of hematologic malignancies and cellular therapeutics at KU Medical Center and medical director of the Clinical Trials Office at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, explains five reasons to consider participating in the testing of a novel cancer treatment. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/rural-teen-outreach-programs.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-AHEC-students.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 31, 2023</div> <div class="title">Rural health care teen outreach programs booming across Kansas</div> <div class="extract">The University of Kansas Area Health Education Center reports record-setting requests for events such as Night at the Lab and Women in Health Care. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/sharla-smith-maternal-fetal-health.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-smith-sharla-thumb.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 26, 2023</div> <div class="title">Q&A with Sharla Smith, maternal and fetal health researcher</div> <div class="extract">Sharla Smith, Ph.D., MPH, answered a few questions about her work and the problem of health disparities for Black infants and mothers.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/keto-diet-research.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-keto-diet-main_1_24_23.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 24, 2023</div> <div class="title">What to know about the keto diet from experts at KU Medical Center who study it</div> <div class="extract">The ketogenic diet, or “keto” diet, can be a quick way to shed pounds. But it’s also a very strict diet. Learn about keto and how it’s being studied in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/obesity-research-t32-grant.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-researchers-collaborating.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 19, 2023</div> <div class="title">NIH grant helps KU provide obesity and metabolism research training for pre-doctoral graduate students </div> <div class="extract">Obesity is a complex national epidemic. The grant is intended to produce trainees who can think broadly about the condition from the laboratory to the clinic.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/grand-affair-2023.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-grand-affair-2023-mancillas.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 17, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU School of Medicine’s A Grand Affair marks its 25th anniversary</div> <div class="extract">After going virtual in 2021 and being postponed in 2022, the 2023 event returns to its traditional time and format, with dinner, dancing and awards.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/tyler-hughes-salina-dean.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-tyler-hughes-thumbnail.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 10, 2023</div> <div class="title">New dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Salina takes the helm</div> <div class="extract">Tyler Hughes, M.D., hopes to share his passion for rural health care with KU medical students in Salina as the new dean.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/home-based-hypertension-program.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-blood-pressure-monitor.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 4, 2023</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center researchers testing home blood-pressure monitoring program to prevent age-related cognitive decline</div> <div class="extract">Controlling hypertension is important to brain health as well as to cardiovascular health, but the condition often is not well managed. Researchers at KU Medical Center have designed a home-based hypertension program they hope will help.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/nursing-student-global-health.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-maloba-may-kessler-thumbnail.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 3, 2023</div> <div class="title">Graduate student at KU School of Nursing works to improve health on multiple continents </div> <div class="extract">May Maloba, a doctoral student at the University of Kansas School of Nursing, brings her expertise in women’s health to Kenya, Cambodia and the United States.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/2022-news.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-2022-year-in-review.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 21, 2022</div> <div class="title">Seeking the ‘new normal’: a look back at 2022</div> <div class="extract">See what shaped the University of Kansas Medical Center this year.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/ukrainian-medical-professionals-visit.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-ukrainian_tour.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 20, 2022</div> <div class="title">Ukrainian medical professionals visit campus for international exchange of ideas</div> <div class="extract">KU Medical Center’s Office of International Programs welcomed six visitors from Ukraine as international visits resume.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/project-eagle-family.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-fernandez_project-eagle.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 13, 2022</div> <div class="title">Project Eagle parent gives thanks for her ‘found’ family</div> <div class="extract">Veronica Fernandez aims to support and promote the family-centered program that she says is ‘the best place in Wyandotte County’</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/jennifer-cheng-neurosurgeon.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-JenniferCheng.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 8, 2022</div> <div class="title">Female KU neurosurgeon operates in uncommon company</div> <div class="extract">Clinical assistant professor Jennifer Cheng, M.D., is one of about 550 female board-certified neurosurgeons in the nation. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/jama-study-ten-thousand-steps.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-10000-steps.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 6, 2022</div> <div class="title">10,000 steps might really be the ‘magic pill’ everyone is seeking</div> <div class="extract">Studies in JAMA show that walking 10,000 steps can improve cardiovascular health and reduce risks of both dementia and cancer better than any pill or injection currently available.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/jama-ivermectin-study.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-covid-ivermectin.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 1, 2022</div> <div class="title">Ivermectin shown ineffective in treating COVID-19, according to multi-site study including KU Medical Center</div> <div class="extract">Results of the study of the antiparasitic medication, once a much-discussed potential treatment for COVID-19, were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/wichita-family-day.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-Wichita-Family-Day.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">November 29, 2022</div> <div class="title">Inaugural Family Day offers rare glimpse into lives of KU School of Medicine-Wichita students</div> <div class="extract">Families and friends of medical students attended the event, which helped them understand the medical school experience.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/dimachkie-dermatomyositis-clinical-trial.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-dimachkie-nejm-microphoto.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">November 22, 2022</div> <div class="title">NEJM article releases positive results of clinical trial investigating treatment for rare inflammatory disease, dermatomyositis </div> <div class="extract">Mazen Dimachkie, M.D., was one of 36 researchers from Europe and North America to recruit participants for the first large-scale, randomized control study investigating intravenous immune globulin as a treatment for dermatomyositis. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/covid-19-vaccine-safety-study.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-covid-vaccine-safety-study.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">November 15, 2022</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center researcher is first author on COVID-19 vaccine safety study showing low rates of severe adverse events</div> <div class="extract">An observational study led by Halinder Mangat, M.D., demonstrated that rates of severe adverse events after COVID-19 immunization are very low compared with the risks from COVID-19.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/teamsport-rural-cancer-treatment.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-rural-road.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">November 10, 2022</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center researchers receive R01 grant from National Cancer Institute to increase targeted cancer treatments to rural cancer patients</div> <div class="extract">TEAMSPORT will create a standardized approach to ordering genomic tests and adapt it for use in community cancer centers, where most cancer patients receive testing and treatment.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/lung-cancer-screening.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-CT-lung-scan.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">November 1, 2022</div> <div class="title">KU Cancer Center partners with nation’s top cancer organizations to call for increasing lung cancer screening nationwide</div> <div class="extract">National call to action encourages use of low-dose CT to combat the leading cause of cancer in the United States</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/kc-more-cobre.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-obesity-research-scale-weights.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 26, 2022</div> <div class="title">A $12 million grant from NIH launches KC-MORE, a research center to study obesity and obesity-related disease</div> <div class="extract">The Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research seeks to become a national hub for obesity-related research and the training of junior research faculty.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/radiation-injury.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-Saha-lab-radiation-oncology.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 25, 2022</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center researchers receive grant to combat injury caused by exposure to radiation</div> <div class="extract">Radiation injury is a problematic side effect in cancer treatment, and radiation toxicity from radiological and nuclear devices has been a growing national concern since 9/11.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/lend-3-million-grant.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-LEND-rahel-kebede.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 20, 2022</div> <div class="title">Federal grant supports LEND, a program based at KU Medical Center and focused on educating people about autism and developmental disabilities</div> <div class="extract">Thanks to a $3 million grant, the Kansas Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities program continues its five-decade mission of training, research and leadership development.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/ojo-national-academy-of-medicine.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-Ojo-Akinlolu-stairs.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 18, 2022</div> <div class="title">Akinlolu Ojo, executive dean of KU School of Medicine, elected to the National Academy of Medicine</div> <div class="extract">Founded in 1970 as the Institute of Medicine, the prestigious National Academy of Medicine has approximately 2,200 members worldwide.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/discover-ku.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-pipeline-event.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 13, 2022</div> <div class="title">High school students discover career possibilities at health care event</div> <div class="extract">‘Discover KU’s Health Programs’ invited students from Kansas City, Kansas, who would be the first generation in their families to go to college.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/pkd-protein.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-PKD-protein-illustration.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 6, 2022</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center scientists identify mechanism for critical function of a damaged protein that causes most polycystic kidney disease</div> <div class="extract">Their work will inform the design of drugs aiming to one day restore the function of that protein in order to prevent or treat the disease.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/brain-health-training-program.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-alzheimers-brain-health-training.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 4, 2022</div> <div class="title">NIH grant helps KU answer the urgent need to develop the next generation of brain health researchers</div> <div class="extract">The KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center received a prestigious five-year, $1.5 million grant to expand and strengthen its program to boost brain health researchers.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/alzheimers-drug-lecanemab.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-alzheimers-drug-treatment.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">September 29, 2022</div> <div class="title">Early clinical trial results on a new Alzheimer’s drug may point to new treatments</div> <div class="extract">Jeffrey Burns, co-director of the KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, says early results of studies on lecanemab are promising.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/rural-photo-contest-2022.html"> <div class="col-12 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federal grant to improve children’s behavioral health in Southeast Kansas and the region</div> <div class="extract">The grant administered through the Department of Pediatrics at KU School of Medicine will fund KanAWARE, a multi-agency project formed to address escalating student behavioral health needs in the Southeast Kansas corridor.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/health-outcomes-assembly-2022.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-health-outcomes-2022.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">August 29, 2022</div> <div class="title">Health Outcomes Assembly brings together health care, education and nonprofits to reflect and strategize on health disparities</div> <div class="extract">The 2nd Annual Health Outcomes Assembly was titled "Disparities Between Counties and ZIP Codes” </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/community-service-day-2022.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-comm-service-2022-goetz.png')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">August 22, 2022</div> <div class="title">Community Service Day gives students a chance to pay it forward</div> <div class="extract">University of Kansas Medical Center students marked the start of the 2022 fall semester by volunteering for six area organizations </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/milk-gsh.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/glass-milk.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">August 15, 2022</div> <div class="title">Drinking more dairy milk may improve brain health in older adults, KU Medical Center researchers find</div> <div class="extract">Older adults who drink three cups of dairy milk a day can increase their brain’s level of a powerful antioxidant that helps protect the brain from the damage that accompanies aging and aging-related diseases.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/blood-cancer-covid-breakthrough.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-blood-cancer-covid.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">August 11, 2022</div> <div class="title">KU Cancer Center researchers discover that people with blood-related cancers have a higher chance of COVID breakthrough infections </div> <div class="extract">KU Cancer Center oncology experts teamed up with statistical experts to warn those with leukemia and lymphoma of their increased risk of getting COVID-19 </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/jaydoc-food-pantry.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-foodpantry-main2.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">August 3, 2022</div> <div class="title">Medical students open food pantry for patients in JayDoc clinic</div> <div class="extract">The clinic run by students now offers free food from Harvesters Community Food Network with special emphasis on fresh produce and providing care for the whole person. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/som_white_coat_2022.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: 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Institute</div> <div class="extract">Glenn Frommer, who has polycystic kidney disease (PKD), is bicycling cross-country and met researchers, support staff and students at the Jared Grantham Kidney Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center July 7.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/cancer_center_nci_comprehensive.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/newsthumb-kucc-comprehensive.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">July 7, 2022</div> <div class="title">The University of Kansas Cancer Center earns National Cancer Institute’s most prestigious status—Comprehensive</div> <div class="extract">NCI recognition as a Comprehensive cancer center is the culmination of years of community effort and means that KU Cancer Center joins the top echelon of leading cancer experts. </div> </div> 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Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., gives a new perspective to residents and faculty of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine during Peltier Lectureship. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/templeton_awards_2022.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-templeton-awards.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">June 23, 2022</div> <div class="title">Professor Kim Templeton receives national awards for her work in advocacy, research and education</div> <div class="extract">Templeton, M.D., professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, garnered recognition from the American Medical Association Foundation, the Women’s Health Congress and the National Board of Medical Examiners. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/bahr-entecavir.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/drug-money.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">June 20, 2022</div> <div class="title">Out-of-pocket cost for generic hepatitis B drug increases for patients while price falls for pharmacies</div> <div class="extract">Researchers from KU Medical Center and the University of Minnesota found that patients may not be benefiting as much as they should from competition between producers of the generic drug, entecavir.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/varenicline.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/smoking-pills.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">June 14, 2022</div> <div class="title">Varenicline increases smoking cessation rates for African American smokers</div> <div class="extract">African Americans have disproportionately high rates of tobacco-related disease, making treatment critical.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/graduation_ceremonies_2022.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/newsthumb-SHP-commencement-2022.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 16, 2022</div> <div class="title">Class of 2022 enjoys a return to in-person graduation ceremonies </div> <div class="extract">Hooding and Recognition Ceremonies were held in person with an audience of the graduates’ friends and family. In Lawrence, graduates attending commencement heard advice from KU Medical Center’s Steve Stites, M.D.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/cancer_covid_vaccine_study.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-cancer-covid-vaccine-study.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 9, 2022</div> <div class="title">COVID-19 vaccine effective in people receiving cancer treatment, study finds</div> <div class="extract">About 95% of participants achieved a measurable immune response after vaccination, according to study led by a KU School of Medicine professor and published in JAMA Oncology.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/middle_school_science_outreach.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news_middleschool_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 9, 2022</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center biochemist brings interactive science to area middle schools</div> <div class="extract">With help from local teachers and other members in his department, scientist Aron Fenton is breaking down stereotypes about scientists and sharing stories of science as a career. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/public_health_chair_lee.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news_simon%20craddock%20Lee-tn.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 4, 2022</div> <div class="title">Simon Craddock Lee chosen as chair of Department of Population Health</div> <div class="extract">While engaged in many facets of population health research, Lee’s expertise lies in implementation science and health care delivery research in cancer prevention and control.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/comet.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/22_comet_700x500.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 2, 2022</div> <div class="title">Study seeks to pinpoint perfect mix of physical activity for better aging and brain health </div> <div class="extract">The five-year, NIH-funded COMET clinical trial is the largest of its kind to compare aerobic, resistance training or a combination of both while looking at cognition in older adults. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/hoglund_scanner_upgrades.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/22_Hoglund-1_700x500.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">April 19, 2022</div> <div class="title">Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center upgrades scanning abilities with $1.5 million NIH grant</div> <div class="extract">Equipment upgrade provides cutting-edge resources to researchers across the region</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/davids-kucc.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/Davids-Bossmann.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">April 13, 2022</div> <div class="title">Rep. Sharice Davids visits The University of Kansas Cancer Center</div> <div class="extract">Davids secured federal funding to provide advanced imaging equipment for the cancer center that will accelerate the research necessary to create new and better therapies.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/usnews-som-2023.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/Best-of-2023.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 31, 2022</div> <div class="title">KU School of Medicine ranks No. 10 in the country for primary care</div> <div class="extract">The school also ranks in the top 10 for producing physicians who practice in rural areas, and several of the school’s specialty programs rose in the 2023 rankings by U.S. News and World Report</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" 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class="title">KU School of Medicine creates Salina-based Kansas Center for Rural Health</div> <div class="extract">The center will provide the infrastructure needed so that researchers, educators and rural health stakeholders can work together to find ways to reduce or eliminate health disparities in rural Kansas.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/blood-dna-nature.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/gsf/banner-microarray-dna-01.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">February 9, 2022</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center part of study published in Nature introducing new immune-profiling method using only DNA from blood</div> <div class="extract">The method offers a powerful alternative to conventional flow cytometry based on blood DNA rather than intact living cells</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/recover.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-long-covid.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">February 7, 2022</div> <div class="title">Long COVID examined in national study as first trial participants enroll at KU Medical Center </div> <div class="extract">The study, part of the NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative, is designed to determine the long-term effects of COVID-19 and to understand why some adults develop long COVID and others do not. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/clinical_research_center_anniversary.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-crc-fairway.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 26, 2022</div> <div class="title">KU Clinical Research Center celebrates decade of investigational science</div> <div class="extract">The University of Kansas Clinical Research Center (KU CRC), a dedicated clinical trials facility with support from a Johnson County sales tax, celebrates it's 10 year anniversary.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/zuma-7-nejm.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/lymphocyte-cancer-cell.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 17, 2021</div> <div class="title">Receiving CAR-T therapy sooner improves lymphoma survival, according to study published in New England Journal of Medicine</div> <div class="extract">Axicabtagene ciloleucel, known by the brand name Yescarta, is significantly more effective than the current standard of care in treating people with large B-cell lymphoma who relapse after the first line of treatment. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/2021-year-in-review.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/2021_best%20of.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 16, 2021</div> <div class="title">Let’s hit the highlights: news to know from 2021</div> <div class="extract">The pandemic continues, but so does research and education.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/ncats-rutter.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/Rutter-Moran-Blunt.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">November 22, 2021</div> <div class="title">Senators Moran and Blunt welcome NIH’s Dr. Rutter to KU Medical Center to visit the clinical and translational science institute, Frontiers</div> <div class="extract">Along with leaders from Frontiers, Children’s Mercy Kansas City and the University of Kansas Medical Center, the group discussed how to adapt or “translate” medical research into useful treatments for patients.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/pkd-rrc.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/pkd.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">November 9, 2021</div> <div class="title">New consortium for polycystic kidney disease research brings scientists together</div> <div class="extract">A symposium, held virtually Oct. 27-28, allowed scientists to learn about, and share, the latest research in PKD. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/barney_graham_federal_award.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news_barney_graham_fed.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 28, 2021</div> <div class="title">KU alumnus Barney Graham named Federal Employee of Year for vaccine research</div> <div class="extract">Barney Graham, the architect of Moderna and Pfizer vaccine, is honored in a Washington, D.C. celebration.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/obesity-covid19.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news-obesity-covid.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">September 28, 2021</div> <div class="title">Research at KU Medical Center explores effects of obesity on health and COVID-19</div> <div class="extract">For people who are overweight, obese or excessively obese, the threat of COVID-19 looms large. So, University of Kansas Medical Center researchers are testing obesity as a variable in a clinical trial and continuing research on obesity in general. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/trikafta-2021.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/_shared/thumbs/newsthumb-som-VCR-Covid-awards.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">August 25, 2021</div> <div class="title">Study published in NEJM shows breakthrough drug can benefit more people with cystic fibrosis</div> <div class="extract">Trikafta can provide additional benefit for CF patients who have genetic mutations that made them eligible for previously approved CFTR modulators.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/serving-global-health-needs-during-pandemic.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div 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Everything you did and didn’t know about 2020/2021 KU commencement and recognition activities</div> <div class="extract">After the cancellation of multiple commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021, recognition festivities were moved online.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/gold-foundation-honors.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/newsthumb-Goldlogo_main.png')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 25, 2021</div> <div class="title">Gold Foundation honors 3 KU Medical Center professionals for showing courage and compassion in pandemic</div> <div class="extract">The Gold Foundation recognized Dr. Garold Minns, Stephanie Jernigan and Carrie Summers who provided an integral role in the success of the medical center's pandemic response.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" 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class="date-line">April 21, 2021</div> <div class="title">Newly installed solar panels on two KU Medical Center buildings to lower electricity costs and support clean energy</div> <div class="extract">Solar panels allow Kansas City campus to make an important contribution to the environment through the use of this renewable energy resource.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/us-news-and-world-report-ranking.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/newsthumb-US-news-450.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 30, 2021</div> <div class="title">KU School of Medicine rises to No. 9 in U.S. News and World Report’s ranking of best medical schools for primary care</div> <div class="extract">As the only medical school in the state, KU offers excellent residency programs in family medicine and other specialties within primary care.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/match-day-2021-school-of-medicine.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/news_match%20day_2021.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 23, 2021</div> <div class="title">School of Medicine ‘class of change’ celebrates Match Day results</div> <div class="extract">Medical students at the KU School of Medicine learned where they will be working after medical school in a yearly event called Match Day. The COVID-19 pandemic led to different ways to celebrate in 2021.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/ku-medical-center-professor-seeks-to-promote-equity-in-residency-applications-and-virtual-interviews.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/residency_equity_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">February 1, 2021</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center professor seeks to promote equity in residency applications and virtual interviews</div> <div class="extract">Kimberly J. Templeton, M.D., professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center, led efforts to help women medical students maintain equity in the residency selection process. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/grand-affair-2021.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/witt_2021_grand_affair_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 22, 2021</div> <div class="title">School of Medicine honors teaching excellence with virtual A Grand Affair </div> <div class="extract">A Grand Affair on Jan. 15 recognized teaching excellence in the University of Kansas School of Medicine through a virtual ceremony.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/covid_antibody_trials.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/antibody_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 12, 2021</div> <div class="title">Two new monoclonal antibody outpatient treatments for COVID-19 target older people and those with additional medical conditions</div> <div class="extract">Two new monoclonal antibody treatments for outpatients with COVID-19 are being tested at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Known as BRII 196 and 198 and produced by Brii Biosciences, these investigational treatments are both monoclonal antibodies designed to block the ACE receptor.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/breast-pumps.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/_dev/banner--0001-sm.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">January 5, 2021</div> <div class="title">Office of Graduate Medical Education provides wearable pumps for residents who breastfeed</div> <div class="extract">The Office of Graduate Medical Education at the University of Kansas School of Medicine has launched an innovative program to support residents who are breastfeeding. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/2020_year_review.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/2020_year_review_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 18, 2020</div> <div class="title">A look back at 2020: the historic year of science and resilience</div> <div class="extract">The mystery virus that had closed China made its way to the United States, and “business as usual” halted. By the end of 2020, the year would forever be synonymous with COVID-19, and KU Medical Center had adopted a new normal that stressed resilience and roll-up-your-sleeves science to combat the pandemic. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/basic_research_rouse.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/20_c19_basic_research_560-399.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 7, 2020</div> <div class="title">Bench science steps into the spotlight during the pandemic</div> <div class="extract">Adam Rouse, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor and director of basic research in the Department of Neurosurgery, sees basic science emerging as a key player in the fight against the pandemic</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/cancer_center_ash_confer.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/ASH%20conf_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">December 4, 2020</div> <div class="title">KU Cancer Center is a contributor to 49 research studies at international hematology society meeting</div> <div class="extract">Researchers from The University of Kansas Cancer Center are involved in the presentation of nearly 50 research studies at the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/nejm-women.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/gender-ga9-acad-med-450.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">November 25, 2020</div> <div class="title">Women in academic medicine remain less likely to be promoted, according to KU Medical Center study in NEJM</div> <div class="extract">Female physicians are more likely to pursue careers in academic medicine than their male counterparts but are less likely to be promoted to senior faculty and leadership positions, and that gender gap is no narrower than it was 20 years ago, according to a study published by researchers at KU Medical Center in the NEJM.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/men_covid_cancer.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/men.cancer.covid_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">November 19, 2020</div> <div class="title">KU Cancer Center researchers discover men fighting both cancer and COVID-19 at higher risk than women </div> <div class="extract">Men with cancer and COVID-19 may be at significantly higher risk for severe symptoms and even death as compared to females fighting both, a University of Kansas Cancer Center research team has found after reviewing multiple studies.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/mstp.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/physician-scientist-450.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">November 18, 2020</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center awarded Medical Science Training Program grant from the NIH</div> <div class="extract">The physician-scientist training program at the University of Kansas Medical Center, which enables students to earn both a medical degree and a doctoral degree in a biomedical science, is now recognized as one of the most prestigious such programs in the country. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/tash_founders_award.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/tash_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">November 18, 2020</div> <div class="title">Space and gravity society honors KU Medical Center researcher for his reproductive research</div> <div class="extract">The American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGR) recognized Joseph S. Tash, emeritus professor of molecular and integrative physiology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, with its prestigious Founder’s Award. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/acrc_hub_designation.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/ACRC_lung_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 21, 2020</div> <div class="title">American Lung Association picks KU Medical Center as research hub for COVID-19</div> <div class="extract">The Airways Clinical Research Centers Network (ACRC), the research arm of the American Lung Association, named the University of Kansas Medical Center a consortium hub. The change will give KU Medical Center the responsibility to mentor and lead other universities in its group in lung-health research, including COVID-19 research.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/covid-radxup.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/cancer_covid_test_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 7, 2020</div> <div class="title">NIH-funded effort seeks to improve COVID-19 testing in underserved communities across 10 Kansas counties</div> <div class="extract">The University of Kansas Medical Center has been chosen to receive a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the RADx-UP program to support projects designed to rapidly implement COVID-19 testing strategies in populations disproportionately affected by the pandemic. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/nci-comp-countdown.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/deadline-450.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">October 1, 2020</div> <div class="title">One year out, KU Cancer Center’s countdown to NCI comprehensive application kicks into high gear</div> <div class="extract">The application will shine a light on the extraordinary work done by KU scientists and physicians in researching, treating and preventing the disease. What will remain largely hidden is the mammoth effort that goes into the application itself.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/alumni_reunion_weekend_2020.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/Alumni_weekend_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">September 28, 2020</div> <div class="title">Alumni Reunion Weekend goes virtual </div> <div class="extract">Alumni Reunion Weekend at the University of Kansas Medical Center looks a bit different in 2020, with events occurring virtually. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/activ2.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/corona-vial-450.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">September 22, 2020</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center to participate in clinical trial designed to speed the testing of COVID-19 outpatient treatments</div> <div class="extract">The University of Kansas Medical Center will be participating in a unique nationwide clinical trial that will allow for the testing of multiple agents to fight COVID-19. Known as ACTIV-2 (Adapt Out COVID), this trial is part of the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines effort announced by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) this spring. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/rural_photo_contest.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/photo%20contest%20Castle%20Rock_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">September 2, 2020</div> <div class="title">Calling all photographers: Enter Rural Kansas Photo Contest</div> <div class="extract">A special photo contest sponsored by Rural Health Education and Services at the University of Kansas Medical Center, celebrates its 15th anniversary. Enter your photo.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/pilot-grants-launch-new-research-projects-to-fight-covid-19-pandemic.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/_shared/thumbs/newsthumb-som-VCR-Covid-awards.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">August 24, 2020</div> <div class="title">Pilot grants launch new research projects to fight COVID-19 pandemic</div> <div class="extract">"These awards provide our investigators with opportunities to move quickly toward developing research programs aimed at COVID-19 mitigation and treatment." --Peter Smith, Ph.D., senior associate vice chancellor for research, KU School of Medicine</em></h4></div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/gan-polineni.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/Gan-Polineni-450.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">August 14, 2020</div> <div class="title">KU researchers pivot from cancer and cystic fibrosis to test new drug for COVID-19 </div> <div class="extract">Physician-scientists Gregory Gan and Deepika Polineni, who research cancer and cystic fibrosis, have teamed up to test a new drug with the potential to keep COVID-19 patients from needing a ventilator.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/butler_genetics_research.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/_dev/banner--0001-sm.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">August 10, 2020</div> <div class="title">Pioneering geneticist Merlin G. Butler, M.D., Ph.D., keeps pushing the boundaries of science</div> <div class="extract">Pioneering geneticist Merlin G. Butler, M.D., Ph.D., keeps pushing the boundaries of science</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/white_coat_2020.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/whitecoat2020_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">July 30, 2020</div> <div class="title">Pandemic-era White Coat Ceremony makes history</div> <div class="extract">Incoming medical students symbolically joined the medical profession via a WHite Coat Ceremony shown through videoconferencing software. The pandemic-era ceremony made history by packaging the same traditions in a new format.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/covid_vaccine_clinical_trial.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/vaccine_covid_image_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">July 29, 2020</div> <div class="title">University of Kansas Medical Center and Children's Mercy to offer clinical trial of AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19</div> <div class="extract">The University of Kansas Medical Center and Children's Mercy Kansas City announced that they will be leading the regional efforts of a nationwide clinical trial brought through the COVID-19 Prevention Network to test the COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222, developed by Oxford University and purchased by AstraZeneca.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/crenner_debakey_fellow.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/ChristopherCrenner_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">July 8, 2020</div> <div class="title">History of medicine chair chosen for prestigious DeBakey national fellowship</div> <div class="extract">Christopher Crenner, MD, Ph.D., chair of the Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, has been selected for a prestigious award to support historical research in medicine.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/telehealth_c-19.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/_dev/banner--0001-sm.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">June 24, 2020</div> <div class="title">KU Medical Center helps expand use of telehealth during pandemic and beyond</div> <div class="extract">KU Medical Center helps expand use of telehealth during pandemic and beyond</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/kalenderrich_nh_commission.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/nursing_home_commission_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">June 19, 2020</div> <div class="title">Professor selected for national commission on pandemic-era nursing-home safety </div> <div class="extract">Jessica Kalender-Rich, M.D., FACP, associate professor of Geriatric Medicine at KU Medical Center and practicing physician, has been named to the Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes. U.S. President Donald Trump called for the formation of the commission in an announcement April 30, 2020, and asked the commission to assess the immediate and future implications of the pandemic on nursing homes. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/sinochips_diagnostics_lab.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/sinochips_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">June 11, 2020</div> <div class="title">Lab in KU Medical Center incubator switches to coronavirus test to meet community need</div> <div class="extract">A private laboratory operating on the campus of the University of Kansas Medical Center conducts COVID-19 tests. Its founder says it's a service to his community. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/early_som_grads_in_liberal.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/EarlyGrads_400%20%281%29.png')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">June 4, 2020</div> <div class="title">How med students who graduated early helped Kansas hospitals cope with COVID-19</div> <div class="extract">KU School of Medicine graduates received their medical degrees early so they could provide care in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the weeks between early graduation and their residencies, some helped tired doctors and nurses in Liberal, Kansas, any way they could.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/frontiers-covid.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/corona-vial-450.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">June 2, 2020</div> <div class="title">New Frontiers pilot awards support COVID-19 research </div> <div class="extract">Frontiers: University of Kansas Clinical and Translational Science Institute has awarded three pilot grants to scientists studying COVID-19. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/she-project.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/SHE-team.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 29, 2020</div> <div class="title">KU researchers hit the streets to increase cervical cancer screening rates for women in jail </div> <div class="extract">For many medical researchers, studying disease means going to work in exam rooms, offices and laboratories. For Megha Ramaswamy, Ph.D., MPH, it means going to jails and hitting the streets.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/face_shield_kiddrc.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/face_shield_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">May 15, 2020</div> <div class="title">Research associate creates face shields on KU Medical Center printer</div> <div class="extract">Christopher Neal, Ph.D., research associate at the University of Kansas Medical Center, donated around 100 headbands for face shields to PPE for KC. Neal used the 3D printer at work.</div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/juntos.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/mural-kc-450.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">April 22, 2020</div> <div class="title">JUNTOS delivers COVID-19 information to Kansas City’s Spanish-speaking population</div> <div class="extract">The JUNTOS Center for Advancing Latino Health at KU Medical Center, whose mission is to eliminate health disparities in under-served Latino communities in Kansas, is working to deliver COVID-19 information to these communities in their native language. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/student_research_days_2020.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/research_day_nursing_main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">April 14, 2020</div> <div class="title">Students share results of research at Capitol events</div> <div class="extract">Five undergraduate and five graduate students from the University of Kansas Medical Center showcased their research at the Kansas Capitol during two separate events in spring 2020. 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Instead, they celebrated one of the most important milestones in their professional lives creatively. </div> </div> </a> <hr> </li> <li> <a class="row" href="/about/news/news-archive/maitf-fund-publication.html"> <div class="col-12 col-md-3"> <div class="_16-9"> <div class="inner"> <div class="inner-img" style="background-image: url('/images/news/Photo%20for%20MAITF%20story%20main.jpg')"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-9"> <div class="date-line">March 11, 2020</div> <div class="title">Journal publishes analysis of KU Medical Alumni Association’s fund for teaching excellence</div> <div class="extract">Professors at the University of Kansas School of Medicine can apply for a grant from the Medical Alumni Innovative Teaching Fund (MAITF). 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