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KU resource for community change expands to offer online courses
An online resource based at the University of Kansas and accessed by more than 6 million people annually has expanded to offer a group of online courses focused on leadership, communication, advocacy and much more. ...
Pharmacy researcher develops intervention for metabolic diseases
Defense Department funds KU research project on eating disorders in military
Advice for Accessing the Outdoors
Tera Fazzino shares 'hyperpalatable' food research with host of nutrition science YouTube channel
KU Experts Author Guide to Transforming Schools Based on Research in Education, Disability
When University of Kansas researchers were invited to write a book for a W. W. Norton & Company series focused on inclusive education for students with disabilities, they worked with the editors of the series to rethink the concept of “inclusion” itself. ...
5 Barriers That Impact People with Disabilities
Cofrin Logan bar lab plays host to SAPEC 'Barstander' intervention training session
An overview of what the NIMH Data Archive (NDA) is and how REDCap can be customized for data sharing to the NDA
The research project you’re working on has a data sharing and archiving requirement with the NIMH Data Archive: what does that mean? ...
KU promotes the intellectual diversity in higher education during Think College Awareness Week
Research Rising Intensive Grant Training Program Announced
Researchers affiliated with the Life Span Institute's Research Rising project, Advancing Intellectual and Developmental Disabilty Research at KU, are accepting applications for a training program focused on early career investigators studying intellectual and developmental disability research. ...
Project awarded $250K to increase inclusion in research for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
A team at the University of Kansas has been approved for a $250,000 funding award by the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. The funds will support a project designed to expand inclusion in research for people with intellectual and developmental...
New federally-funded project builds on research to reduce youth violence
New smartphone app helps students with eating disorders at KU
A look back at the 2023 Gatlinburg Conference
The KU Life Span Institute hosted the Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities April 10-13, 2023. One of the premier conferences for behavioral scientists conducting research on intellectual and developmental disabilities, the conference brings together scientists from around the world to discuss research and collaborate. ...
Record attendance at Autism Across the Life Span conference
ATK council discusses plans to increase communication technology across Kansas
The Assistive Technology for Kansans Advisory Council, learned about initiatives to increase communication and technology access across the state on March 23 during the council’s spring meeting. ...
Alternatives to Guardianship Focus of KU Research, Senate Committee Hearing
People frequently assume guardianship is the best or only option for adults with disabilities who need supports with decision making. However, the highly restrictive nature of legal guardianship arrangements is often not well understood, and people are often unaware of how difficult and expensive guardianship arrangements can be to...
Researchers land grant to help K-2 teachers test strategies to reduce challenging classroom behavior
KU autism conference to feature wide range of sessions for professionals, scientists, families
Life Span Institute director honored for service in roles in KU College, Office of Research
Colleagues and administrators gathered on Feb. 16 to honor Life Span Institute Director John Colombo for his service in interim roles during the past five years at KU. ...
KU Research Supports Competitive, Integrated Employment for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Research by KU scientists and others has long reinforced that career development opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities provide not only financial benefits, but improved physical and mental health, and better quality of life. Researchers also have established that with appropriate supports, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities...
Podcast by and for Native Americans shines light on disability, mental health
Life Span Institute researcher among KU Research Achievement Award winners
KU Leading Project to Aid Students Who Internalized Anxious Feelings from Pandemic
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has secured grant funding to conduct a project to look for students with internalizing behaviors who have anxious feelings that may negatively affect their education, and to help teachers implement new strategies to attend to those feelings while re-engaging in school. ...
Research Shows Impact of 'Hyper-Palatable' Foods Across Four Diets
If losing weight was among your 2023 resolutions, findings by researchers from KU and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) may provide clearer guidance about the food you put on your plate. ...
KU Cofrin Logan Center to Host Public Lecture on Vaping, Teen Health
Do you have questions about vaping? Want to know more about the health effects of e-cigarettes? Confused by terms like cart, Vuse, mod or Puff Bar? ...
Karrie Shogren Named Distinguished Professor
2023 Life Span Institute Collaboratory focuses on adapting to changes in research
More than 100 researchers, staff and graduate students from the KU Life Span Institute gathered in person for the 2023 Collaboratory on Jan. 12 to learn about the health of institute, discuss ways the COVID-19 pandemic has changed their work, and to focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in...
Study Shows SMART Recovery Holds Potential to Help LGBTQ Population with Alcohol, Substance Use
People looking for help in reducing their alcohol and other substance use often turn to 12-step programs. But while research shows that LGBTQ individuals are more likely to struggle with substance use issues than their peers, they also often face barriers to engaging in traditional treatment programs. A trial by...