The University of Kansas is a powerful engine of economic growth and job creation for the state of Kansas, according to a new study detailing the university’s impact. Conducted by global analytics firm Lightcast, the study quantifies KU’s annual statewide impact at $7.8 billion, which includes KU activity in operations, construction and research, as well as the expenditures of KU startup companies, visitors, students and alumni.
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Members of a KU research team are among dozens of researchers in the U.S. and Europe warning about the dangers of restricting fish consumption during pregnancy. John Colombo and Susan Carlson established a collaborative laboratory over 25 years ago that spans the Lawrence and Medical Center campuses to pursue interdisciplinary research on the effects of prenatal and postnatal nutrition on neurodevelopment.
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Travel is just one legacy of KU School of Medicine-Wichita graduate Bridget Harrison, a hand surgeon who died in 2018 at age 32. In her memory, her parents established an international education support fund that has helped send KU medical students to the Himalayas and Thailand this past year.
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| Call for programs: Family Weekend
Submit by Aug. 4
KU departments, student organizations and units are invited to participate in Family Weekend 2025, which offers parents, families and supporters a chance to connect with university life.
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Art Cart: Summertime Stillness
1-4 p.m. June 14
Children and grown-ups can create their own still life in oil pastels based on arrangements of silly objects or the works on view in the Spencer Museum of Art Brousseau Learning Center.
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Lawrence and Edwards Campus
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| Student Affairs
Employee recognition: Awards for outstanding staff
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KU Marketing
Brian Laird, Chancellors Club Career Teaching Award
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| KU Track & Field
June 11-14
11 Jayhawks to compete at 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track Nationals
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