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Link of the Week:
Record-high research at KU benefits Kansans, fuels state economy

A study published recently by KU researchers in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis shows most infant formulas on the U.S. market contain primarily added sugars rather than the healthier, naturally occurring lactose found in cow-milk base that would be best for babies because it’s closest to human breast milk. Tera Fazzino, associate professor of psychology, was the senior author. Fazzino is also associate director of the Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research & Treatment at KU’s Life Span Institute. Read the full story.

C.R.I.S.P. | Course Release for Increased Scholarly Productivity
Deadline: March 14
The CRISP program offers course releases for faculty engaged in high-impact institutional research that goes beyond typical disciplinary expectations and demands significant time investment. While the program is primarily focused on projects tied to external funding, CRISP also supports impactful research initiatives with broad institutional benefits, such as those involving community engagement, even if they do not culminate in external funding. Details at link above.

Early Career Faculty Foundations 1.0 - Developing Your Scholarly Footprint with Research Partnerships
March 13, 3 to 4:15 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities, Seminar Room 1
As a faculty member at KU, scholarship has a role in all that we do. Whether you are conducting your own research, leading research teams, finding ways to introduce and infuse research in the classroom, and/or engaging in scholarly conversations to inform your work at KU (which we all do!), this session is for you. KU has a wealth of resources and support for all aspects of the faculty role, and as you continue to develop your scholarly footprint this session will introduce you to the directors of the Hall Center for the Humanities, the Institute for Policy and Social Research, The Commons, and the Center for Research Methods Consultation. Registration required. 

Scholarly Book Publishing: 
A Conversation with Editors in the Humanities & Social Sciences
March 14, 2025, 1 to 2 p.m. Virtual event
A virtual panel featuring editors in the humanities and social sciences at leading university presses. These editors focus on a variety of subjects, including law, political science, history, sociology, criminology, gender studies, environmental studies, American studies, Native American and Indigenous studies, and religion. Zoom Info:
https://kansas.zoom.us/j/83876927310; Passcode: 179869

Early Career Foundations 2.0
The Faculty Career Cycle: Promotion & Tenure at KU
Tuesday, March 25 from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Spencer Research Library, North Gallery
Featuring Vice Provost Amy Mendenhall, this session will discuss the criteria and processes involved in promotion and promotion/tenure reviews, how to access policies and by-laws that guide the process in your unit/department, best practices for preparing documents, and key questions to ask your department/unit in the preparation of your materials. Registration required. 

Red Hot Research
March 28, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Watson Library, 3 West
Red Hot Research is intended to bring together scholars from all disciplines, to reveal overlaps and connections across areas of interesting and methodological approaches. The format of these sessions is inspired by Pecha Kucha, which features short, slide-based talks that introduce audiences to a topic. Each installment features researchers, speaking for six minutes each. Audience members are encouraged to connect with the speakers (and each other) during breaks. We hope that through these sessions, the University will have a venue for cross-disciplinary partnering and exploration.

Collaborative Research Luncheons
Collaborative Research Luncheons welcome faculty, across all ranks, across all schools, from the curious to the novice to the expert. By bringing together individuals with diverse research experience often dispersed across disciplines, schools, and positions, our aim is to expand professional networks and open new pathways to excellence in research that transcend the traditional silos of academic thought, foster interdisciplinary connection and jump-start novel collaborations. Learn more about this semester's topics and dates.

Educate & Act Series, The Commons
April 8
The Educate & Act series at the University of Kansas, led by The Commons and the Center for Service Learning, will host three virtual events this semester for students, staff and faculty. This series offers opportunities to learn about the relationship between specific domains and U.S. democracy through research and resources around civic participation.