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Research@KU

Updates on the Lawrence campus from the Vice Provost for Research — June 2007

Researchers in the News

KU researcher receives Alfred P. Sloan fellowship
Wonpil Im, assistant professor of molecular biosciences, is the recipient of a 2007 Alfred P. Sloan fellowship.

Art professor awarded creativity fellowship
Matthew Burke, assistant professor of art, was awarded an Alden B. Dow Creativity Fellowship by Northwood University.

National psychological association honors Life Span Institute expert on community development
Jerry Schultz, associate director of the Work Group for Community Health and Development, was given the American Psychological Association’s 2007 Distinguished Contribution to Practice in Community Psychology award.

Four KU faculty members earn distinguished professorships
Kristin Bowman-James, chemistry; A. Townsend Peterson, ecology and evolutionary biology; Joseph Steinmetz, molecular biosciences; and Judy Wu, physics and astronomy were named university distinguished professors in June.

KU students, alumni win seven Fulbright awards, two related languages awards
Seven KU students won Fulbright awards for study and research abroad for the 2007-08 academic year.