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Researchers & Grad Students in the News

KU researcher studies payday lenders
Robert DeYoung, business professor, co-authored a new study about payday lending, representing some of the first academic work into the controversial industry.

History Channel program features KU researchers
The Sept. 18 episode of “Mega Disasters” explored gamma-ray bursts. The program showed contributions from Bruce Lieberman, palentologist for the Natural History Museum, and Adrian Melott, professor of physics and astronomy.

Victor Frost steps down as director of ITTC
Victor Frost, director of the Information and Telecommunication Technology Center, will leave his post August 2008 to focus on research and teaching duties in the fall. He has held this position for seven years.

KU announces graduate initiative with Fort Leavenworth
An initiative will link KU and the Command and General Staff College with the goal of educating the next generation of Army officers through advanced-degree programs aimed at faculty and students.

Researchers promote positive parenting through cell phones
KU senior scientist Judith Carta and her colleagues have received a $1.6 million grant to study the effects of technology on reducing child maltreatment. The research follows first-time mothers in Kansas City.

Biofuel researchers give Kansas Sec. of Agriculture a lesson
Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Adrian Polansky toured Burt Hall on a visit to campus last month to learn about KU's bio-refining and bio-fuels initiatives.

Grad student makes a furry find in the Philippines
Jake Esselstyn, KU graduate student in mammology, discovered a new species of bat last year. He has named it the "flying fox bat".