Research and Graduate Studies @ KU

Welcome to the Research and Graduate Studies @ KU newsletter provided by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. In the April issue:

Faculty group supports promotion, oversight of graduate education
A 13-member group, comprised of graduate faculty, was organized last fall by Sara Rosen. It was asked to help redefine the relationship between the graduate studies office and graduate programs in four key areas: administration of graduate education, program assessment, recruitment and student services.

'Ph.D. Comic' coming to KU with fun message for graduate students
Jorge Cham, an author and teacher with a doctorate from Stanford, will speak at KU April 8. In this talk, he recounts his experiences bringing humor into the lives of stressed out academics. He also examines the source of their anxieties, and explores the guilt and the myth surrounding procrastination.

Undergraduate Research Symposium highlights student work
The 11th Annual URS will be held April 12 in the Kansas Union. The URS is an excellent opportunity for students to display their work and obtain feedback.

Kansas delegation members support research funding
Members of Congress circulate and sign onto "Dear Colleague" letters as a way of expressing their personal support for a particular legislative issue.  Recently, letters in support of the Department of Energy Office of Science and the National Science Foundation for FY09 appropriations were signed by Rep. Nancy Boyda, Rep. Dennis Moore and Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas. 

KU Natural History Museum seeks art for new gallery space
The Natural History Museum Student Advisory Board welcomes submissions for an exhibit until approximately April 15. The exhibit will display artwork that focuses on artistic interpretations of scientific topics. The theme of the exhibit is "Biodiversity is...". 

Researchers & grad students in the news

• Researcher says habitat destruction may wipe out butterfly migration
• KU graduate programs move up in U.S. News national rankings
• Journal wants undergraduate research
• KU researcher predicts plant response to rising carbon dioxide levels
• Life Span Institute develops online disaster training to assist people with disabilities

Research administration

• Graduate Studies award ceremony coming April 23
• Next TRIPS flight to Washington, D.C. is May 1
• Got research? REP is for you
• Conference opportunity for postdoctoral researchers

Upcoming events
A calendar of events of interest to the research and graduate studies community.

Important links
The April Funding Opportunities Bulletin is online now.

Do we have you covered? Research published in peer-reviewed journals is university news and we want to know about it ASAP. If you have a publication coming up, please contact the Office of University Relations or the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. You and your hard work deserve recognition.