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Researcher says habitat destruction may wipe out butterfly migration
According to Chip Taylor, KU professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, the astonishing migration of the monarch butterfly may collapse rapidly without urgent action to end devastation of the butterfly’s vital sources of food and shelter.
KU graduate programs move up in U.S. News national rankings
Seven graduate programs moved up the national rankings ladder while an eighth -- already at No. 1 -- held onto its top spot in U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools" rankings.
Journal wants undergraduate research
Editors of the Journal of Undergraduate Research, or JUR, are looking for original research from university undergraduate students for the journal’s first edition, which is set to come out as early as this spring.
KU researcher predicts plant response to rising carbon dioxide levels
Joy Ward, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, studies plants that grew during the last ice age, when low carbon dioxide levels were "highly limiting" for plant life. Through awareness of this ancient past, Ward hopes to show how plants might fare in a future of much higher carbon dioxide concentrations.
Life Span Institute develops online disaster training to assist people with disabilities
Researchers have created a two-hour online training course on how to assist people with disabilities during a community emergency. “Ready, Willing and Able” targets staff in county health departments and hospitals, emergency managers, disaster relief teams and professionals working with people with disabilities.
