News
Wed, 01/28/2026
Rebecca Whelan among Researchers Receiving Grant to Advance Early Ovarian Cancer Detection
Rebecca Whelan is part of the research team recently receiving a $500,000, two‑year award from the Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research (Tina’s Wish).
Tue, 01/27/2026
'Swiftynomics' by Misty Heggeness explores how women power, redefine economy
A new book from KU researcher Misty Heggeness titled "Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy” pairs rigorous data with humor, personal anecdotes and Taylor Swift song titles as chapter subheadings to tell the story of women who have survived and thrived in overlooked ways. It also shares policy prescriptions for a more sustainable workforce.
Wed, 01/14/2026
Fractured family relationships increase susceptibility for polydrug use, study finds
In a new study, Jarron Saint Onge, professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, examines the relationship between using multiple types of drugs and social inequality among low-income Mexican American women.
Mon, 01/05/2026
Donna Ginther receives Carolyn Shaw Bell Award from the American Economic Association
The American Economic Association awarded the 2025 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award to Donna Ginther, Roy A. Roberts & Regents Distinguished Professor of Economics and director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas.
Mon, 11/17/2025
Amber Watts wins $10K GeroSprint Competition award
Dr. Amber Watts, Women's Health COBRE BD-WH research project leader, recently was awarded a $10K prize for first place in the GeroSprint Competition. The award was given at the Geropalooza Research Symposium, co-hosted by the Landon Center on Aging and the Division of Geriatrics in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Fri, 10/24/2025
Research reveals people desire social distance from spouses of those with mental illness
In a new book chapter, Elizabeth Felix, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, employs a vignette survey experiment to investigate the extent to which the public wants social distance from people with certain mental illnesses, as well as their romantic partners.
Mon, 08/25/2025
Misty Heggeness Featured on CBS, Warns of Growing Inequities in Workforce Trends
COBRE BD-WH Research Project Leader (RPL) and KU Professor Misty Heggeness joined "CBS News" and "CBS Mornings Plus" to explain why women, especially mothers, are leaving the workforce, and how return-to-office mandates and rising childcare costs are playing a role.
Mon, 08/11/2025
Aaron Teator receives NSF CAREER Award for research on synthetic polymers
Aaron Teator, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, at the University of Kansas is the winner of a five-year grant totaling more than $687,000 from the National Science Foundation. Under his CAREER Award, Dr. Teator will research ways to develop new reactions leading to unique synthetic polymers.
Mon, 06/30/2025
Associate Professor Rebecca Whelan Named May 2025 Sutton Family Research Impact Award Recipient (Opens in new window)
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Associate Professor Rebecca Whelan on receiving the May 2025 Sutton Family Research Impact Award! ...
Sat, 06/07/2025
Rebecca Whelan featured in Bench to Bedside Podcast
Prof. Whelan's interview for the Bench to Bedside podcast is now live! Hear from our very own Professor Rebecca Whelan on the science behind ovarian cancer detection in a recent episode of the Bench to Bedside podcast. ...
Thu, 04/24/2025
KU economist Donna Ginther named member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The National Research Council lists it as a highly prestigious award, and faculty membership is a metric for KU’s membership in the Association of American Universities.
Fri, 01/31/2025
Research led by Rebecca Whelan sheds new light on a key ovarian cancer biomarker (Opens in new window)
Research sheds new light on a key ovarian cancer biomarker...
Tue, 12/17/2024
Mental health stigma negatively influences those even with good intentions, research finds
In a new paper, Elizabeth Felix, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, investigates the presence of a potentially unique actor in the stigma process: the aversive stigmatizer. These are individuals who deliberately reject negative cultural stereotypes but still hold implicit mental illness-related biases that may inadvertently influence discriminatory behaviors.
Tue, 05/28/2024
KU establishes $11 million biomedical center to advance women’s health using big data
A new grant from the National Institutes of Health will establish a multidisciplinary biomedical center at the University of Kansas to research big data’s potential to improve women’s health. It will fund KU’s fifth Center of Biomedical Research Excellence.
Thu, 05/09/2024
KU researcher part of national survey to study how youths take part in labor market
A KU researcher will be part of a partnership to establish the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 2027, the latest effort from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics to understand how youths take part in the labor market and how that affects their lives and livelihood.