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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30. 2012
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Saturday
Candy hangover.
Sixty-five and half-priced candy!
Wednesday, Oct. 30
**What:** How a Generation of People is Getting Hungrier
**When:** Noon to 1 p.m.
**Where:** ECM Center
**About:** Lecture with Jeremy Farmer, Just Food CEO, discussing food distribution system
Thursday, Oct. 31
What: Global Entrepreneurship and Politics
When: 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Dole Institute of Politics
About: Lecture with Gracita Arrindell, St. Maarten president of parliament, about untapped economic markets
**What:** A Case for Social Resilience
**When:** Noon to 1 p.m.
**Where:** Fraser Hall, 706
**About:** Informal talk on social resi-
sience in Kansas with Robert Wuthnow
What: Digital Wall Drawing: Halloween
When: 4 to 5 p.m.
Where: Anschutz Library, Level 3
About: Spooky drawings, with optional costumes
Friday, Nov. 1
When: 4 to 5 p.m.
What: Application for graduation
deadline
When: All day
Where: University-wide
About: Undergraduate and law school
deadline for graduation
What: Deaf Education: Current Research and Issues
When: 11 a.m.
Where: Joseph R. Pearson Hall, 203
About: Lecture with Barbara Luetke
Saturday, Nov. 2
What: REDCap
When: 1 to 4 p.m.
Where: Watson Library, 445
About: Seminar for researchers covering how
to construct a REDCap database and survey
HEALTH
What: "Hear My Song, a Musical Revue"
When: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Where: Robert Baustian Theatre, Murphy Hall
**about:** Recital presented by the School of Music
University to study vitamin D for potential diabetes prevention
YU-KYUNG LEE ylee@kansan.com
A single pill of vitamin D costs less than a dime. That's a lot less than what 18.8 million Americans diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes spend on their diabetes medication. Could a simple pill prevent diabetes?
the KU Diabetes Institute is taking part in the nationwide vitamin D and Type 2 diabetes study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Rather than looking to treat those who are already diabetic, the study is trying to see if a vitamin D supplement can prevent the 79 million pre-diabetic people in the U.S. from developing the disease altogether.
"Prevention is better than treatment; it's a lot more affordable," said Miranda Oullette, research associate at the KU Diabetes Institute. "It's exciting for me, coming from a public health background, to think from the prevention side of diabetes." Last year, Americans spent about $245 billion on diagnosed diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. Previous studies have revealed that people with diabetes had lower levels of vitamin D than
those without diabetes.
"It's something that could really help the field of diabetes as an effective means of prevention," Oullette said. "If this is effective, it's something people would be able to afford, be able to access and it would be a very good thing for those who are high risk."
The University was chosen by NIH as one of 20 universities to participate in the study. In the selection process, the NIH looked at each university's ability to recruit and perform large clinical trials.
"It's a great honor. It's very competitive," said David C. Robbins, professor of medicine and director of the KU Diabetes Institute. He is leading the Institute's participation in the study and said that the University's participation reflects its status in international research.
"KU is not just there to be a superb clinical practice, but really move the science ahead and be on the cutting edge and offer people in the community the best care that has been objectively tested," Robbins said.
Currently, the clinical trial is still in its beginning stages. While the clinical trial team at the KU Diabetes Institute has begun seeing patients, it is still looking for more trial candidates.
We are trying to talk to local community organizations, health clinics, because we really want everyone in the community to be a part of this study because it's so low-risk and they do get a lot of benefit," Oullette said.
The potential candidates are pre-diabetic adults who have above-normal blood sugar levels, but are not yet diabetic. Participants will be monitored over the next five years to see the effect of vitamin D supplements. During the trial, they will receive educational counseling on diet and exercise.
The KU Diabetes Institute is trying to recruit 150 participants over the next two years.
"I think people around the area are very eager to participate and help solve these problems and that really reflects well on the community." Robbins said. "We really bend over backwards to try to work with each individual that participates and we understand and tremendously appreciate patients working with us in this partnership"
Those interested in participating in this study can contact the University of Kansas Medical Center at 913-588-6052 or d2dstudy@ kumc.edu.
Edited by Kayla Overbey
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ERIN BREMER
POLITICS
Chancellor to meet with legislators discuss University's benefits to state
KAITLYN KLEIN
kklein@kansan.com
Representatives from the Kansas House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means committees will visit the University today to meet with Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and other University officials and discuss how the University benefits the state.
"This is a real opportunity," said Timothy Caboni, vice chancellor for public affairs at the University. "We want to help folks have a complete and thorough understanding of what the University of Kansas does, what our aspirations are and how we're good stewards of scarce resources."
Caboni said he and Gray-Little have been working one-on-one with legislators to inform them about the University's importance to the state and improve the University's relationship with the state leaders. Involving legislators in the University's mission helps
Provest Jeffrey Vitter will speak to the legislators about how the University is coping with recent budget cuts and explain how
both the state and the University, Caboni said.
"It [higher education] creates the future for the state."
JEFFREY VITTER University provost
n [higher education] creates the future for the state," Vitter said.
important higher education is to Kansas.
future for the state," Vitter said. Vitter said the University hopes to limit the presentation time and focus on having a conversation with legislators and getting all their questions answered. The visit is a part of the
The visit is a part of the
Both Caboni and Vitter emphasized the University's strategic plan — Bold Aspirations — as an important guide for making decisions about and improving the University.
legislators' bus tour through Kansas. The legislators will begin the day at University of Missouri-souri City and will visit Lawrence at 2:30 p.m.
Vitter said that improving the educational experience through Bold Aspirations will help both students and alumni be positioned for success.
Edited by Emma McEthaney
"We are very committed to where we are going," Vitter said. "And we are going to be working hard to convince the legislature that we have to reverse those cuts."
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