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Thursday, August 31, 1995
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
$8 million enough? Hemenway seeks research funding
By Josh Yancey
.Kansan staff writer
In his faculty Convocation address last week, Chancellor Robert Hemenway proposed an $8 million increase in research funding at the University of Kansas in the next five years. The nine percent increase, from last year's $62 million to a proposed $100 million, certainly is possible, Hemenway said.
But is it enough?
In 1983, KU ranked 79th among the top 100 research universities in academic science and engineering research and development.
KU's Lawrence campus ranked sixth in the Big Eight, with $85 million in academic science and engineering research and development. Only Oklahoma State and Kansas State spent less in 1993. Colorado led the Big Eight in 1993, ranking 27th among the top 100, with $193 million in research.
Barbara Armbrister, associate director of the Center for Research Inc., said KU needed to continue to hire and keep faculty members who proposed and received funds for successful research.
One way to ensure high-quality research, she said, was for faculty to work together and create larger research projects. With more access to lab equipment and funds, she said, KU's research can continue to grow and succeed.
The University of Kansas Medical Center received a large amount of the research funding in the last five years.
Research expenditures at the Med Center totaled $24 million in fiscal 1993. By comparison, $17 million was spent in fiscal 1990, and $10 million was spent in fiscal 1985.
The increase of research funding to $100 million by the year 2000 probably will not improve KU's ranking in the Big Eight, however. The University of Colorado spent $183 million on research in 1993, and that figure is likely to increase in the next five years, said Larry Nelson, director of the external research office at CU.
Nelson said that CU's 10-year-old space research program had contributed to its large research spending. CU's four-campus system, which includes the Boulder campus, the CU Medical School and campuses in Denver and Colorado Springs, has a partnership with the Department of Commerce, and Nelson said this partnership had contributed $25 million to research last year.
"And we make sure we are committed to hiring high-quality faculty, who submit好 proposals and set the grants," he said.
Iowa State, at $148 million in fiscal 1993, is another big spender when it comes to research, and the University of Missouri, which consistently receives large agricultural grants, spent $106 million in fiscal 1993.
ON CAMPUS
The Office of Study Abroad will sponsor an informational meeting about Great Britain Direct Exchange at 4 p.m. today at 4044 Wescoe Hall. For more information, call Nancy Mitchell at 864-3742.
KU Kempo Karate Club will meet at 4:30 p.m. today at 207 Robinson Center. For more information, call Mark Hurt at 842-4713.
The School of Law and the Office of Career Services will sponsor a lecture by Attorney General Carla Stovall at 12:30 p.m. today at 106 Green Hall. For more information, call Lilian Six at 864-9208.
- Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor Interactions at 5:30 p.m. today at 1204 Oread Ave.
University Council will meet at 3:30 p.m. today at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Molly Mulloy at 864-5169.
KU Fencing Club will meet a 5:30 p.m. day at 215 Robinsor Center. For more information call John Henkft at 844-1529.
KU Champions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. today in the Kansas
KU Democrats will meet at 7 tonight at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Ted Miller at 842-0766.
Union. For more information, call Erik Lindsay at 841-4585.
University Chess Society will meet at 7 tonight at the Hawk's Nest in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Darin Worthington at 832-2488.
KU Deaf Club will meet at 7:30 tonight at 2413 Oudhsa Road, Apt. 4. For more information, call Kiern at 865-2389.
Campus Crusade for Christ will sponsor College Life at 7:30 tonight at the Big 8 Room in the Kansas Union. For more information, call Scott Ketrow at 832-2318.
Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay Services of Kansas will meet at 7:30 tonight on the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. For more information, call Scott at 864-3091.
KU Women's Volleyball Club will sponsor an informational meeting at 8 tonight at Robinson Center. For more information, call Chantel at 865-0150.
KU DATELINE
Add/drop continues through tomorrow in Strong Hall. Students should consult their timetable for appointments.
Tomorrow is the last day to add or change sections without written permission.
- Tomorrow is the last day to drop 16-week courses and receive a 90 percent refund.
Tomorrow is the last day to enroll for a $10 late-enrollment fee.
to 4:30 p.m., with Urgent Care services from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday hours are 8 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m., with Urgent Care services from 11:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Sunday Urgent Care hours are 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The center's number is 864-9500.
Watkins Memorial Health Center's regular hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.
Hours for both Watson and Anschutz libraries are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to midnight; Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to midnight.
Study Abroad Office working toward goal set by Hemenway
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She said that students needed to understand as much as possible about where they were going. To do this, the office tries to educate students about potential cross-cultural crises.
"You have to jump over a lot of hurdles," she said. "You're not going to KU in France."
While there, he took four hours of class and took in the culture. Stockton said the Office of Study Abroad prepared him well for the trip.
Craig Lavid, Stockton senior.
didn't go to KU in Guadalajara, Mexico. He went to the Universidad del Telmacatl.
But the Office of Study Abroad tries to prepare the student as well, she said.
"I felt ready to go before I left," he said.
classes and to allow visitors from the office to make brief presentations during class.
"We see faculty as the key," Debicki said.
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TODAYS TEMPS
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NIGH LOW
93 ◦ • 73 ◦
74 ◦ • 56 ◦
82 ◦ • 59 ◦
88 ◦ • 69 ◦
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80 ◦ • 65 ◦
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92 ◦ • 76 ◦
80 ◦ • 54 ◦
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89 ◦ • 67 ◦
Source: Phil Larsen, KU Weather Service
ON THE RECORD
was stolen from a car in Lot 90 behind Robinson Center, KU police reported Wednesday.
A cellular phone valued at $250 was stolen Sunday from the 4000 block of Overland Street, Lawrence police reported.
A KU student reported domestic battery Wednesday in the 3500 block of Harvard Street, Lawrence police reported. The student's wife, a Lawrence woman, pushed him and struck him on the head with a telephone receiver, Lawrence police said. No injuries were reported.
A parking pass valued at $52
Three KU students were issued notices to appear for criminal trespassing Tuesday night after they were found climbing the KANU tower on West Campus, KU police said. According to the report, KU police responded after receiving a complaint from a resident who heard loud yelling. No injuries were reported.
CORRECTION
A story on page 6B of yesterday's *Kansas contained* incorrect information. Several teams scored points on the Phi Delta Theta fraternity intramural football team last year. The team was undefeated in the regular season and throughout the greek division tournament. The only loss occurred in the Hill Championships.
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