NEWS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2006
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Grant given to KU researchers
BY CATHERINE ODSON
codson@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS
A new women's research initiative at the University of Kansas received a five-year, $2.5 million grant.
Andrea Charbonneau, assistant professor of internal medicine
Project: Weight Control Practices Among Women In Rural Kansas
Nicole L. Nolten, assistant profes sor in preventative medicine and public health
Project: The Effect of Exercise on Hypersensitivity Between Males and Females in the Setting of Neuropathic Pain
The recently established Women's Health Research Initiative at the University of Kansas Medical Center oversees the grant and the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health. This connects five research centers that conduct women's health research.
Project: ATechnology Delivered Intervention to Promote Healthy Habits and Prevent Weight Gain Among Rural Adolescents
Karen E. Kuphal, assistant professor of physical therapy and rehabilitation science
Grace Liejun Guo, assistant professor of pharmacology, toxicology and therapeutics
Project: The Role of Farnesoid X Receptor in Cholestasis and Atherosclerosis
"This money will go a long way to enhancing women's health care," said Patricia Thomas, principal investigator of the grant and chair of the department of pathology and laboratory medicine. "I think that it allows an opportunity for researchers from different disciplines to interact and collaborate."
Source: KU Medical Center
When Charbonneau realized the University had applied for the grant, she immediately saw the opportunity to develop as a researcher.
Andrea Charbonneau, assistant professor of medicine, is one of four researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center who receives funds from the competitive National Institutes of Health grant.
"I knew that this would be a fantastic opportunity for me to have more time to learn more research skills and develop a clinical research program," she said.
The program pairs Charbonneau with senior faculty members and mentors while providing additional research assistance for her project on women's weight control in Kansas.
The multidisciplinary initiative allows researchers from any school at the Medical Center to apply, including the Schools of Medicine, Allied
Interested faculty members apply to an internal review committee, which evaluates the potential of the candidate based on proposed research and career plans. Selection also depends on the candidate's ability to collect additional funding for research beyond the initial grant.
Thomas said the combination of the interdisciplinary focus with a strong support base for participating faculty members would lead to new ideas in women's medicine that could benefit everyone.
Health, Nursing and Pharmacy, as long as candidates have held a doctorate degree for less than six years and have research relating to women's health issues.
The committee selects up to four faculty members each year and guarantees a balance between clinical science and traditional science research.
— Edited by Hayley Travis
Law day honors Justice Marshall
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
BY ANNE WELTMER
aweltmer@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
The KU chapter of the National Black Law Students Association hosted its 10th Annual Thurgood Marshall Law Day for high school students from six high schools in the Lawrence and greater Kansas City, Kan., area.
The program honored Justice Marshall, the first black man appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967, taught students from Free State, Summer Academy, Harmon, Schlagle, Washington and Wyandotte about the law and how it applies to each of them and encouraged secondary education and possibly law school, said Kristin J. Conwell, BLSA president and St. Louis law student.
The program included a video about Marshall's achievements, from being a NAACP lawyer to being the first black Solicitor General.
Several professors spoke about different aspects of the law and addressed other topics of the day. Professor Joyce Pearson talked about the college entrance exams, with her speech "It's Only a Test." She said that the tests are important and students need to study and face them. They will need to take tests after college to get into graduate or law school. After law school, the have to take the bar exam to be able to practice law. She stressed that life is full of tests and there's no need to be scared about them. She also talked about how the tests are less emphasized in college admissions now, partly because they've proven that success is based on socio-economic status and race.
Princeton Summerville, a junior from Sumner Academy in Kansas City, Kan., said that he came because he was thinking about going to the University of Kansas and then maybe Washburn University for law school. He said he thought the facts about Marshall were interesting and that he wasn't too worried about the college entrance exams.
Other programs of the day included "4th Amendment and Your Rights" by Professor Jean Phillips, L.J. Buckner as a speaker and "Law and the Killing of Innocents" by Professor Thomas Stacy.
Edited by Janiece Gatsby
U.S. port safety examined
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Sen. Hilary Clinton (D-New York), left, Sen. Robert Menendez, (D-New Jersey) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D- New York) walk together before they gave a news conference on port security on Sunday in Battery Park, N.Y. DP World, a United Arab Emirates-based company, offered to submit to a broader U.S. review of the risks from its deal to take operations at six American ports and would create an American subsidiary to function independently.
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
KU Sailing Club
meeting:
3/1/2006 7:00 PM
INTERNATIONAL ROOM
No Experience Necessary!!
CAMPANILE AWARD NOMINATIONS Board of Class Officers (BOCO)
Nomination forms may be picked up in the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, Room 400 Kansas Union. Any student can nominate a person for the award.
The Campanile Award was established by the Class of 2000 to honor a student, graduating in May, who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and respect for the University of Kansas and its students.
Nominations are due by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 to the Student Involvement and Leadership Center, 400 Kansas Union.
If you have any questions, please contact Whitney Ryan, Board of Class Officers (BOCO) President, at whitblt@ku.edu.
KURC is Having Regular Meetings Again!
The Speaker is Sandy Praeger, commissioner of Insurance
Tuesday February 28th
7:00pm Kansas Union,
Kansas Room
Make your voice heard!
Tuesday February 28 7:00 p.m.
TOWN HALL MEETING
Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union
The University of Kangas
STUDENT
SENATE
All students and groups are invited to our annual Town Hall Meeting to discuss:
Concerns
Issues
Suggestions Led by Student Body Vice President Marynell Jones & Student Senate.
Got a question?
Contact Nolan T. Jones, Student Senate Communications Director, at nox138ku.edu
February 27, 2006
Anime Showings
Cosplay Masquerade
Video Gaming
Karaoke
Panels
Workshops
AMV Contest
Gameshow
Anime Vendors
KU Anime Club presents NAKA-KON 2006 Kansas' Premier Anime Convention
Kansas' Premier Anime Convention
Guests of Honor
Voice Actors:
Greg Ayres
Caitlin Glass
Artist:
Steve Bennett
purchase tickets online or at SUA box office in KS Union
Sat, March 4th 9am-2am
Sun, March 5th 9am-6pm
Lawrence Kansas
KU Campus
WWW.NAKA-KON.COM
funded by:
SENATE
PAID FOR BY KU
Naima Omar, Assistant Professor of African/African American Studies at KU, will describe the history of the Arabic language and it's instruction at KU an elsewhere. She will comment on the obstacles, challenges, and promises of teaching Arabic and how the language is essential to understanding a diversity of cultures.
12-1pm is the lecture with a $3 lunch served at 11:30 or brownbag. March 1st
Student Legislative Awareness Board
Speakers include:
Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, former Governor (D-NH)
Gov. Jane Swift, former Governor (R-MA)
Barbara Lee (Moderator) political activist
Chief Executive: Women as Governors
Tuesday, February 28
7:30 p.m. at the Dole Institute
It's that time of year again!
Into the Street Week
ITSW is an annual week long event taking place April 24-28th We are in need of volunteers to help us coordinate our efforts.
www.ku.uedu/~cco itsw@ku.edu
If you want to help, come to our informational meeting March 1 @ 5pm in the Governor's Room of the Kansas Union.