Mike Krings

Capturing world record accuracy KU researchers publish study on shooting accuracy and will use the data to attempt a world record on three-point shooting.

Want to be a 3-point sharp shooter? KU research finds prep phase of shot most vital to accuracy. They'll use those findings to attempt the world record for consecutive made threes. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Students with lower self-control tend to procrastinate with short-form video; sleep suffers, but not grades, study finds A KU study has examined how students use TikTok, Instagram reels and other short-form content to procrastinate and how it affects their sleep health and grades.

Students w/ low self-control tend to use TikTok, reels etc. to procrastinate. Findings show their sleep health suffers as a result, but grades don't. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Allowing ICE to stop people based on race misses 4th Amendment mark, legal scholar writes A KU law scholar has published a case critique examining a Supreme Court ruling and Kavanaugh concurring opinion on ICE stops.

SCOTUS decision, Kavanaugh concurrence allowing racial and other profiling by ICE misses legal mark, hampers citizens from getting relief for government misconduct, law scholar argues. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Allowing ICE to stop people based on race misses 4th Amendment mark, legal scholar writes A KU law scholar has published a case critique examining a Supreme Court ruling and Kavanaugh concurring opinion on ICE stops.

SCOTUS decision, Kavanaugh concurrence allowing racial and other profiling by ICE misses legal mark, hampers citizens from getting relief for government misconduct, law scholar argues. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Study shows social capital improves public health, but not equally for all communities KU study finds high levels of social capital improves public health, but not equally across racial lines.

Study finds social capital improves public health, but not equally for communities across racial demographics. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Pandemic, election crises mark ‘critical events’ in declining democratic accountability standards, governance scholar writes KU governance scholar writes study analyzing effects of the pandemic, false election claims on democratic accountability and what scholars can do about it.

Politicization of pandemic, election crises of '20 and '21 marked 'critical events' in decline of democratic accountability standards, scholar writes. news.ku.edu/news/article...

International trade law expert can discuss SCOTUS striking down tariffs Raj Bhala, an international trade law expert, can discuss today's Supreme Court ruling striking down Trump's tariffs with media.

SCOTUS striking down Trump's tariffs 'foreseeable, logical' KU international trade law scholar says. Can discuss what happens now. HMU for interview. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Facilitating conversation in future journalists Study documents program to teach conversational skills in journalism curriculum.

Study finds conversation facilitation helps train journalists engaged with communities; researchers develop curriculum for Jschools. @kujmcschool.bsky.social news.ku.edu/news/article...

KU lands funding to expand center helping educators use AI, create more ed tech leaders A KU center has received funding to expand its work in helping educators embrace evolving technology in ed and producing more special ed and tech leaders.

KU's Center for Innovation, Design & Digital Learning receives funding to expand operations, help educators across the country put tech to work in schools, create special ed tech leaders. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Emotional regulation and public sector work KU study examines how women in public sector regulate emotions, how it affects service, fulfillment.

Study from KU School of Public Affairs and Administration examines how women in public sector regulate emotions at work, if suppression and trade off help achieve career goals. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Law expert’s study tracks how international trade is being dismantled A new KU scholarly analysis examines why global trade is being destroyed, if it can be saved and if it is worth saving.

International trade is being destroyed. Can it be saved, and should it be? Raj Bhala of KU Law examines three key questions in new study. news.ku.edu/news/article...

"Swiftynomics" and how women drive the economy New book uses Taylor Swift as lens on how women do the work every day that drives the economy.

"Swiftynomics," new book by @mlheggeness.bsky.social explores how Taylor Swift and women across the country drive the economy, in ways both spectacular and unrecognized. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Jumping into a better golf swing Research finds athletes with better jumping ability generate faster club head speed.

You might not associate golf with good hops. But a KU study has found that athletes with better jumping ability generate more golf club head speed. Can help athletes, coaches develop strength to improve game. news.ku.edu/news/article...

KU professor leads project to document history, preserve KC-based movement to fight for better restaurant pay Tadeo Weiner Davis, assistant professor of social welfare at the University of Kansas, earned a grant to preserve materials of Stand Up KC, a movement dedicated to earning better pay for fast food and...

Tadeo Weiner Davis of @kusocialwelfare.bsky.social leads project to archive, document oral history of Stand Up KC, advocates in Fight-For-$15, better pay for restaurant workers. Exhibit opens this weekend. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Football, violence and international political perception KU study analyzes how coverage of footballer's father's kidnapping influenced society, politics.

Kidnapping of Luis "Lucho" Diaz's father showed sport has power to influence society, presidents across continents, study from @kujmcschool.bsky.social finds. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Taking the guesswork out of gamification New book aims to help educators embrace gamification in the classroom.

KU scholars went from being new at gaming in the educational sense to writing the book on gamification for higher education. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Book outlines how to move beyond reliance on student surveys to evaluate, improve college teaching “Transforming College Teaching Evaluation,” a new book from scholars at the University of Kansas and colleague institutions, details how three institutions developed a new, more robust method of evalu...

Book outlines how to move beyond reliance on student surveys to evaluate, improve college teaching and how to overcome resistance to implement improve eval system. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Invent the future for every student New book explores how to re-invent education for every student instead of trying to fix the past.

Education has long sought to fix problems of the past. New book by Yong Zhao examines how we can invent the future, without one size fits all approaches. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Nonverbal support and machine learning in support groups Study measures nonverbal support cues and viability of machine learning in support groups.

What nonverbal cues demonstrate connection in support groups? Can machine learning play a role in mental health? Study from KU journalism/mass comms documented the former and assessed viability of the latter. news.ku.edu/news/article...

When Experts Attack!: Science education shouldn't happen in a silo Imogen Herrick says schools can serve as “estuaries of learning” — a metaphor that connects science to larger culture and society.

I got to talk with Imogen Herrick of KU's School of Education and Human Sciences on how science education can look to arts, reading and local data to engage kids in STEM/STEAM and make schools "estuaries of learning" for When Experts Attack. whenexpertsattack.libsyn.com/science-educ...

Finding the next leaders in special education KU part of collaborative project to train new generation of special education leaders.

KU part of collaborative to identify, train new generation of special education leaders. news.ku.edu/news/article...

New KU partnership dedicated to engaged fatherhood, family, financial stability Researchers in the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare have secured a $3.4 million grant to implement the Family Opportunity, Resilience, Grit, Engagement (FORGE) partnership in five northea...

KU lands grant to support fatherhood, boost engagement, financial stability in Douglas, Atchison, Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyandotte Counties. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Newspaper raid created "shared press distress" A KU study has found journalists felt "shared press distress" following police raid of Marion County Record.

Police raid on Kansas newspaper created 'shared press distress' among fellow journalists feeling they could be next if such actions were allowed, research from @kujmcschool.bsky.social finds. news.ku.edu/news/article...

How 'Fascism' became a meme : It's Been a Minute The word "fascism" is being thrown around a lot right now. Does it capture our current cultural and political moment?Nearly 50% of Americans have associated President Trump with "fascism." Trump himse...

Nicholas Ensley Mitchell of KU School of Education and Human Sciences discuss fascism, our current moment and how Black America set the blueprint for fighting fascism. www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...

Fare-free policy brought new riders, increased community equity in KC A KU study found that KC's fare-free bus policy brought new riders, increased use, had equity benefits.

Study from Joel Mendez of KU finds Kansas City's fare free bus policy attracted new riders, increased overall use, had equity benefits. Could help guide transit decisions for other cities. news.ku.edu/news/article...

KU expanding program to bring students with disabilities to college across Kansas A grant will help expand a program that helps students with intellectual disability attend college at KU, WSU Tech and Benedictine College.

KU lands grant to expand program that brings students w/ intellectual disability to higher ed, competitive employment at KU, WSU Tech and Benedictine College in Atchison. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Study documents wind regulations across all Kansas counties, can help guide energy policies nationwide Researchers at the University of Kansas have published a study based on the Kansas Energy Transition Atlas. The site documents wind energy regulations across all 105 of the state's counties, and findi...

Study from KU documents wind energy regs in all 105 Kansas counties, showing which have blocking or enabling regs, which have none at all and what factors like ag and voting patterns play. Can help guide national energy transition. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Using tech to balance football practice and game workloads A KU study used GPS tech to track how far, how intensely football players work by position. Findings can help design optimum prep.

Work load in football practices can be up to 40% more demanding than games, study from KU finds. GPS tech used in study can help coaches, trainers design optimum work loads for athletes. news.ku.edu/news/article...

Two experts explain why women are leaving the workforce at historic rates | CNN Misty Heggeness, associate professor at the University of Kansas, and Jessica Kriegel, an expert in workplace culture, joined CNN’s Pamela Brown to explain why women are leaving the workforce at rates...

ICYMI, @mlheggeness.bsky.social discussed troubling numbers of women leaving the workforce on CNN's The Situation Room. www.cnn.com/2025/10/17/t...

KU expands mental health services across Kansas KU's Positive Psychotherapy Clinic has expanded the number of clinicians providing effective counseling across Kansas.

KU's Positive Psychotherapy Clinic has doubled number of clinicians, is seeing clients from across the state and noting improvement as soon as the first session. Serving Kansans and preparing next generation of therapists. news.ku.edu/news/article...