Lawrence in the News

Women’s sports injuries about more than hormones

¢ The belief that women have more sports injuries than men because of a difference in hormones isn't true, according to a [KU professor][1]. Kimberly J. Templeton says it's more about musculoskeletal differences._Dr. Templeton points out how men land differently than women after taking that ...

Prof says file-sharing doesn’t hurt CD sales

¢ There's no evidence to prove that music file-sharing programs have hurt CD sales, according to a [study co-authored by Kansas University professor Koleman Strumpf][1]._"While concerns about P2P are widespread, the theoretical effect of file sharing on record sales and industry profits is ...

Evolution in the news

¢ The Kansas Board of Education's wrangling over science standards again has the state in the national news. The Web sites for most newspapers printed the Associated Press version of the board re-adopting evolution-friendly standards, but the [New York Times][1] posted a blog titled "God vs. ...

CU won’t play KU after all

¢ An update on the film originally set at KU that's actually being shot at the University of Colorado: The [Campus Press][1], the CU newspaper, reports shooting of the film will begin this week. It also reports that, although the original novel "The City of Your Final Destination" is set at ...

KU recruit says Lawrence better than ‘boring’ Kansas

¢ A KU soccer signee from Geneva, Ill., liked Lawrence enough to overcome her initial dull impressions about Kansas, the [Kane County Chronicle][1] reports._There aren't many places in Kansas that Kaitlyn Cunningham would volunteer to spend the next four years of her life.__Reviews of a trip ...

School finance round two: Missouri

¢ Bruce Baker, a Kansas University professor of education, has entered the debate in Missouri over whether the state's system of distributing money to public schools is fair, according to this story posted by the [St. Louis Post-Dispatch][1]. Baker is testifying on behalf of school districts ...