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- Jon Brumberg, Award to fund research on brain-computer interface control of communication device
- Judith Gross, Sheltered workshops: A path to competitive employment for people with disabilities? Kansas Health Institute News Service
- Judith Gross, Sheltered Workshops: A Path To Competitive Employment, Or A Gulag For People With Disabilities? KMUX-FM and KPR-FM
- Rene Jamison, Women with Autism (Girls Night Out), America Tonight, Aljazeera America
- Erik Lundquist selected as fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, LJ World.
- Jerry Schultz, Charles Sepers, Ithar Hassaballa, Diabetes self-management, support improve health outcomes in underserved communities
- Michael Wehmeyer, Four named recepients of Higuichi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
- Judith Carta, The Learning Curve: Head Start Turns 50, KCPT-TV
- Dot Nary, 25 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act, Lawrence residents continue battle for equality, access,Lawrence Journal-World
- Martha Hodgesmith and Jean Ann Summers, Women of Distinction Calendar honors 25 with ties to KU KU News
- Jeff Burns, David Johnson, The Right Dose of Exercise for the Aging Brain, New York Times Well Blog
- Michael Vitevitch, Scientists Want Your Slips of the Tongue,Discover Magazine
- Dot Nary, No room on the bus for wheelchair-bound woman who fought for the Americans with Disabilities Act,Washington Post; Sunday Marks 25th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act, KJZZ-FM, Tempe, Ariz.
- Christina Holt, Health researcher addresses UN event, KU News
- Stephen Fawcett, Jerry Schultz, Christina Holt, KU News Community Tool Box receives $250K grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Lawrence cable channel 6
- Judith Gross, Researchers help people with disabilities raise employment expectations
- Vicki Collie-Akers, KCUR-FM Health Monitor News, KCK health advocates seek to counter junk food marketing strategies,KPR-FM , Kansas City Star, KSHB-41 NBC
- Wayne Sailor, Amy McCart, KU News, National education initiative becomes affiliated research center
- Vince Francisco, New leader announced for community health research group
- Karrie Shogretn, Sara Sack, Sheila Simmons, Martha Hodgesmith, Val Renault, Researchers win grants on employment of people with disabilities
- Dale Walker, Education Week, Key to Vocabulary Gap Is Quality of Conversation, Not Dearth of Words
- Debra Kamps, Kathy Bourque, Linda Heitzman-Powell, Rose Mason, Autism Speaks,Social Training with Peers Helps Kids with Autism
- Debra Kamps, Children with autism can learn to be social, trial shows
- Kathryn Bigelow, Dale Walker, Fox4 News Kansas City, Why talking to your baby matters
- Amy McCart, Channel 6 News, KU group working to integrate general and special education
- Dot Nary, KU News, There's a map for that: Campus activity routes expand accessible health options
- Wayne Sailor, Amy McCart, WCAX.com,KU research redefining inclusion in education at work in Vermont
- Betty Hart, Todd Risley,New Yorker Magazine, The Talking Cure
- Betty Hart, Todd Risley,National Geographic, The First Year
- Jean Hall, KU News, Scholar on disability issues receives Warren research award
- Stephen Fawcett, Florence DiGennaro Reed, Ithar Hassaballa, Charles Sepers, KU News, Research Team helps WHO make sense of Ebola response efforts
- Mary Morningstar, KU News, KU part of $12.5M grant to prepare young adults with disabilities for careers
- Judy Carta, Dale Walker, Charles Greenwood, KU News, KU researchers will lead national bridging the word gap network announced at White House
- Judy Carta, Kansas City Star, Early childhood education spotlight is on KC
- Brenda Salley, John Colombo, WDAF-TV Kansas City News, Baby Lab studies attention and language development
- Paula Fite, Inside KU, Kansans Against Bullying Project
- Mabel Rice, KU News, Large study of twins finds language delay due more to nurture
- David Ekerdt, Newsday, Clutter, hidden or otherwise, needs removing
- Kathy Bourque, Kansas City Star (front page),Child peers, digital technology unite to help children with autism learn to play and share
- Michael Vitevitch, Science Daily, Keywords hold our vocabulary together in memory
- Yo Jackson, Science Daily, Severity, not frequency of abuse, may predict children's mental health outcomes
- Linda Heitzman-Powell, Jay Buzhardt, Disability Scoop, Telemedicine Shows Promise For ABA Therapy
- Linda Heitzman-Powell, Jay Buzhardt, Science Daily, Telemedicine training for rural parents of children with autism
- David Ekerdt, Next Avenue, PBS, 5 reasons retirees need vacations
- Michael Vitevitch, Wired, Happy Feigenbaum Constant Day!
- Life Span Institute: Steven Warren, John Colombo, Nancy Brady, Linda Heitzman-Powell, Sean Swindler, Lawrence Journal World, KU on forefront of autism research
- Wayne Sailor, Amy McCart, SWIFT project featured on Time-Warner cable
- Michael Wehmeyer honored as Distinguished Alumni by UT-Dallas
- David Ekerdt, National Public Radio, Why Older Adults Have a Hard Time Letting Their Stuff Go
- Matt Enyart, Kris Matthews, Rachel Freeman, Helping Children Across Kansas, KU Works
- Michael Vitevitch:Scientific American 60-Second Science podcast, Speaker Sex Affects Listener Processing of Gendered Words
- McCart/Sailor: Bennington (Vt.) Banner, Elementary school programs are improving education models
- Heitzman-Powell/Buzhardt: KSHB NBC 41 Kansas City, Technology helps families dealing with autism work from home
- Nancy Brady, Kathryn Bigelow awarded Friends of the Life Span Institute Investigtor Awards for 2013
- Joy Gabrielli, Luke McCune awarded Friends of the Life Span Insitute GRA Awards for 2013
- Sara Sack, Topeka Capital-Journal, Exchange matches durable medical equipment with Kansans in need
- Michael Vitevitch, Sex of speaker affects listener language processing
- Dale Wallker, KC Starfront page Talk Read Play program aims to give young children a head start
- Michael Wehmeyer, Karrie Shogren, find that self-determintion skills leads to employment and community access for students with disabilites
- Judy Carta, Kathryn Bigelow and Steven Warren: KU Researchers Use Cell Phones to Improve Parenting
- John Colombo and Susan Carlson: DHA-enriched formula in infancy linked to positive cognitive outcomes in childhood
- Rice: Study finds prenatal anti-HIV meds not linked to children's language delays
- Thiemann-Bourque,Brady: Autism researchers awarded $1.2 million to test iPad app to help preschoolers with autism "talk" to classmates
- LSI founder, Professor Emeritus Dick Schiefelbusch, gives up golfing at 94, but passes clubs on to younger generation.Lawrence Journal World
- Colombo: Life Span Institute researcher elected to consortium advisory role
- Carlson/Colombo: South China Morning Post, Fish Oil and Pregnancy
- Carlson/Colombo: Fox 4, KC research finds fish oil may reduce very premature birth
- Ekerdt: (author) New York Times, New Old Age blog, A Mother’s Day Gift
- Ekerdt: Reuters, Downsizing boomers spark new career for superorganized
- McCart/Sailor: WCJB-TV, Newberry Elementary Recognized for Unique Teaching Model
- McCart/Sailor: Gainsville.com, Newberry Elementary unique in embracing special kids
- McCart/Sailor: Alachua County Today, Newberry Elementary a model for special education
- McCart/Sailor: Daily Californian News, Willard Middle School recognized for inclusive education
- McElhatten: KU News, Former teacher drawing national attention for research on special-needs students
- Storkel: Advance for Speech Language Pathologists & Audiologists, $1.5 Million Clinical Trial Will Test Book Reading to Treat Language Impairment
- Judith Gross, Sheltered workshops: A path to competitive employment for people with disabilities? Kansas Health Institute News Service
- Judith Gross, Sheltered Workshops: A Path To Competitive Employment, Or A Gulag For People With Disabilities? KMUX-FM and KPR-FM
- Rene Jamison, Women with Autism (Girls Night Out), America Tonight, Aljazeera America
- James Basham, KU News, Researchers co-author examination of online learning for students with disabilities
- Michael Wehmeyer, Four named recipients of Higuichi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
- Jeff Burns, David Johnson, New York Times Well Blog, The right dose of exercise for the aging brain
- Judy Carta, KCPT-TV, The learning curve: Head Start turns 50
- Jean Hall, WIBW-Channel 13, KU researchers join project aimed to examine ACA coverage for individuals with disabilities; KU News, Researchers will study Affordable Care Act’s effects on people with disabilities.
- Renee Jamison, Spectrum magazine, The lost girls
- Dot Nary, Lawrence Journal-World, 25 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act, Lawrence residents continue battle for equality, access
- Jerry Schultz, Charles Sepers, Ithar Hassaballa, KU News, Diabetes self-management, support, improve health outcomes in underserved communities
- Michael Vitevitch, Discover magazine, Scientists want your slips of the tongue
- Linda Heitzman-Powell and Jay Buzhardt: KSHB NBC 41 Kansas City, Technology helps families dealing with autism work from home
- Dale Walker, KC Star front page Talk Read Play program aims to give young children a head start
- Sara Sack, Topeka Capital-Journal, Exchange matches durable medical equipment with Kansans in need
- Vicki Collie-Akers, Community members encouraged to post health-related success stories to new website
- Amy McCart/Wayne Sailor: Bennington (Vt.) Banner, Elementary school programs are improving education models
- Matthew Gillispie, LJ World, KU announces speech-language program for American Indian children
- Dorothy Nary, LJ World, Make sure your home is ‘visitable’ during the holidays for guests with disabilities
- Michael Wehmeyer, KU News, Author addresses history of intellectual disability in America
- Karrie Shogren, Michael Wehmeyer and Susan Palmer, KU News, Researchers: Promoting self-determination increases opportunities for students with disabilities
