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Jon Brumberg, Award to fund research on brain-computer interface control of communication device
Judith Gross, S heltered 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 atten tion 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, S heltered 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