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John Colombo named director of KU's Life Span Institute

John Colombo, interim director of the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies at the University of Kansas since March 1, has been named to the position on a permanent basis, effective immediately. more>>>

Barlow

A device invented at KU by a team led by Steven Barlow aids preemies with feeding problem and holds promise for disability prevention.
- MedPageToday

Dot Nary

Dorothy Nary shares personal experience with campus accessibility

KU and Children's Mercy Hospital open children's obesity research center and clinic; Donnelly directs

$2.1 million grant to pursue Alzheimer drug research to LSI KIDDRC affiliates Michaelis, Fowler

Judy Carta Charles Greenwood $10 million to Juniper Gardens' Greenwood and Carta

Walker Two Life Span Institute researchers receive $1.6 grant to help infants and toddlers with disabilities develop communication, language and early literacy skills.

Work Group honored by Kansas Public Health Association

The Work Group for Community Health and Development at the Life Span Institute has received the 2008 Corporate Public Health Service Award from the Kansas Public Health Association.

Presented annually to a company or organization which, through policies and activities, makes a significant contribution to the mission of public health and environmental improvement in Kansas, the award recognizes the Work Group’s Community Tool Box, which is a free web-based source of information on community health and development. It has been recognized around the world as an effective tool to improve public health and leverage social change.

The KU Work Group is a designated World Health Organization Collaborative Centre for Community Health and Development.

The award will be presented September 18 in Topeka, Kan.

The Work Group for Community Health and Development has received more than
$60,000 for its Community Tool Box project to complete the translation of
its materials into Spanish.

Glen White, director of the Research and Training Center on Independent Living at LSI, has received the prestigious Kemper Fellowship in Teaching Excellence at the University of Kansas.

Mabel Rice KU researcher finds most, but not all, late-talking toddlers catch up

Kristine Williams The first graduate of KU’s interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Gerontology has received national attention for her research on the effects of “elderspeak” with Alzheimer’s patients.
- Good Morning America
- Lawrence Journal World

John A. Colombo Colombo named interim director of Life Span Institute

Mabel Rice Chronicle of Higher Education: Rice cautious on effect of poverty on child language development

NY Times Sunday Magazine: Rice weighs in on new speech device inspired by 1995 KU study