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Following are examples of research-related or funded programs of regional, national, and international importance.
KU Continuing Education Bioscience workshops, short courses, and conferences help educate professionals working in the many segments of the life sciences industry. This program offers training for compliance with the industry’s clinical and research standards and regulations. To start this program, Continuing Education, in partnership with the Higuchi Biosciences Center, received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Partnership for Innovation grant that funds the development and delivery of workforce training programs. Area biosciences companies identified their educational needs and are working with Continuing Education to develop customized short courses in analytical chemistry, molecular biosciences and regulatory compliance to meet these needs. Industry employees who take these courses return to their labs with new information and enhanced skills. Continuing Education recently received a OneKC WIRED award, a U.S. Department of Labor Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) initiative, to further the goals of the Bioscience Continuing Education program, provide original methods of training, and help grow the region’s economy.
Ongoing Initiatives
Conference on Modeling of Protein Interactions in Genomes
This conference considered the computational procedures for reconstruction and study of the network of connections between proteins in genomes. This conference was sponsored by the Center for Bioinformatics at KU and the National Institutes of Health.
June 2005
Back to the Future: Science and the Kansas Economy
The annual Kansas Economic Policy Conference offered an assessment of the "State of the State," focusing on continuing and emerging economic, social and demographic trends that will shape the state’s policy environment. It examined the role of science as an engine of economic growth and assessed the Kansas Economic Growth Act. Participants in Grand County joined the conference through synchronous audio and video transmissions to and from Ulysses, Kansas.
October 2005
Peer Review of Teaching
This national conference informed faculty, administrators, and professional organization developers about making peer review of teaching a viable and sustainable movement in postsecondary education. Faculty learned to document, assess, and improve student learning and performance with extensive analysis and reflection on classroom work. Sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, American Association for Higher Education, Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Kansas, and Pew Charitable Trusts.
March 2004
Global Advantage Conference
This forum for leaders facilitating international business attracted providers of services, information, and education. Participants learned to create new paths, build collaborations, and become better facilitators of international business in the region. Sponsored by the University of Kansas Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER).
October 2003
Differential Stratification for Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Physicians, nurses, and health professionals studied the roles of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and other known or emerging risk factors in identifying high-risk patients for coronary heart disease.
September 2002
Aerospace Short Courses and Distance Education Courses
For 28 years, these prestigious courses have delivered KU faculty instruction to international audiences. Live courses have been telecommunicated from KU and from a rural Texas community to an aircraft manufacturing firm in Brazil. Other distance delivery options include computer-based instruction, live video, and companion Web sites with asynchronous guided discussion.
Alliance Chautauqua 2000 in Kansas (A New Technologies Showcase)
This virtual reality road show attracted computer researchers, educators, engineers, technicians, and other scientists to KU to learn about emerging grid technologies, capability computing, cluster computing, remote collaboration, and other new technologies. Speakers from KU and more than a dozen other locations addressed an on-site audience in Budig Hall and a wider audience via live audio and video technologies. Sponsored by the National Computational Science Alliance, EPSCoR, NSF, Kstar, OSC, CIC, and SURA.
August 2000
27th Medicinal Chemistry Symposium
The American Chemical Society and the KU Division of Medicinal Chemistry sponsored this robust symposium. Topics included ATP-competitive kinase inhibitors, new serine and cysteine noncovalent protease inhibitors, and parallel array synthesis methods.
June 2000
The New Biology of Aging
Nationally and internationally recognized investigators and young scientists promoted the advancement of scientific knowledge and research in the molecular biology of aging. The symposium identified research areas especially deserving of continued focus.
September 1999
KU Continuing Education can help make your dissemination component a success.
For more information, contact:
Jim Peters, Director
of Professional Programs and
Communications,
785-864-7859
KU Continuing Education
1515 St. Andrews Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047-1625 USA
Fax:
785-864-4871
E-mail:
jpeters1@ku.edu
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