Hosted by longtime KPR engineer, Steve Kincaid, Research Matters is a new collaboration between Kansas Public Radio (KPR) and the KU Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) that highlights the contributions of graduate research to the economic, human, social, and environmental health and growth of Kansas and the nation. Each installment of Research Matters will showcase a brief interview with a KU graduate student about their project, its impact on the state, and the motivations driving the student’s research pursuits.
These 2-minute installments are scheduled to broadcast on Monday mornings at 9:04 a.m., Wednesday evenings at 8:04 p.m., and Sunday afternoons at 1:04 p.m., and can be found on KPR 1 (FM 91.5) and KPR 2 (FM 96.1) as well as on the OGS and KPR websites.
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One in four families in Kansas are affected by stroke. Improving vascular health through exercise can help prevent a reoccurrence, but which types of exercise is best? KU graduate researcher Bria Bartsch is researching types of exercise for better vascular health. -
Using gasification to turn farm waste in biofuels. -
Early life stress can lead to long-term mental, physical, and cognitive health issues -
KU graduate researcher Azeem Talabi is tackling the problem of chemo resistance in colorectal cancer by exploring combination therapies that break through this resistance. -
There's a math problem in Kansas high schools that KU graduate researcher and former high school math teacher Natalie Patton is trying to solve….The answer could be in implementing new strategies for learning. -
Putting the brakes on nitrates, using wetlands for a speed bump. -
Perching is not just for the birds anymore....Graduate Researcher Megan Carlson is using tools like AI to teach fixed wing drones to land like birds do. -
More and more parents are turning to artificial intelligence for help with their kids’ health care questions. What steps we can take to make sure AI is helping families make safe, healthy choices for their children. -
Graduate researchers like Reb Bryant are trying to preserve what remains of our Tallgrass prairie and restore retired farm lands with help from something unexpected. Fungi! -
João Victor Poli, a first-generation student from Brazil, is pursuing a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Kansas. He is working on Waste-to-Energy (WtE) technologies like hydrothermal liquefaction. What's that? Listen here to find out more.
