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KC-AERC Executive Committee member Professor Brad Curs (MU) was quoted in three different news sources on his research regarding out-of-state enrollment at U.S. universities. Below are links to a radio interview for NPR’s Marketplace and two news publications at Inside … Continue reading
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CNN Radio program Soundwaves interviewed KC-AERC researcher Brian Houston (University of Missouri) on the topic of flash mobs for a story posted April 7, 2013. Listen to the interview: http://cnnradio.cnn.com/2013/04/07/violent-teen-flash-mobs-confound-cities/
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One High School’s Effort to Promote 21st Century Skills: Can Enrollment in Career-Focused Program Predict Enrollment and Persistence in Postsecondary Education Aarti Bajaj Judd, Carolyn B. Barber, Tamera B. Murdock, Morgan Groteweil, Conrad Mueller, & Romana Krycak, April 27th, 2013, … Continue reading
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KC-AERC Executive Director Leigh Anne Taylor Knight will co-present at the Association of American Colleges and Universities meeting Next Generation STEM Learning: Investigate, Innovate Inspire. Meeting takes place November 8-10, 2012 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown, Kansas City, MO. … Continue reading
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KC-AERC Executive Director Leigh Anne Taylor Knight will co-present at the 2012 STEMtech Conference on October 28-31, 2012 at the Westin Crown Center and Sheraton Crown Center, Kansas City, MO. Event registration link: STEMtech Conference
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Reporter Todd C. Frankel of the St. Louis Post Dispatch covers the KC Teen Plaza Issues study and suggests it may be useful in better understanding a violent outbreak in the Delmar Loop. Study of KC flash mobs could offer … Continue reading
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Reporter Andy Hyland of the Lawrence Journal World mentions Prof. Hyunjin Seo’s work on the flash mobs project. Heard on the Hill: KU researcher looks at why teens form violent flash mobs Hyunjin Seo, assistant professor of journalism, contributed to … Continue reading
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KC-AERC was featured Wednesday, 5/16/12 in a detailed article on Flash Mobs appearing in the Kansas City Star. Reporter Lynn Horsley filed the piece. Just give us safe places to have fun, KC teens say Teens in Kansas City are … Continue reading
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Persistent racial gaps shown in education data They knew when they opened a new portal to civil rights education data that they were opening a volatile box.The U.S. Department of Education’s statistics on school experiences divided by race and ethnic … Continue reading
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Visit the following link to read a story by DeAnn Smith and Heather Staggers of KCTV Channel 5: Group probes flash mobs, social media
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