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Ann Turnbull receives 2007-08 Higuchi award for visionary research
For the past 25 years, Higuchi research awards have been presented annually. The four named awards recognize individuals who helped bring Higuchi to KU and who facilitated the development of research efforts across Kansas. At a ceremony on Oct. 18, 2007, Turnbull received the Balfour Jeffrey Award in Humanities and Social Sciences and $10,000 to further her research. Turnbull’s primary research focuses on support of families of children and adults with disabilities. Her work has been influential in discovering ways to enhance the development of a family member with disabilities while maintaining a good quality of life for the entire family. In addition, A. Townsend Peterson, university distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and curator in the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Institute, received the Olin Petefish Award in Basic Science for his work in the fields of species distribution, biodiversity informatics and disease geography; Charles D. Little, professor of anatomy and cell biology at the KU Medical Center, received the Dolph Simons Award in Biomedical Sciences for his study of the physical forces that shape embryos; and Paul A. Seib, professor of grain science and industry at Kansas State University, received the Irvin Youngberg Award for Applied Sciences for his research on cereal carbohydrates, wheat-based foods and stable forms of vitamin C. |
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Ann Turnbull, distinguished professor of special education and co-founder of the KU Beach Center on Disability, has been named as one of four 2007-08 Higuchi Award/KU Endowment recipients. This honor, considered to be the most prestigious of KU’s research awards, was established by the late Takeru Higuchi, a distinguished professor at KU from 1967 to 1983, and his wife, Aya. This honor recognizes outstanding research accomplishments by faculty at Kansas Board of Regents institutions.