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Grocery returns lead to greater customer engagement and increase in sales, research finds (opens the original)
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LAWRENCE — Most grocery stores have a policy allowing purchasers to return items that are spoiled, damaged or unsatisfactory. While this process proves valuable to the customers, new research shows it can also be highly beneficial to the store. “A return reminds people about a feature that the retailer offers, and so they’re drawn back to the retailer,” said Kissan Joseph, Crown/Sherr Professor at the University of Kansas School of Business. His article titled “Beyond the Receipt: Risk Reduction
Linguistics experts decipher what a Kansas accent is or is not (opens the original)
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LAWRENCE — New York. Boston. Texas. Great Lakes. Appalachia. Many regions in the U.S. have identifiable accents. But what does a Kansas accent sound like? According to new research, the answer is rather complicated. “Everybody has an accent. People think there’s such a thing as an accentless way of speaking, and people tend to assign Midwestern places this sort of neutral speech — Kansas being one of those places,” said Lacey Wade, assistant professor of linguistics at the University of Kansas.
Polish naturalists saved European bison from extinction, research reveals (opens the original)
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LAWRENCE — Most people might be surprised to learn that bison are not exclusively found in North America. But as much as the American breed of the large bovine has become a metaphor for callous annihilation and loss, the European breed has experienced an equally volatile saga. “So many people don’t know that there are European bison, and their near-extinction and restoration story, in some respects, is maybe even starker than that of the American bison,” said Nathan Wood, associate professor of
‘Nollywood’ film industry still tethered to patriarchal stereotypes despite progress of female characters, expert says (opens the original)
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LAWRENCE — Like Hollywood is to America and Bollywood is to India, Nollywood is to Nigeria. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, it is the world’s second-largest film industry by output, producing thousands of movies annually. “For me, Nollywood represents a world of creativity,” said Abisola Akínsìkù, a doctoral candidate in English at the University of Kansas. “I would describe Nollywood as a remarkable industry defined by ingenuity, improvisation and the ability to create extraordinary work even within s
KU economics expert can discuss how misinformation in social networks may affect midterm election (opens the original)
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LAWRENCE — As the 2026 midterm elections draw near, University of Kansas researcher Tarun Sabarwal is available to discuss how misinformation contagions in social networks might affect the Nov. 3 election. “Spreading misinformation for personal gain is not new,” said Sabarwal, a professor of economics at KU. “The difference with social media is the speed at which information spreads, the scale of its effect and the relative lack of accountability for content. Social media communication is a cata
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