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KU engineering team advances to national Traffic Bowl Competition
There’s no question about it. The University of Kansas School of Engineering is home to the most knowledgeable team of traffic trivia buffs in the Midwest. ...
Annual $10,000 scholarships available for students interested in renewable energy
href="http://www.rgs.ku.edu">Research and Graduate StudiesLAWRENCE — Developing renewable energy technologies is a major research focus at the University of Kansas. Starting this fall, it can also be a source of significant scholarship funding for the right students. ...
KU engineering student awarded NSF funding for scoliosis treatment research
An award from the National Science Foundation will fund research by a University of Kansas School of Engineering doctoral student that could lead to improved treatment for adolescents suffering from scoliosis. ...
KU engineering students plan Brazilian learning experience
href="http://www.engr.ku.edu">School of EngineeringLAWRENCE — Fifteen students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering will have the chance in August to see how a burgeoning world power is handling rapid growth and a booming economy, while attempting to manage the impact on the environment. ...
KU Business School dean names new leadership positions
University of Kansas School of Business dean Neeli Bendapudi has named several new appointments to leadership positions in the Business School. ...
Hall Center names Simons Public Humanities Fellow for 2011-12
Composer and pianist Randy Klein will be the Simons Public Humanities Fellow for 2011-12 at the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas. ...
Gray-Little honored at American Psychological Association Convention
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little’s work in the field of clinical psychology has earned her a Presidential Founder’s Award from Section VI, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association. She receives the honor today at the 2011 American Psychological Association Convention in Washington, DC. ...
KU engineering professor receives award for cartilage research
Promising research results that could improve the lives of those who suffer from chronic knee problems has earned one University of Kansas School of Engineering professor a prestigious grant to advance his work. ...
KU professor earns award for cancer treatment delivery research
In the ongoing fight against cancer, the most pressing problem isn’t how to kill diseased cells. Researchers figured that out years ago. Today’s challenge is finding a way to kill cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue. ...
KU establishes first coalition of institutions practicing open access
The University of Kansas was among the first universities in the nation to share faculty research with audiences beyond those with academic journal subscriptions. The university has now taken the lead in forming a coalition with 21 other universities and colleges with established faculty open access policies in North America...
KU featured in Princeton Review's 'Best 376 Colleges'
href="http://www.ku.edu/about/facts/">KU FactsLAWRENCE — Outstanding academics, research opportunities, a diverse student body and affordable tuition help the University of Kansas once again earn a place among the best institutions for undergraduate education, according to the Princeton Review. ...
Animated video will teach students physics behind superconductors
Most young people have chatted on a cell phone, but how many of them know how energy relates to matter to make that phone call possible? ...
KU entomologist leads new drive to make 'dark data' available online to anyone
Caroline Chaboo regularly fields phone calls and emails from homeowners, gardeners and even U.S. customs officials who ask her to help identify bugs. The University of Kansas entomologist is a leading expert on beetles and performs research around the world, including in Kansas. ...
KU, City of Lawrence announce improvements to bus routes, new website
href="http://www.lawrencetransit.org">Lawrence TransitLAWRENCE — The University of Kansas and City of Lawrence are announcing several changes to improve services. Annual changes are intended to improve access to the city and campus, adjust service frequency and make the best use of resources available. ...
Gift creates Innovation studio in KU's Center for Design Research
KU Endowment and spoke to a development director who, he said, “answered the phone with a smile.” ...
Audio-Reader accepting donations of music, audio equipment for annual sale
The University of Kansas Audio-Reader Network is now accepting donations of new and gently used music and audio equipment for its annual “For Your EARS Only” benefit sale. ...
KU doctoral student one of two in nation to receive Hartford dissertation award
Skye Leedahl, doctoral student in social welfare from Minot, N.D., is one of two students in the nation to receive the John A. Hartford Dissertation Fellows Award for her research of the social world of older adults in nursing homes. ...
KU alumna named distinguished professor in School of Public Affairs and Administration
A distinguished alumna of the University of Kansas will return to her alma mater to join the faculty of the top-ranked School of Public Affairs and Administration. ...
Acclaimed civil rights attorney to speak at KU School of Law
A civil rights attorney who helped Thurgood Marshall argue Brown v. Board of Education before the U.S. Supreme Court will speak next week at the University of Kansas School of Law. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces July graduates
Col. Ernie Garcia, superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol, congratulated 49 new law enforcement officers during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on July 15. ...
Geologic map for Kearny County now available
href="http://www.kgs.ku.edu">Kansas Geological SurveyLAWRENCE — A new full-color map of Kearny County in southwestern Kansas featuring surface geology – from widespread silt deposits and active sand dunes to formations made up of Rocky Mountain debris – is available from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas. ...
KU faculty, alumni join Haiti Research Initiative team
— University of Kansas faculty and alumni are traveling to Haiti this month with a team to meet with Haitian officials and civic groups to explore the potential for a collaborative research project in education and technology. ...
KU to host open house, dedication ceremony for Center for Design Research
— A new KU facility for collaborative research in sustainable energy will officially “power up” on Saturday, July 16 with a 10:30 a.m. dedication ceremony and a 10 a.m. to noon open house. The public is invited to attend, and refreshments will follow. ...
KU mourns student Hallie Steele
University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little issued the following statement regarding the death of student Hallie Steele:...
Fulbright international students attend summer program at KU
Thirty-three Fulbright international students are attending this year’s Fulbright Pre-Academic Summer Program at the University of Kansas to help them acclimate to academic life and American culture before they begin their graduate studies. The students arrived July 6. ...
Award-winning poet, critic to speak on innovative African American verse
Aldon Nielsen, an award-winning poet and critic, will speak July 20 at the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas at 7 p.m. ...
KU students volunteer service in summer Alternative Breaks Program
href="http://groups.ku.edu/~albreaks/index.html">Alternative BreaksLAWRENCE — Eager to lend a helping hand, 34 students from the University of Kansas spent part of their summer volunteering in five states. ...
Science fiction writing awards to be presented at KU
Irish author Ian McDonald’s “The Dervish House” will receive the Campbell Award for the best science fiction novel of the year, and Geoffrey A. Landis’ “The Sultan of the Clouds” will receive the Sturgeon Award for the best short science fiction of the year in a 6 p.m. ceremony tonight...
Private papers of legendary science fiction, 'Star Trek' writer donated to KU
A treasure trove of private letters, manuscripts and other papers by one of the most influential writers of the golden age of science fiction — who, along with Leonard Nimoy, is credited with inventing the “live long and prosper” Vulcan phrase for “Star Trek” — has been donated to the...