KU news archive
Thu, 08/24/2023 — LAWRENCE – When Marta Vicente was researching various aspects of transgender identity, one surprising word kept coming up: colonialism.
“There’s a sense of breaking free from subordination of political powers,” said Vicente, a professor of history and of women, gender & sexuality studies at the University of Kansas.
“That’s really interesting because of the political component but also the geographical component; colony has to do with the landscape and the state. Yet colony is also about the body.”
Her new article “Rethinking Identity: Transgender Studies and Catalan Independence” finds trans people and those who favor Catalonia’s independence from Spain often
Thu, 08/24/2023 — The University Press of Kansas board of trustees, composed of provosts from each of the six Kansas Regents institutions, has appointed Timothy Paulson as director of the University Press of Kansas.
Paulson will succeed interim directors Mike...
Wed, 08/23/2023 — The exhibition “Reading the World,” which showcases how artists from Kansas and beyond explore forces of nature, opens Aug. 26 at the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas. Together the works displayed prompt viewers to consider...
Tue, 08/22/2023 — Trina Spencer, who researches the promotion of academic language of young children with and without disabilities, has been named director of the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project at the University of Kansas, one of 12 research subcenters at...
Tue, 08/22/2023 — An experienced leader with expertise in fundraising and community engagement will serve as the next director of Kansas Public Radio and Audio-Reader.
Feloniz Lovato-Winston has been named the next director of KPR and Audio-Reader and will begin...
Tue, 08/22/2023 — Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 64 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 99 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses.
Girod issued a joint...
Tue, 08/22/2023 — A University of Kansas survey of a swath of the cosmos using the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed active galactic nuclei — supermassive black holes that are rapidly increasing in size — are rarer than many astronomers had assumed...
Mon, 08/21/2023 — The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas has announced the new Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Neuroscience (CCREN) whose mission is to draw on the latest research from neuroscience, education and...
Mon, 08/21/2023 — People often call for political leaders who can display bipartisanship or lead from the center, avoiding ideological extremes. A new biography tells the story of Thomas Foley, perhaps one of the last American politicians to truly lead from the...
Mon, 08/21/2023 — Examples of infections tied to gram-negative bacteria include pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound-site infections and meningitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Scientists have focused on tubelike...
Mon, 08/21/2023 — After moving the reception area for International Support Services to the first floor of Strong Hall and modifying their operations, ISS staff have reported improvements in how they serve international students and scholars.
ISS reopened its...
Thu, 08/17/2023 — At the start of the pandemic, Atlanta-based artist Paul Stephen Benjamin initiated a daily project called “Black is Beautiful.” It involved sitting down and typing these titular words over and over. But if, for instance, someone walked into...
Thu, 08/17/2023 — LAWRENCE – In honor of the 100th birthday of the late Bob Dole, U.S. senator from Kansas from 1969 to 1996 and Republican senate leader from 1985 to 1996, the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas and Washington, D.C.-based organization Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) announce plans to create an ongoing programmatic partnership that fosters bipartisan engagement and civility in future generations of leaders.
“We are excited to work with our friends at BPC in Washington to bring the nation’s top policy experts and legislative leaders to the Dole Institute to engage with undergraduate students here at KU and, eventually, across the state,”
Thu, 08/17/2023 — The University of Kansas’ Ombuds Office welcomes Herschenia Brown as the inaugural full-time associate ombuds. She brings extensive experience in dispute resolution and a dedication to promoting a supportive campus environment. Brown's...
Thu, 08/17/2023 — LAWRENCE – Having seen a preview of Bradley Cooper’s biopic of 20th century composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein that is already generating controversy over the actor’s prosthetic nose, Henry Bial allows that “the nose is unfortunate,” but he does not agree with those criticizing it.
Bial, University of Kansas professor of theatre, is the author of “Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen” (University of Michigan Press). He is available to journalists covering the new film to comment upon it.
“You're entitled to your opinion about whether you think Bradley Cooper should or shouldn't play Bernstein, and you can be really disappointed in
Tue, 08/15/2023 — Most teachers will work with students with autism in their careers, often not in a separate special education setting. Evidence-based practices exist to help those educators assist students with accessing content and developing skills. A new...
Tue, 08/15/2023 — A small community newspaper in Kansas made national news over the weekend as offices and homes of the paper, publisher and reporters of the Marion County Record were raided by police and county sheriff’s personnel. University of Kansas...
Mon, 08/14/2023 — According to contributing authors in a new book on music for animation, some versions of the popular educational franchise Carmen Sandiego serve to “corroborate the power structures connoted in exoticist and imperialist...
Mon, 08/14/2023 — Every spring, the University Honors Program at the University of Kansas considers students for several annual awards and prizes that serve the dual purpose of providing financial support and recognizing students’ academic achievements and...
Mon, 08/14/2023 — University of Kansas employees and the Lawrence community should anticipate heavy traffic around the Lawrence campus on two days this week — Thursday, Aug. 17, and Friday, Aug. 18 — during KU Student Housing’s two-day move-in process for...
