KU news archive
Wed, 07/05/2023 — A pyromaniac is someone unhealthily obsessed with the destructive power of fire. Melinda Adams instead is pulled toward the term pyromantic – a lover of “good fire” for the benefits it can bring to people, communities and the environment...
Mon, 07/03/2023 — Representing diverse academic fields across campus, 18 University of Kansas undergraduate students have received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad.
Funded through the U.S. Department of...
Media invited to Dole Institute to interview Stan Herd as he works on commemorative earthwork July 2
Fri, 06/30/2023 — LAWRENCE – Members of the media are invited to attend and interview renowned artist Stan Herd on Sunday, July 2, as he continues his work on a landmark earthwork at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The piece will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the institute.
Herd will be available at the institute, 2350 Petefish Drive in Lawrence, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 2. The event will provide an opportunity to hear from the artist about his plans for the project, including the incorporation of artwork from students across Kansas into the final product.
This year marks the Dole Institute’s 20th anniversary and what would have been former U.S.
Thu, 06/29/2023 — The embedded advising structure that the University of Kansas implemented in fall 2022, dubbed Jayhawk Academic Advising, is showing some early signs of positive outcomes, according to nearly 1,900 students who responded to a recent survey. A...
Thu, 06/29/2023 — The Department of Chemistry at the University of Kansas held its annual awards and graduation recognition ceremony May 7 to recognize the academic, research and teaching achievements of its students. The department distributed more than $313,000...
Thu, 06/29/2023 — Criminal justice is a large and growing career field encompassing jobs in law enforcement, corrections, policy analysis, court administration, law and intelligence. With the growing demand for skilled employees to fill roles in the Kansas City...
Tue, 06/27/2023 —
LAWRENCE – Working hard is regarded as a strong motivation for earning a promotion. But new research suggests companies that are hiring favor such extra effort when displayed by internal candidates even more than better-qualified external candidates.
“People will sometimes undervalue the work they’ve done, the knowledge they’ve gathered by being at a specific location and the relationship they’ve developed with a manager. So when making hiring decisions, we show how that quality really matters,” said Jeremy Lill, associate professor of business and the Jack and Shirley Howard Mid-Career Professor at the University of Kansas.
His new paper “Promote Internally or
Mon, 06/26/2023 — Here’s how hard it is to be a mother and artist in South Korea these days: Two of the 14 artists Sunyoung Cheong had lined up for a show there this summer had to drop out.
“I started with the 14 artists last year, but the one of them, her...
Fri, 06/23/2023 — The University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society has initiated 82 new members.
Jennifer Harrison, president of KU’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter and director of the Business Leadership Program and Jack Dicus Business...
Thu, 06/22/2023 — The popular television show where people confront their loved ones to help address addiction is called “Intervention,” not “Self-Intervention.” Because an intervention requires other parties. Or does it?
A University of Kansas law...
Thu, 06/22/2023 — LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas is taking an important step in developing its new campus gateway at the intersection of 11th and Mississippi streets.
KU today issued a request for proposals (RFP) inviting partners to bid on the project, which will include a conference center and additional mixed-use development opportunities, as well as the transformation of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Specifically, the RFP invites master developers, mixed-use developers and venue operators to bid on relevant components of the project.
The RFP also calls for proposals from partners interested in providing concessions for all Kansas Athletics facilities.
Interested
Thu, 06/22/2023 — The University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court program is 10th in the nation, according to rankings published recently by the University of Houston Law Center.
This is the highest KU Law has ever been ranked and the first time the school...
Wed, 06/21/2023 — Before and apart from modern Israel, the stateless, “wandering” Jew was and is a cliché. So how can there be a particularly Jewish form of political thought?
Proof of that can be found in a new book “The King Is in the Field: Essays in...
Wed, 06/21/2023 — Members of the media are invited to attend and interview renowned artist Stan Herd next week as he continues his work on a landmark earthwork at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The piece will commemorate the 20th...
Tue, 06/20/2023 — Arbitration is an area of law with both a long history and a trend of rapid evolution in recent decades. A University of Kansas professor of law is lead author of a new book designed to guide law students, practicing lawyers and researchers...
Tue, 06/20/2023 — The Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas recognized 59 students for academic merit and contributions to departmental performances at its year-end awards ceremony in May.
“Scholarships make a tangible difference in...
Tue, 06/20/2023 — When Rémy Lequesne worked his steel-toed boots over the pervasive rubble of apartment buildings, schools, hospitals and dozens of other structures damaged and destroyed by a massive earthquake in early February in Turkey, he faced the real-life...
Mon, 06/19/2023 — Every square is a rectangle. But not every rectangle is a square.
And according to Scott Murphy, a professor in the University of Kansas School of Music, the prevailing neo-Riemannian musical theories have been classifying many musical squares...
Thu, 06/15/2023 — An investigator with the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy has filed an invention disclosure, part of a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, for a treatment that could apply to heart disease,...
Thu, 06/15/2023 — As organizations grow, they are constantly on the lookout for well-educated professionals to manage teams and oversee operations. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in all management occupations is projected to grow 8% by...
