KU news archive
Mon, 10/31/2022 —
LAWRENCE – For nearly a generation, Odesa native Vitaly Chernetsky has brought a Ukrainian perspective to the English-speaking world through his literary translations.
That output continues, even as Ukraine suffers under the latest phase of Russian invasion and occupation.
This year, two collections have been published featuring translations Chernetsky has done for the members of what many consider the first family of Ukrainian writers.
“Love in Defiance of Pain: Ukrainian Stories” (Deep Vellum Publishing) and “Writing from Ukraine: Fiction, Poetry and Essays since 1965” (Penguin) both feature the same story by Sophia Andrukhovych titled “An Out-of-Tune Piano,
Mon, 10/31/2022 — The University of Kansas Transition to Postsecondary Education program (KU TPE) is hosting “Jayhawk Night” informational meetings in several cities and via Zoom over the next several weeks. Students with intellectual or developmental...
Mon, 10/31/2022 — Four students have been selected for the inaugural School of Music Diversity Fellows Program, which will provide leadership and develop opportunities for the school, with a focus on diversity. The fellows, each from underrepresented or minority...
Fri, 10/28/2022 — Steve Hillmer, professor of statistics at the University of Kansas School of Business, is the recipient of the 2022 Chancellors Club Career Teaching Award.
With more than four decades of teaching at KU, Hillmer has made an unparalleled impact...
Fri, 10/28/2022 — Susan Carlson, a professor and researcher at the University of Kansas School of Health Professions who specializes in intervention studies of fatty acid supplementation in infants and pregnant women, is the recipient of the 2022 Chancellors Club...
Thu, 10/27/2022 — Eileen Battles, manager of the Kansas Data Access & Support Center housed at the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas, is the recipient of the 2022 Geospatial Excellence Award–Catalyst from the National States Geographic...
Wed, 10/26/2022 — LAWRENCE – The fourth and final candidate for the University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS) executive dean position will give a public presentation from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, in the Beren Petroleum Conference Center in Slawson Hall.
The presentation will be livestreamed, and the passcode is 907615.
Jeanette Altarriba will present her vision for the College in today’s rapidly changing landscape of higher education. The College is the largest academic unit at the university, and the executive dean will strategically and collaboratively lead the school in its scholarly and educational contributions.
Altarriba currently serves as
Wed, 10/26/2022 — LAWRENCE – KU Libraries have granted the 2022 David Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication to two recipients at the University of Kansas: Shannon O’Lear, director of the Environmental Studies Program, and Corey Rayburn Yung, School of Law research professor.
The announcement coincides with KU Libraries' celebration of International Open Access Week, which is Oct. 24-30. The recipients will be honored at a later date.
O’Lear was chosen as a recipient for her dedication to the open dissemination of scholarly work to open access (OA) journals and sites and her work in educating students on open publication. Yung is recognized for
Wed, 10/26/2022 — The University of Kansas School of Music will be celebrating a major milestone this month with a celebration and concert.
The KU Jazz 50th Anniversary Celebration will commemorate 50 years of the “official” jazz program — and the...
Wed, 10/26/2022 — Twenty new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Oct. 21 at a ceremony held in the KLETC Integrity Auditorium.
This graduation ceremony marked the 300th class to graduate from KLETC since...
Tue, 10/25/2022 — That song really takes me back.
We’ve all heard a song or seen a movie that brings back a memory or reminds us of an earlier time. A new study from the University of Kansas has found that people tend to have more memories associated with...
Tue, 10/25/2022 — a University of Kansas professor of anthropology — is available to comment on how pseudo-archaeology and Hancock’s writings align with and reinforce white-supremacist dogma.
As a scholar and researcher, Hoopes specializes in the archaeology...
Tue, 10/25/2022 — A multisite exhibition opening Nov. 3 at the Spencer Museum of Art and Lawrence Public Library shares the experiences of formerly incarcerated women reentering society. The interactive installation “How the Light Gets In” was created by...
Tue, 10/25/2022 — Public health is the focus of programming from the Center for East Asian Studies this year, beginning with a film series Oct. 25-28 at the Kansas Union. The four feature films deal with diverse public-health related issues and will be followed...
Tue, 10/25/2022 — Kansas Public Radio, based at the University of Kansas, has earned the Station of the Year award for a record 21st time from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB). The KAB announced the award Aug. 18. The Station of the Year award was...
Tue, 10/25/2022 — The University of Kansas is taking a more structured approach in understanding and evaluating the knowledge and skills students gain as they progress through their academic careers.
KU has adopted a set of institutional learning goals that...
Mon, 10/24/2022 — America's relationship with China seems built on rivalry and suspicion.
A new book reveals how that was not always the case.
“In recent years, the United States has increasingly understood China as an enemy,” said J. Megan Greene,...
Mon, 10/24/2022 — LAWRENCE – In less time than it takes to get through most television commercial breaks, University of Kansas graduate students will explain their cutting-edge research in a unique competition called the Three Minute Thesis, or 3MT.
The 2022 3MT marks the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic that the competition will take place in person. Both the preliminary heats and finals will take place in the Burge Union on the KU Lawrence campus.
The preliminary heats will take place at 2 p.m. Nov. 1 in Forums A, B and C and feature approximately 40 KU graduate students, with the finals to follow at 2 p.m. Nov. 9 in Forum C. KU’s competition is part of a global event
Mon, 10/24/2022 — Through the joint effort of the National Institute of Health Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease (CoBRE CBID), the NIH-sponsored Dynamic Aspects of Chemical Biology Graduate Student Training...
Mon, 10/24/2022 — University of Kansas faculty and students from the Iranian community will share their thoughts on the recent anti-government uprising in Iran.
The hybrid panel discussion will take place from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Sabatini...
