KU news archive
Wed, 04/12/2023 — LAWRENCE – Research on the evolution of immunity, historical trauma and social determinants of health in Native American communities, use of microfluidics for diagnostics, communication strategies of bacteria, soil microbe effects on maize growth and effects of social behavior and stress on brain signaling will be among student work presented at the 23rd annual University of Kansas-Haskell Indian Nations University Student Research Symposium.
Eighteen undergraduates and six postbaccalaureate scholars supported by the Office for Diversity in Science Training will present posters of their research from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 14 in the Stidham Union at Haskell.
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Wed, 04/12/2023 — KU Student Affairs has announced that it will host KU Remembers, an event to honor University of Kansas students, employees or retirees who have passed away since Aug. 1, 2019. This event will take place at 3:30 p.m. April 24 at the Kansas Room...
Tue, 04/11/2023 — For the second time in two years, the United States’ top corporate regulator has proposed a sweeping overhaul to crack down on large private startup companies, commonly known as “unicorns.” And for the second time in two years, the...
Tue, 04/11/2023 — From across the country, college and university presidents of Campus Compact member institutions have nominated promising student leaders as Newman Civic Fellows. Through service, research and advocacy, these fellows have demonstrated an...
Tue, 04/11/2023 — The Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas has announced the 2023 recipients of the Jack & Lavon Brosseau Creativity Awards. Established by benefactor Lavon Brosseau in 2011, the awards honor innovative and risk-taking creative...
Tue, 04/11/2023 — A collaborative series at the University of Kansas that centers misinformation, disinformation and the wellness of democracy continues in the spring 2023 semester with discussions on climate change and domestic terrorism. Led by Najarian Peters,...
Mon, 04/10/2023 — The University Theatre’s sold-out season finale opens with a big, inviting party. That’s one reason why Act 1 of “Cabaret” is so adored and a reason the musical’s ending hits so hard, said Markus Potter, director and assistant...
Mon, 04/10/2023 — The only dinosaur known to have lived in what is now Kansas, Silvisaurus condrayi, was designated the official state land fossil of Kansas, thanks in part to a Kansas rancher and a Goddard schoolteacher and his sixth-grade students.
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Mon, 04/10/2023 — Even though Brown v. Board of Education outlawed school segregation in 1954, racially segregated schools have persisted in practice. In recent years, the decades-long trend of white flight to suburbs has reversed in some areas as some white...
Fri, 04/07/2023 — In April, the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research will host two free public forums in Douglas County about native grazing lands. The first forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 20 at Worden Cornerstone Church west of...
Fri, 04/07/2023 — The University of Kansas has selected Carol E. Smith to be the dean of the KU Libraries. Smith currently serves as university librarian at Colorado School of Mines, an institution with a Carnegie classification of very high research activity....
Thu, 04/06/2023 — The University of Kansas will come together to celebrate its diverse global community at the International Jayhawk Festival from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. April 13 in the Burge Union, Forum C and D.
Representing cultures from around the world, the...
Thu, 04/06/2023 — Two outstanding University of Kansas undergraduates are representing KU in the Astronaut Scholarship program.
The six surviving members of the Mercury 7 mission founded the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) in 1984 to encourage students to...
Wed, 04/05/2023 — A University of Kansas junior in physics is KU’s newest Barry M. Goldwater scholar.
Kate Wienke of St. Louis received the honor that recognizes achievements in the STEM fields, making her the 77th KU undergraduate to be given a Goldwater...
Wed, 04/05/2023 — Jim Bever, University of Kansas Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and a senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, is one of seven scientists...
Tue, 04/04/2023 — The line between tax avoidance and tax evasion is often very thin.
“Some companies like dancing on that line — like tip-tapping all around it,” said Mehmet Kara, assistant professor of accounting at the University of Kansas.
“What...
Tue, 04/04/2023 — When leaders of the University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance chose to stage the musical “Cabaret” this season, they had several goals in mind.
Set in decadent Berlin between the world wars, “Cabaret” follows the denizens...
Tue, 04/04/2023 — Robert Rohrschneider, the Sir Robert Worcester Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to travel to Austria to conduct research on European illiberal parties.
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Tue, 04/04/2023 — The link between socioeconomic position and health has long been established. In other words, the wealthier people are, the better health outcomes they have. A new study from the University of Kansas dives deeper, examining the link between...
Tue, 04/04/2023 — Two University of Kansas debate teams advanced to the elimination rounds of the 77th National Debate Tournament, which took place March 31 through April 4 in in Chantilly, Virginia. The team of seniors Mickey McMahon, Leawood, and Michael Scott,...
