KU news archive
Mon, 11/07/2011 — Raj Bhala More Information Woodyard Awards LAWRENCE – Professor Raj Bhala will receive the 2011 George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award on Wednesday, Nov. 9. The award recognizes University of Kansas faculty on the Lawrence campus who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in strengthening KU's international dimension in such areas as curriculum development, study abroad
Fri, 11/04/2011 — The University of Kansas Libraries is taking part of its world-class Irish collections on the road to Boston, hosting a public event that will highlight the exhibit and feature a noted scholar of Irish literature. The event, “Saints and...
Fri, 11/04/2011 — Nathan Lindsey and Christopher Omlid More Information School of Law LAWRENCE – A pair of University of Kansas School of Law students captured first place at the International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology & Privacy Law. Not only did Nathan Lindsey and Christopher Omlid win first place in the oral arguments phase of the competition, but the judges also awarded them the prize
Fri, 11/04/2011 — More Information Natural History Museum To find the best information about a subject, you’ve got to know your facts from opinions, and data from assumption. It’s a skill that you may possess as an adult. But how do children learn to test arguments, or to ferret out the truth of a claim? Janis Bulgren, associate research professor at the KU Center for Research on Learning, will lead a conversation about recent research
Fri, 11/04/2011 — Raising a child with a mental or a physical disability is tough work for any parent. But just imagine the added stresses for a parent on active duty in the U.S. armed forces: Possible deployments to war zones, base reassignments and recurrent...
Thu, 11/03/2011 — University of Kansas anthropologist and Maya scholar John Hoopes and his students are watching predicted doomsday dates such as 11/11/11 and Dec. 21, 2012, with considerable skepticism. Hoopes is regarded as one of the major go-to guys to...
Wed, 11/02/2011 — The University Career Center at the University of Kansas is hosting its annual Internship and Summer Camp Fair from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in the Adams Alumni Center, 1266 Oread Ave. The event is open to all...
Wed, 11/02/2011 — A journalist’s job is to tell the stories and document the history of a community as it happens. Jerry Crawford II, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Kansas, is working to determine how historically black colleges and...
Wed, 11/02/2011 — More Information KU Air Force ROTC LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Army, Air Force and Navy ROTC units will host several events to commemorate this year’s Veterans Day, which is Friday, Nov. 11. All three branches of the ROTC will begin with a retreat ceremony on the front lawn of Strong Hall at 4:15 p.m. Nov. 11. This formal ceremony has all cadets standing at attention during the lowering of the flag, a moving
Wed, 11/02/2011 — Students from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy will offer free health care screenings from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union. KU students, employees and the public are invited to attend. KU...
Tue, 11/01/2011 — Debra Hedden, associate professor of music education, has been selected as the recipient of the 25th Byron T. Shutz Award for Excellence in Teaching. A member of the University of Kansas faculty since 2003, Hedden teaches graduate and...
Tue, 11/01/2011 — Due to steady response of the on-campus flu clinics, Student Health Services announced today that the supply of seasonal flu vaccine is running low and will be unable to continue with the remaining scheduled clinics at this time. The...
Tue, 11/01/2011 — More University of Kansas faculty were awarded prestigious Fulbright scholarships this year than at any other university in the United States save one, according to new Chronicle of Higher Education rankings. The Fulbright award enables...
Tue, 11/01/2011 — Time is pushing language specialists within the Cherokee Nation and from the University of Kansas and the University of Oklahoma to document unique phonological features of the Cherokee language — its tonal qualities and vowel sounds. ...
Mon, 10/31/2011 — More Information Office of Research & Graduate Studies LAWRENCE – A biorefining initiative under way at the University of Kansas holds tremendous economic promise for rural Kansas, university and industry leaders told the Kansas Bioscience Authority today. Bala Subramaniam, director of KU’s Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, outlined how Kansas could become a leader in what promises to be a multibillion dollar biobased
Mon, 10/31/2011 — Across the country, virtual schools and online education are gaining popularity at a rapid rate, yet little research exists on whether such methods are effective for students with disabilities. Researchers at the University of Kansas’ Center...
Fri, 10/28/2011 — The new Center for Design Research at the University of Kansas has been awarded an Acknowledgement Prize by the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. Designed by the Studio 804 class of 2011, the Center for Design Research,...
Fri, 10/28/2011 — Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger today welcomed West Virginia University to the Big 12 Conference. “KU supports the addition of West Virginia University to the Big 12 Conference. With their highly...
Fri, 10/28/2011 — or certain elements of it, at least — to increase citizen participation in urban planning ...
Fri, 10/28/2011 — Simran Sethi, associate professor of journalism at the University of Kansas, will moderate the kickoff plenary session panel during the GreenGov 2011 Symposium in Washington, D.C. The symposium will be Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at the Washington Hilton.
