KU news archive
Thu, 09/15/2011 — For decades, schools have been segregating students according to ability. Special ed students, English as a second language learners, gifted children and those with behavioral problems were all split into separate groups. But a school reform...
Thu, 09/15/2011 — More Information Dole Institute WHAT: The University of Kansas and the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics welcomes the U.S. District Court and approximately 100 prospective new citizens from many different nations, and their families, to the Dole Institute of Politics for a naturalization ceremony on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 10 a.m. WHERE: Dole Institute of Politics at KU. WHEN: Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 WHO: U.S
Wed, 09/14/2011 — Laurence Rees, award-winning documentarian and author of “Auschwitz” and “World War II Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West,” will present “Talking with Nazis,” the first Humanities Lecture Series presentation of the...
Wed, 09/14/2011 — The Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation at the University of Kansas, in partnership with the Kansas State Department of Education, has announced changes to the Kansas Interim Assessments for the 2011-12 school year. As part of the...
Wed, 09/14/2011 — Technology being developed at the University of Kansas will make it easier and cheaper to build highly dependable, secure software, potentially saving billions of dollars annually. Andy Gill, an assistant professor in electrical...
Wed, 09/14/2011 — The University of Kansas will host National Hazing Prevention Week from Monday, Sept. 19 to Friday, Sept. 23 with events and activities to raise awareness about and eliminate hazing. National Hazing Prevention Week seeks to bring attention...
Wed, 09/14/2011 — An interdisciplinary team of 12 KU collaborators has received a $330,000 award from the National Science Foundation to develop greenhouse-based research capabilities and to construct associated support facilities at the University of Kansas...
Tue, 09/13/2011 — The University of Kansas rose slightly in rankings released today, but university leaders say ongoing efforts to strengthen KU’s academics and research will have benefits far beyond rankings. In the 2012 edition of U.S. News & World...
Tue, 09/13/2011 — To celebrate the 150th birthday of basketball’s inventor, the University of Kansas Libraries will unveil a new exhibition, “James Naismith’s Life and Legacy: Celebrating 150 Years.” The collection of historic materials, including...
Tue, 09/13/2011 — University of Kansas engineering and computer science students on the hunt for a dream job have the chance to make key connections and find the right match at the Fall Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from...
Tue, 09/13/2011 — Parents screening their genetic makeup to determine their children’s physical traits, susceptibility to disease and even to ensure the gender they want may sound like something from a science fiction movie, but improving technology and...
Tue, 09/13/2011 — The strategies of pickup artists – the modern Lotharios who make a game of trolling to pick up women – work best when a sexist man seeks a sexist woman, according to a recent study by two University of Kansas researchers. The combination...
Tue, 09/13/2011 — More Information Strategic Planning at KU WHAT: University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter will announce Bold Aspirations, the strategic plan for the University of Kansas. WHEN: 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14. WHERE: Bruckmiller Room of the Adams Alumni Center. WHO: Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Provost Jeffrey Vitter. MEDIA COVERAGE
Mon, 09/12/2011 — Brian McClendon, a 1986 KU electrical engineering graduate, surprised first-year students in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the University of Kansas by handing out new tablet computers during class on...
Mon, 09/12/2011 — Jeff Aubé, professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, has won a prestigious 2012 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award. The award, presented by the American Chemical Society, recognizes and encourages excellence...
Mon, 09/12/2011 — The KU Office of Diversity in Science Training will host its 5th Annual Welcome Reception honoring students and faculty mentors at KU and Haskell participating in 2011-12 programs funded by the National Institutes of Health to encourage...
Mon, 09/12/2011 — The Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center at the University of Kansas has planned several themes, events and activities in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Week for the week of Sept. 12 through 18: Monday, Sept. 12 “Defining...
Fri, 09/09/2011 — More Information View organizational chart LAWRENCE – Units currently under the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success will be realigned to increase efficiency based on recommendations of the strategic planning process, KU Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter announced today. The new model, which will no longer include an Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success, also will more closely align
Fri, 09/09/2011 — More Information African and African American Studies LAWRENCE – An Egyptian activist, who is an outspoken author and human rights advocate, will deliver the 2011 Marwa Africana Lecture on Sept. 14 at the University of Kansas. Nawal El Saadawi, a psychiatrist, is a renowned feminist and activist who has openly addressed issues such as prostitution, female genital mutilation and discriminatory family laws. Exiled from her
Fri, 09/09/2011 — More Information School of Music LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Music and Reach Out Kansas Inc. are teaming up in 2011-12 for The Kansas Partnership for the Arts, a series featuring numerous performances by renowned faculty, student and international guest artists. All series events are free and open to the public. The series will provide performances not only in Lawrence, Overland Park and elsewhere in the
