KU news archive
Tue, 09/27/2011 — The final report of KU’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) task force has been posted online. The recommendations of the review are intended to position KU to become a more inclusive and accessible campus community. Vice Provost for...
Mon, 09/26/2011 — Alternative Breaks and the Center for Community Outreach are hosting the first annual Story Slam on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. The event will be followed by a reception with food and drink in the...
Mon, 09/26/2011 — An innovative project developed at the University of Kansas to help children who are both deaf and blind has proven so effective it has received a national grant to ensure it continues and to document exactly why it works so well. The Kansas...
Mon, 09/26/2011 — Before Americans played baseball, they played Town Ball. Abraham Lincoln played it, and today pockets of Town Ball leagues dot the U.S. map. In Kansas, the Lawrence Town Ball League was created by University of Kansas students who were...
Mon, 09/26/2011 — Ten finalists have been selected for the 21st annual Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership Awards at the University of Kansas. The finalists, all seniors, will be recognized during a private reception Friday, Sept. 30, at the...
Mon, 09/26/2011 — Cheryl Lester More Information Center for Service Learning OVERLAND PARK – University of Kansas Associate Professor Cheryl Lester received the Excellence in Community-Based Teaching and Scholarship Award during the 2011 Campus Compact Heartland Conference, which was Sept. 22-23 in Overland Park. The award recognizes successful use of service learning, a teaching method that integrates meaningful community
Fri, 09/23/2011 — For a third year, KU students will be awarded cash prizes for excellence in academic writing. The prize acknowledges the importance of consultation from faculty and the KU Writing Center and promotes writing across KU’s curriculum. Two...
Fri, 09/23/2011 — The 2011-12 University of Kansas Women of Distinction calendar is honoring 25 women students, faculty and staff for outstanding achievements. Two students are recognized for individual achievements, and 14 more are recognized for group...
Thu, 09/22/2011 — Immigration and its impact on the state economy will be the topic of this year’s Kansas Economic Policy Conference on Oct. 13 at the Kansas Union. Hosted by the Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas, the...
Thu, 09/22/2011 — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times chief mergers and acquisitions reporter, co-host of CNBC’s Squawk Box and author of “Too Big to Fail,” will present “The Global Economy: What’s Next?” as the School of Business 2011 Anderson...
Thu, 09/22/2011 — The KU Center for Sustainability has joined forces with Energy Solutions Professionals (ESP), an Overland Park-based energy service company, to replace inefficient light bulbs on campus with new compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). While nearly...
Thu, 09/22/2011 — People prefer to make friends with others who share their beliefs, values, and interests. The more choice people have, the more their friends are alike, according to University of Kansas researchers. People aren’t looking for identical...
Thu, 09/22/2011 — The University of Kansas School of Music and Reach Out Kansas, Inc., are pleased to present the 2011-12 Kansas Partnership for the Arts, a series featuring numerous performances by renowned faculty, students and international guest artists....
Wed, 09/21/2011 — An extensive gift of more than 20,000 Latin American books, pamphlets and papers from a KU emeritus professor will serve to deepen an already substantial collection that he helped to create. Charles Stansifer, professor emeritus of history...
Wed, 09/21/2011 — S.N. Johnson Matt Josephson Karl Kammerer Angela Pierce Brittany Rover Lei Shi Jenna Wasylenko Sarah Wildgen
Wed, 09/21/2011 — Working with young children with disabilities and their families is not an easy job. Researchers at the University of Kansas are developing a multimedia, online program to marry the latest academic research in disability studies with ethics,...
Wed, 09/21/2011 — Recruiting the best students – including students of diverse backgrounds and from all regions of Kansas – remains a top priority for the University of Kansas. To support this goal, KU has named Megan Kinney to the position of senior...
Tue, 09/20/2011 — Plunk a houseplant near a window, and often that plant will bend eagerly toward the light to soak up as much energy as possible. Phototropism is the name of this process, and you can see it in organisms ranging from algae to sunflowers. A...
Tue, 09/20/2011 — The University of Kansas School of Music and Reach Out Kansas, Inc., are pleased to present the 2011-12 Kansas Partnership for the Arts, a series featuring numerous performances by renowned faculty, students and international guest artists....
Tue, 09/20/2011 — The Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities will host its Fall 2011 Digital Humanities Forum at the Kansas Union and at Watson Library from Sept. 22-24. The program includes presenters from KU; Kings College, London; Emory University;
