Campus news

It’s time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues’ achievements: KU News Service accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses and affiliates.

Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, professor of curriculum and instruction and associate dean in the Texas Tech University Graduate School, will be the second dean candidate to give a public presentation on her strategies for the future of the University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences.

The University of Kansas School of Music invites the community to experience an electrifying evening of rhythm, culture and collaboration at Azad’s 10th Annual KU World Percussion Ensembles Concert, taking place at 7 p.m. April 13 at the Lawrence Arts Center.

The University of Kansas School of Business will host Brian Yamada, global chief innovation officer at VML, for the Walter S. Sutton Lecture at 5 p.m. April 8. His talk, “From Madison Avenue to Machine Learning: Business Ethics at the Speed of AI,” will explore the ethical questions emerging as artificial intelligence transforms marketing, technology and business.

The University Press of Kansas is hosting a prestigious exhibition celebrating excellence in university press design and production. The traveling Association of University Presses 2025 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show is on view at UPK from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through March 13.

Four University of Kansas Police Department staff members were among 21 Douglas County first responders recognized with Valor Awards for 2025. Emergency Communications Officers Tyler Ulrich-Hicks and Janae Lubega, Sergeant Joseph Jackson and Detective Eli Hodge are the KU honorees.

Lisa Wolf-Wendel, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at the University of Kansas, will be the first dean finalist to share her vision and strategies for the future of the KU School of Education & Human Sciences.

Registration is now open for the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy’s 2026 Pharmacy summer camps, offering 11th and 12th grade students and incoming college freshmen an inside look at careers in pharmacy.

As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, the University of Kansas will participate in drills on the Lawrence and Kansas City campuses on March 4.

Two one-week camps are set for July 2026 at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. Students entering ninth and 10th grades can participate July 12-17, while 11th and 12th graders can attend July 19-24.