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Experts on topics in the news
Thu, 08/27/2026
The University of Kansas Reserve Officer Training Corps programs will host the 2026 KU 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 11 at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium to honor and remember the courage and sacrifice of the firefighters, first responders and service members who responded on Sept. 11, 2001.
Mon, 08/17/2026
University of Kansas employees and the Lawrence community should anticipate heavy traffic around the Lawrence campus this week during KU Housing & Residence Life’s busiest move-in days for its residence halls.
Wed, 08/12/2026
Tarun Sabarwal, professor of economics at the University of Kansas, is available to discuss how misinformation contagions in social networks might affect the Nov. 3 midterm election. He was just awarded a patent for his algorithms that manage network contagion.
Tue, 07/21/2026
Raj Bhala, University Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Kansas, is available to media to discuss the newly announced 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. The international trade law expert said the unprecedented move is neither wise nor likely to be effective.
Tue, 06/30/2026
Robert Rowland, a communication studies scholar and presidential rhetoric expert at the University of Kansas, can discuss President Donald Trump’s planned July 4 remarks at the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration and how the president’s remarks are a radical departure from traditional presidential rhetoric.
Tue, 05/19/2026
Elaina Sutley, Diane M. Darvin Chair’s Council Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas, is leading the research, which aims to make it plain to federal regulators why the nationwide building code for manufactured homes needs an update.
Tue, 05/12/2026
The WiSH project, based at the University of Kansas, is testing three full-scale manufactured housing units at the NHERI Wall of Wind Experimental Facility at Florida International University with the goal of providing evidence for needed building-code changes.
Wed, 05/06/2026
The University of Kansas invites news media to cover the university’s Commencement ceremony May 17 for the Class of 2026.
Mon, 04/20/2026
KU leaders, alumni, donors and community partners will gather April 24 to celebrate the ceremonial groundbreaking of KU’s Entrepreneurship Hub, a new, donor-funded facility operated by the School of Business and designed to serve students of all disciplines.
Wed, 04/01/2026
Robert Rowland, University of Kansas professor of communication studies and author of “The Rhetoric of Donald Trump,” is available to speak with media ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned televised address April 1.