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KU leading program to bring teachers into research labs, design education to draw diverse scholars to engineering
LAWRENCE — Improved recruitment of women, racial and ethnic minorities to engineering and the sciences has long been a goal in the field. Now, a multidisciplinary team of education and engineering researchers at the University of Kansas will work with middle school teachers to encourage potential scholars at a younger...
Clash of US empire and Indigenous peoples of Black Hills chronicled in ‘Myth-Mapping’ article
Book deconstructs myths of American West
LAWRENCE – Drug lords, cowboys and desperadoes loom large in American pop culture, from story and song to film and television. ...
Hui Cai named architecture department chair
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced that Hui Cai, associate professor of architecture and associate director of the KU Institute of Health + Wellness Design, has been named the next chair of the Department of Architecture. ...
Study shows food choices at an 'all-you-can-eat' buffet tied to likelihood for weight gain
University announces fall 2020, spring 2021 graduates
LAWRENCE — The names of more than 5,700 graduates at the University of Kansas for fall 2020 and spring 2021 have been announced by the University Registrar. A ceremony for 2020 and 2021 graduates took place May 23. See the video celebrating both classes. ...
Engineering professor named 1 of 5 finalists for the A.F. Harvey Engineering Research Prize
LAWRENCE — An engineering professor at the University of Kansas has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious international prizes in the profession. ...
Elaina Sutley named engineering associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging
LAWRENCE — Elaina Sutley, associate professor of civil, environmental & architectural engineering, has been named associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging for the University of Kansas School of Engineering. Sutley will guide KU Engineering’s Diversity & Women’s Program, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021. ...
New online sustainability management certificate helps professionals improve manufacturing, products, corporate practices
OVERLAND PARK — University of Kansas Lifelong & Professional Education just launched an online, self-paced Certificate in Sustainability Management. Participants who complete the four-course program are better positioned to contribute to their organization’s financial well-being while alleviating the negative environmental impact of their operation. ...
Dole Institute accepting submissions for newly announced Kansas Veterans Virtual Memory Wall
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas is calling on veterans and their families to submit personal stories and photos of service men and women who have ties to Kansas. This comes as part of a larger announcement that the Dole Institute will...
Research aims to stop fuzzy phrasing, medical errors in surgery
LAWRENCE – If you’re mowing the lawn and your spouse asks you to “cut it a little shorter,” any discrepancy resulting from your different interpretations of “little” is harmless. In an operating room, however, it can mean the difference, if not between life and death, then between successful healing and...
Audit committees benefit from including experts with accounting experience, study finds
KU Law reports graduate employment over 90% for seventh consecutive year
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law reported graduate employment over 90% for the seventh consecutive year. ...
Professor emeritus will be presented Polish award for bravery during Nazi occupation
LAWRENCE — Jaroslaw (Andrzej) Piekałkiewicz, professor emeritus of political science and Russian & East European studies at the University of Kansas, will be awarded the Krzyz Walecznych (Cross of the Brave) this week by the government of Poland. Piekałkiewicz earned the award for his bravery during World War II, but...
Collaborative rural health project wins AIA Regional & Urban Design Award
LAWRENCE — A rural health initiative developed by University of Kansas alumnus Tom Trenolone, director of HDR's Great Plains studio in Omaha, Nebraska, in collaboration with the KU School of Architecture & Design has been awarded a 2021 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Regional & Urban Design Award. ...
Erin Duran named assistant vice provost for DEIB
LAWRENCE — Erin Duran has spent the last nine years doing diversity work. Now, he will bring his expertise to the University of Kansas, where he will serve as the assistant vice provost in the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) beginning Aug. 16. The position will focus...
KU psychology professor to lead national teaching-improvement organization
LAWRENCE — Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, a professor of psychology and director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Kansas, has been named director of an 11-university consortium known as the Bay View Alliance. ...
Study shows mental health, support, not just substance misuse key in parental neglect
LAWRENCE — Substance use disorder has long been considered a key factor in cases of parental neglect. But new research from the University of Kansas shows that such substance abuse does not happen in a vacuum. When examining whether parents investigated by Child Protective Services engaged in neglectful behaviors over...
University announces spring 2021 honor roll
LAWRENCE — More than 6,500 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2021 semester. ...
'Hawks & Highways' returns with KU events in communities statewide
LAWRENCE — After postponing all in-person events last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Kansas Alumni Association, Kansas Athletics and the Office of Public Affairs will resume “Hawks & Highways” gatherings this summer in communities throughout Kansas, part of a multiyear effort guided by Chancellor Douglas A. ...
Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative awards starter grant through The Commons, Office of Research
LAWRENCE – This summer, the Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative (HHARC) at the University of Kansas hosted a grant competition for seed funding to support interdisciplinary research at the intersection of health fields, arts and humanities. In this first round of seed funding, one collaborative team was awarded $3,500...