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Annual summer tour of KU medicinal garden set for June 21
The public is invited to the summer semiannual tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 21. The tour is scheduled for evening on the summer solstice. ...
New farmers tackle tough task out of love
Growing up on a farm and carrying on a family tradition is one thing. Taking on the trials of farming from scratch? That’s quite another. ...
Pharmacy professor to lead KU’s Higuchi Biosciences Center
The University of Kansas Office of Research has announced that John Stobaugh will serve as interim director of the Higuchi Biosciences Center starting July 1. Stobaugh is a professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and associate dean of research & graduate affairs in the School of Pharmacy. He also serves as associate...
Professor proves complete reliability of software remains impossible
If your car has an electronic parking brake, you’re asking for trouble. ...
13 students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for summer
This summer, 13 University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards, which come with $1,000 scholarships as recipients work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
Former Lawrence police chief will lead Law Enforcement Leadership Academy
Former Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib has joined the University of Kansas Public Management Center as the manager of the Law Enforcement Leadership Academy (LELA) program. He will oversee the PMC programs tailored to law enforcement professionals in partnership with the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center in Hutchinson. ...
Two KU seniors earn Astronaut Scholarships
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation named two University of Kansas students as Astronaut Scholars for the 2019-20 school year. Both of the recipients also earned Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships this year. ...
Audio-Reader accepting donations of vinyl records, CDs and more for annual benefit sale
Anyone with vinyl records, CDs, gently used audio equipment or musical instruments gathering dust in their homes is encouraged to consider donating them to the KU Audio-Reader Network, a local nonprofit that serves the blind, visually impaired and print-disabled. ...
Rapid-response damage assessment gives new insight into recent Kansas tornado
Homes torn apart, outbuildings shattered, trees uprooted and power lines ripped from poles. ...
Alphabet books inspire new library’s public art
If we accept French writer Jean Cocteau’s dictum that great literature is “simply a dictionary in disorder,” then Stephen T. Johnson’s 2-story-tall mosaic triptych featuring the alphabet and animating the new Lenexa City Center branch of the Johnson County Public Library can be said to encompass all the books on...
KU community mourns death of Dr. Douglas Dechairo
The University of Kansas is mourning the death of Dr. Douglas Dechairo, director of Watkins Health Services, who died May 26 at the age of 78. ...
Kansas rocks! Online tool from Geological Survey invites deeper exploration of state’s highways and byways
Sunflower. Meadowlark. Ad astra per aspera. Most Kansans are familiar with the state’s official symbols and motto. But as the summer road trip season kicks into high gear, a new resource from the Kansas Geological Survey invites travelers to dig deeper. ...
Astrophysicist announces her discovery of 'cold quasars' that could rewrite understanding of how galaxies die
At the 234th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in St. Louis, Allison Kirkpatrick, assistant professor of physics & astronomy at the University of Kansas, will announce her discovery of “cold quasars” — galaxies featuring an abundance of cold gas that still can produce new stars despite having a quasar...
The past is never dead: Revisiting Black Power
Fifty years on, the time is right for a reappraisal of the Black Power movement in America. ...
High Point University dean selected to lead KU School of Pharmacy
The founding dean for the High Point University School of Pharmacy will be the next dean of pharmacy at the University of Kansas. ...
Study examines why student-athletes access fewer academic supports, services
The NCAA is quick to point out that the word “student” comes first in the term student-athlete and that the vast majority of them will not go pro in their chosen sport. It stands to reason, then, that student-athletes would have access to all the same services and supports as...
Two new species of 'tweezer-beaked hopping rats' discovered in Philippines
Just about everybody loves peanut butter. We put it on sandwiches and in candy. We use it to trick our dogs into taking their heartworm pills. When we have to, we bait mouse traps with it. ...
First Soviet hijacking triggers insights into Cold War boundaries
There was a time when hijacking a plane was considered heroic. Glamorous, even. ...
KU Theatre & Dance 2019-2020 season unveiled
The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance and its production wings, the University Theatre and University Dance Company, will explore themes of identity, human desire, trauma, morality and religion during the 2019-2020 season. Eight theatrical and dance public performances will be directed and choreographed by nationally respected guest...
Spencer Research Library announces Derrick E. White as the 2019 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award winner
The University of Kansas Libraries announce the recipient of the fourth annual Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award winner is Derrick E. White. ...
KU students receive national recognition for radar research
Papers by two University of Kansas engineering students ranked among the top entries in a worldwide competition hosted this spring by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ...
Study finds proximity to employment not as important as previously thought in federal housing programs
For decades, the federal government has used housing vouchers as part of a strategy to help low-income Americans obtain affordable housing as a way out of poverty. Part of that strategy was to help individuals and families settle closer to employment opportunities, but new research shows that proximity to jobs...
School of Engineering announces new department chair
Erik Perrins, professor of electrical engineering & computer science at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, will assume the role of department chair July 1. ...
KU names next director of Emily Taylor Center
The University of Kansas has selected the director of Amherst College’s Multicultural Resource Center to be the next director of the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity. ...
Military historian available to discuss D-Day anniversary
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. The event became known worldwide as D-Day, a turning point in World War II. This Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day. ...
KU law students make honor roll for pro bono service
Thirty-one University of Kansas School of Law students contributed 4,153 hours of free legal services over the past year, earning a spot on KU Law’s Pro Bono Honor Roll. ...
Volunteers needed for Hawk Week Sexual Violence Prevention program
On Aug. 24, the University of Kansas Sexual Assault Prevention & Education Center (SAPEC) will train all incoming students to be active bystanders against sexual violence. Through Jayhawks Give a Flock, KU’s evidenced-based bystander intervention workshop, the university has the opportunity to change campus culture and empower its new students...
KU announces Lawrence faculty sabbaticals for 2019-2020
Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved sabbatical leave for the following 52 faculty members at the University of Kansas Lawrence campus:...
Rare fossils provide more detailed picture of biodiversity during Middle Ordovician
A clutch of marine fossil specimens unearthed in northern Portugal that lived between 470 and 459 million years ago is filling a gap in understanding evolution during the Middle Ordovician period. ...
In the long run, funny women satisfy men more
Yes, women expect men who are courting them to make them laugh. But a woman who can make her partner laugh is equally, if not more, important to the guy’s long-term happiness in the relationship. ...