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Dole Institute's 2020 Post-Election Conference to debut as video series
LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that the biennial Post-Election Conference will debut as an 11-part video series on the institute’s YouTube channel. ...
KU announces 2021 Aspiring Leaders program cohort
LAWRENCE — Fourteen KU staff members will hone their leadership skills in 2021 through participation in the university’s Aspiring Leaders program. This is the sixth cohort since the program launched in 2017. ...
New book reveals how 'racial resentment' unites Trump voters in battleground states
LAWRENCE — What was it that compelled white voters to choose Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election — but not necessarily the 2020 election — in the battleground states of the Midwest? ...
Math department announces undergraduate research award winners
LAWRENCE – The Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas awarded four students Undergraduate Research Awards in Mathematics (MathUGRA) to support their research projects for the spring 2021 semester. ...
Biodiversity collections, vital for pandemic preparedness, face drop in specimen deposits
LAWRENCE — When you imagine a visit to a natural history museum, the first thing that springs to mind could be dinosaur bones or taxidermized animals. ...
Kansas Geological Survey to measure groundwater levels in western Kansas
LAWRENCE — A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, will be in western Kansas measuring groundwater levels the first week of January. ...
Soberón named interim director of KU’s Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum
LAWRENCE — University Distinguished Professor Jorge Soberón has been named interim director of the Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 271st Basic Training Class
YODER — Twenty-nine new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Dec. 11 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
University announces summer, fall Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the summer and fall 2020 Employees of the Month, through November 2020. ...
Publication shows pandemic not a shared experience for LGBTQ youths
LAWRENCE — “We’re all in this together” has been a common refrain during the COVID-19 pandemic. It turns out that’s not the case for many LGTBQ youths, as University of Kansas researchers illustrate in a new publication. ...
State sponsorship of religiously motivated terrorism leads to more suicide attacks, research shows
LAWRENCE — The separation of church and state remains a founding principle of the United States. But that’s rarely the case in most countries. And when it comes to religiously motivated terrorism, the state is sometimes to blame. ...
KU alumna earns Charles B. Rangel Fellowship
LAWRENCE — Through the study of languages like French and Arabic and experiences studying abroad in Morocco, France and Taiwan, Lilah Wilder has seen the value of cross-cultural exchanges firsthand. ...
Donation funds doctoral fellowship in pharmacy school
LAWRENCE — An anonymous donation of $300,000 to the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology was inspired by the donor’s niece and her experience as a doctoral student. ...
Two students nominated for Winston Churchill Scholarship
Editor's note: This story was updated in April 2020 to reflect a nominee's name change. ...
Students receive Gilman scholarships for international study
LAWRENCE — Nine University of Kansas students were selected as recent recipients of the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, to study or intern abroad in seven countries. ...
2021 Global Scholars announced
LAWRENCE — The Global Scholars Program has selected 15 University of Kansas sophomores as 2021 Global Scholars. ...
Journalism students create photo book documenting the semester of the pandemic
LAWRENCE — The fall 2020 photojournalism class in the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications faced a challenge. The pandemic shut down nearly everything that typically would yield good photography: events, sports, social activities — even just normal life. ...
Architecture students receive 2020 Healthcare Environment Award
LAWRENCE – Two students in the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design were awarded a 2020 Healthcare Environment Award in the student Graduate Project category. ...
New book connects Homeric themes to how today's society can revolutionize agriculture
LAWRENCE — Many students read the “Iliad” and “Odyssey,” then discuss the works’ themes as part of class. But it is unlikely teachers suggest Homer’s ideas of homecoming, fate, destiny, rage and glory could be used to revolutionize Earth’s agriculture and ecology to stave off climate change. Yet that is...
Three KU professors named as AAAS Fellows
LAWRENCE — Three University of Kansas professors have been named as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). ...
KU law professor co-writes Supreme Court amicus brief in Collins v. Mnuchin financial crisis case
LAWRENCE — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 9 in Collins v. Mnuchin, a case arising from the financial crisis of 2008. Alexander Platt, associate professor of law at the University of Kansas, co-wrote an amicus brief (PDF) for the court and is available to discuss the case...
Grant will support KU's Russian studies outreach in Kansas schools
LAWRENCE — A $120,000 grant from the U.S.-Russia Foundation will support University of Kansas outreach efforts to create a series of academic programs that will expand Russian language and Russian studies opportunities for Kansas high school students. ...
KU scientists create new environmental video series for kids
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas scientists are creating a new monthly series of environmental videos for elementary students, made available on Facebook and YouTube for use by teachers and parents. The videos meet K-12 Kansas Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and come in both English and Spanish language versions. ...
KU class produces oral history of Kansas journalism
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students are putting the finishing touches on an oral history of Kansas journalism that will tell the story of seven notable Kansas news figures. The project will provide a new perspective of how the profession has evolved over the last half-century in middle America while...