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How Sudan’s ‘Statue of Liberty’ helped topple Bashir
The image of a Sudanese woman standing atop a car demanding the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir that went viral this week, drawing comparisons to Nubian queens and the Statue of Liberty, may have been the tipping point in this phase of the revolution, according an historian of Sudanese women’s...
KU announces Women's Hall of Fame inductees for program's 50th anniversary
Since 1970, the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity has honored a select group of women to be inducted into the University of Kansas Women’s Hall of Fame. For the 50th anniversary of this prestigious honor, the ETC will celebrate KU’s rich legacy of phenomenal women who have...
KU Debate wins National Sweepstakes Championship
The University of Kansas debate squad won the National Sweepstakes Championship as the top program in the country for the 2018-19 season from the Cross Examination Debate Association. The top ranking is based on points accumulated by teams at tournaments throughout the season. ...
University Dance Company Spring Concert will feature skiffle, African-American roots music
Choreographers from the University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance will pay tribute to the roots of skiffle music and highlight outstanding student work at its annual spring concert. ...
Study outlines how social media can play successful role in protest in authoritarian countries
Social media played a central role in the Arab Spring, when citizens demonstrated against and ousted oppressive government regimes. A new study from the University of Kansas analyzes how social media can also help citizens in authoritarian countries oppose state actions without invoking retribution from the government, all by strategically...
KU and city of Lawrence partner on fiber redundancy
The University of Kansas has partnered with the city of Lawrence and KanREN to complete a redundant and diverse internet pathway to campus. This new pathway makes it less likely that an accident or deliberate act could disrupt internet access on the KU Lawrence campus. The shared pathway will also...
School of Pharmacy will host 57th annual medicinal chemistry meeting
More than 200 of the brightest minds in medicinal chemistry will be in Lawrence this week as the 57th Annual MIKIW Conference gets underway at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy. ...
New research will illuminate history of Aleutian Island peoples by analyzing their genomes
Cold, foggy and remote, the climate of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands makes them a daunting place for people to live. Couple the unforgiving environment with often-brutal practices on the part of Western colonizers, and it becomes clear that the native populations who have made the archipelago home for thousands of years...
Mini-symposium to showcase work of the School of Architecture & Design’s Research Collaboratives
style="font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">— The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design’s research centers and institutes are coming together to present their work at the Arc/D Innovation Collaborative from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Center for Design Research in KU’s...
2019 Gene A. Budig Teaching Professorship in Education Lecture set for April 17
The University of Kansas School of Education will welcome Heidi Hallman, professor in the Department of Curriculum & Teaching, as the 2019 Budig Teaching Professorship in Education award recipient and featured lecturer. ...
Engineering student teams prepare for national and regional competition season
Student-led teams from the University of Kansas School of Engineering are participating in a number of intercollegiate competitions this spring, designing and building everything from remote-controlled airplanes to drones to concrete canoes and more. ...
Visiting scholar will explore the intersection of science and economics
A Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar will examine economics' influence on science during a lecture at the University of Kansas. ...
Debaters take 2nd place at national tournament
The University of Kansas team of freshman Azja Butler, of Leavenworth, and junior Kyndall Delph, of Little Rock, Arkansas, finished as the national runner-up at the Cross Examination Debate Association National Championship Tournament hosted at California State University, Long Beach, April 3-7. The pair also received individual recognition as Delph...
$1M gift creates insurance certificate program at KU
The University of Kansas School of Business has established a new insurance and risk management certificate program, thanks to a $1 million gift. ...
Study finds noncompete clauses affect how employees behave, to benefit of employers
The business world has been the center of a hot debate in recent years about noncompete clauses in employment contracts and the effects they have on profits, economic development and other factors. Yet the debaters often overlook how such clauses affect those who work under them: employees. A University of...
School of Education continues free professional development in KC
— The School of Education at the University of Kansas will host the third and final session of the 2018-2019 Strategies Event Series on Saturday, April 13, at the KU Edwards Campus. ...
KU mathematics department hosting scholastic activities in April
The Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas is expecting hundreds of elementary, middle and high school students from the region to visit in April to participate in annual competitions and workshops to celebrate national Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month (MSAM). This marks the 20th year that the department...
Special education department announces 2019 Dole Humanitarian Award winner
Shelly London, the innovative leader behind Understood.org, was selected to receive the 2019 Dole Humanitarian Award, presented by the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas. ...
KU announces January, February employees of the month
The University of Kansas has announced the 2019 January and February Employees of the Month:...
Study compares community, campus sexual assault response teams
As sexual assault gains more recognition as a public health crisis, communities and campuses are increasing their focus on response to victims and prevention. Campus response teams have unique challenges and can learn from community response teams in responding to the problem, and a group of University of Kansas researchers...
When interventions hurt: KU researcher works with teachers to test ways to help students with disabilities
Every day in classrooms across the country, teachers are looking for new ways to support and reach their students, especially those who may be struggling or have disabilities. However, it is all too common and easy for teachers to come across untested methods that some claim can have positive effects...
Gift from KU alumnus establishes military history professorship
A University of Kansas alumnus with an interest in history and experience in the Army Reserve has established a professorship in military history at KU. ...
Chancellor to present four University Scholarly Achievement Awards on April 24
Four midcareer faculty members at the University of Kansas will receive an award in recognition of their significant achievements in scholarly or research contributions in their field. ...
Initiative will mark 25 years since genocide in Rwanda
In commemoration of the victims and survivors of the genocide in Rwanda, the Kansas African Studies Center at the University of Kansas has announced a series of events this month to reflect on the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. ...
Army ROTC Cadets put to the test in Ranger Buddy Competition
University of Kansas Army ROTC cadets will be among 350 cadets from across the United States testing the limits of their physical and mental strength Saturday, April 6. ...
Kansas Biological Survey director finalists to give public presentations
The university community is invited to attend public presentations by three finalists for director of the Kansas Biological Survey at the University of Kansas. ...
Two-time National Book Award winner to speak in Humanities Lecture Series
Ward became the first woman and the first person of color to win two National Book Awards for Fiction. She was recognized with the "Genius Grant" for her work “exploring the enduring bonds of community and familial love among poor African-Americans of the rural South against a landscape of circumscribed...
Economists from US, abroad convening on Lawrence campus
The Chinese Economist Society (CES) North America Conference, together with the 2019 Kansas Econometrics Workshop, will be April 6-7 at the University of Kansas. ...
KU Edwards Campus launches environmental studies degree for fall 2019
— The KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park (KUEC) is launching an environmental studies degree for the 2019-20 academic year, giving students who need greater higher education course flexibility a chance to enter this growing field. KU’s Lawrence campus is home to one of the first environmental studies programs in...
Book traces 'abortion regret' narrative from origins to center of anti-abortion movement
One of the primary arguments of the U.S. anti-abortion movement is that women who have abortions will experience a profound sense of regret, mental anguish, anxiety and all manner of problems stemming from the decision. ...