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KPR announces new evening classical host
LAWRENCE — Kansas Public Radio has a new evening classical host. ...
School of Business approves new admissions policies
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business has approved new policies for direct and competitive admissions to its Bachelor of Science in Business program. ...
Math majors receive first Math Undergraduate Research Awards
LAWRENCE — Four undergraduate mathematics majors at the University of Kansas are the first recipients of the Department of Mathematics Undergraduate Research Awards in Mathematics (MathUGRA). The students will receive $1,000 to support their respective research projects. ...
KU adds degree in diversity and inclusion leadership
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has created a new graduate degree to help students acquire the skills to lead and develop diversity efforts in their workplace and other organizations. ...
Staff selected for Aspiring Leaders program
LAWRENCE — Mike Rounds, vice provost for operations, has announced the 2020 cohort of Aspiring Leaders at the University of Kansas. ...
New USMCA can be template for rebalancing corporate, worker, consumer interests, trade law expert says
LAWRENCE — House Democrats and the White House announced Tuesday they had reached a deal on a newly-negotiated United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, virtually guaranteeing the updated trade deal would become law. The agreement, an update of the North American Free Trade Agreement, features several updates including strengthened protections for labor and...
In 'One for the Coyotes' KU instructor, longtime broadcaster tells story of life in sportscasting, survival
LAWRENCE — Coaches are full of motivational tactics, but Frank Beavers probably never imagined one of his sayings would carry a young player through his athletic career, into a 40-year broadcasting career, through a battle with cancer and into a college classroom. ...
Experts in child development, research design, molecular biology honored with KU research achievement awards
LAWRENCE – What environmental factors influence language learning in young children? How can research design and data analysis help evaluate and improve education delivery? What can the evolution of immunity genes in fruit flies teach us about disease resistance? ...
Three graduate students recognized for presentation skills at KU's 2019 3MT finals
LAWRENCE — Graduate students at the University of Kansas brought their A-games to the Kansas Union for a competition that encouraged them to speak simply and engagingly on their complicated research. ...
KU senior from Topeka wins prestigious Marshall Scholarship
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas student, who is preparing for a career that will help him expand equitable health care and educational opportunities for all, has earned a George Marshall Scholarship that will fund graduate study in the United Kingdom. ...
University community mourns the death of Stephen Benedict, professor of microbiology
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has lost a longtime faculty member to a battle with cancer. Stephen Benedict, professor of microbiology, died Dec. 2 in Lawrence. He was 72. ...
Army’s conflicting history of haircuts and racial identity explored in new article
LAWRENCE — Beth Bailey never thought she’d be writing about hair. ...
Barbara Bichelmeyer named provost and executive vice chancellor
LAWRENCE — Barbara Bichelmeyer has been named the next provost and executive vice chancellor of the Lawrence campus. ...
KLETC announces law enforcement training graduates
YODER — Twenty-two new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Nov. 22. Police Chief Jeffrey Hooper with the Hutchinson Police Department was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Audio-Reader celebrates accessible theatre experiences with Audio Description Open House
LAWRENCE — Audio-Reader Network, an audio information service for blind, visually impaired and print-disabled individuals, is hosting an Audio Description Open House, where attendees can learn more about Audio-Reader's work, meet volunteers and patrons, and enjoy refreshments before attending the audio-described performance of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" in the Lied...
Four named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at two Kansas universities have been named recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
KU announces Bernie Kish as the featured presenter for the 2019 James Naismith Lecture
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences has selected Bernie Kish, lecturer in sport management and Robinson Center facilities director, as keynote speaker for this year’s James Naismith Lecture. ...
Undergraduate students to present research projects
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host its second annual Fall Undergraduate Research Poster Session next week, featuring the work of 57 KU students. The public is invited to the event, sponsored by KU’s Center for Undergraduate Research, from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Kansas Union...
KU Alumni Association sets dates for Homecoming 2020
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will celebrate its 108th Homecoming Sept. 26-Oct. 3, culminating in the KU football game against Iowa State Oct. 3 in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. ...
KU Endowment retains real estate advisers
LAWRENCE — KU Endowment has retained an advisory firm to evaluate future development options for several KU Endowment-owned sites adjacent to the University of Kansas Lawrence campus, including the recreation fields known as the Shenk Sports Complex at the corner of Iowa Street and Clinton Parkway. ...
Jayhawk Esports announces signing day with members of inaugural varsity team
LAWRENCE — Six University of Kansas students who have been selected for the inaugural varsity Jayhawk Esports team will come together for the first time and sign their official contracts at an event this week. ...
College honors employees with Staff Excellence Award
LAWRENCE — Two staff members in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas received the first Staff Excellence Awards from the College. ...
Research center planned to help companies protect the Internet of Things more effectively
LAWRENCE — More and more, the internet connects to devices in our homes, our offices and even to critical infrastructure that supports the American way of life. ...
Study explores and compares how humans, animals innovate
LAWRENCE — A gorilla putting a stick in a termite mound to get a meal, a house cat learning how to open a door and a pensioner inventing a product for safe walking that goes on to earn millions in sales may not seem similar on the surface, but they...
Education crisis is a chance for transformational change, KU scholars say
LAWRENCE — At a time when education faces heavy criticism, a new book by a University of Kansas professor and students aims to take schools from a "yes, but" mindset to a "yes, and" approach to transform the system. ...