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Pharmacy alumnus pledges $100K to Gene Hotchkiss Pharmacy Scholarship Fund
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas School of Pharmacy alumnus has pledged $100,000 to honor a longtime school administrator. ...
Six students, one alumna nominated for Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell scholarships
LAWRENCE – Six current seniors and a recent graduate have been endorsed for prestigious fellowships for study in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the support of the University of Kansas Office of Fellowships. ...
2020 Gene A. Budig Lecture will explore 'Seven Habits of Highly Effective College Teachers'
LAWRENCE — The School of Education & Human Sciences welcomes Meagan Patterson, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, as the 2020 Budig Teaching Professorship in Education award recipient and featured lecturer. ...
New Kansas Geological Survey online journal geared toward Midcontinent research
LAWRENCE — Leading scientific journals today mostly address topics with broad international appeal, making it increasingly difficult to publish significant regional studies. To fill a niche for geoscience research undertaken in a large swath of the United States — from Ohio to Montana and North Dakota to west Texas —...
Study identifies tech challenges of women transitioning from incarceration
LAWRENCE — Marginalized communities have been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and for women transitioning back to society after incarceration, it has severely affected their access to and knowledge about technology, one of the keys to making the transition. University of Kansas scholars have written a study about...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 269th Basic Training Class
YODER — Twenty-two new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Oct. 9 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Virtual debate would allow issues to be explored, expert says
LAWRENCE – If your goal is a free-flowing, fair discussion of crucial issues facing the nation, there is no valid reason to object to a computerized debating arena, according to a University of Kansas educator and debate coach whose students have been arguing remotely for months during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Audio-Reader hosting donation drive Oct. 17
LAWRENCE — Kansas Audio-Reader will host a donation drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Lied Center of Kansas. Donate your gently used audio equipment (modern and vintage), vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes and musical instruments. The Audio-Reader Network’s annual benefit sale, For Your...
KU joins industry partners to advance gas-separation with green materials first created for soda bottles
LAWRENCE — A $1 million, 18-month collaboration between the University of Kansas School of Engineering and the RAPID Manufacturing Institute for Process Intensification launched in 2017 by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers will develop technology to separate gas using renewable, high-performance furanic-based polymers that were originally developed for replacing...
Gap between gun owners and nonowners explains disparities in political attitudes, voting patterns
LAWRENCE — Whether one views gun ownership as positive or negative is a matter of perspective. But according to new research, it's the total number of guns a person owns that may define them politically. ...
Dole Institute to livestream 2nd 'A Conversation on Race' event
LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that it will livestream the second installment of its series “A Conversation on Race” at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 on the institute’s YouTube channel. The event will feature Puerto Rico Sen. Carmelo Ríos-Santiago, Washington...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day activities to build awareness at KU
LAWRENCE — Several University of Kansas organizations and offices have partnered to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day through a program featuring a renowned Cherokee Nation scholar reflecting on representation of Native cultures on college campuses. ...
KU partnering with Douglas County to provide civic engagement office hours
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will offer weekly Civic Engagement Office Hours, in conjunction with the Douglas County Clerk’s Office, leading up to the 2020 general election. ...
Public Management Center tapped by national transportation organization to lead trainings
LAWRENCE — The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has chosen the University of Kansas Public Management Center (KU PMC) to provide its annual professional development series for its membership beginning in 2021. ...
KU professors honored by American Journal of Sociology
LAWRENCE – Argun Saatcioglu, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies and (by courtesy) the Department of Sociology, and Tom Skrtic, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education, both at the University of Kansas, have been selected to receive the 2020 Roger V. Gould Prize from...
Kansas Economic Policy Conference to address policy interventions in times of crisis
LAWRENCE — When the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, government at all levels needed to manage a public health crisis, continue providing essential services and stave off economic disaster. However, public health interventions, such as stay-at-home orders and contact tracing, have had mixed reception from...
KU Serves Week focuses on voter education
LAWRENCE — The Center for Service Learning’s (CSL) fall KU Serves Week is taking place this week (Oct. 5-9) in conjunction with National Voter Education Week. During this week, the CSL and their Civic Engagement Ambassador partners are sharing information about registering to vote, learning about candidates on the ballot...
New book details power of paratext in medieval works
LAWRENCE – Back in the days before hyperlinks – before the printed page, even – how did people make reference to one written work within the body of another? How did they relate a historic account to the context of then current times? ...
School of Architecture & Design announces 2020 Alumni Awards
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced the recipients of the 2020 KU Architecture & Design Alumni Awards. This year’s honorees for the Distinguished Alumni Award are Earl Santee, Bruce Smith and Todd Voth. The Young Architect/Designer Award has been given to Eddy Tavio. ...
SEC has been illegally denying hearings for 25 years, professor writes in new article
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KU bioengineering program awarded grant to expand opportunities for underrepresented students
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas graduate student Pamela Johnson, along with her mentor Jennifer Robinson, assistant professor of chemical & petroleum engineering, has earned a prestigious Gilliam Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). ...
Disability rights activist Judith Heumann will celebrate 30th anniversary of ADA with KU
LAWRENCE — Judith Heumann, a lifelong disability rights champion and former special adviser to former President Barack Obama and the World Bank, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month with the University of Kansas, the Lawrence community and...
As Election Day nears, KU experts can discuss candidates, issues
LAWRENCE – As a highly contentious U.S. election season heads into its final month, University of Kansas political experts are available to discuss candidates, key issues and procedures ahead of the Nov. 3 election:...
School of Education announces new name, effective fall 2020
LAWRENCE — The School of Education at the University of Kansas is now the School of Education and Human Sciences, effective fall 2020. ...
KU launches Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative
LAWRENCE — During a summer in which countless research projects across the University of Kansas were stalled on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, a small group of Lawrence and KU Medical Center-based administrators and faculty members met to brainstorm opportunities for collaboration among health professionals, researchers and students in the...