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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. ...
Influential 'Destruction of the Bison' earns 20-year anniversary edition
LAWRENCE — During his first few months in office, President Barack Obama signed the National Bison Legacy Act, designating the bison as national mammal of the United States. ...
KU announces 2020-2021 Staff Fellows
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced participants selected for the 2020-2021 Staff Fellows Program, which seeks to strengthen the university by developing leaders at all levels of the institution. ...
Fight anti-vaccine fire with fire, researchers say
LAWRENCE – With Pfizer and Moderna applying for emergency-use authorization, COVID-19 vaccines appear to be on the brink of FDA approval. The next big public health challenge, then, will be convincing enough people to take it so that the country can return to a semblance of normalcy. A University of...
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...
Undergraduate students present research projects at online event
LAWRENCE — The week of Nov. 30 through Dec. 4, more than 50 students will share their research and creative projects at the online Fall Undergraduate Research Showcase. An online platform will showcase the work of students from departments across campus, and the general public is invited view student work...
Astronomers find puzzling 'cold quasar' forming new stars in spite of active galactic nucleus
LAWRENCE — Researchers from the University of Kansas have described a galaxy more than 5.25 billion light years away undergoing a rarely seen stage in its galactic life cycle. Their findings recently were published in the Astrophysical Journal. ...
New wind farm helps KU offset electricity needs with renewable energy
LAWRENCE — A new wind farm that came online in northern Kansas this month is helping the University of Kansas meet its sustainability goal of offsetting carbon emissions with energy from renewable sources. ...
Thanksgiving Homestay Program fosters lifelong friendships spanning generations and continents
Law school alumna creates scholarship for southwest Kansas students
LAWRENCE – A new scholarship fund at the University of Kansas School of Law will help provide opportunities to students from southwest Kansas. ...
KU department changes name to Self Graduate Programs
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas department’s recent name change reflects its management of two distinct graduate education programs funded by longtime KU donors. ...
Two graduate students come out on top in KU’s 2020 3MT Competition
LAWRENCE — The Three Minute Thesis Competition is a global research communication event with a compelling challenge: How well can graduate students convey the scope of their research to a general audience in just three minutes or less? This fall, the University of Kansas joined hundreds of other institutions around...
AVC for federal relations recognized with achievement award by APLU peers
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas’ federal relations director has been recognized for excellence in government affairs on behalf of higher education by his peers in the Association of Public and Land-grant Institutions. ...
Bringing Black authors’ work out of digital shadows
LAWRENCE – First, the Project on the History of Black Writing worked to preserve physical copies of novels by Black writers, often rescuing works from dusty attics and estate sales. In the 21st century, HBW began digitizing its library. And now, with the help of a grant from the Andrew...
New online health science degree prepares students to work in a growing field
OVERLAND PARK — The University of Kansas has launched an online Bachelor of Health Sciences program as community health and medical research take center stage in public life. Available through the new School of Professional Studies, this all-online degree completion program provides an opportunity for students interested in the health...
KU student named Newman Civic Fellow for 2020
LAWRENCE — From across the country, college and university presidents of Campus Compact member institutions have nominated promising student leaders as Newman Civic Fellows. Through service, research and advocacy, these fellows have demonstrated an investment in their community and are working to better understand themselves, the root causes of social...
KU Institute for Leadership Studies announces civic leadership training program for Kansas women
LAWRENCE — A new leadership training program designed to help Kansas women participate more fully in civic life will debut in early December. Ready to Represent, a program created by the Appointments Project & Ready to Run Kansas Women’s Leadership Series, a partnership between the University of Kansas Institute for...
University Honors Program receives top rating
LAWRENCE — The University Honors Program (UHP) at the University of Kansas has received a top rating, along with six other programs, in INSIDE HONORS: Ratings and Reviews of 40 Public University Honors Programs. ...
School of Business to host sales competition with King's Hawaiian
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business will host the KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition virtually April 9-10, 2021. The event marks the first time the school’s professional selling program will hold a competition open to other universities. ...
2020 HOPE Award presented to Kapila Silva, professor of architecture
The HOPE Award is given annually through the Board of Class Officers and is the only honor given to a faculty member by the senior class. Silva was announced as this year’s winner during the Oct. 31 football game against Iowa State. ...
KU Engineering awards record number of doctorates, bachelor's degrees
LAWRENCE — The 2019-2020 academic year was record-setting on two important fronts for the University of Kansas School of Engineering. The school achieved all-time highs in the number of doctorates and bachelor’s degrees awarded in the past academic year, which includes graduates from summer 2019, fall 2019 and spring 2020. ...