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International organization announces the Rosemary O'Leary Prize
The International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) announced they are seeking nominations for the first ever Rosemary O’Leary Prize for outstanding scholarship on women in public administration. Rosemary O'Leary is the Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor and director of the School of Public Affairs & Administration at the University...
Assistant vice provost elected to national board of STEM organization
The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) announced the election of Roberta Pokphanh, University of Kansas assistant vice provost for International Programs, to its national Board of Directors. Pokphanh officially begins her three-year term in January 2019. ...
KU announces 38th class of University Scholars
The University Honors Program has announced 30 University of Kansas sophomores have been named University Scholars. ...
KU Law reduces tuition for out-of-state students
Earning a law degree at the University of Kansas will become more affordable for out-of-state students beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year. ...
Geoarchaeological program at KU receives $6.9M gift
A geoarchaeological program at the University of Kansas that is digging up the mysteries of the earliest people to inhabit the region will get a $6.9 million boost with an estate gift from a late geologist and his wife. ...
Psychology professor receives international educator award
University of Kansas Professor Glenn Adams is the 2018 recipient of the George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award. The award presentation will take place at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, in Alderson Auditorium at the Kansas Union. ...
Professor outlines history of media falsehoods, defines 'fake news'
The term "fake news" has been used a great deal since the 2016 presidential election. But many might not realize media hoaxes and fakery have existed since the beginning of mass media in the United States. A University of Kansas professor has authored a new study outlining the history of...
KU law student wins national writing prize
A University of Kansas law student took second prize in a national writing competition for his paper on the atrocities of forced labor in international trade. ...
African maroon resistance at Hispaniola heavily challenged European conquest, historian finds
African resistance strongly shaped Spanish Hispaniola of the 1500s— now the island home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic — but historians have often considered that resistance to be a byproduct of Spanish colonialism and its reliance on slavery, according to a University of Kansas historian who studies the development...
Researchers look to see how elevated housing in Florida stood up to Hurricane Michael
It’s commonplace in U.S. coastal areas and floodplains to upraise homes in order to keep living areas dry in case the water rises. However, mobile and wood homes standing a few feet off the ground could be a lot more susceptible to winds exerting force from underneath and increasing the...
KU researchers to develop virtual reality to improve social competencies for those students with disabilities who need it
University of Kansas researchers have secured grant funding that will allow them to develop virtual reality technology to help students with high-functioning autism and learning disabilities learn social competencies and apply them to their everyday lives and education. ...
Dole Institute unveils list of panelists for national election conference
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its 10-member panel for the 2018 Post-Election Conference. ...
Book highlights continuing comedic critique of religion
What do H.L. Mencken, Pussy Riot and the Flying Spaghetti Monster have in common? They’re all subjects of Iain Ellis’ new book, “Humorists vs. Religion: Critical Voices from Mark Twain to Neil DeGrasse Tyson” (McFarland). ...
KU center receives federal grant to support Kansas economic development, job retention efforts
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration has awarded a five-year, $700,000 university center grant to the University of Kansas. Together with an equal match by KU donors and time commitments by faculty and program staff, a total of $1.4 million will be devoted to assist economic development and...
Dole Institute to host memorial display, book for George H.W. Bush
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will host a special memorial display honoring the legacy of former President George H.W. Bush and his relationship with former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole. Guests will also be able to sign a memorial book and share their condolences. The book...
Students will feature research at University Honors Program symposium
University Honors Program students will present research from their first-year seminars to faculty and peers this weekend, covering a broad range of topics in the sciences and humanities. ...
Undergraduate students to present research projects
This week, the University of Kansas will host its first Fall Undergraduate Research Poster Session. Thirty students will present their research from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the Kansas Union Ballroom. The poster session is sponsored by KU’s Center for Undergraduate Research, and the public is invited to attend. ...
Harry Parker honored as inaugural Ronald A. Willis Visiting Scholar/Artist
Harry Parker, chair of Texas Christian University’s Department of Theatre, is the inaugural Ronald A. Willis Scholar/Artist as named by the University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance. This position, made possible by the Ronald A. Willis Visiting Scholar/Artist Fund, brings master teachers to the university to contribute to...
Torres to give presentation at AMS-MSRI congressional briefing
Rodolfo Torres, University Distinguished Professor of mathematics, will give a luncheon presentation Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the American Mathematical Society-Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (AMS-MSRI) congressional briefing on Capitol Hill. ...
KGS links wastewater disposal and distant earthquakes
After an upsurge in earthquakes was attributed to nearby underground disposal of wastewater during a south-central Kansas oil boom, wastewater injection was scaled back and the seismicity subsided. Then, unexpectedly, earthquake activity picked up farther afield. ...
Geographer brings fresh perspective to study of US, world corruption in new books
A few years ago, Barney Warf wondered why no geographer yet had undertaken a major study of corruption. The geography professor at the University of Kansas said his field is uniquely well-suited to the study of fraudulent, dishonest or criminal conduct — like accepting bribes — by people in power,...
KU names new director of University Press of Kansas
An individual with more than 15 years of experience at the University Press of Kansas has been selected to be the publishing house’s next leader. ...
Third candidate for engineering dean to present Nov. 30
professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida, will make a public presentation from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, in 164 Ritchie Hall. Members of the KU community are invited to attend the presentation and provide feedback of their...
Firms can protect R&D investment in risky intellectual property environments, study finds
Conventional wisdom deems that firms investing in research and development, or R&D, activities in countries lacking strong intellectual property rights protection are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk. ...
Legal analytics class takes innovative look at tech, law
Big data and robot lawyers revolutionizing the legal profession may sound like something out of a law student’s abandoned side novel, but it’s real and happening now in law firms and courtrooms around the world. A new class at the University of Kansas is teaching future lawyers to understand statistics,...
Engineering students partner with tech company to improve package delivery process
Someday in the not-too-distant future, the person delivering a package to your front door might not be a person at all. Instead, a driverless van might pull up in front of your house, the back doors open, and a robotic arm hands out that book you’ve ordered from Amazon. ...
Audus to step down as pharmacy dean; search for new dean to begin
The University of Kansas will begin a search for a new dean of the School of Pharmacy. Kenneth Audus has announced he will not seek reappointment at the conclusion of his current term, which ends in June 2019. ...
Lorca’s legacy: Assessing the poet’s afterlife
For a guy who opposes the sacralization of the 20th century poet, playwright and musician Federico Garcia Lorca, a University of Kansas professor of Spanish sure has a lot to say about him. ...
KU education expert's lecture will review adverse effects of policies and practices
Efforts to modernize and upgrade educational practices can sometimes deliver unintended consequences. A University of Kansas researcher will examine these findings and offer steps forward during his inaugural distinguished professor lecture. ...
The art and architecture of partition, confederation
While many volumes have been written on the decolonization of the British Empire in India and its partitions, creating in 1947 the bifurcated state of Pakistan and then in 1971 Bangladesh, the phenomenon has not been looked at through the lens of art and architecture. ...