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KU launches new Bachelor of Science in Nutrition to meet growing demand for food and health expertise
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Law students, Legal Services for Students can help file your taxes for free
LAWRENCE – Are you a Kansas, Missouri or Illinois resident? Do you make less than $56,000 per year? Do you not itemize your tax deductions? ...
Graduate student Hosub Shim receives Early Career Prize
LAWRENCE — A graduate student in the Department of History was recently awarded the coveted Early Career Prize by the International Journal of Military History and Historiography. Hosub Shim received the award for his article "The Battle of An Khe Pass (1972): The Implications of the South Korean Army’s Pyrrhic...
Staff Senate workshop series focuses on creating more inclusive workplaces at KU
This spring semester, the University of Kansas Staff Senate Diversity & Inclusion Committee will host its diversity, equity and inclusion workshop series for KU faculty and staff: “Unpacking Whiteness in the Workplace.” The workshop is a three-part series focusing on the impacts of privilege and white-dominant culture on the work...
‘War on poverty’ under examination at visiting scholar’s lecture Feb. 20
LAWRENCE — More than 50 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty. With this war came a dramatic expansion in government programs that included health insurance for the poor and elderly, food subsidies to promote nutrition, educational programs for preschool-age children and more. ...
Public health officials to speak on coronavirus at KU forum
LAWRENCE — A panel of state, county and University of Kansas health officials will share information about the coronavirus at a public forum from 2-3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, in the Forum at Marvin Hall. ...
‘Past Presence’ exhibition invites visitors to contemplate and share how history shapes the future
Study details effectiveness of Kansas program that pays farmers to conserve water
LAWRENCE — Crops need water. And in the central United States, the increasing scarcity of water resources is becoming a threat to the nation’s food production. ...
KU Staff Fellows to conduct faculty, staff focus groups exploring mental health at KU
A mathematician-musician’s breakthrough melds East, West
LAWRENCE – After decades of playing the violin and years as a math professor at the University of Kansas, Purnaprajna Bangere has achieved an artistic breakthrough that synthesizes his musical and mathematical skills, creating an entirely new approach to music he calls “metaraga.”...
KPR hosts 2nd annual mug design contest
LAWRENCE — Back by popular demand, Kansas Public Radio will host its second annual KPR Mug Design Contest. KPR is looking for unique designs to place on the 2020 KPR membership coffee mug. Members will receive a mug at the Ice Cream Social on June 18 at Maceli's. ...
University nominates 4 juniors for Truman Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Four outstanding juniors will be the University of Kansas’ nominees for Harry S. Truman Scholarships. ...
External funding results multiplied through College’s Research Excellence Initiative
LAWRENCE — A grant initiative that funds faculty and student research collaborations in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has helped attract more than $2 million in new external funding to the University of Kansas. ...
KU law professor co-writes latest edition of frequently cited guide to civil litigation
New online graduate certificate develops students’ community health and development skills
OVERLAND PARK — The University of Kansas Department of Applied Behavioral Science and Edwards Campus (KUEC) are providing a new online certificate in applied community health and development. The program covers core aspects of public health, public policy and social welfare, including community assessment, strategic planning and intervention. The program...
U.S. News & World Report highlights KU online education programs in 2020 rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education has three programs ranked among the nation’s best in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs,” released last month. ...
One Day. One KU. 24-hour giving campaign returns for third year
LAWRENCE — The spirit behind One Day. One KU., the annual 24-hour giving campaign, is that one day can make a big difference to the University of Kansas. ...
KU wins grants to develop national trainings for supported decision-making for individuals with disabilities
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers have secured three grants to advance understanding of how to support people with disabilities to participate in the most important decisions about their lives. ...
Reimagining the link between geographic space and species could boost conservation and management efforts
Engineering and Computing Career Fair set for Feb. 13
LAWRENCE — More than 120 companies and agencies will be on hand at the Spring Engineering & Computing Career Fair, which is set for noon-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Kansas Union. ...
Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' rendered in new light at KU Theatre
LAWRENCE — "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare kicks off the University Theatre’s spring season. This pastoral comedy, rendered in new light, plays weekends Feb. 21 through March 1 in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre at Murphy Hall. ...
A laughing matter? KU aerospace grad launches successful standup comedy career in his native Mongolia
LAWRENCE — A former University of Kansas aerospace engineering student has become one of his nation’s leading innovators in an unexpected field: comedy. ...
Economist pinpoints when hospitalizations increase health care costs but don't prevent death
School of Architecture & Design announces Spring 2020 Architecture Lecture Series lineup
LAWRENCE — The School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas has announced the Spring 2020 Architecture Lecture Series lineup. The Architecture Lecture Series welcomes architecture and experiential design leaders from around the country to the School of Architecture & Design. Lecturers bring a wide range...
Study shows transportation beliefs of 20 years ago largely myths, predicts today's will be as well
Concerns about environmental disclosure from companies overblown, legal analysis finds
Here’s how you can track a radar plane soaring over South Dakota to gauge snow depths and predict streamflow
LAWRENCE — Engineers from the University of Kansas School of Engineering and the Center for the Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) right now are flying a specially equipped Cessna 172 over the Black Hills of South Dakota. It’s a new effort to use airborne radar to measure snow depths...
School of Architecture & Design announces Spring 2020 Hallmark Symposium lectures
LAWRENCE — The School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas has announced the Spring 2020 Hallmark Symposium Lecture Series lineup. ...
Colleagues remember Vernon Chamberlin, professor emeritus of Spanish
LAWRENCE — Vernon Chamberlin, a University of Kansas professor emeritus who served the university for 34 years died Jan. 25 at his home. He was 95. ...
Community invited to new series 'Education & Act: Civic Engagement in 2020'
LAWRENCE — Beginning in spring 2020, University of Kansas organizations will bring the campus and Lawrence communities an opportunity to learn more about voting and democracy ahead of the 2020 presidential election. ...