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Four Kansas researchers named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
Four faculty members at two Kansas universities have been named recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state's most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
School of Education continues free professional development in Kansas City
— The School of Education at the University of Kansas has announced dates for the 2018-2019 Strategies Event Series, which will include three interactive professional development lectures at the Edwards Campus in Overland Park. ...
Sociologist terms Nigeria's Fourth Republic 'Pentecostal Republic'
Religious divisions have famously plagued Nigeria throughout its history. However, the triumph of a charismatic Christian movement, coming on the heels of the restoration of democracy in the West African country in 1999, has changed the terms of interreligious and political engagement. ...
KU Law launches free bar exam preparation program
With their law degree in hand, the only thing standing between graduates and their legal careers is the bar exam. A new program at the University of Kansas School of Law will help KU students clear that hurdle without the added financial pressure of paying for a bar review course. ...
KU researchers to partner in $8M grant to prevent children entering foster care, improve reunification, adoption rates
Researchers at the University of Kansas have secured an $8 million, five-year grant to strengthen families across the state by helping prevent children being placed in foster care and increasing reunification and adoption rates for those children already in the system. ...
Staff selected for KU's 2018-2019 Aspiring Leaders Program
href="http://humanresources.ku.edu/aspiring-leaders-program">Aspiring Leaders Program aims to make KU a stronger institution by providing university staff an opportunity to learn the essentials of effective leadership and equip them to lead from where they are within their organization. ...
ADA Resource Center offers a National Disability Employment Awareness Celebration
president of ForwardWorks Consulting in Washington, D.C., will present “Empowering All Through Mentoring,“ which will cover a number of topics centering on disability, mentoring, inclusion and employment. Shields is a national expert on mentoring and inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the workplace. He will provide attendees with a foundation...
KU receives $225K from Mellon Foundation for a Sawyer Seminar on Global Health Humanities
The University of Kansas has been selected to receive a prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar Award to research chronic health conditions among African and African-descendant populations. ...
KU ranked as No. 5 best school in the country for veterans
For a second time, the University of Kansas has earned a top five ranking in the Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges 2019 rankings. ...
Self Graduating Senior Fellows continue Jayhawk tradition
The inaugural cohort of Self Graduating Senior Fellows started their graduate degrees this semester at the University of Kansas thanks to outreach from two late KU benefactors – Madison “Al” and Lila Self. ...
ShotTracker co-founder to speak during Global Entrepreneurship Week
As part of a nationwide celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, co-founder and chief operating officer of DDSports Inc. Davyeon Ross will speak at the University of Kansas School of Business at 6 p.m. Nov. 15. ...
University will host 'Navigating the Path: Women in Academia'
Recent research indicates that women are still underrepresented in leadership roles in higher education. Join the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity to hear the stories and strategies of women who have established themselves as leaders in their chosen field. This upcoming panel discussion at the University of...
Xuemin Tu elected secretary to SIAM Central States Section
Xuemin Tu, University of Kansas associate professor of mathematics, was elected secretary to the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Central States Section for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2019. The central states section serves SIAM members in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. ...
Giant flying squirrel fossil from a Barcelona landfill clarifies the squirrel family tree
In 2002, a team of scientists unearthed mysterious fossil remains in a landfill in Catalonia, Spain. At first, researchers supposed the unidentified fossil could be a form of primate. ...
Professor achieves status of IEEE Life Fellow
University of Kansas faculty member Bozenna Pasik-Duncan has been selected by the Institute of Engineering and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for Life Membership. This honor is reserved for individuals who have truly distinguished themselves through their sustained and lasting contributions to IEEE. ...
'Queer Brides and Lonely Swains: American Picture Brides and the Effects of Marriage, Race and the Family on U.S. Immigration Policy' set for Oct. 30
KU Libraries will host a Gallery Lecture Series presentation by Kathryn Vaggalis, doctoral candidate from the Department of American Studies. The presentation, titled “Queer Brides and Lonely Swains: American Picture Brides and the Effects of Marriage, Race and the Family on U.S. Immigration Policy,” is the second lecture in the...
Potential pipe bomb packages likely product of political climate, extremist researcher says
Authorities as of Wednesday morning have intercepted suspicious packages reportedly containing pipe bombs sent to the homes of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Democratic donor George Soros as well as one addressed to the White House, according to national news reports. ...
Special education professor to present 'From Teaching to Learning: Shifting Roles and Identities'
The School of Education welcomes Elizabeth Kozleski, professor in the Department of Special Education, as the 2018-2019 Budig Teaching Professorship in Special Education award recipient and featured lecturer. ...
Study finds life for sexual, gender minority youths in small towns not all negative
For sexual and gender minority youths, growing up in a small town can be difficult. But new research from the University of Kansas finds that it’s not all a negative experience and that communities often are supportive in multiple ways. ...
Public tour of Baldwin Woods Forest Preserve set for Oct. 27
13 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for Fall
This fall, 13 KU students received an Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRAs). Recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
KU researchers seek answers about what causes earthquakes
A $335,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will enable geologists and engineers at the University of Kansas to better understand the processes that produce earthquakes and to help people in earthquake-prone Nepal build safer structures. ...
KU student receives prestigious doctoral dissertation award
The University of Kansas is the only institution in the state to receive a 2018 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Award. ...
Audio descriptions, tactile tours increase accessibility at Spencer Museum
New resources at the University of Kansas Spencer Museum of Art will make exhibitions and collections more accessible for visitors who are blind, have low vision or have visual perception disorders. The museum now offers audio descriptions of artwork and labels, tactile art tours and Braille maps. ...
KPR to broadcast day of live classical music Oct. 26
KLETC announces law enforcement training graduates
Fifty-seven new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Oct. 12. Overland Park Police Chief Frank Donchez was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
University Graduate Fellowship supports doctoral students
More than 30 graduate students at the University of Kansas were selected as University Graduate Fellows for the 2018-2019 academic year. The Office of Graduate Studies distributed approximately $1 million in funding to support domestic and international graduate students in 25 graduate programs. ...
Students to explore 'Wonders of the World' at KU Engineering High School Design competition
As many as 400 students from around northeast Kansas are expected to participate later this month in the annual High School Design competition sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Engineering and the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows Program. The event will feature competition in six different categories, giving students...
KU researcher named recipient of Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award
A top researcher recognized for his work to apply magnetic resonance techniques to chemistry, physics and biomedical research is the recipient of this year’s Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award at the University of Kansas. ...
Professor pushes boundaries of music through his math
Art and creative expression have often been used to further human understanding of science. A University of Kansas professor is now using his math prowess to push the boundaries of music creation. ...