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Tue, 06/11/2019

High Point University dean selected to lead KU School of Pharmacy

LAWRENCE — The founding dean for the High Point University School of Pharmacy will be the next dean of pharmacy at the University of Kansas. ...

Tue, 06/11/2019

The past is never dead: Revisiting Black Power

LAWRENCE – Fifty years on, the time is right for a reappraisal of the Black Power movement in America. ...

Mon, 06/10/2019

Two new species of 'tweezer-beaked hopping rats' discovered in Philippines

LAWRENCE — Just about everybody loves peanut butter. We put it on sandwiches and in candy. We use it to trick our dogs into taking their heartworm pills. When we have to, we bait mouse traps with it. ...

Mon, 06/10/2019

Study examines why student-athletes access fewer academic supports, services

Mon, 06/10/2019

First Soviet hijacking triggers insights into Cold War boundaries

Mon, 06/10/2019

KU Theatre & Dance 2019-2020 season unveiled

Thu, 06/06/2019

Spencer Research Library announces Derrick E. White as the 2019 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award winner

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries announce the recipient of the fourth annual Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award winner is Derrick E. White. ...

Wed, 06/05/2019

Study finds proximity to employment not as important as previously thought in federal housing programs

LAWRENCE — For decades, the federal government has used housing vouchers as part of a strategy to help low-income Americans obtain affordable housing as a way out of poverty. Part of that strategy was to help individuals and families settle closer to employment opportunities, but new research shows that proximity...

Wed, 06/05/2019

KU students receive national recognition for radar research

LAWRENCE — Papers by two University of Kansas engineering students ranked among the top entries in a worldwide competition hosted this spring by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ...

Tue, 06/04/2019

Military historian available to discuss D-Day anniversary

LAWRENCE — On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. The event became known worldwide as D-Day, a turning point in World War II. This Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day. ...

Tue, 06/04/2019

KU law students make honor roll for pro bono service

Tue, 06/04/2019

Volunteers needed for Hawk Week Sexual Violence Prevention program

Tue, 06/04/2019

KU names next director of Emily Taylor Center

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has selected the director of Amherst College’s Multicultural Resource Center to be the next director of the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity. ...

Tue, 06/04/2019

KU announces Lawrence faculty sabbaticals for 2019-2020

LAWRENCE — Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved sabbatical leave for the following 52 faculty members at the University of Kansas Lawrence campus:...

Tue, 06/04/2019

Rare fossils provide more detailed picture of biodiversity during Middle Ordovician

LAWRENCE — A clutch of marine fossil specimens unearthed in northern Portugal that lived between 470 and 459 million years ago is filling a gap in understanding evolution during the Middle Ordovician period. ...

Tue, 06/04/2019

School of Engineering announces new department chair

LAWRENCE — Erik Perrins, professor of electrical engineering & computer science at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, will assume the role of department chair July 1. ...

Mon, 06/03/2019

Professor explores the historical effects of ‘Fat’ stereotyping

LAWRENCE — Disgust or contempt. ...

Mon, 06/03/2019

Program marks 20 years of service to KC-area veterans

LAWRENCE — For 20 years, the University of Kansas TRIO Veterans Upward Bound program has served veterans in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Outgoing director Julia O'Dell can still recall what she told staffers at their first meeting in 1999. ...

Mon, 06/03/2019

KPR’s Cinema a Go Go will celebrate 10th anniversary June 14

LAWRENCE — Kansas Public Radio’s “Retro Cocktail Hour” will celebrate an important milestone with moon-landing mayhem at an upcoming event at Liberty Hall. ...

Mon, 06/03/2019

In the long run, funny women satisfy men more

Fri, 05/31/2019

School of Business to kick off 3rd annual Summer Venture in Business

Fri, 05/31/2019

Tariff threat to Mexico potential abuse of presidential powers, imprudent in face of trade war, professor says

LAWRENCE — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would impose tariffs on all goods entering the United States on Mexico to motivate the country to do more to stop the flow of illegal immigration. ...

Thu, 05/30/2019

Special event planned for grand opening of Prairie Block

LAWRENCE — A free and family-friendly event this week will celebrate the fascinating world of the Sunflower State's native prairie ecosystem and local trails. ...

Wed, 05/29/2019

KU Law's moot court program ranks 14th in nation

Wed, 05/29/2019

Designer helps spread gospel of tenkara fishing

Wed, 05/29/2019

Book aims to rethink how school-age mothers are taught, engaged with education

LAWRENCE — Any teacher can attest that reaching students is easier and their lessons more effective when they can relate to classroom subject matter. Yet for school-age mothers and other “at-risk” students, curriculum most often utilizes a deficit model, or fixing what students are deemed to be lacking. A University...

Tue, 05/28/2019

Supernovae zapped Earth 2.6M years ago — researchers wonder if they prompted human ancestors to walk upright

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Tue, 05/28/2019

KPR will host 3rd annual Ice Cream Social

LAWRENCE — To thank its listeners for being a supporter of local news, music and events, Kansas Public Radio will host an ice cream social from 5 to 7 p.m. June 20 at the Union Pacific Depot in north Lawrence. ...

Tue, 05/28/2019

Exiles’ stories helped solidify Australian identity

Tue, 05/28/2019

Former secretary of transportation will lead Public Management Center

LAWRENCE — Deb Miller has begun her tenure as the new director of the Public Management Center, based at the University of Kansas. Miller served as the Kansas secretary of transportation from 2003 to 2011, and her appointment spanned the terms of three Kansas governors. She was the longest-serving secretary...

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