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KU alumni honor the legacy of longtime KU Libraries administrator
More than 35 years after working at Watson Library at the University of Kansas, Cliff Haka returned to the stacks with his wife, Sue Haka, to honor someone who made a big impact on his life: the late James Ranz, who served as dean of KU Libraries from 1975 to...
KU lands grant to empower underserved communities to ID, address racial disparities in child welfare system
Despite growing national attention on racial inequities in the child welfare system, Kansas has seen the disproportionality experienced by Black and Indigenous children increase during the last five years in the foster care system. ...
Nazi plans for dividing and 'improving' Africa during World War II examined
While Germany’s 1939 invasion of Poland marks the official start of World War II, one of the major on-ramps to war was the Italian invasion of Ethiopia four years earlier. ...
KPR’s Big Band Christmas will celebrate the joy of jazz
Kansas Public Radio will return with the Big Band Christmas holiday jazz concert for another year of festive cheer. Join KPR staff members at 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at Liberty Hall. Doors will open at 7 p.m. ...
Kansas Geological Survey report assesses health of the High Plains Aquifer
A new publication from the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas assesses current conditions and trends in water levels and groundwater usage in the High Plains Aquifer, the state’s most economically important groundwater resource. ...
Film screening, discussion to explore economic justice through lens of Occupy Movement
The third event in the Global Revolution Film Series at the University of Kansas, featuring “Mic Check: Documentary Shorts from the Occupy Movement,” will take place at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Forum at Marvin Hall. After the screening, a discussion will follow. ...
Psychoanalytic arguments helped Argentines win abortion rights, scholar says
In Argentina, perhaps the most psychoanalyzed country in the world, the rhetoric of psychoanalysis proved important in the push for a 2020 federal law that guaranteed free and safe access to abortion through 14 weeks of pregnancy. ...
15 KU students named 2024 Global Scholars
From around the world and across diverse academic units, 15 University of Kansas second-year students have been selected as the 2024 cohort of Global Scholars. ...
KU Undergraduate Ethics Bowl Team concludes successful fall semester
The University of Kansas Undergraduate Ethics Bowl Team, based in the Department of Philosophy, achieved notable success in its second year. Competing at the Rocky Mountain Region Ethics Bowl hosted by the Colorado School of Mines on Nov. 11, the team secured a third-place overall. Noteworthy victories were against the...
Research, new recordings bring works of 20th century Ecuadorian composer to light
Ecuadorian composer Luis Humberto Salgado was so far ahead of his time that neither he nor the public in Quito, where he lived, heard most of his orchestral and chamber music works performed during his life (1903-1977). ...
Study shows wealth does not ensure equal amounts of health across race, ethnicity
Money may not buy happiness, as the saying goes, but it can buy health — to an extent. A new study from the University of Kansas has found that the same amount of wealth does not ensure the same level of positive health outcomes for everyone. ...
AAI announces the Center for Reimagining Education
The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) has announced the new Center for Reimagining Education (CRE), whose mission is to accelerate the pace of change in schools and districts. CRE will pursue its goals by leveraging technology and data and bringing together diverse teams of people to establish school-community driven partnerships...
University will host inaugural Faculty Finals Fest Event
In recognition of the time and work that goes into the academic semester, the Office of Faculty Affairs invites all Lawrence and Edwards campus faculty members to join the inaugural Faculty Finals Fest. This come-and-go event takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5-7 in 145 Strong Hall...
School of Public Affairs & Administration announces new director
The University of Kansas School of Public Affairs & Administration (SPAA) will welcome new leadership in 2024. Maja Husar Holmes has been named director of the school, effective Jan. 1. ...
Distinguished professor lecture to address how theatre contributes to healthy communities
According to Peter Ukpokodu, theatre and arts have long been associated with community health by how they seem to rejuvenate people’s emotional well-being so they can appreciate life though a new lens. ...
Class of 2024 honors chemistry professor Shuai Sun with HOPE Award for teaching
The University of Kansas senior class has honored a chemist with the 2023 HOPE Award — to Honor an Outstanding Progressive Educator. ...
'Masculine Pregnancies' reveals literary relationship between artistic creation and procreation
Pregnancy has traditionally been seen as among the most “feminine” traits. ...
University will host psychology scholars from Africa for upcoming programming
The Kansas African Studies Center and Department of African & African-American Studies will host two prominent African scholars for events at the University of Kansas as the fall 2023 semester concludes. ...
University community mourns death of longtime employee Kevin Teel
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Kevin Teel, a longtime employee on the Lawrence campus. Teel, 52, died Nov. 15. ...
Opera singer, director aims to embody music’s epic storytelling
For Stella Markou, opera is a ticket to a magical world where she can embody not only life’s ecstasy and agony but even inhabit the skin of the greatest singer of all time. ...
Three graduate students claim awards in KU’s 2023 3MT competition
After weeks of preparation and just 180 seconds each to convey their research topics, three University of Kansas graduate students earned honors and cash prizes at the conclusion of the KU Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) on Nov. 14. ...
Researchers shed light on how one deadly fungal pathogen makes its chemicals
Investigators at the University of Kansas have played a key role in deciphering a previously unidentified cluster of genes responsible for producing sartorypyrones, a chemical made by the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus, whose family causes Aspergillosis in humans. ...
KU Kudos: Jayhawk faculty and staff achievements, November 2023
It's time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues' achievements: KU News Service staff accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses and affiliates. ...
Five-year grant to support KU project’s goal to make disability data accessible and inclusive for broad audiences
Numbers alone can’t tell a story. That’s the foundation of a project now based at the University of Kansas that takes volumes of raw federal and state expenditure data and distills that information for everyone — including policymakers, service providers and individuals with developmental disabilities and their families — to...
New musical 'Milking Christmas' goes full-tilt merry
Audiences to the University Theatre’s next production will enjoy cheery musical numbers, over-the-top costumes and sweet storylines driven by even sweeter characters — literally, some of them are gingerbread cookies. Through all that, along with self-aware humor, a satirical message on capitalism and corporate greed emerges. “Milking Christmas, A New...
University honors September, October 2023 Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas has announced Employees of the Month for September and October 2023. These staff members have made outstanding contributions to the KU community. ...
Army's reversal of rioters’ convictions supports premise of Kevin Willmott film 'The 24th'
Kevin Willmott is unsure whether his 2020 film, “The 24th,” helped lead to this week’s decision by the U.S. Army to overturn the convictions of 110 Black soldiers who participated in the Houston race riot of 1917, 19 of whom were executed for their violent actions. ...
Graduate students win national scholarship promoting international peace
Two University of Kansas graduate students have earned a national scholarship that supports studies in international relations and public service. ...
International Education Week recognizes importance of global connections
The University of Kansas is joining higher education institutions across the country to celebrate International Education Week, which runs through Nov. 17. ...
Workplace 'slavery' still embedded in supply chain, researcher says
A dozen years ago, the Foxconn City industrial park in China became infamous for a rash of worker suicides. Foxconn (a manufacturer of iPhones, among other notable products) initially responded by installing safety netting around the facility so that employees were unable to effectively hurl themselves from windows to their...