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Crocheting engineering student becomes viral sensation
LAWRENCE — Until this fall, Hailey Solomon had never been to a college football game. She doesn’t expect to attend another one anytime soon. And the game she did attend? She only stuck around for a quarter or so. ...
Professor to discuss successes, challenges of safer refrigerants in inaugural lecture
LAWRENCE — The quest to keep food, people and materials cool has had significant environmental impact on the planet. Mark Shiflett, Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, will discuss the past, present and possible future of refrigerants and the challenges of developing refrigerants that are safer for the...
KU nominates 6 scholars for Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell awards
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has endorsed applications from five students and a recent graduate applying for prestigious fellowships for study in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ...
Final Dr. Bob Run 5K Event set for Oct. 20
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences invites walkers and runners to participate in the 2019 Dr. Bob Run 5K Event, supporting student scholarships. The event will be at 9 a.m. Oct. 20 at Rim Rock Farm. ...
KU announces 2019-2020 Staff Fellows
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced participants selected for the 2019-2020 Staff Fellows Program, which seeks to strengthen the university by developing leaders at all levels of the institution. ...
KU to host discussion with currency and hyperinflation expert
LAWRENCE — Steve Hanke, an applied economics researcher at Johns Hopkins University, will join in a discussion with William Barnett, University of Kansas Oswald Distinguished Professor of Macroeconomics, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Kansas Room of the KU Memorial Union. A rooftop reception at the...
KU Engineering lands $3M interdisciplinary grant from NSF
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop an innovative graduate training program that combines the disciplines of chemistry, chemical engineering and computer science. ...
KGS scientist elected president of international organization
LAWRENCE — Rick Miller, senior scientist at the Kansas Geological Survey, has been elected president of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), an international organization that promotes applied geophysical research and education. ...
New program brings research into undergraduate classrooms
LAWRENCE — In an effort to provide research opportunities to more students, nine faculty members are working with the Center for Undergraduate Research this fall to redesign portions of their courses to include a larger research or creative component. Recipients of the Research-Intensive Course Grants participate in a series of...
Researchers discover how chlamydia takes up new DNA from host, offering research avenue for new therapies
LAWRENCE — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chlamydia trachomatis is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted bacterial disease in the U.S., totaling 1.7 million cases in 2017. Rates are highest among teenagers and young adults. Left untreated, chlamydia can cause blindness and sterility. Beyond the U.S.,...
Chancellors Club Award recipients specialize in drug research and mathematics education
LAWRENCE — A scientist specializing in transport proteins at the University of Kansas Medical Center and a mathematician with more than 50 years of teaching successes at KU will be honored respectively for their research and teaching by KU Endowment’s Chancellors Club. ...
Cinema con Queso will bring luchador action star to big screen
LAWRENCE — Kansas Public Radio's “The Retro Cocktail Hour” brings an extra-special evening of films back to the big screen Oct. 11 at Liberty Hall. ...
Kansas Secretary of Commerce to present 2019 Chandler Lecture
LAWRENCE — Kansas Secretary of Commerce David Toland will deliver the University of Kansas School of Business Anderson Chandler Lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at Capitol Federal Hall. ...
KU names new director, additional leadership for Center for Service Learning
LAWRENCE — Undergraduate Studies at the University of Kanas has named Jomella Watson-Thompson, associate professor of applied behavioral science, as director of the Center for Service Learning (CSL). ...
Article examines corporate renewable energy pledges, how they interact with state laws
LAWRENCE — After Donald Trump was elected president and put a renewed focus on fossil fuels, several large corporations made headlines by setting goals to increase the renewable energy they buy. Many are making progress on those pledges, while varying state energy laws have made it easier in some parts...
Community invited to meet faculty ombuds on 2nd annual Ombuds Day
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Ombuds Office will mark the second annual Ombuds Day with a public reception for the current and past faculty ombuds. ...
KU, Lawrence Public Schools sign agreement expanding concurrent enrollment program
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas and Lawrence Public Schools have expanded a partnership that will allow high school students to receive KU credit for classes they are taking in high school. ...
University announces summer 2019 Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the June, July and August 2019 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
KU's Medical-Legal Partnership sees increase in patient referrals
LAWRENCE — Since its launch in 2008, the KU Law Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) has provided free legal assistance to thousands of low-income patients at area hospitals while providing hands-on training to law students. ...
America’s crack epidemic examined in new book
LAWRENCE — When David Farber lived in Philadelphia, he met a crack dealer who sold the drug to a mostly homeless clientele outside the professor’s apartment. ...
Nominations now being accepted for University Scholarly Achievement Award
LAWRENCE — The Office of the Chancellor is now accepting nominations for the University Scholarly Achievement Award, which is a marquee award for the University of Kansas and a way to recognize standout researchers who embody KU's mission to make discoveries that change the world. ...
New book explores how ordinary people make decisions when confronted with uncertainty
LAWRENCE — For decades, statisticians, economists, philosophers and mathematicians have studied how to make decisions in the face of uncertainty, and typically their analyses have focused on how to use probability theory from mathematics to harness this vexing problem. ...
KU enrollment falls slightly as university achieves all-time highs in key measures of student success
LAWRENCE — After five consecutive years of growth, enrollment at the University of Kansas fell slightly this year, according to annual data released today by the Kansas Board of Regents. ...
Service learning transforms future teachers to advocates for English language learners, professor writes
LAWRENCE — The number of students who speak English as a second or an additional language is on the rise in the United States. Yet not all new teachers moving into their first classrooms have worked with diverse student populations. University of Kansas educators have found that when pre-service teachers...
KPR announces new classical music director
LAWRENCE — Kansas Public Radio has a new director of classical music. ...
Sesame Workshop senior vice president will talk about new book at Oct. 4 event
LAWRENCE — When Rosemarie Truglio was growing up in Hoboken, New Jersey, “Romper Room” was the closest thing to educational programming on television. Like other children across the country, she waited for the host of that "live kindergarten" program to hold up her magic mirror and call out the names...