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KPR’s Holiday Membership Drive surpasses goals, supports local shelters
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio’s winter membership drive surpassed its fundraising goals this December, bringing in more than $49,000 in pledges. ...
Chancellor Gray-Little to have building named in her honor, receives Chancellor Emerita status
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will rename a premier research facility in honor of the chancellor who made it a reality. ...
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies receives Tinker grant
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Tinker Foundation to fund graduate student research in Latin America. ...
KU to present two honorary degrees at 2020 Commencement
LAWRENCE — An acclaimed television journalist and a renowned artist will each receive honorary degrees from the University of Kansas next spring. ...
Study shows what factors lead to 'resilient collaboration' in community improvement efforts
LAWRENCE — Every day, people come together to address challenges facing their communities, such as homelessness, economic development or environmental protection that are not quickly or easily solved. While all are well-intentioned, and collaborations share goals of community betterment, some are more successful than others. ...
KU senior to compete for Churchill Scholarship
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas student has been nominated for the Winston Churchill Scholarship, which provides for one year of study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. ...
Book aims to revive interest in forgotten weird-fiction writer
LAWRENCE – “Daphne du Maurier gets all the press, but Marjorie Bowen was every bit as good,” said John Tibbetts, University of Kansas associate professor of film & media studies. “In fact, Bowen wrote a short story that I believe du Maurier ripped off for ‘Rebecca!’”...
KPR announces new evening classical host
LAWRENCE — Kansas Public Radio has a new evening classical host. ...
KU professor first non-Slovene national to be named Ambassador of Science by the Republic of Slovenia
School of Business approves new admissions policies
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business has approved new policies for direct and competitive admissions to its Bachelor of Science in Business program. ...
Math majors receive first Math Undergraduate Research Awards
LAWRENCE — Four undergraduate mathematics majors at the University of Kansas are the first recipients of the Department of Mathematics Undergraduate Research Awards in Mathematics (MathUGRA). The students will receive $1,000 to support their respective research projects. ...
KU adds degree in diversity and inclusion leadership
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has created a new graduate degree to help students acquire the skills to lead and develop diversity efforts in their workplace and other organizations. ...
New USMCA can be template for rebalancing corporate, worker, consumer interests, trade law expert says
LAWRENCE — House Democrats and the White House announced Tuesday they had reached a deal on a newly-negotiated United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, virtually guaranteeing the updated trade deal would become law. The agreement, an update of the North American Free Trade Agreement, features several updates including strengthened protections for labor and...
Staff selected for Aspiring Leaders program
LAWRENCE — Mike Rounds, vice provost for operations, has announced the 2020 cohort of Aspiring Leaders at the University of Kansas. ...
In 'One for the Coyotes' KU instructor, longtime broadcaster tells story of life in sportscasting, survival
LAWRENCE — Coaches are full of motivational tactics, but Frank Beavers probably never imagined one of his sayings would carry a young player through his athletic career, into a 40-year broadcasting career, through a battle with cancer and into a college classroom. ...
Experts in child development, research design, molecular biology honored with KU research achievement awards
LAWRENCE – What environmental factors influence language learning in young children? How can research design and data analysis help evaluate and improve education delivery? What can the evolution of immunity genes in fruit flies teach us about disease resistance? ...
Three graduate students recognized for presentation skills at KU's 2019 3MT finals
LAWRENCE — Graduate students at the University of Kansas brought their A-games to the Kansas Union for a competition that encouraged them to speak simply and engagingly on their complicated research. ...
University community mourns the death of Stephen Benedict, professor of microbiology
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has lost a longtime faculty member to a battle with cancer. Stephen Benedict, professor of microbiology, died Dec. 2 in Lawrence. He was 72. ...
Army’s conflicting history of haircuts and racial identity explored in new article
LAWRENCE — Beth Bailey never thought she’d be writing about hair. ...
KU senior from Topeka wins prestigious Marshall Scholarship
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas student, who is preparing for a career that will help him expand equitable health care and educational opportunities for all, has earned a George Marshall Scholarship that will fund graduate study in the United Kingdom. ...
Barbara Bichelmeyer named provost and executive vice chancellor
LAWRENCE — Barbara Bichelmeyer has been named the next provost and executive vice chancellor of the Lawrence campus. ...
KU announces Bernie Kish as the featured presenter for the 2019 James Naismith Lecture
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences has selected Bernie Kish, lecturer in sport management and Robinson Center facilities director, as keynote speaker for this year’s James Naismith Lecture. ...
Four named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at two Kansas universities have been named recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
KLETC announces law enforcement training graduates
YODER — Twenty-two new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Nov. 22. Police Chief Jeffrey Hooper with the Hutchinson Police Department was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Audio-Reader celebrates accessible theatre experiences with Audio Description Open House
LAWRENCE — Audio-Reader Network, an audio information service for blind, visually impaired and print-disabled individuals, is hosting an Audio Description Open House, where attendees can learn more about Audio-Reader's work, meet volunteers and patrons, and enjoy refreshments before attending the audio-described performance of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" in the Lied...