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'Hawks & Highways' events to bring KU to communities statewide
supports Chancellor Douglas A. Girod’s goal to continue strengthening outreach throughout the state. ...
KU in Leavenworth celebrates Military Appreciation Month with its largest graduating class
May is synonymous with graduation, and it’s also National Military Appreciation Month. In the spirit of both, the University of Kansas is celebrating its largest graduating class in the history of its programs in the city of Leavenworth. ...
Faculty honored with 2018 College awards
Faculty contributions in research, teaching and mentoring were recognized this spring with a series of awards from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas. The prizes acknowledge outstanding professors for commitment to advising and teaching undergraduate and graduate students, as well as community-engaged research. ...
Costa Rica program will help prepare future teachers to educate diverse students
No matter what type of school district teachers enter in their career, or the subject matter they teach, it is a certainty they will have students from diverse backgrounds. That can include students who may not speak English as their first language or who come from a cultural background different...
Director named to lead KU Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity
who has been serving as interim director of the center since September 2017, was selected to lead the office into the future. ...
School of Public Affairs & Administration honors outstanding students
The School of Public Affairs & Administration recently honored its 2018 graduates and top students at an annual banquet with awards and induction into Pi Alpha Alpha, the national honor society for students of public administration. ...
KU team wins NSA funding to improve security for Internet of Things with ‘big-thinking’ research
Every day, more and more people interact with the Internet of Things (IoT) in daily life. The IoT includes the devices and appliances in our homes — such as smart TVs, virtual assistants like Amazon’s Alexa or learning thermostats like Nest — that connect to the internet. The IoT also...
Teaching in a Digital & Diverse Space conference set for June 1
The School of Education at the University of Kansas will host the 11th annual Educational Strategies Summer Conference for the region’s PK-12 educators June 1. ...
Longtime Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center director to retire
Ed Pavey, longtime director of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC), will retire in June after leading the institution for nearly a quarter-century. ...
Undergraduate Advising Center announces 2018-2019 Peer Advisor Team
The Undergraduate Advising Center has announced the names of 13 University of Kansas students chosen as members of the 2018-2019 Peer Advisor Team. ...
KU celebrates doctoral students
More than 240 doctoral students at the University of Kansas were awarded degrees at the annual Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, at the Lied Center. University marshalls presided over the ceremony and were joined by KU administrators, deans and Kansas Board of Regents Chair Dave Murfin. ...
States should have realistic expectations of sports betting as revenue stream, researcher says
Even though the Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to legalize sports gambling, state and local policymakers should use caution before counting on sports betting as a new major revenue stream, according to a University of Kansas researcher of public finance. ...
KU recognizes outstanding employees, team of the year
The University of Kansas recognized its Employees of the Year and presented the Team of the Year Awards on May 9 in the Kansas Union. Chancellor Douglas A. Girod and Interim Provost Carl Lejuez were present at the ceremony to honor employees with five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35,...
Audio-Reader receives awards for outstanding programming, volunteerism
Volunteers and staff from the University of Kansas Audio-Reader Network were recognized for outstanding programming and volunteerism during the annual conference of the International Association of Audio Information services earlier this month in Broomfield, Colorado. ...
Researcher studies importance of synchrony in ecological systems such as food webs
A recent $426,609, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation will enable a new investigation of how populations in different places react to changes in environmental factors (like temperature, rainfall) over time and space, which researchers dub “synchrony.” Spatial synchrony of population dynamics can be seen in organisms as diverse...
Model T killed Kansas German dialects
It was Henry Ford, not Kaiser Bill, who was responsible for the decline of the distinctive German dialects spoken by immigrants and their descendants in five Kansas and Missouri settlements during the 20th century. ...
KU announces January-March Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas has announced several spring 2018 Employees of the Month, including Leslie O'Neil, who was honored earlier this week as one of KU's Employee of the Year along with September Employee of the Month Ola Faucher. ...
Center for Service Learning releases principles for ethical service
The Center for Service Learning, in conjunction with other units and student organizations at the University of Kansas, has released a set of principles meant to guide students, faculty and staff in selecting ethical service programs and experiences. ...
Students win Outstanding Presentation Awards at Undergraduate Research Symposium
More than 900 students, faculty, staff and guests attended KU’s 21st annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 28 to hear student presenters share the results of their research and creative projects. The event took place in the Kansas Union, where more than 250 students from across campus presented their projects. ...
Katie Batza receives humanities research fellowship
Katie Batza, assistant professor of women, gender & sexuality studies has been awarded a fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies for research to be undertaken in the academic year 2018-19. The ACLS, one of the premier humanities-focused granting agencies, is a private, nonprofit federation of 75 national scholarly...
Beatles music featured at Audio-Reader benefit concert
“Come Together” to support Kansas Audio-Reader at a concert Saturday, May 12, at the Lawrence Art Center. ...
Undergraduate Research Mentor Award winners announced
Three people were honored at the 21st Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium last month for their extraordinary commitment to mentoring undergraduate researchers at the University of Kansas. ...
KU announces 2018 KU Advisor of the Year
the administrative operations of KU’s TRIO SES & STEM programs. The many TRIO programs, two of which are SES & STEM, are federal outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Heasty also provides comprehensive and personalized support in the areas of...
New organ recording nearly 40 years in the making
When James Higdon, now the Dane and Polly Bales Professor of Organ, arrived at the University of Kansas School of Music 38 years ago, he received a faculty research grant that set him on the path that has culminated in his new two-CD album, “Jehan Alain: Organ Works – a...
Service learning excellence recognized with awards, community reception, juried posters
International trade law expert: US leaving Iran deal will undermine American national security
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the United States would exit the Iran nuclear deal designed to lift sanctions on the nation in exchange for it ceasing its nuclear program. Fulfilling an oft-repeated campaign promise, Trump said the move ended a deal that should not have been made in the...
University announces spring 2018 candidates for degree
The names of more than 5,000 candidates for degree from the University of Kansas this spring — representing 90 Kansas counties, 46 other states, territories and Washington, D.C., and 48 other countries — have been announced by the University Registrar. Degrees are officially conferred in June. ...
Public invited to Studio 804 Open House
Studio 804, based at the University of Kansas, will present its latest design-build project during an open house from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at 1220 E. 12th St. ...
KU part of grant project to support Native American families with children in, at risk of entering child welfare system
The consequences of parental substance abuse for children and communities can go far beyond a temporary intervention by social services. University of Kansas researchers are part of a grant project that will work to support Native American parents and children at risk of entering or in the child welfare system...
Information for news media covering 2018 Commencement
The University of Kansas invites media to cover the university’s 146th Commencement on Sunday, May 13, beginning at 10:30 a.m. ...