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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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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 professor writes brief for Supreme Court arguing Title VII protects against transgender discrimination
Spanish & Portuguese department celebrating 100 years
LAWRENCE — The Department of Spanish & Portuguese at the University of Kansas will commemorate its 100-year anniversary this fall with the theme “One Hundred Years of Hispanism in Kansas and Beyond.” The celebration includes a two-day symposium and an exhibition visualizing its long, distinguished history. ...
Modern ceramicist works with earth, wind and fire
LAWRENCE – At first, it might seem unlikely for two University of Kansas Department of Visual Art colleagues to show their work together. ...
Flags, rags and signs: The art of Mary Anne Jordan
LAWRENCE – On her website, Mary Anne Jordan places her hand-dyed, quilted and stitched fiber artwork into three categories: Flags, Rags and Signs. For the show opening Oct. 4 at the James May Gallery in Algoma, Wisconsin, the University of Kansas professor of visual art will exhibit artwork created in...
Sharice Davids to headline Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration activities
LAWRENCE — The Office of Diversity and Equity at the University of Kansas is helping the university and Lawrence communities mark the approach of Indigenous Peoples’ Day with several events. ...
KPR wraps up fall membership drive with more than $281K in pledges
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio ended a successful fall membership drive with 1,750 listener pledges. ...
Former KU athlete will present annual Tiberti engineering lecture
LAWRENCE — Mike Orth, a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Engineering — and a former quarterback for the KU football team — will return to campus in October to deliver the ninth annual Tiberti Family Lecture. ...
Trump's rhetoric forms 'affective bond' to white working class
LAWRENCE – With his attacks on opponents and warnings about dangerous “others,” President Donald Trump has revealed a weakness in the American political system – if not the American character — that a smarter, savvier leader in tougher times might harness to even more devastating effect. ...
KLETC announces 257th law enforcement training graduating class
YODER — Fifty-one new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Sept. 20. Sheriff Randy Henderson, of the Reno County Sheriff’s Office, was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
'Women Making (and Breaking) the Law' is next suffrage series lecture
LAWRENCE — Women who were trailblazers in shaping the nation's laws will be the focus of a lecture by Genelle Belmas, University of Kansas associate professor of journalism. ...
School of Architecture & Design announces 2019 Alumni Awards
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced the recipients of the 2019 KU Architecture & Design Alumni Awards. This year’s honorees for the Distinguished Alumni Award are designer Jamie Koval and architect Rick Embers. The Young Architect/Designer Award has been given to architect Kate...
New Kansas Statistical Abstract offers insights on state population, life expectancy rates and more
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Applications for Phi Beta Delta Honor Society due Oct. 1
LAWRENCE — Faculty, staff and students with significant international experiences and contributions to international education are invited to apply to the University of Kansas chapter of Phi Beta Delta. Membership applications are due Tuesday, Oct. 1. ...
Students offer free flu vaccines to those in need
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is once again teaming up with the United Way of the Plains in Wichita to provide free flu vaccines to those in need. ...
Poet Sherwin Bitsui to read, discuss ecopoetry of American Southwest
LAWRENCE — The Department of English at the University of Kansas will host a poetry reading and discussion with lauded poet Sherwin Bitsui for the annual Gunn Lecture. ...
Emporia couple commit $1M in support of KU School of Medicine-Wichita
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas alumnus Scott Smiley and Julie Smiley want to be a part of educating doctors who will care for generations of patients. To fulfill that goal, the Emporia couple’s gift commitment of $1 million to the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita will support the school’s...
KU Engineers Without Borders assists 2 Bolivian villages
LAWRENCE — A team of engineering students from the University of Kansas went to Bolivia this summer to build clean bathroom facilities for two villages. ...
Globalization and racism drive book receiving humanities honor
LAWRENCE — Elizabeth “Betsy” Esch grew up with a horizon of factories in view. ...
Roadkill, reliquaries and more inspire artistic urns
LAWRENCE – If you want a Kansas City Royals-branded casket or a Marine Corps urn, you can buy one online. But if you want a one-of-a-kind funerary urn or a reliquary shaped like a marigold flower, then Gina Westergard, University of Kansas associate professor of visual art, is the person...