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KU School of Pharmacy remains among nation's elite in NIH funding
The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is No. 4 in the country in National Institutes of Health funding, marking the 23rd consecutive year the school has been in the top 10. ...
School of Education honors KCK superintendent
Cynthia Lane, superintendent of schools for Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, has been selected to receive the 2018 Friend of Education Award from the University of Kansas School of Education. ...
KU Libraries support new open educational resources through grant initiative
KU Libraries continue to support open educational resources (OER) by providing grant funding to two KU instructors who have created openly licensed textbooks for use by the public. ...
Study finds better measures than a person's occupation to predict long-term earnings
In sociological studies of people's economic stratification and intergenerational mobility, researchers have long presumed a person's occupation most accurately would reflect his or her lifetime earnings. ...
Study shows minority students underrepresented in autism diagnoses, rates vary widely by state
In education circles, it is widely accepted that minorities are overrepresented in special education. New research from the University of Kansas has found, in terms of autism, minorities are widely underrepresented in special education. The underrepresentation varies widely from state to state and shows that students from all backgrounds are...
Grantville junior named Newman Civic Fellow for 2018
From across the country, college and university presidents of Campus Compact member institutions have nominated promising student leaders as Newman Civic Fellows. Through service, research and advocacy, these fellows have demonstrated an investment in their community and are working to better understand themselves, the root causes of social issues and...
KU opening new space to serve students in Leavenworth
The University of Kansas is adding classroom space in Leavenworth to accommodate growing enrollment and course offerings in the community. ...
KU administrator appointed to national graduate enrollment management board
Amanda Ostreko, assistant dean of graduate studies, will serve on the Governing Board of Directors for the Association for Graduate Enrollment Management. ...
2018 KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Family Teaching Awards
Three outstanding high school teachers will be recognized with the 2018 Wolfe Family Teaching Award during the University of Kansas Commencement weekend. Several years after having set foot in the teachers’ classrooms, students have not forgotten the influence of these educators. ...
Mayo Clinic researcher, KU alumnus to receive honorary degree
A Mayo Clinic scientist who is a pioneer in the field of pharmacogenomics — the study of how drugs respond to a person’s genetics — will receive an honorary degree from the University of Kansas. ...
Dole Institute announces creation of Robert J. Dole Service to Country Award
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas announced the creation of a new special award for KU students this week. ...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences announces associate dean for academic innovation and student success
professor of speech-language-hearing, will step into the position with a semester of experience serving as interim associate dean in the same role. She succeeded Paul Atchley in January after he was selected as senior associate vice president and dean of undergraduate studies at the University of South Florida. ...
CReSIS scientists join international push to grasp 'runaway' ice loss in Antarctic glacier
This week, an unprecedented group of about 100 scientists from the United States and the United Kingdom joined forces to establish the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, a five-year $25 million project billed as “the most detailed and extensive examinations of a massive Antarctic glacier ever undertaken.”...
University community remembers longtime employee Judy Farmer
The University of Kansas community is remembering Judy Farmer, an employee of the university of more than 26 years who died in March. ...
2017-2018 Student Employee of the Year announced
The University Career Center has recognized the 2017-2018 Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY), Hannah Weingartner of Recreation Services. ...
Political science department honors top students
The University of Kansas Political Science Department recently honored its top students at an annual recognition ceremony with awards and induction into Pi Sigma Alpha. ...
Publication of first Hurston book is significant on many levels, KU scholar says
After 87 years, the publication of Zora Neale Hurston's first book, "Barracoon," will be a valuable teaching tool and add to her foundational work in contemporary African and African-American studies, according to a University of Kansas scholar of social movements of the 20th century. ...
KU leadership selects university registrar
of the Office of University Registrar, Robinson will be ultimately responsible for a variety of duties including course registration, recording grades, certifying student enrollment status, verifying honors and degree fulfillment, managing student records, scheduling courses, updating the course catalog and transcript production. She will be the 11th registrar in KU’s...
Lawmaker will tour Kansas Enrichment Network afterschool program
Project LEAD, an afterschool program at Lincoln Elementary in Clay Center, along with the Kansas Enrichment Network, will welcome U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., for a tour of the 21st Century Community Learning Center afterschool program. The event, planned for 3:15 p.m. Thursday, May 3, will highlight enrichment opportunities being...
Public sees sophistication, coordination as key threat in terrorist attacks, study finds
Members of the public perceive coordinated terrorist attacks that involve multiple actors as more threatening than attacks carried out by individuals, according to a study that includes two University of Kansas international relations professors. ...
KU to honor faculty, academic staff retirees May 23
The University of Kansas will honor retiring faculty and academic staff members with a lunch at noon May 23 in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Chancellor Douglas Girod and Vice Provost Chris Brown will recognize the employees during the lunch. ...
Results of faculty elections announced
University Governance is pleased to announce the results of the elections for Faculty Senate, Faculty Senate Executive Committee (FacEx and SenEx), University Senate president-elect, University Senate vice president and the Faculty Senate president-elect. ...
Two alumni honored with KU engineering's highest honor
A man who led a pioneering career in the petrochemical industry highlighted by technologies that improve environmental safety and conserve natural resources, and another who has guided development of one of the fastest-growing regions of Kansas for decades are the winners of the 2018 Distinguished Engineering Service Award. ...
Singer finishes strongly with 'Soul Fox' recording
Lyric soprano Julia Broxholm believes she’s going out on a high note – figuratively speaking – with her 2017 recording “The Soul Fox” (Equilibrium Records). ...
DNA sequences suggest 250 people made up original Native American founding population
A University of Kansas anthropological geneticist is part of an international research team working to shed light upon one of the unanswered questions concerning the peopling of the New World: Namely, what was the size of the original founding population of the Americas? ...
KU announces new 2018-2022 Self Graduate Fellows
Twelve doctoral students have been selected to receive the University of Kansas’ prestigious Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship for the 2018-2019 academic year. They are among 188 students who have benefited from the fellowship since it was established. ...
McCown elected as chair of KU academic medical center advisory board
Pat McCown of Leawood is the new chair of the Advancement Board, an advisory group of more than 90 business and community leaders that represents the objectives of the University of Kansas Medical Center and The University of Kansas Health System. ...
Spencer Museum receives grants from city, state for Haitian art exhibition
The University of Kansas Spencer Museum of Art has received an award of $7,000 from Humanities Kansas and a $4,000 Community Arts Grant from the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission to support an exhibition of Haitian art opening in September 2018. ...
Time holds the key in best approach to multistage-bidding process, study finds
A team's new research led by a University of Kansas School of Business professor will help companies determine the best way to solicit bids from suppliers in a multistage reverse auction. ...
Study shows changing way international nonprofits use social media to directly connect with public
Like most of society, nonprofit organizations are frequent users of social media. And like many individuals, how they use it has changed over the years. A new study by University of Kansas researchers shows that the goals international nonprofits use social media to achieve have shifted in the last decade...