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KU launches new Bachelor of Science in Nutrition to meet growing demand for food and health expertise
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Former Lawrence police chief will lead Law Enforcement Leadership Academy
LAWRENCE — Former Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib has joined the University of Kansas Public Management Center as the manager of the Law Enforcement Leadership Academy (LELA) program. He will oversee the PMC programs tailored to law enforcement professionals in partnership with the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center in Hutchinson. ...
KU community mourns death of Dr. Douglas Dechairo
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas is mourning the death of Dr. Douglas Dechairo, director of Watkins Health Services, who died May 26 at the age of 78. ...
Kansas rocks! Online tool from Geological Survey invites deeper exploration of state’s highways and byways
Astrophysicist announces her discovery of 'cold quasars' that could rewrite understanding of how galaxies die
High Point University dean selected to lead KU School of Pharmacy
LAWRENCE — The founding dean for the High Point University School of Pharmacy will be the next dean of pharmacy at the University of Kansas. ...
The past is never dead: Revisiting Black Power
LAWRENCE – Fifty years on, the time is right for a reappraisal of the Black Power movement in America. ...
Two new species of 'tweezer-beaked hopping rats' discovered in Philippines
LAWRENCE — Just about everybody loves peanut butter. We put it on sandwiches and in candy. We use it to trick our dogs into taking their heartworm pills. When we have to, we bait mouse traps with it. ...
Spencer Research Library announces Derrick E. White as the 2019 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award winner
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries announce the recipient of the fourth annual Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award winner is Derrick E. White. ...
Study finds proximity to employment not as important as previously thought in federal housing programs
LAWRENCE — For decades, the federal government has used housing vouchers as part of a strategy to help low-income Americans obtain affordable housing as a way out of poverty. Part of that strategy was to help individuals and families settle closer to employment opportunities, but new research shows that proximity...
KU students receive national recognition for radar research
LAWRENCE — Papers by two University of Kansas engineering students ranked among the top entries in a worldwide competition hosted this spring by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ...
Military historian available to discuss D-Day anniversary
LAWRENCE — On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. The event became known worldwide as D-Day, a turning point in World War II. This Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day. ...
KU names next director of Emily Taylor Center
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has selected the director of Amherst College’s Multicultural Resource Center to be the next director of the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity. ...
School of Engineering announces new department chair
LAWRENCE — Erik Perrins, professor of electrical engineering & computer science at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, will assume the role of department chair July 1. ...
Rare fossils provide more detailed picture of biodiversity during Middle Ordovician
LAWRENCE — A clutch of marine fossil specimens unearthed in northern Portugal that lived between 470 and 459 million years ago is filling a gap in understanding evolution during the Middle Ordovician period. ...
KU announces Lawrence faculty sabbaticals for 2019-2020
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved sabbatical leave for the following 52 faculty members at the University of Kansas Lawrence campus:...
Professor explores the historical effects of ‘Fat’ stereotyping
LAWRENCE — Disgust or contempt. ...
Program marks 20 years of service to KC-area veterans
LAWRENCE — For 20 years, the University of Kansas TRIO Veterans Upward Bound program has served veterans in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Outgoing director Julia O'Dell can still recall what she told staffers at their first meeting in 1999. ...
KPR’s Cinema a Go Go will celebrate 10th anniversary June 14
LAWRENCE — Kansas Public Radio’s “Retro Cocktail Hour” will celebrate an important milestone with moon-landing mayhem at an upcoming event at Liberty Hall. ...
Tariff threat to Mexico potential abuse of presidential powers, imprudent in face of trade war, professor says
LAWRENCE — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would impose tariffs on all goods entering the United States on Mexico to motivate the country to do more to stop the flow of illegal immigration. ...
Special event planned for grand opening of Prairie Block
LAWRENCE — A free and family-friendly event this week will celebrate the fascinating world of the Sunflower State's native prairie ecosystem and local trails. ...
Book aims to rethink how school-age mothers are taught, engaged with education
LAWRENCE — Any teacher can attest that reaching students is easier and their lessons more effective when they can relate to classroom subject matter. Yet for school-age mothers and other “at-risk” students, curriculum most often utilizes a deficit model, or fixing what students are deemed to be lacking. A University...