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One KU junior wins Udall Scholarship; another earns honorable mention
Tracey Funk received the good news in the middle of a Biology 152 lecture in Budig Hall, where she was serving as a teaching assistant. ...
Discussion: The politics of disease management
The KU Public Safety Office Emergency Management Department is hosting the final event in a “lunch and learn” lecture series about interdisciplinary issues within disasters and emergencies. KU professors and scholars will share their fresh perspectives and pivotal research. ...
Lecture: 'The Political Representation of Women within Native American Tribal Governments' set for April 24
University of Kansas Libraries will host a Gallery Lecture Series presentation by Sierra Watt, a political science doctoral candidate with graduate certificates in women, gender & sexuality studies and indigenous studies. “The Political Representation of Women within Native American Tribal Governments” is the second lecture in the spring Gallery Lecture...
Chip-based blood test for multiple myeloma could make bone biopsies a relic of the past
The diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting plasma cells, traditionally forces patients to suffer through a painful bone biopsy. During that procedure, doctors insert a bone-biopsy needle through an incision to get a bone marrow sample — or make a larger incision and remove a section of...
Visual art student achievement displayed in annual Scholarship Show
Visual art students competing for annual scholarships will exhibit their work in a show April 29 at the University of Kansas. The exhibition is free, and the public is welcome. ...
Registration open for 2018 KU Design Camp
Does seven days of living, breathing and sleeping design as a Jayhawk sound like the best summer vacation? Then, it’s time to register for the 2018 KU Design Camp. ...
Warrior, Soberón elected into prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The University of Kansas has two more members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences with the announcement that KU scholars Jorge Soberón and Robert Warrior were elected into its class of 2018. ...
KU will celebrate community service, outreach
The University of Kansas Center for Service Learning (CSL) will host the third annual Service Celebration and Student Service Poster Showcase to recognize outstanding service at KU and in the Lawrence and Douglas County communities. ...
The Kansas City Star, Cowley Courier Traveler recipients of Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award
Journalists from the Kansas City Star and the Cowley Courier Traveler are recipients of this year’s Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award from the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of Kansas. ...
KU mourns death of former pharmacy dean
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of former vice chancellor and longtime KU School of Pharmacy Dean Howard Mossberg. ...
$2M gift establishes professorship in diabetes at KU Medical Center
A $2 million gift from the Cray Medical Research Foundation of Atchison will establish a diabetes-focused professorship at the University of Kansas Medical Center. ...
Corporations with strong reputations don't recover as quickly from PR crises as previously thought, study shows
For many years, the conventional wisdom held that if a corporation had a strong prior reputation, it could recover more quickly from a public relations crisis. New research from the University of Kansas has found that may no longer be the case. ...
School of Business names 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
The University of Kansas School of Business will honor Jerry Jennett and Robert “Bob” Taylor with its 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award. ...
KU recognizes 12 students with prestigious 2018 University Awards
The University of Kansas is recognizing 12 students with awards that honor community engagement, leadership and academics. ...
KU students among top competitors at 2018 Yale Hindi Debate
Two University of Kansas students were among the top competitors at the 2018 Yale Hindi Debate. This marks the second year that KU has participated in the event, which draws a number of students from top national colleges and universities. ...
Added message in Syrian missile strikes, international relations scholar says
Last weekend's U.S. missile strikes in Syria likely had added meaning than simply retaliating against Bashar al-Assad for using chemical weapons against his own people, according to a University of Kansas researcher of Russian foreign policy. ...
Extremist group researcher can comment on issues in Kansas militia trial
In a federal trial of three Kansas men accused of plotting to bomb an apartment complex housing Somali refugees in Garden City, attorneys have argued about whether the men were working on a terrorist plot or simply engaging in idle talk recorded by federal agent. ...
Public invited to inclusive recreation event
KU Recreation Services, together with the University of Kansas Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences and Amateur Sport Research Center, have announced the first Inclusive Recreation Extravaganza. The event will take place 4:30-7:30 p.m. today, April 17, at Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. ...
Texas women's clinic restrictions increased fertility rate for unmarried women, study finds
Recent restrictions and funding limitations on women's health organizations in Texas increased driving distance to women's health centers and led to a 2.4 percent increase in the fertility rate for unmarried women, according to a study co-authored by a University of Kansas economist. The researchers found no statistically significant change...
Distinguished professor to illuminate particle collider discoveries’ effect on universe
University of Kansas Foundation Distinguished Professor of Physics & Astronomy, will deliver his Distinguished Professor Inaugural Lecture, “The Large Hadron Collider: From the Proton Structure to Extra-Dimensions in the Universe,” at 5:30 p.m. April 30 in the Summerfield Room of the Adams Alumni Center. The public is invited. ...
Information for news media covering April 20 installation of KU Chancellor Douglas A. Girod
Members of the news media will have reserved seating for the April 20 installation ceremony for University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas A. Girod. Media members, RSVP to ebp@ku.edu by noon Thursday, April 19. ...
Political climate spurs Kansas immigrants to fear interactions in daily life, study finds
A two-decade trend of immigrant criminalization has seemingly peaked with the 2017 Trump administration executive orders, and it has altered the context in which immigrants live well beyond border states, according to new research by University of Kansas scholars. ...
Researchers find evidence of added auditor scrutiny involving credit default swaps
Institutions that monitor public companies include governments and regulators, financial media, analysts, shareholders, debtholders and auditors. A forthcoming paper that includes two University of Kansas School of Business professors suggests that reduced monitoring incentives among bondholders lead to increased monitoring efforts by auditors. ...
Steel bridge team preparing for regional competition
University of Kansas students will test their bridge-building skills against competitors from other Midwestern universities later this month. ...
Social welfare professor receives Woodyard International Educator Award
Mahasweta Banerjee, professor of social welfare at the University of Kansas, has received the George & Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award in recognition for her long-term dedication to international education. The Office of International Programs coordinates this award, which recognizes outstanding contributions in teaching, research and service that significantly strengthen...
KLETC announces law enforcement training graduates
Fifty-eight new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on March 30. Sandy Horton, executive director of the Kansas Sheriffs’ Association, was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Rock musical 'Spring Awakening' Is KU Theatre's season finale
In this pulse-pounding rock musical adapted from a controversial 1891 play, young men and women struggle to define themselves within a repressive culture. A smash hit on Broadway and winner of eight Tony Awards, “Spring Awakening” resonates with the adolescent within all of us. ...
2018-19 Ford Foundation Fellowship awarded to special education faculty member
Subini Annamma, assistant professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas, has been selected to receive the 2018-19 Ford Foundation Post-doctoral Fellowship. ...
Jayhawk Motorsports racing into competition season
The Jayhawk Motorsports team will unveil its new built-from-scratch cars at a public event in Downtown Lawrence later this month. ...
Discovery of switchblade-like defensive system redraws family tree of stonefishes
In dark alleys of the Pacific and Indian oceans, new research shows some of the deadliest, armored fishes on the planet are packing switchblades in their faces. ...