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KU Engineering to partner on $4M Department of Defense grant
A research team from the University of Kansas School of Engineering will collaborate with partner institutions Kansas State University and the University of Tennessee Space Institute on a $4 million Department of Defense-sponsored project to enhance opportunities for students interested in pursuing STEM careers. ...
Workplace 'slavery' still embedded in supply chain, researcher says
A dozen years ago, the Foxconn City industrial park in China became infamous for a rash of worker suicides. Foxconn (a manufacturer of iPhones, among other notable products) initially responded by installing safety netting around the facility so that employees were unable to effectively hurl themselves from windows to their...
Final dean candidate for KU School of Music to present Nov. 15
Shannon de l’Etoile will be the last candidate for the University of Kansas School of Music dean position to give a public presentation on her vision for the school. ...
Seven graduate students advance to KU 3MT competition finals
Seven University of Kansas graduate students will advance to the finals of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The winner will represent KU in the Midwest regional competition. ...
KU Army ROTC honors exceptional Jayhawk Battalion alumni
As part of the University of Kansas Homecoming celebration in October, the KU Army ROTC program took the opportunity to honor extraordinary alumni and acknowledge the achievements of the Jayhawk Battalion. The program inducted new members into the Jayhawk Battalion Alumni Association Wall of Fame, provided a state of...
Rafe Brown is inaugural recipient of KUIA Advisory Board International Research Award
As a leader in equitable and collaborative international research and education, Rafe Brown, professor of ecology & evolutionary biology, is the inaugural recipient of the KU International Affairs Advisory Board International Research Award. ...
Spencer Museum acquires paintings by Dread Scott and Fahamu Pecou
The Spencer Museum of Art has acquired major works by artists Dread Scott and Fahamu Pecou. The two paintings are currently on view at the museum as part of the exhibition “Black Writing,” which explores the power, politics and complexities of language in contemporary Black culture. The exhibition, which will...
Military aircraft to fly over campus Friday, Saturday
Military aircraft will fly over campus this week Nov. 10 and 11 in advance of this weekend’s University of Kansas football Salute to Service game against Texas Tech University. ...
KU senior from Lawrence selected as finalist for Rhodes Scholarship
Sivani Badrivenkata, University of Kansas senior in pharmacy, has been selected as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, which provides expenses for one to three years of study at the University of Oxford in England. ...
Wheat State Tour returns with trip to historic Nicodemus
KU’s Wheat State Tour is back. Twenty-five University of Kansas faculty and staff will take a weekend journey across Kansas to explore the state’s history, economy, culture and geography. ...
KU to host 22nd annual event exploring latest in geographic information systems
The University of Kansas will host the 22nd annual GIS Day @ KU, an educational event to promote awareness of geographic information systems and the latest developments in the field. This free public virtual event begins at 9 a.m. Nov. 15. ...
Early anti-décolletage campaign was form of misogyny, author asserts
A 17th century French clerical/commercial campaign against décolletage — fashions in which women reveal the cleavage between their breasts — was motivated more by misogyny than moral outrage, according to a University of Kansas scholar. ...
New site documents #landback, supporting return of land to Indigenous owners
Returning land to original Indigenous owners has long been a personal and family interest to Sarah Deer. As the #landback movement has gained momentum on social media in recent years, Deer and a fellow University of Kansas researcher have launched a website to document cases of land return to sovereign...
Research partnership shows parenting skills more effective at reuniting families
Substance use has a long list of negative effects on families, especially those with young children, including social and emotional damages and even removal from the home. A research partnership including the University of Kansas has found a parenting skills program to be more effective than child welfare services as...
University to host Tribal Sovereignty Speaker Series in November
The KU Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging will host a Tribal Sovereignty Speaker Series over the month of November in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. ...
Second dean candidate for KU School of Music to present Nov. 9
Kevin Sanders will be the second dean candidate to present his plans for the University of Kansas School of Music. ...
Fossils tell tale of last primate to inhabit North America before humans
The story of Ekgmowechashala, the final primate to inhabit North America before Homo sapiens or Clovis people, reads like a spaghetti western: A grizzled and mysterious loner, against the odds, ekes out an existence on the American Plains. ...
Kansas Public Radio launches KPR’s Community Spotlight
This fall, Kansas Public Radio is offering a new program to help spread the word about local community organizations. KPR’s Community Spotlight will give these organizations an opportunity to spread awareness using KPR’s airwaves each month. They will also have a small feature on-air, in KPR’s monthly e-newsletter and on...
KU School of Music dean candidates to present visions for school
Three candidates will hold public presentations in a bid to become the next dean of the School of Music at the University of Kansas. ...
KU to host inaugural First-Generation Student Conference
The University of Kansas will join institutions across the country by participating in the National First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) on Nov. 8. ...
KU announces ExCEL Award winners, concludes 111th Homecoming
Two University of Kansas students were named winners of the 2023 Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Awards, presented by Konica Minolta. Libby Frost of WaKeeney and Thanh Tan Nguyen of Phu Yen, Vietnam, were recognized during the KU-Oklahoma football game Oct. 28 in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium,...
Graduate students to compete in 3-minute thesis competition
Entrepreneurs often have an “elevator pitch,” a concise speech to explain their business in 30-60 seconds. Research can be more complicated, so a group of University of Kansas graduate students will get a full 180 seconds to explain their projects in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition this month. ...
Music theorist shows how EDM broke pop music's chorus
Your ears are not fooling you. Electronic dance music DJs-turned-producers have affected the very form of popular music in the past decade, essentially breaking the chorus in half, a University of Kansas music theory professor says. ...
Kristen Baum will lead Monarch Watch
Monarch Watch, an international program at the University of Kansas dedicated to the conservation and study of monarch butterflies, has a new director. Kristen Baum, well known for her work on monarchs and pollinators, began this week as director of Monarch Watch and as a senior scientist at the Kansas...
‘Infamous’ woman physician at center of criminalizing abortion profiled in new biography
The word “Restellism” used to be synonymous with abortion. The term was coined because of the notorious Madame Restell, a wealthy midwife who became a renowned and divisive figure in America during the 1800s. ...
Distinguished professor lecture to highlight pay, promotion and grants in academia
Her work has been featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Economist, the New York Times and more. She’s testified before Congress and consulted on equity and diversity issues in science funding with organizations like the National Academies of Sciences, the National Institutes of Health and the Alfred P. ...
Multiple KU teams perform well at Harvard debate tournament
The University of Kansas Debate squad flashed its depth at the prestigious Harvard College Debate Tournament from Oct. 28 to 31, with multiple KU teams finishing in the top 10 at the tournament. Sophomores John Marshall, Lawrence, with Jiyoon Park, Topeka, finished in fifth place. Seniors Graham Revare, Shawnee, with...
Registration now open for CPPR's Alternative Futures for Kansas: A Civic Imagination Workshop
The Center for Public Partnerships & Research at the University of Kansas is hosting the Alternative Futures for Kansas: A Civic Imagination Workshop on Nov. 15. This in-person workshop is open to the public, and its featured speaker is Jake Dunagan, Governance Futures Lab director at the Institute for the...
University hosting events to honor veterans
In honor of Veterans Day, the University of Kansas will host and participate in a variety of events Nov. 4-12. Events are open to the public, unless otherwise noted. ...
KU aerospace engineering students earn international design awards
Aerospace engineering students from the University of Kansas collected three awards in two major international design competitions, adding to the school’s record number of such honors. ...