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Stock market volatility leaves investors with tough long-term choices, economist says
The finance market turmoil that many analysts feared ahead of the 2016 election may only have been delayed, not avoided, according to a University of Kansas expert on finance and economics. ...
Ancient peoples of Latin America fashioned status objects from gold, jade, shell
Ancient indigenous peoples of Latin America fashioned gold and other materials like jade, shell and feathers into flashy, breathtaking jewelry and other pieces of adornment to signify importance. ...
KU Army ROTC Ranger Buddy Competition set for April 7
University of Kansas Army ROTC cadets will be among 456 cadets from across the United States testing the limits of their physical and mental strength on Saturday. ...
KU Bike Share provides new option for commuting, recreation
University of Kansas students, faculty and staff will soon have a new transportation option for a quick trip across campus, a ride to the store or simply enjoying the outdoors. ...
Raquel Salas Rivera, Philadelphia Poet Laureate, to perform at the Raven Book Store
The University of Kansas Department of Spanish & Portuguese will welcome Raquel Salas Rivera, 2018 Poet Laureate of Philadelphia and CantoMundo Fellow, for a presentation at the Hall Center for Humanities and a poetry reading at the Raven Book Store on April 23. ...
Howard University protests underscore financial challenges at historically black colleges and universities, scholar notes
Student protests and occupation of an administration building at Howard University entered its sixth day Tuesday, with students sticking to a list of demands and reporting some progress in negotiations. Protests carried on through the Easter holiday weekend after an embezzlement scandal at the historically black university. Howard’s faculty senate...
Utility bamboo bike intrigues enthusiasts at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show
Lance Rake and Nils Gore, professors at the University of Kansas, hit the road last month with John Bielenberg, director, Future Partners, to showcase a utility bamboo bike at the 2018 North American Handmade Bicycle Show. ...
Ancient sea worm eats, poops and leaves behind evidence of Cambrian biodiversity
poop of a primordial, predatory sea worm tells their story. ...
Pulitzer-winning journalist to give keynote at security conference on crime-terrorism nexus
An award-winning Washington Post reporter who has covered the Pentagon and national security developments, intelligence agencies, Russian disinformation issues and treatment of veterans will give a keynote address as part of a security conference at the University of Kansas. ...
Philosopher wins NSF grant to study how our brains are like analog computers
If our brains are computers, they are analog and not digital, according to research by a University of Kansas philosopher. ...
UK artist Paul Harfleet heads to Lawrence to document homophobia by planting pansies
United Kingdom-based artist Paul Harfleet will visit Lawrence April 5-6 to plant pansies at sites of homophobic abuse. Harfleet’s visit is part of the Spencer Museum of Art’s Integrated Arts Research Initiative (IARI), and he will present three public events related to his ongoing international art installation The Pansy Project. ...
Global Scholars to present research
Members of the sixth Global Scholars cohort will present their research this week at the Global Scholars Symposium. Coordinated by the Office of International Programs, the event is the culmination of the cohort’s experiences in this selective program. ...
Alumni receive top award from KU law school
A judge, a retired tech executive and an energy attorney will receive the University of Kansas School of Law’s 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award. ...
Boise State CIO to present as 1st candidate for KU’s top tech post
CIO of Boise State University and a technology leader at Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University, Davis-Johnson has a record of transformational and innovative leadership. Since 2010 when Davis-Johnson joined Boise State, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) has been able to align technology priorities and resources to meet...
New film on William Allen White to premiere at KU on April 25
A new documentary film about William Allen White will debut with a free premiere April 25, during the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications' weeklong commemoration of the 150th birth year of the Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of the Emporia Gazette. ...
Poet, performer Danez Smith to speak April 3
Writer Danez Smith will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, at Liberty Hall to feature readings from their recent book, “Don’t Call Us Dead” (2017), published by Graywolf Press. ...
Events set for KU Graduate Student Appreciation Week
The University of Kansas will recognize the contributions of graduate students to the university during national Graduate Student Appreciation Week, April 2-6, and throughout the month of April. ...
KU announces fall 2017 Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas has announced the fall 2017 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Third annual Research Sprints now accepting applications
KU Libraries will host the third annual Research Sprints May 14-18. During this weeklong effort, faculty members will work with a team of libraries faculty and staff on a specific goal related to their research and teaching projects. ...
Heineken ad shows consequences of corporations not thinking through implications of advertising, corporate marketing expert says
Heineken announced this week it would pull a commercial that was roundly criticized as racist. In the advertisement, a bartender spots a woman looking disappointedly at a glass of wine. He then slides a bottle of Heineken Light down the bar, which slides past several African-Americans before stopping at the...
'Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work' named KU's next Common Book
The University of Kansas has announced the 2018-19 Common Book, intended to broaden the campus community's conversations about identity and citizenship. "Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work," by Edwidge Danticat, will be the focus of several campus events, including the author's Common Book address at 7 p.m. Sept. 6...
Math department announces inaugural Distinguished Lecture Series
The Department of Mathematics will host a renowned academic and member of the National Academy of Sciences for its inaugural Distinguished Lecture Series, set for 4 p.m. April 12 in 120 Snow Hall. ...
New Burge Union set to open April 2
Opening next week, the Frank R. Burge Student Union, part of KU’s new Central District, will serve as a flexible venue with all the amenities needed to host academic conferences, meetings and other events. ...
KU debate team wins national championship
The University of Kansas debate team of seniors Quaram Robinson and Will Katz won the 72nd National Debate Tournament, which took place March 20-27 at Wichita State University. It is the sixth time a KU team has won the national championship tournament. The team defeated Harvard University in the Final...
Curator Lu Pin will speak about feminist activists in China
Chinese activist and curator of the exhibition “Above Ground: 40 Moments of Transformation” Lu Pin will speak at the Spencer Museum of Art at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29. Lu’s talk will examine the public demonstrations of Young Feminist Activists (YFA) in China that are documented through photographs and narratives...
TRIO McNair Scholars program earns perfect refunding score, expands mentoring, announces new cohort
The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded the University of Kansas TRIO McNair Scholars Program a perfect score in its refunding application for a $280,000-per-year grant for five years that will allow the program to continue serving KU students. ...
How to make friends? Study reveals how many hours it takes
first study of its kind, a University of Kansas professor has defined the amount of time necessary to make a friend as well as how long it typically takes to move through the deepening stages of friendship. ...
Poet's new collection gets down to the bone
If you’re a poet who paddles the rivers and lakes of northeast Kansas, you might find a goatfish cowtooth. Stephen Johnson, a senior lecturer in the University of Kansas Department of English, has. “Goatfish / Cowtooth” is the title of his new collection of poetry, published in 2017 by Kansas...
Study shows most American banks fail to offer safe, affordable checking
Across the country, affordable checking is becoming a thing of the past. Bank of America recently ended its free online checking account offer, but “main street banks” and small institutions are taking similar measures. A report co-authored by University of Kansas researchers shows that a majority of American banks are...