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Four students nominated for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships
Four University of Kansas students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. ...
Interfraternity Council self-imposes temporary freeze on activity
The Interfraternity Council at the University of Kansas today announced a self-imposed temporary freeze on activities for the 24 fraternities it governs. ...
KU launches nation's first center dedicated to Montessori education research
The University of Kansas has announced the foundation of the KU Center for Montessori Research, the nation’s first university-based center dedicated to research on Montessori education. ...
Prof updates online statistical model that can help pick NCAA tourney winners
The NCAA Tournament committee announced its picks for the 2018 tournament yesterday, and all across the country fans are furiously filling out brackets based on skillful analysis, win-loss records and good old-fashioned guesswork. A University of Kansas professor who specializes in statistical modeling has just updated his model for predicting...
Top candidates for CIO position to visit KU community
Three candidates for the role of chief information officer at the University of Kansas will be on campus in April for interviews and presentations. ...
KU Field Station’s spring burning begins with Prairie Acre on campus
Take a country drive in Kansas on an early spring evening, and you may witness the otherworldly sight of prairie fires. Controlled, or prescribed burns, mimic the means by which natural forces—and later Native Americans—maintained the prairie ecosystem. ...
Enroll now for KU Stats Camp
University of Kansas Center for Research Methods & Data Analysis (CRMDA) will host its annual three-week Statistical Institute, also referred to as Stats Camp, this May. ...
Films of prominent food activists connect students, community
On Wednesday, March 14, the Lawrence and University of Kansas communities will have a chance to come together to learn about two people whose lives and work have affected the way that the world thinks about food production. The first film features Wendell Berry and will begin at 5:30 p.m. ...
KU announces 10 graduate research consultants for spring classes
This spring, 10 graduate research consultants are pairing with instructors in a wide variety of fields to challenge undergraduate students to further develop their research and creative skills through classroom-based projects. ...
New office to help students better navigate KU services, policies, procedures
Jayhawk Student One Stop is a new service launched through efforts of the University of Kansas Office of Diversity & Equity. The program strives to offer students who may not know where to turn, answers to their KU-journey questions. It can also help students navigate university policies and practices, especially...
Spencer Research Library planning 50th anniversary exhibition
The University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library will celebrate its 50th anniversary in the fall of 2018. Celebrations will include the creation of a new exhibition that will highlight compelling items from Spencer library’s collections identified by researchers, students and friends of the library. ...
CANCELED: Black Hawk helicopters airlifting KU cadets in training exercise
On Thursday, March 8, 100 Army ROTC cadets from the University of Kansas Jayhawk Battalion will be flown from Shenk Sports Complex to Fort Riley to conduct the annual spring field training exercise (FTX). ...
Study finds nostalgia at the heart of sports retrobranding success
There’s a saying that everything old is new again. In sports, it seems everything old is cool again. Both professional and collegiate teams regularly roll out uniforms that are throwbacks to the team history, host celebrations of past glories and even paint their courts with old logos. While teams know...
Urban planning researcher working to strengthen anti-discrimination in national ethics code
A University of Kansas urban planning researcher has received a recent appointment to work on a national effort examining how to raise the bar on anti-discrimination language in the code of ethics for planning professionals. ...
Conference to explore collaborations between Indian tribes, states
American Indian law scholars and advocates will gather at the University of Kansas this week to discuss “Tribal-State Collaborations: Advantages & Obstacles” during the 22nd annual Tribal Law & Government Conference. ...
KU students advance to national finals in transactional law competition
A team of University of Kansas School of Law students will compete in the finals of the National Transactional LawMeet next month after winning the regional round in Provo, Utah. ...
Retiree recognition events announced
Individuals who have retired since Aug. 1, 2017, and those who are currently known to be retiring by July 31, 2018, will be honored at a luncheon this spring. ...
Measuring 'true grit' in schools poses issues with standardization
What is true grit? A determination to work hard, resilience in the face of a challenge or a famous movie starring John Wayne? It could be any of those things, but in today’s schools, it is increasingly something measured in children as a recipe for how kids should be successful...
Artists respond to problem of ‘Driving While Black’
“DWB” is the rueful shorthand for “Driving While Black,” and it’s also the title of a new “chamber opera project” featuring the work of three University of Kansas School of Music teachers that has its initial staged reading at 7:30 p.m. today, March 5, in Swarthout Recital Hall. ...
KU announces 2018 Homecoming dates, theme
“Home on the Hill” is the theme for the 2018 University of Kansas Homecoming celebration, which will begin Sunday, Sept. 23, and feature daily activities leading up to the KU-Oklahoma State football game Saturday, Sept. 29, in Memorial Stadium. ...
Douglas A. Girod to be inaugurated as chancellor April 20
University of Kansas will celebrate the inauguration of Douglas A. Girod as the university’s 18th chancellor at an installation ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday, April 20, at the Lied Center. ...
University community mourns death of Steve Evans, lecturer in English
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Steve Evans, a lecturer in the Department of English. Evans, 69, died Feb. 26. ...
KU Public Safety Office releases 2017 crime statistics
University of Kansas Lawrence campus saw a 13 percent decrease in crime in 2017, KU’s Public Safety Office announced today with the annual release of its crime statistics. ...
Panel will address World War I topics, including memorial stadiums
Explore the many ways in which World War I changed the world, from prisoner of war camps in Switzerland to resistance movements in Belgium, memorial stadiums in the U.S. and a quarantine law in Kansas. KU staff and undergraduates will share research they conducted for doctoral dissertations and senior honors...
Trump move to impose tariffs on steel, aluminum could be first shot in trade war, international trade law expert says
President Donald Trump announced today the United States will impose tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum, a move he deemed necessary to right trade deficits and that others have claimed could be the opening of a trade war. The countries to which the 25 percent tariff for steel...
Alumnus announces $1M scholarship gift to support LGBTQ students
Chad Leat, of New York City, retired vice chairman of global banking at Citigroup and University of Kansas graduate, announced a $1 million scholarship gift commitment in support of LGBTQ students at KU during a visit this week to his alma mater. ...
Extra sunlight in late summer, early fall could help stave off flu, study finds
People getting more rays of sunlight — and therefore vitamin D — in August and September could help reduce the severity of flu season, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper co-authored by a University of Kansas economist. ...
Merienda Speaker Series will spark discussion on transcultural cinema
will feature professors from the School of Education and the departments of Film & Media Studies and Spanish & Portuguese:...
Recalling the radical Zionist vision of Martin Buber
Samuel Hayim Brody likens the 20th century Jewish philosopher Martin Buber to Martin Luther King Jr. in that people today revere certain aspects of his life’s work while ignoring the more radical parts. ...
Women's gender-related attitudes predicted support for '16 candidates, study finds
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election was a surprise not only to pollsters but to many who thought women would turn out in strong support of Hillary Clinton. The fact that only 43 percent of white women who voted supported Clinton has been the subject of considerable debate...