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KU Phi Kappa Phi announces 2019 fellowship recipient
LAWRENCE — A fourth-year architecture student at the University of Kansas was selected to receive a fellowship award from the KU Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. ...
Professor’s debut book tracks down China's 'Missing Girls'
LAWRENCE — When University of Kansas professor John James Kennedy began working in rural China, he would get introduced to villagers with multiple children – despite the country’s strict one-child policy. ...
School of Education announces anticipated name change, effective fall 2020
LAWRENCE — The School of Education at the University of Kansas is changing its name, effective fall 2020. Approved by the Council of Chief Academic Officers and the Kansas Board of Regents on April 17, the new name will be School of Education and Human Sciences. ...
Doctoral researcher examines American and European 'lifestyle migrants' in Costa Rica
LAWRENCE — With miles of beaches on the Caribbean and Pacific coasts, a lower cost of living and a stable political climate, Costa Rica has enticed tens of thousands of American and European expatriates to put down roots, buy homes and start businesses in that country. ...
Law school honors 2019 graduates for scholarship, leadership and service
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law honored Class of 2019 graduates at a hooding ceremony May 18. During the ceremony, nine students received awards for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community. ...
Study shows adults with disabilities have challenges with insurance, despite improvements to ACA
Kansas Athletics launches groundbreaking new model for student-athlete care
LAWRENCE — Kansas Athletics is launching a new model of student-athlete care believed to be the first of its kind among major collegiate athletics programs. ...
Emperor’s art catalog gives window into ancient China
LAWRENCE — After the Golden Horde swarmed over the Great Wall of China and dethroned the Northern Song Dynasty in 1127, deposed Emperor Huizong became known as a dilettante who collected over 6,000 paintings and worked on his own art while ignoring the country’s defense. But a new book by...
Doctoral Hooding Ceremony applauds groundbreaking researchers
LAWRENCE — More than 230 graduate students at the University of Kansas were awarded doctorates at the annual Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on May 18 in the Lied Center. University marshals presided over the ceremony, joined by Interim Dean Audrey Lamb, Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Carl Lejuez, school deans...
KU Edwards Campus adds American Sign Language bachelor’s degrees
OVERLAND PARK — A unique collaboration between the University of Kansas Edwards Campus (KUEC) and Johnson County Community College (JCCC) will create one of the few bachelor’s degree programs in the United States and the only one located in the Kansas City area for American Sign Language. KU will offer...
Belgian Ambassador Dirk Wouters to visit Dole Institute
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will welcome Dirk Wouters, ambassador of Belgium to the United States, for a public program this summer. ...
Engaging All Students & Teachers conference set for June 7
LAWRENCE — The School of Education at the University of Kansas will host the 12th annual Strategies for Educational Improvement Summer Conference for the region’s PK-12 educators June 7. This year’s conference, “Engaging all Students and Teachers,” will focus on the needs for today’s PK-12 teachers, schools, districts and other...
New pipelines help Latin American films emerge
LAWRENCE – Would-be filmmakers in Latin America face enormous odds compared to Europeans, much less North Americans. But democratization in technology and regional politics frees today’s Latin American filmmakers to tell more intensely personal stories that are finding receptive audiences globally. ...
KLETC announces 255th law enforcement training graduating class
YODER — Fifty-nine new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on May 10. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
KU professor writes publications connecting spirituality, social work internationally
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Employee Recognition Ceremony announces KU Employee and Team of the Year winners
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas recently recognized two individuals as Employees of the Year and presented the Team of the Year Award. Chancellor Douglas A. Girod and Interim Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor Carl Lejuez also helped honor employees with five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45...
Open house for Studio 804’s new project set for May 18
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas students in the School of Architecture & Design’s Studio 804 will be showcasing their latest design-build project during an open house Saturday, May 18. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 1501 and 1503 Oak Hill Avenue sites in Lawrence. ...
KU researcher’s acclaimed new volume on insects nets Nautilus Book Awards
LAWRENCE — The idea of bringing creepy-crawly insects into your home and setting them out on the coffee table could make most people bug out. ...
Kansas Repertory Theatre will stage a production of 'Chasing Gods'
LAWRENCE — A Kansas Repertory Theatre collaboration with a New York City theatre company will allow a new play to be shaped by local audiences before debuting off-Broadway. ...
'Hawks & Highways' returns with KU events in communities statewide
LAWRENCE — For the second consecutive year, the University of Kansas Alumni Association and Kansas Athletics will host “Hawks & Highways” events in communities throughout Kansas, part of a multiyear effort guided by Chancellor Douglas A. Girod to expand and strengthen outreach across the state. The series will begin with...
University mourns deaths of two students
Chancellor Douglas A. Girod shared the following statement regarding the deaths of two KU students this week. ...
Retired librarian who lived frugally leaves $1.4M for KU libraries, scholarships
LAWRENCE — Martha “Matt” Mueller, a University of Kansas alumna and retired librarian, left an estate gift of more than $1.4 million to support the university’s libraries and to provide scholarships for students with financial need. A self-described saver, Mueller lived frugally while being able to travel the world. ...
Dirt Works Studio redesigns Nunemaker Center classrooms
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas students in the School of Architecture & Design’s Dirt Works Studio will be wrapping up and showing off their redesign and renovation of two classrooms in the Nunemaker Center on Daisy Hill during a ribbon cutting May 15. ...
Margaret Marco makes new music for the oboe
LAWRENCE – For an oboe player, the music of the Baroque Period is a logical place to begin recording. That’s what University of Kansas Professor of Music Margaret Marco did with her first solo CD in 2009, “Hidden Gems: Oboe Sonatas of the French Baroque.”...
KU Advising Network selects 2019 Advisor of the Year
LAWRENCE — Carsten Holm, academic adviser in the Undergraduate Advising Center, was named the 2019 University of Kansas Academic Advisor of the Year during an awards ceremony May 6 in the Burge Union. ...
Hall Center announces lecture series lineup for 2019-2020
LAWRENCE — The Hall Center for the Humanities has announced its Humanities Lecture Series for 2019-2020. Founded in 1947, the Humanities Lecture Series is the oldest continuing series at the University of Kansas. More than 185 eminent scholars from around the world have participated in the program, including author Salman...
16 Greater KC area teachers receive Jedel Excellence in Mathematics Education Awards
LAWRENCE – The Jedel Family Foundation has announced the recipients of this year’s Jedel Excellence in Mathematics Education Awards. The winners exemplify innovation, mentorship and service in elementary and secondary mathematics teaching. The teachers have been notified with surprise visits to classrooms, school assemblies and staff gatherings throughout April and...
Theatre design student earns first place at KCACTF National Contest
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas junior theatre design major Kayleigh Shaffer has received a First Place National award for Sound Design at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. As a result, she’ll receive a monetary award and a paid trip to the Prague Quadrennial, a premier festival often considered...
Students win Outstanding Presentation Awards at Undergraduate Research Symposium
LAWRENCE — More than 800 students, faculty, staff, and guests attended KU’s 22nd annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 27 to hear student presenters share the results of their research and creative projects. The event took place in the Kansas Union and the Commons, where over 300 students from across...