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The Commons will offer new series on care, well-being
LAWRENCE – How do we practice care? This question is at the heart of a new series of programs offered at The Commons in collaboration with the new Center for Compassionate and Sustainable Communities and other University of Kansas partners. ...
KPR wins Station of the Year for record 18th time
LAWRENCE — Kansas Public Radio, based at the University of Kansas, has earned the Station of the Year award for a record 18th time from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB). The KAB announced the award Aug. 12. The Station of the Year award was first presented in 1996. KPR...
Professor writes 1st international study of how bisexual identity intersects with aging process
Researcher hones model to forecast dusty conditions and air quality months in advance
KU lands $3M-plus grant to improve educational, career outcomes for students with disabilities
12 engineering students named Multicultural Scholars
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Engineering has named its first group of undergraduates to the Multicultural Scholars Program. ...
Spencer Museum exhibition spotlights artists as researchers
LAWRENCE – The term “research” gets bandied about these days. People use it to mean anything from a few minutes Googling a subject from their couch to rigorously testing a hypothesis in a laboratory. ...
International award-winning KC artist recognized for donation to KU Edwards Campus
OVERLAND PARK – Rita Blitt, international award-winning painter, sculptor and filmmaker, was recognized by the KU Edwards Campus last week for her recent gift of more than 100 pieces of original artwork. Blitt’s work is currently displayed on the walls of the campus’ Regnier Hall, Regents Center and BEST Building. ...
Gender roles shape public attitudes about transgender military service, study finds
LAWRENCE — Attitudes toward transgender people have become increasingly scrutinized during the last few years. But those attitudes intersect with actual policy most visibly in the military. ...
Gender roles shape public attitudes about transgender military service, study finds
LAWRENCE — Attitudes toward transgender people have become increasingly scrutinized during the last few years. But those attitudes intersect with actual policy most visibly in the military. ...
GenCyber Camp highlights importance of cybersecurity
LAWRENCE — Two dozen K-12 teachers from across the United States gathered at the University of Kansas this summer to learn the basics of cybersecurity. ...
New species of water beetles show much biodiversity remains to be discovered in at-risk South American habitats
LAWRENCE — Researchers from the University of Kansas have described three genera and 17 new species of water scavenger beetles from the Guiana and Brazilian Shield regions of South America, areas seen as treasure houses of biodiversity. The beetles from the countries of French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela...
Engineering’s diversity & women's programs earn national acclaim
LAWRENCE — Efforts to attract and retain an increasingly diverse student population have earned national recognition for the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...
Jewelry artist extends Kansas-Korea connection
LAWRENCE – Not to get all mystical about it, but in her life and work, Sunyoung Cheong has achieved an exquisite balance of new and old, East and West. ...
XPlore program adds real-world experience for accounting students
LAWRENCE — The accounting profession comes with plenty of clichés. ...
Journalism student wins national sports writing award
LAWRENCE — Braden Shaw, a University of Kansas junior from Shawnee, has been named one of five winners of the prestigious Jim Murray Memorial Foundation scholarship, a national award for excellence in sports writing at the college level. ...
KU internet connection gets a boost
LAWRENCE — Academics and research at the University of Kansas will benefit from a faster internet connection through a recent upgrade by KanREN, the internet service provider for universities and other public entities in Kansas. ...
Mexican students conduct science and engineering research at KU through inaugural summer program
Researchers study what motivates rural LGBTQ youths to take part in activism
LAWRENCE — When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal, it was a major victory for generations who fought to achieve equality. However, the decision was far from the end of oppression for the LGBTQ community, especially queer and transgender youths in rural areas. A University of...
Link between women’s gun ownership and increased political participation explored in new article
LAWRENCE — Politicians pay close attention to the demands of gun owners. They also pay attention to women voters. But little of their focus is aimed at women who are gun owners. ...
Call for semester start volunteers
LAWRENCE — Faculty and staff have an opportunity to connect with new and returning University of Kansas students and their families before the start of the fall semester classes. ...
Study casts doubt on evidence for 'gold standard' psychological treatments
LAWRENCE — A paper appearing today in a special edition of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology questions much of the statistical evidence underpinning therapies designated as “Empirically Supported Treatments,” or ESTs, by Division 12 of the American Psychological Association. ...
Eight faculty members recognized for excellence in teaching
LAWRENCE — Eight faculty members at the University of Kansas are being recognized as winners of annual distinguished teaching awards. ...