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Echoes of 1613 are felt, even today
Some years are more momentous than others. 1968. 1776. 1492. Just mentioning them brings to mind major historic events. ...
Stock index volatility likely reflects market correction, economists say
Illustrating the current market volatility, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other U.S. stock markets whipsawed between gains and losses Tuesday. This follows last Friday's steep drop and Monday's record 1,175-point dip. ...
The Commons announces Red Hot Research dates for spring 2018
This spring marks the 12th semester of Red Hot Research at KU. This series for KU researchers features five short presentations from across the university in an effort to share work among colleagues. Through this series, 218 faculty members and 20 graduate students have shared their research. ...
Alumna makes $1M gift for environmental studies fund
A gift commitment of more than $1 million from KU alumna Tracy Ashlock will establish a travel fund for environmental studies students at the University of Kansas. ...
Spring Engineering & Computing Career Fair set for Feb. 8
More than 100 companies and agencies will attend the Spring Engineering and Computing Career Fair, set for noon-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Kansas Union. Students should review the complete list of employers and study those of interest prior to arriving at the event. ...
Workshops will tackle issues of bias, difficult conversations and more
of this semester’s professional development sessions for all audiences is “Keeping Implicit Bias in Mind” with guest speaker Jerry Kang. Kang is the vice chancellor for equity, diversity & inclusion and professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles. Kang’s free talk will offer an easygoing and informative...
Remarkable spider with a tail found preserved in amber after 100 million years
An extraordinary new species of arachnid, resembling a spider with a tail, has been discovered in amber from Myanmar (formerly Burma), of mid-Cretaceous age, around 100 million years ago. ...
University announces fall 2017 honor roll
More than 5,700 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2017 semester. ...
University community remembers KU physicist Robert Friauf
The University of Kansas community is remembering Robert Friauf, professor emeritus in the Department of Physics & Astronomy. ...
KLETC announces law enforcement training graduates
Fifty-eight new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Jan. 26. Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Director Ed Pavey was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
University Theatre productions will address PTSD, cyberbullying
University Theatre has announced a double “Black Box” feature opening Feb. 16: Harold Pinter’s “Ashes to Ashes,” a haunting, two-character response to wartime atrocities and the trauma of memory; and Stacie Lents’ “Henry’s Law,” a poignant tragicomedy about cyberbullying in high school. ...
New research suggests toward end of Ice Age, human beings witnessed fires larger than dinosaur killer, thanks to a cosmic impact
On a ho-hum day some 12,800 years ago, the Earth had emerged from another ice age. Things were warming up, and the glaciers had retreated. ...
Artist and writer to host events focusing on the intersection of art, ecology
conduct five workshops with art and environmental studies students at KU. They will create two exhibitions made of natural materials displayed on campus. “Welcome to My Woods” opens at the Student Union Gallery in the Kansas Memorial Union, March 8. “Art and Ecology” will be featured at the Beren Conference...
Are expensive Super Bowl ads worth it? It depends, marketing scholar says
A 30-second Super Bowl commercial runs about $5 million this year, but on the bright side, companies might be able to bundle it with an NBC Winter Olympic Games ad. ...
Meet the 'odderon': Large Hadron Collider experiment shows potential evidence of quasiparticle sought for decades
In a 17-mile circular tunnel underneath the border between France and Switzerland, an international collaboration of scientists runs experiments using the world’s most advanced scientific instrument, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). By smashing together protons that travel close to light speed, particle physicists analyze these collisions and learn more about...
Keurig Green Mountain, Dr Pepper Snapple both facing challenges before planned merger, economist says
As K-Cup maker Keurig Green Mountain's $19 billion deal announced Monday to acquire Dr Pepper Snapple seemed to surprise watchers of the beverage industry, a University of Kansas scholar of mergers said both companies were facing challenges. ...
KU Recreation Services announces changes to check-in process
In order to improve the customer experience, KU Recreation Services switched to a new point-of-sale/access system effective Jan. 30. There are several upgrades and changes with this new system. Here are a few that immediately affect participants:...
Project training preschool teachers to boost kids' literacy expands to more classrooms
In classrooms around the Kansas City metropolitan area, literacy coaches are teaming up with more teachers in preschool settings to increase and improve children’s engagement with evidence-based literacy activities and foster growth in pre-literacy skills. ...
Brave new world of robotic architecture dawning
Sure, there have already been 3-D printed houses. And you can pick up a Nest Thermostat with artificial intelligence at your local hardware store. But a new book co-written and co-edited by Mahesh Daas, dean of the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design, argues that robotics can and...
Political, immigration scholars available to discuss Trump State of the Union themes
Pundits expect President Donald Trump in Tuesday's State of the Union address to focus on brokering an immigration policy deal as the backdrop of partisan fights and the Russia investigation weigh heavily on his presidency. ...
Protests add to bevy of issues facing Putin ahead of election, Russian politics scholar says
Ahead of the March 18 presidential election, Russia has seen more street protests called for by the opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Demonstrators across hundreds of Russian cities are seeking to boycott the election with a guaranteed victory of the incumbent, Vladimir Putin. ...
Cleveland discontinuing 'Chief Wahoo' logo 'small step in right direction' for society, sports marketing, professor says
The Cleveland Indians baseball team has announced it will no longer use the Chief Wahoo logo on uniforms, beginning in the 2019 season. Major League Baseball has said the image, a large-toothed, grinning caricature many find offensive, is no longer appropriate for use in the game. ...
Computing the possibilities
Sandy Rech was recently participating in a biology lab when it became clear she had a big advantage over her fellow students: She knew how to use the computer software that tracked the results of class experiments — and her classmates did not. ...
Gasoline price spikes don't drive commuters to trains, study finds
Spikes in gasoline prices don't make people with access to a commuter rail service any more likely to switch to the train than people without, according to a study by two University of Kansas researchers. ...
New book outlines transformation of American education to help every student 'reach for greatness'
Every child has the potential to be great, and our schools are full of well-meaning people who tell them just that. Yet, the way we educate young people prevents that possibility for many by focusing not on what they do well, but what they do poorly. A University of Kansas...
KU EECS to offer RF Systems Engineering Certificate
The Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department at the University of Kansas has received approval to offer a certificate in RF Systems Engineering — a move that will strengthen the university’s ongoing partnership with Garmin International’s American headquarters in Olathe. ...
Kazakhstan seeks to use language as tool for establishing independence, scholar says
When Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited the White House earlier this month, he thanked President Donald Trump and U.S. leaders for their support for his nation's "independence and territorial integrity." ...
Nominate a student for Student Employee of the Year
The University Career Center has announced the opening of nominations for Student Employee of the Year award. Nominations are open until Feb. 7. ...
KU community mourns professor emerita of linguistics
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Frances Ingemann, professor emerita of linguistics. She died Jan. 28 at age 90. ...