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Board of Class Officers gift to honor Bernadette Gray-Little
(Editor's Note: The original version of this news release has been updated to reflect that former Chancellor Gray-Little will not be attending the event.)...
Composer tries to capture 'the music of the words'
LAWRENCE – Several years ago, when he was supposed to be composing a work on commission, University of Kansas Professor of Music Composition Forrest Pierce came full stop. ...
Chancellor announces faculty awarded promotion and tenure for fall 2019
LAWRENCE - Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved promotion and the award of tenure, where indicated, for 78 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 73 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses. ...
Injunction against Trump abortion rule highlights precarious state of women's rights, professor says
LAWRENCE — A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration policy that would prevent any organization that refers patients for abortion services from receiving Title X funds. The Washington state judge’s ruling temporarily stops regulations from taking place that would also prohibit funds for covering services such as contraception and...
KU selects 2018-2019 Student Employee of the Year
LAWRENCE – The University Career Center has announced the 2018-2019 Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY). This year’s award was presented to Abigail Byrd of the Institute for Policy & Social Research on April 16. The SEOTY award recognizes student employees who embody service excellence, dedication and whose academic achievements...
School of Engineering will honor 2 alumni with Distinguished Engineering Service Award
LAWRENCE — A man who pioneered aircraft industry awareness for the importance of structural maintenance and fatigue and safety risk assessment, and another who has guided one of the most prominent and successful construction firms in the Kansas City area are the winners of the 2019 Distinguished Engineering Service Award. ...
Second pharmacy dean candidate to present April 30
LAWRENCE — A professor of pharmacotherapy at the University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy is the second candidate who will take part in on-campus interviews for the position of the University of Kansas dean of pharmacy. ...
KU Libraries faculty member named American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Fellow
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries have announced that Whitney Baker, head of conservation services, has been named an American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) Fellow. The honor recognizes her distinguished contributions to the field of conservation. ...
KPR wraps up spring membership drive with $336K in pledges
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio ended its spring membership drive with $336,000 in listener pledges. ...
KU announces new 2019-2023 Self Graduate Fellows
Retired nurse leaves $4.2 million gift for nursing scholarships
LAWRENCE — A retired nurse who grew up in the small town of Whitewater, Kansas, left a $4.2 million gift from her estate to create scholarships for generations of nursing students at KU Medical Center. ...
Columnist Jay Michaelson will discuss religious liberty, civil rights May 6
LAWRENCE — The Daily Beast legal affairs columnist Jay Michaelson will present “Religious Liberty and/or Civil Rights” at 7 p.m. May 6 in the Jayhawk Room at the Kansas Union. ...
Vicki Schmidt earns pharmacy school's top honor
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt on Friday, April 26, at the School of Pharmacy building in Lawrence. ...
Over 300 students to present projects at Undergraduate Research Symposium
LAWRENCE — The 22nd annual Undergraduate Research Symposium will take place at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27. More than 300 University of Kansas undergraduates from departments across campus will share their research and creative projects at this annual event, which will take place in the Kansas Union and the Commons...
Study examines how tribes have used treaty rights to successfully halt energy development on indigenous lands
Graduate student awards ceremony will celebrate excellence
LAWRENCE — More than 70 outstanding graduate students, as well as staff and faculty, will be recognized at the annual University of Kansas Graduate Awards Ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Awards will be presented by Audrey Lamb, interim dean of graduate studies. ...
KU names new director of University Honors Program
LAWRENCE — The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas has named Sarah Crawford-Parker as the next director of the University Honors Program. ...
KU Debate will present 'Resolved: The Authority of the President of the United States Should Be Substantially Curtailed'
LAWRENCE — KU Libraries will host a Gallery Lecture Series presentation by the University of Kansas debate team and Scott Harris, director and coach. The presentation, titled “Resolved: The Authority of the President of the United States Should Be Substantially Curtailed,” will take place from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday,...
Book examines struggles over memory of Emmett Till
LAWRENCE – While historians have long recognized the galvanizing effect teenager Emmett Till’s 1955 lynching had on the American civil rights movement, the stories of how the murder was shaped by and, in turn, shaped the Mississippi Delta communities closest to it have never been told. Until now. ...
KPR’s 'Retro Cocktail Hour' hosts Cinema a Go Go with a tiki twist
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio’s “Retro Cocktail Hour” is bringing to the big screen a frightfully fun double feature starting at 7 p.m. Friday, May 3, at Liberty Hall. The cheesy classics “Creature from the Black Lagoon” (1954) and “The Beach Girls and the Monster” (1965) both have a lovely...
Political science department honors top students, honor society initiates
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Political Science Department recently honored its top students at an annual recognition ceremony with awards and induction into Pi Sigma Alpha. ...
KU nominates 4 students for Astronaut Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Four academically talented University of Kansas students will be competing for scholarships from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. ...
New NSF grant could make lithium-ion batteries safer and promote their industrial use
First pharmacy dean candidate to present April 23
LAWRENCE — The associate dean for clinical and medical center affairs with the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is the first candidate who will take part in on-campus interviews for the position of KU dean of pharmacy. ...
KU receives NEH-Mellon Humanities Open Book grant
LAWRENCE — With support from a two-year, $129,000 grant, the University of Kansas Libraries and the University Press of Kansas will convert out-of-print humanities texts into freely accessible digital resources. This project is part of the Humanities Open Book grant program led by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the...
2019 KU Common Book offers complex view of United States
“America is broken. You don’t need a fistful of statistics to know this. You just need eyes and ears and stories.” — Editor John Freeman...