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The Commons sets Red Hot Research dates for fall 2019
LAWRENCE — Red Hot Research returns this fall with six events for University of Kansas researchers. Red Hot Research is a regular Friday event, built of five short presentations from across KU to open the door for new ways of understanding work through discussion across perspectives. ...
New technology could ‘transform’ hydraulic fracturing, make unconventional reservoirs development more efficient
Alumni Association honors 2 recipients of Fred Ellsworth Medallion
LAWRENCE — The 2019 recipients of the Fred Ellsworth Medallion for extraordinary service to the University of Kansas are Dr. Don Brada of Lawrence and Jeff Kennedy of Wichita. The KU Alumni Association will honor them Sept. 5 before the fall meeting of the association’s national board of directors. Since...
College announces new leadership for departments, programs and centers
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas departments, programs, centers and one school in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are starting the academic year with new leadership, following the dean’s appointment of new chairs and directors. ...
KU hires ADA specialist to assist with workplace accommodations
LAWRENCE — The ADA Resource Center for Equity & Accessibility has a new staff position to support University of Kansas employees who need a workplace accommodation. As the Resource Center’s first accommodation specialist, Abby King helps KU employees navigate the accommodation process by providing information, guidance, consultation and technical assistance...
Renewed grant funds scholarships for internships in East and Southeast Asia
LAWRENCE — More scholarships will be available for University of Kansas students accepting internships in East and Southeast Asia through a two-year, $400,000 grant from the Freeman Foundation. ...
Fall at the Dole Institute: Activism, current issues and history
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its programming lineup for the fall 2019 semester. Events include a mix of topics including effective activism, current U.S. and world events, the upcoming census and national history. ...
Disability categories in education were redefined to exclude minorities, study shows
LAWRENCE — Organizations inescapably categorize people, and those in the most desirable categories may do whatever it takes to stay there and to exclude others until a more desirable category emerges. However, dominant groups also can rerank existing favorable and unfavorable categories when weaker groups gain greater access to the...
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
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...