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KU launches new Bachelor of Science in Nutrition to meet growing demand for food and health expertise
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KLETC announces law enforcement training graduates
YODER — Sixty new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) last month. McPherson Police Chief Robert McClarty was the speaker for the ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Kansas Geological Survey to measure groundwater levels in western Kansas
LAWRENCE — A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, will be in western Kansas measuring groundwater levels the first week of January. Most of the measured wells are drilled into the High Plains aquifer, a vital source of irrigation, industrial and municipal water in...
Moving stars: McKitterick puts science in his fiction
LAWRENCE – Before Christopher McKitterick could sell his latest novella to the venerable pulp magazine Analog Science Fiction and Fact, the editors insisted he justify one of the story’s central conceits: Rather than send individuals on space missions in rocket ships, the protagonist’s civilization itself – an entire solar system...
KU announces Kansas Certified Public Manager Program graduates for 2018
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Public Management Center has announced this year’s graduates of the Kansas Certified Public Manager program, who represent the 25th-anniversary class. The graduation ceremony took place last month in the House Chamber at the Capitol in Topeka. Erik Sartorius, executive director of the League of...
Extraordinary 'faithful father' revealed by study of smooth guardian frog of Borneo
Male parental care behavior of the Smooth Guardian Frog of Borneo from Jo Goyes Vallejos on Vimeo. ...
Senior nominated for Winston Churchill Scholarship
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas student has been nominated for the Winston Churchill Scholarship, which provides for one year of study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. ...
KU Libraries announce winners of 2018 Shulenburger Award
LAWRENCE — KU Libraries are pleased to announce the 2018 recipients of the Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication. They are Donna Ginther, professor of economics and director of the Center for Science Technology & Economic Policy, and Jonathan Perkins, director of the Ermal Garinger Academic Resource...
Results from national survey of students show areas where KU excels
LAWRENCE — Students at the University of Kansas report significantly higher levels of interaction with their faculty than an average of other students at many of the nation’s top research universities. ...
New book among first to examine how people with disabilities can take legal, decision-making lead in lives
LAWRENCE — For decades, increasing numbers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have lived their adult lives under legal guardianships. A new book co-authored by University of Kansas and Syracuse University researchers is among the first to explore a fundamentally new way of empowering people with disabilities to retain...
Researchers consider whether supernovae killed off large ocean animals at dawn of Pleistocene
Two KU professors named as AAAS Fellows
LAWRENCE — Two faculty members of the University of Kansas are among the latest group of fellows announced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). ...
International organization announces the Rosemary O'Leary Prize
LAWRENCE — The International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) announced they are seeking nominations for the first ever Rosemary O’Leary Prize for outstanding scholarship on women in public administration. Rosemary O'Leary is the Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor and director of the School of Public Affairs & Administration at...
Assistant vice provost elected to national board of STEM organization
LAWRENCE — The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) announced the election of Roberta Pokphanh, University of Kansas assistant vice provost for International Programs, to its national Board of Directors. Pokphanh officially begins her three-year term in January 2019. ...
KU announces 38th class of University Scholars
LAWRENCE — The University Honors Program has announced 30 University of Kansas sophomores have been named University Scholars. ...
KU Law reduces tuition for out-of-state students
LAWRENCE – Earning a law degree at the University of Kansas will become more affordable for out-of-state students beginning in the 2019-2020 academic year. ...
Geoarchaeological program at KU receives $6.9M gift
LAWRENCE — A geoarchaeological program at the University of Kansas that is digging up the mysteries of the earliest people to inhabit the region will get a $6.9 million boost with an estate gift from a late geologist and his wife. ...
Psychology professor receives international educator award
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Professor Glenn Adams is the 2018 recipient of the George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award. The award presentation will take place at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, in Alderson Auditorium at the Kansas Union. ...
KU law student wins national writing prize
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas law student took second prize in a national writing competition for his paper on the atrocities of forced labor in international trade. ...
African maroon resistance at Hispaniola heavily challenged European conquest, historian finds
LAWRENCE — African resistance strongly shaped Spanish Hispaniola of the 1500s— now the island home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic — but historians have often considered that resistance to be a byproduct of Spanish colonialism and its reliance on slavery, according to a University of Kansas historian who studies...
Researchers look to see how elevated housing in Florida stood up to Hurricane Michael
UPDATE: In 2022, this research was incorporated into the newest version of ASCE 7, the loads standards for structural engineering adopted by building codes and used throughout the United States. ...
Professor outlines history of media falsehoods, defines 'fake news'
LAWRENCE — The term "fake news" has been used a great deal since the 2016 presidential election. But many might not realize media hoaxes and fakery have existed since the beginning of mass media in the United States. A University of Kansas professor has authored a new study outlining the...