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Campus water outage planned Saturday, Oct. 13
LAWRENCE — Multiple buildings on the University of Kansas Lawrence campus will be without water for approximately 11 hours Saturday, Oct. 13, as KU Facilities Services performs needed maintenance on the campus infrastructure. In addition to not having running water during this timeframe, the affected buildings (listed below) also will...
Activist, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas to give 2019 Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture for The Commons
LAWRENCE — Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas will deliver the Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture for The Commons at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at Liberty Hall. Vargas’ presentation will focus on his work with undocumented immigrants in the United States featured in his recent book, “Dear America: Notes of...
Lawrence community invited to KU’s second annual Trunk or Treat
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Student Involvement & Leadership Center, Student Alumni Network and Center for Community Outreach will host KU’s second annual Trunk or Treat from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Adams Alumni Center parking lot, 1266 Oread Ave., on the Lawrence campus. Admission is...
Stock market decline could signal correction, economist says
LAWRENCE — Wednesday's 3.3 percent decline in U.S. blue-chip stocks and the stock market remaining lower most of Thursday morning could potentially reflect a market correction, according to a University of Kansas economist. ...
Visiting artists explore Haitian, Native American and queer experiences as part of Spencer Museum’s Social Histories Series
LAWRENCE — Artists Ulrick Jean-Pierre, Adrian Stimson and Tina Takemoto will visit the Spencer Museum of Art Oct. 17–18 to give public performances and talks examining aspects of Haitian, Native American and queer social histories. All three artists are visiting as part of a Social Histories Series presented by the...
Honors Program extends to KU Edwards Campus, offering students advanced learning, networking opportunities
OVERLAND PARK — Academically exceptional students in Kansas City have a new way to get the most out of their college experience through the KU Edwards Campus (KUEC) Honors Program, an extension of KU's top-ranked University Honors Program. All incoming KUEC undergraduate students may apply, and community college transfer students...
Professor develops language teaching model giving learners better understanding of grammar, pronunciation
Dole Institute to honor James Baker with Dole Leadership Prize
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that it will honor former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker with the 2018 Dole Leadership Prize. ...
Monarch Watch will host screening, discussion of 'The Guardians'
LAWRENCE — Monarch Watch, based at the University of Kansas, will host a screening of the 2018 documentary "The Guardians," followed by a discussion with Orley "Chip Taylor," professor emeritus and director of Monarch Watch. ...
Campus budget conversation set for Oct. 17
LAWRENCE — Members of the Lawrence campus community at the University of Kansas are invited to take part in the next Campus Budget Conversation on Oct. 17. ...
Office will observe inaugural Ombuds Day with Q&A on Twitter
LAWRENCE — The American Bar Association has declared Oct. 11 as Ombuds Day, and to mark the occasion the University of Kansas Ombuds Office will hold an “Ask the KU Ombuds” event all day on Twitter. ...
Management scholar can discuss new corporate board members becoming CEOs
LAWRENCE — When General Electric last week fired CEO John Flannery after 14 months, its elevation of new board member Larry Culp to the top management post raised some eyebrows among those who follow business leadership trends. ...
Largest study of its kind gauges community efforts to combat childhood obesity, a key risk factor for later chronic disease
Inaugural speaker for engineering lecture series will discuss robotics in pediatric health care
LAWRENCE — Will robots someday socially engage with kids with special needs? A pioneer in the field of robotics will discuss the possibilities when she kicks off a new lecture series in October at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...
Kansas Economic Policy Conference to focus on future of tax policy
LAWRENCE — The state of Kansas has received national attention in recent years following its 2012 tax cuts, which were eventually reversed. State lawmakers for several years have also grappled with a Kansas Supreme Court decision that has declared unconstitutional funding levels for K-12 education, and on the local level,...
KU's SWIFT Education Center lands $17M grant to train principals, boost school achievement
Langston Hughes Visiting Professor Lecture to explore role of community in design solutions
LAWRENCE — Firsthand experience with neighborhoods can create designs that lead to healthier communities. That’s the principle to be discussed during the fall 2018 Langston Hughes Visiting Professor Lecture. ...
Henderson Engineers executive to deliver J.A. Tiberti Family Lecture
LAWRENCE — Julie Pierce, a 1994 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Engineering, will return to campus in October to lecture on “Engineering Your Future With Passion and Purpose.”...
'Surprising’ chemical complexity of Saturn’s rings is changing the planet’s upper atmosphere
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: How secure are you?
LAWRENCE — Nearly 7 million digital records are stolen every day, according to IT security firm Gemalto. That’s almost 300,000 per hour, or 83 every second. That means this month, hackers will steal roughly 217 million records. Is your information safe? ...
KU international centers awarded $6.3M in grants
LAWRENCE — Employers on the lookout for job candidates with the intercultural awareness to work in an increasingly globalized world can look to Kansas to find students prepared with linguistic and cultural knowledge necessary to succeed. With recent awards totaling $6.3 million from the Department of Education, KU will continue...
KU to mark Indigenous Peoples' Day with public events
LAWRENCE — Students, faculty, staff and the general public will have the chance to commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day through two events Monday, Oct. 8, at the University of Kansas. ...
Final candidate for vice chancellor for research to present Friday
LAWRENCE — Richard Hichwa, University of Iowa senior associate vice president for research and economic development, will make a public presentation Friday, Oct. 5, as a candidate for vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas. ...