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Three pharmacy dean candidates invited to KU campus
LAWRENCE — Three candidates will visit the University of Kansas in a bid to be the next dean of the School of Pharmacy. Members of the KU community are encouraged to attend public presentations during each candidate’s on-campus interview and provide feedback to the search committee. ...
Groundwater levels slightly up or near steady in western, central Kansas
LAWRENCE — Groundwater levels during 2018, on average, rose slightly or remained about even throughout most of western and central Kansas, according to preliminary data compiled by the Kansas Geological Survey. ...
KU, Haskell students to present research projects at 19th annual symposium
LAWRENCE — Research relating to cancer, developmental genetics, microbiology, behavior in model organisms, enzymes and proteins, soils and Native American communities will be among student research presented at the 19th annual University of Kansas-Haskell Indian Nations University Undergraduate Research Symposium. ...
Chancellor surprises student who was named as KU's 20th Truman Scholar
LAWRENCE — When Sam Steuart paid a brief visit to University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas A. Girod’s office this week — ostensibly for a brief visit related to an upcoming presentation — the Topeka junior instead found balloons, cheers and hearty congratulations, along with news that he had been named...
Colloquium will put Greenland archaeology in focus
LAWRENCE — Climate change in Greenland and how it poses a threat to archaeological heritage will be explored in an upcoming presentation by Hans Harmsen, archaeologist and curator of the Greenland National Museum & Archives. ...
How Sudan’s ‘Statue of Liberty’ helped topple Bashir
LAWRENCE – The image of a Sudanese woman standing atop a car demanding the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir that went viral this week, drawing comparisons to Nubian queens and the Statue of Liberty, may have been the tipping point in this phase of the revolution, according an historian of...
KU announces Women's Hall of Fame inductees for program's 50th anniversary
LAWRENCE — Since 1970, the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity has honored a select group of women to be inducted into the University of Kansas Women’s Hall of Fame. For the 50th anniversary of this prestigious honor, the ETC will celebrate KU’s rich legacy of phenomenal women...
KU Debate wins National Sweepstakes Championship
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas debate squad won the National Sweepstakes Championship as the top program in the country for the 2018-19 season from the Cross Examination Debate Association. The top ranking is based on points accumulated by teams at tournaments throughout the season. ...
University Dance Company Spring Concert will feature skiffle, African-American roots music
Study outlines how social media can play successful role in protest in authoritarian countries
KU and city of Lawrence partner on fiber redundancy
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has partnered with the city of Lawrence and KanREN to complete a redundant and diverse internet pathway to campus. This new pathway makes it less likely that an accident or deliberate act could disrupt internet access on the KU Lawrence campus. The shared pathway...
School of Pharmacy will host 57th annual medicinal chemistry meeting
LAWRENCE — More than 200 of the brightest minds in medicinal chemistry will be in Lawrence this week as the 57th Annual MIKIW Conference gets underway at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy. ...
New research will illuminate history of Aleutian Island peoples by analyzing their genomes
Mini-symposium to showcase work of the School of Architecture & Design’s Research Collaboratives
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design’s research centers and institutes are coming together to present their work at the Arc/D Innovation Collaborative from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Center for Design Research in KU’s West District. ...
2019 Gene A. Budig Teaching Professorship in Education Lecture set for April 17
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education will welcome Heidi Hallman, professor in the Department of Curriculum & Teaching, as the 2019 Budig Teaching Professorship in Education award recipient and featured lecturer. ...
$1M gift creates insurance certificate program at KU
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business has established a new insurance and risk management certificate program, thanks to a $1 million gift. ...
Debaters take 2nd place at national tournament
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas team of freshman Azja Butler, of Leavenworth, and junior Kyndall Delph, of Little Rock, Arkansas, finished as the national runner-up at the Cross Examination Debate Association National Championship Tournament hosted at California State University, Long Beach, April 3-7. The pair also received individual recognition...
Engineering student teams prepare for national and regional competition season
LAWRENCE — Student-led teams from the University of Kansas School of Engineering are participating in a number of intercollegiate competitions this spring, designing and building everything from remote-controlled airplanes to drones to concrete canoes and more. ...
Study finds noncompete clauses affect how employees behave, to benefit of employers
LAWRENCE — The business world has been the center of a hot debate in recent years about noncompete clauses in employment contracts and the effects they have on profits, economic development and other factors. Yet the debaters often overlook how such clauses affect those who work under them: employees. A...
Visiting scholar will explore the intersection of science and economics
LAWRENCE — A Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar will examine economics' influence on science during a lecture at the University of Kansas. ...
School of Education continues free professional development in KC
OVERLAND PARK — The School of Education at the University of Kansas will host the third and final session of the 2018-2019 Strategies Event Series on Saturday, April 13, at the KU Edwards Campus. ...
KU mathematics department hosting scholastic activities in April
LAWRENCE – The Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas is expecting hundreds of elementary, middle and high school students from the region to visit in April to participate in annual competitions and workshops to celebrate national Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month (MSAM). This marks the 20th year that...
Special education department announces 2019 Dole Humanitarian Award winner
LAWRENCE — Shelly London, the innovative leader behind Understood.org, was selected to receive the 2019 Dole Humanitarian Award, presented by the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas. ...
KU announces January, February employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the 2019 January and February Employees of the Month:...
Kansas Biological Survey director finalists to give public presentations
LAWRENCE – The university community is invited to attend public presentations by three finalists for director of the Kansas Biological Survey at the University of Kansas. ...
Two-time National Book Award winner to speak in Humanities Lecture Series
LAWRENCE— Author and MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" recipient Jesmyn Ward will speak at two events this month as part of the University of Kansas Hall Center Humanities Lecture Series. ...