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2017-2018 Student Employee of the Year announced
LAWRENCE — The University Career Center has recognized the 2017-2018 Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY), Hannah Weingartner of Recreation Services. ...
KU administrator appointed to national graduate enrollment management board
LAWRENCE — Amanda Ostreko, assistant dean of graduate studies, will serve on the Governing Board of Directors for the Association for Graduate Enrollment Management. ...
2018 KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Family Teaching Awards
LAWRENCE — Three outstanding high school teachers will be recognized with the 2018 Wolfe Family Teaching Award during the University of Kansas Commencement weekend. Several years after having set foot in the teachers’ classrooms, students have not forgotten the influence of these educators. ...
Dole Institute announces creation of Robert J. Dole Service to Country Award
LAWRENCE – The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas announced the creation of a new special award for KU students this week. ...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences announces associate dean for academic innovation and student success
LAWRENCE – A faculty member and administrator with extensive experience in enhancing teaching, mentoring and curriculum at KU has been named the new associate dean for academic innovation and student success in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas. ...
CReSIS scientists join international push to grasp 'runaway' ice loss in Antarctic glacier
University community remembers longtime employee Judy Farmer
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering Judy Farmer, an employee of the university of more than 26 years who died in March. ...
Public sees sophistication, coordination as key threat in terrorist attacks, study finds
KU leadership selects university registrar
LAWRENCE — After an extensive national search, Matt Melvin, vice provost for enrollment management at the University of Kansas, has announced the appointment of Tiffany Robinson as the new assistant vice provost/university registrar. ...
Publication of first Hurston book is significant on many levels, KU scholar says
LAWRENCE — After 87 years, the publication of Zora Neale Hurston's first book, "Barracoon," will be a valuable teaching tool and add to her foundational work in contemporary African and African-American studies, according to a University of Kansas scholar of social movements of the 20th century. ...
Political science department honors top students
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. ...
Lawmaker will tour Kansas Enrichment Network afterschool program
LAWRENCE — Project LEAD, an afterschool program at Lincoln Elementary in Clay Center, along with the Kansas Enrichment Network, will welcome U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., for a tour of the 21st Century Community Learning Center afterschool program. The event, planned for 3:15 p.m. Thursday, May 3, will highlight enrichment...
Results of faculty elections announced
LAWRENCE — University Governance is pleased to announce the results of the elections for Faculty Senate, Faculty Senate Executive Committee (FacEx and SenEx), University Senate president-elect, University Senate vice president and the Faculty Senate president-elect. ...
DNA sequences suggest 250 people made up original Native American founding population
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas anthropological geneticist is part of an international research team working to shed light upon one of the unanswered questions concerning the peopling of the New World: Namely, what was the size of the original founding population of the Americas? ...
KU to honor faculty, academic staff retirees May 23
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will honor retiring faculty and academic staff members with a lunch at noon May 23 in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Chancellor Douglas Girod and Vice Provost Chris Brown will recognize the employees during the lunch. ...
Two alumni honored with KU engineering's highest honor
LAWRENCE — A man who led a pioneering career in the petrochemical industry highlighted by technologies that improve environmental safety and conserve natural resources, and another who has guided development of one of the fastest-growing regions of Kansas for decades are the winners of the 2018 Distinguished Engineering Service Award. ...
Study shows changing way international nonprofits use social media to directly connect with public
LAWRENCE — Like most of society, nonprofit organizations are frequent users of social media. And like many individuals, how they use it has changed over the years. A new study by University of Kansas researchers shows that the goals international nonprofits use social media to achieve have shifted in the...
HUD proposed changes could influence poor families' ability to buy food, medicine, housing scholar says
LAWRENCE — A proposal by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson to increase minimum flat rents and make other changes would likely cause many single-parent families in public housing to buy less food and medication, according to an analysis by a University of Kansas researcher of...
KU announces new 2018-2022 Self Graduate Fellows
LAWRENCE – Twelve doctoral students have been selected to receive the University of Kansas’ prestigious Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship for the 2018-2019 academic year. They are among 188 students who have benefited from the fellowship since it was established. ...
McCown elected as chair of KU academic medical center advisory board
LAWRENCE — Pat McCown of Leawood is the new chair of the Advancement Board, an advisory group of more than 90 business and community leaders that represents the objectives of the University of Kansas Medical Center and The University of Kansas Health System. ...
Time holds the key in best approach to multistage-bidding process, study finds
LAWRENCE — A team's new research led by a University of Kansas School of Business professor will help companies determine the best way to solicit bids from suppliers in a multistage reverse auction. ...
Spencer Museum receives grants from city, state for Haitian art exhibition
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Spencer Museum of Art has received an award of $7,000 from Humanities Kansas and a $4,000 Community Arts Grant from the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission to support an exhibition of Haitian art opening in September 2018. ...
Two appointed to serve as interim deans
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas leadership has named interim deans for two of its largest academic units. ...
KU recognizes 2018 Sustainability Leadership Award recipients
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for Sustainability will recognize 10 individuals and initiatives with Sustainability Leadership Awards today, April 27. The event, which is open to the public, will take place at 3:30 p.m. on the Dance Pavilion west of Potter Lake. The Sustainability Leadership Awards highlight...
Remembering Tom McCoy, professor emeritus of architecture
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design community is mourning the death of Professor Emeritus Thomas McCoy. He died April 19, 2018, at age 82. ...
KPR wraps up spring membership drive with $376K in pledges
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio ended its spring membership drive with $376,000 in listener pledges, surpassing the typical spring goal of $280,000. In addition to listener pledges, KPR received $60,000 in challenge grants, which are provided by an individual, company or foundation. ...
Laird Essay Contest winner explores Russia-China relations
LAWRENCE — The Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies has announced that this year’s Roy D. and Betty Laird Essay Contest winner is John Stanko, a master’s degree candidate from CREES, for his essay “The Relevancy Gambit: A Vision for the Future Evolution of the Russia-China Relationship.” ...
Volcanoes, dinosaurs, high-tech labs highlight geology celebration
The open house, free and open to the public, includes activities for children and adults. Located on Naismith Drive between Crescent Road and 15th Street and featuring an atrium with a 45-foot-long mosasaur skeleton diving after a sea turtle, the EEEC was dedicated April 25. ...