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Pompeo's rise has been swift to secretary of state nomination, political scientist says
LAWRENCE — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he would appoint CIA director Mike Pompeo, a former Kansas congressman, to replace Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. ...
Professor to share how DNA analysis IDs the migration of the first Americans
LAWRENCE — Science can tell us all a few things about history. ...
Program giving teachers innovative ways to increase students with disabilities' inclusion in general ed classrooms
Author casts doubt that Cherokee statesman killed US marshal in 1887
UPDATE: "Ned Christie: The Creation of an Outlaw and Cherokee Hero" was named a finalist in the nonfiction category of the 2019 Oklahoma Book Awards. ...
KU Field Station’s spring burning begins with Prairie Acre on campus
LAWRENCE — Take a country drive in Kansas on an early spring evening, and you may witness the otherworldly sight of prairie fires. Controlled, or prescribed burns, mimic the means by which natural forces—and later Native Americans—maintained the prairie ecosystem. ...
Top candidates for CIO position to visit KU community
LAWRENCE — Three candidates for the role of chief information officer at the University of Kansas will be on campus in April for interviews and presentations. ...
Prof updates online statistical model that can help pick NCAA tourney winners
LAWRENCE — The NCAA Tournament committee announced its picks for the 2018 tournament yesterday, and all across the country fans are furiously filling out brackets based on skillful analysis, win-loss records and good old-fashioned guesswork. A University of Kansas professor who specializes in statistical modeling has just updated his model...
Interfraternity Council self-imposes temporary freeze on activity
LAWRENCE – The Interfraternity Council at the University of Kansas today announced a self-imposed temporary freeze on activities for the 24 fraternities it governs. ...
Four students nominated for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Four University of Kansas students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. ...
Enroll now for KU Stats Camp
LAWRENCE —The University of Kansas Center for Research Methods & Data Analysis (CRMDA) will host its annual three-week Statistical Institute, also referred to as Stats Camp, this May. ...
Films of prominent food activists connect students, community
LAWRENCE — On Wednesday, March 14, the Lawrence and University of Kansas communities will have a chance to come together to learn about two people whose lives and work have affected the way that the world thinks about food production. The first film features Wendell Berry and will begin at...
KU announces 10 graduate research consultants for spring classes
LAWRENCE — This spring, 10 graduate research consultants are pairing with instructors in a wide variety of fields to challenge undergraduate students to further develop their research and creative skills through classroom-based projects. ...
New office to help students better navigate KU services, policies, procedures
LAWRENCE — Jayhawk Student One Stop is a new service launched through efforts of the University of Kansas Office of Diversity & Equity. The program strives to offer students who may not know where to turn, answers to their KU-journey questions. It can also help students navigate university policies and...
Study finds nostalgia at the heart of sports retrobranding success
LAWRENCE — There’s a saying that everything old is new again. In sports, it seems everything old is cool again. Both professional and collegiate teams regularly roll out uniforms that are throwbacks to the team history, host celebrations of past glories and even paint their courts with old logos. While...
Spencer Research Library planning 50th anniversary exhibition
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library will celebrate its 50th anniversary in the fall of 2018. Celebrations will include the creation of a new exhibition that will highlight compelling items from Spencer library’s collections identified by researchers, students and friends of the library. ...
CANCELED: Black Hawk helicopters airlifting KU cadets in training exercise
Updated 3:20 p.m. March 7: The A CO, 1-108th Aviation Regiment of the Kansas Army National Guard has been redirected to help contain the wildfires in Ellis County. The airlift event will not be rescheduled this spring. ...
Retiree recognition events announced
LAWRENCE — Individuals who have retired since Aug. 1, 2017, and those who are currently known to be retiring by July 31, 2018, will be honored at a luncheon this spring. ...
KU students advance to national finals in transactional law competition
LAWRENCE – A team of University of Kansas School of Law students will compete in the finals of the National Transactional LawMeet next month after winning the regional round in Provo, Utah. ...
Conference to explore collaborations between Indian tribes, states
LAWRENCE – American Indian law scholars and advocates will gather at the University of Kansas this week to discuss “Tribal-State Collaborations: Advantages & Obstacles” during the 22nd annual Tribal Law & Government Conference. ...
Urban planning researcher working to strengthen anti-discrimination in national ethics code
Artists respond to problem of ‘Driving While Black’
LAWRENCE — “DWB” is the rueful shorthand for “Driving While Black,” and it’s also the title of a new “chamber opera project” featuring the work of three University of Kansas School of Music teachers that has its initial staged reading at 7:30 p.m. today, March 5, in Swarthout Recital Hall. ...
KU announces 2018 Homecoming dates, theme
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect the parade date as Sept. 27. ...
University community mourns death of Steve Evans, lecturer in English
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Steve Evans, a lecturer in the Department of English. Evans, 69, died Feb. 26. ...
KU Public Safety Office releases 2017 crime statistics
LAWRENCE —The University of Kansas Lawrence campus saw a 13 percent decrease in crime in 2017, KU’s Public Safety Office announced today with the annual release of its crime statistics. ...
Panel will address World War I topics, including memorial stadiums
LAWRENCE — Explore the many ways in which World War I changed the world, from prisoner of war camps in Switzerland to resistance movements in Belgium, memorial stadiums in the U.S. and a quarantine law in Kansas. KU staff and undergraduates will share research they conducted for doctoral dissertations and...