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KU recognizes two educators with Chancellors Club professorships
LAWRENCE — Two professors from the University of Kansas Medical Center, both well-known as scientists, researchers and educators, now share an additional distinction of being recognized as Chancellors Club Teaching Professors for 2018. ...
Third candidate for vice chancellor for research to present Thursday
LAWRNCE — Indiana University’s Vice Chancellor for Research Simon Atkinson will make a public presentation Thursday, Sept. 27, as a candidate for vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas. ...
United Way campus fund drive will begin Oct. 1 with Kickoff Fair
LAWRENCE — The 2018 United Way of Douglas County campus fund drive begins Oct. 1 with a Kickoff Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the lawns in front of Watson Library and Stauffer-Flint Hall. ...
Possible Rosenstein resignation or ouster would severely test rule of law in US, professor says
LAWRENCE — Rod Rosenstein, deputy attorney general, is expected to leave his position, media outlets are reporting, and he will meet with President Donald Trump Thursday to discuss his future. The news comes after it was reported last week he considered invoking the 25th Amendment and secretly recording President Donald...
Eight KU seniors named finalists for 28th annual Ex.C.E.L. Awards
LAWRENCE — Eight finalists have been selected for the 28th annual Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership Awards at the University of Kansas. The finalists, all seniors, will participate in the Homecoming parade at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, along Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence. Two winners will be announced...
KU announces Mortar Board inductees
LAWRENCE — The Torch chapter of Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society at the University of Kansas has announced its new members. ...
Three sociology faculty members honored with professorships
LAWRENCE — Three faculty members from the University of Kansas Department of Sociology have been chosen to hold named professorships. Each will be recognized for outstanding contributions to the department, university and profession. ...
KU Mobile Natural History Museum will make a splash at Douglas County Water Festival
LAWRENCE — More than 800 fifth-grade students from Douglas County will converge on the Bloomington Park area of Clinton Lake next week for the Douglas County Water Festival. ...
KU announces 2018-19 Staff Fellows
LAWRENCE — Carl Lejuez, interim provost and executive vice chancellor, and Mike Rounds, vice provost for operations, have announced the 2018-2019 class of Staff Fellows at the University of Kansas. ...
KU welcomes 63 new tenured and tenure-track faculty to campus
LAWRENCE — Sixty-three new tenured and tenure-track faculty members joined the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses this year, representing a wide variety of scholarly expertise and contributions. ...
Outstanding undergraduates selected as Hall Center Scholars
LAWRENCE — Eight outstanding KU undergraduates have been selected to serve as Hall Center Scholars for 2018-2019. They will have exclusive opportunities to interact with the well-known authors, scholars and public intellectuals who speak in the Hall Center Humanities Lecture Series. The scholars for 2018-19:...
Studies show system to boost self-determination can be implemented on wide scale, help students, teachers
LAWRENCE — When students with intellectual disability are supported to set and go after goals for their future, based on their dreams, interests and abilities, their educational achievement, goal attainment and post-school employment have all been shown to improve. Two new studies co-authored by University of Kansas researchers have shown...
KU celebrates Jewish literature and creative writing in the heartland with Oct. 21 event
LAWRENCE — A one-day writing workshop and symposium will celebrate Jewish literature and creative writing in the heartland. ...
'Voices from Our Neighbors: Immigration Journeys to Lawrence' presentation set for Sept. 21
LAWRENCE — KU Libraries will host a Gallery Lecture Series presentation by Marta Caminero-Santangelo, professor of English and director of the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, and Tamara Falicov, professor of film & media studies and associate dean for research. The presentation, “Voices from Our Neighbors: Immigration Journeys...
KU to host career workshop for alumni of Department of State program
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host a career readiness workshop for alumni of the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Approximately 55 participants from across the Midwest will learn how to connect their international experience to career skills, hear from industry professionals, and network with...
Lecture: 'Setting a Tribal Research Agenda'
LAWRENCE — A scholar with extensive experience working with Native American students will give a talk on how universities can collaborate with tribal communities to meet their research interests. ...
KU to host STEM teaching institute this week
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has gained international attention with its work in student-centered learning over the past five years. ...
Digital scholarship rescues ethnographic cookbook from oblivion
LAWRENCE — Cultural anthropologist Laura Hobson Herlihy is from New Orleans, so she knew a thing or two about Caribbean cuisine and culture before she traveled to Honduras on an academic research trip in 1997. ...
Anxiety surrounding mass shootings does briefly close ideological divides
LAWRENCE — People who feel anxious surrounding mass shootings tend to abandon their political ideology on typically divided issues, according to a study by two University of Kansas professors. ...
Howard and Debra Cohen of Leawood to receive Homecoming Spirit of 1912 Award
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Alumni Association and the student-led Homecoming Steering Committee have named Howard and Debra Cohen of Leawood as winners of this year’s Rich and Judy Billings Spirit of 1912 Award. The annual award recognizes Jayhawks who consistently display school spirit, pride and tradition. ...
Campus budget conversations to continue
LAWRENCE — All University of Kansas faculty, staff and students are invited to attend ongoing campus budget conversations for the Lawrence campus. These conversations, led by Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Carl Lejuez, are an opportunity to learn the current status of the budget and plans for developing a...
KU center part of $27M grant to boost literacy for struggling Kansas readers
LAWRENCE — The Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas has been selected to be part of a $27 million federal grant to help schools across the state boost language and literacy skills for struggling readers. ...
Spencer Museum receives $400K for Asian art outreach in K-12 classes in Central Kansas
LAWRENCE — The Freeman Foundation has awarded the Spencer Museum of Art $437,261 to develop a K-12 outreach program focused on Asian art. Through this two-year grant, the Spencer Museum will partner with Salina Arts & Humanities to create educational resources for teachers and elementary students in Central Kansas using...
Second candidate for vice chancellor for research to present Tuesday
LAWRENCE — Neal Kingston, University Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology & Research, will make a public presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 18, as a candidate for vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas. ...
Kansas science teachers take lessons from KU into classrooms
LAWRENCE — As the new school year begins, 11 high school science teachers across Kansas are stepping into their classrooms with new knowledge and skills, gained at the University of Kansas, to share with their students. They spent a week together this summer at the KU Field Station, just north...
1952 Fulbright Scholar Jean Choplin to speak about international trade
LAWRENCE — The first French Fulbright student to pursue a business degree in 1952 will return to the University of Kansas next week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Franco-U.S. Fulbright relationship. Jean Choplin is a co-founder of AIESEC, an organization focused on youth leadership for international peace-building and...