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Canada’s consul general in Denver to discuss NAFTA at KU
LAWRENCE — The consul general of Canada in Denver, Stéphane Lessard, will deliver a presentation about the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in Capitol Federal Hall. ...
Waiving Iran sanctions keeps U.S. in strong, security-enhancing deal for now, International law expert says
LAWRENCE — The White House announced today that President Trump will waive nuclear-related sanctions against Iran. The move will keep the nuclear deal in place but add sanctions on Iranian businesses and leaders who have supported terrorist groups. The president also gave European allies 120 days to rework the deal...
Scholar urges Trump to study Haiti’s history
LAWRENCE — On the eighth anniversary of an earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people and destroyed much of Haiti’s infrastructure, the world is reacting to President Donald Trump’s description in a meeting with congressional leaders Jan. 11 of the island nation – and other majority-black countries – as “shitholes.”...
KU Phi Kappa Phi chapter initiates students
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Chapter 171 of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi initiated more than 140 students as new members during a ceremony at the end of the fall 2017 semester. ...
NC gerrymandering case sets stage for Supreme Court showdown over state redistricting, legal expert says
LAWRENCE — A three-judge panel struck down North Carolina’s congressional map this week, a decision that state Republicans vowed to challenge and could have long-term effects on the redistricting practice known as gerrymandering, election experts say. ...
Judge's blocking of DACA phaseout 'important but small victory' in ongoing immigration reform, law professor says
LAWRENCE — A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA. The program that protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation was scheduled to be phased out this year, and Congress is currently debating how to address or fix...
‘Active living trails’ give boost to public parks
LAWRENCE — For not much money, you can change the public's perception of a park in a neglected part of town, thereby stimulating healthful activity and perhaps even economic benefits to the surrounding neighborhood. ...
Project helps marginalized Guatemalan women document health, environmental issues
The Photovoice project was conducted by University of Kansas researchers seeking to help marginalized indigenous communities in eastern Guatemala. ...
Series of events to celebrate legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is coordinating several Lawrence area events to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...
Machine learning predicts new details of geothermal heat flux beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet
Biotech education growing rapidly at KU Edwards Campus
OVERLAND PARK – KU is expanding its role in filling Greater Kansas City’s need for biotechnology talent and local students’ interest in the field. The KU Edwards Campus (KUEC) in Overland Park launched the university’s undergraduate biotechnology program less than two years ago, is celebrating the opening of a new...
KU entrepreneurship leader to host webinar on how universities can evolve tech transfer practices
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas’ top entrepreneurship official will co-host a webinar on how universities can evolve their technology transfer activities and do more to address the demands of the innovation economy. ...
Scholarship shows musical theatre alive and kicking
LAWRENCE — The third edition of The Cambridge Companion to the Musical (Cambridge University Press, 2017) features the cast of “Hamilton” on the cover, and that show’s smash-hit status informed the publisher’s demand for an update of the book. ...
KGS to measure groundwater levels in Western Kansas
LAWRENCE — A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, will measure water levels in hundreds of western Kansas wells this week. Most have been measured annually for years, some since the 1960s, to monitor declines in the state’s most valuable groundwater resources. ...
Former assistant secretary of health to headline KU summit
LAWRENCE — Dr. Karen DeSalvo, who was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as assistant secretary for health in 2015, will be the keynote speaker at the Health for the 21st Century summit at the University of Kansas on Jan. 16. She will describe how public health is changing...
KPR, Kansas Humanities Council to collect oral histories of Vietnam veterans
LAWRENCE — Kansas Public Radio will be partnering with the Kansas Humanities Council and 11 other Kansas organizations on a statewide oral history project that will collect the personal stories of Vietnam veterans. Collected oral histories and memoirs will be submitted to the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project in...
KU Coding Boot Camp graduates 1st cohort
OVERLAND PARK — The University of Kansas Edwards Campus celebrated its first cohort of graduates from the KU Coding Boot Camp, an education partnership between the Edwards Campus and Trilogy Education Services, on Dec. 9. The camp teaches students sought-after web development and coding skills on a variety of platforms,...
New book gives first look at how English teachers are trained in 20-plus years, evaluation of field
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas professor has co-authored a book examining how English teachers are educated across the country. The study that informed the book was the first in more than 20 years and provides insight into how the field has evolved as well as different approaches across the...
Tulsa installation will explore societal norms of consumption, voyeurism
TULSA — The sacred and the profane intersect in a series of ceramic installations inspired by Islamic architectural ornamentation in “To Be Seen,” a solo show by ceramics artist Sarah Gross opening Jan. 5, 2018, at Living Arts of Tulsa. ...
BBQ lighter hovering above South Pole may help pinpoint mystery source of cosmic energy
LAWRENCE — Soaring some 23 miles over the South Pole, a University of Kansas experiment slung from a high-altitude weather balloon is calculating how the surface of Antarctica reflects radio signals caused by ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. ...
New $10.8M NIH grant supports KU research into cancer, neurological disorders, lung and heart diseases
Poet evokes ‘Ice Age’ of Alzheimer’s disease
LAWRENCE — Ted Daldorph was a World War II veteran of Britain’s Royal Air Force. An engineer and draftsman, he made a career designing and supervising the construction and installation of storage tanks for asphalt used to build roadways. ...
FCC move to kill net neutrality a 'boon for telecoms, bane for consumers,' media law professor says
LAWRENCE — The Federal Communications Commission has voted to kill rules designed to protect consumers from service providers blocking certain websites or charging for higher-quality service. The commission voted 3-2 along party lines to scrap the net neutrality rules implemented in 2015 during the Barack Obama administration. ...
Engineering team claims 1st place in International Spacecraft Design Competition
LAWRENCE — A team of students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering won the top spot in an international competition to design a spacecraft capable of orbiting Mars. ...