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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. ...
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. ...
$2 million gift to establish law scholarship, liberal arts research fund at KU
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas alumnus William “Brad” Bradley Jr., of Overland Park, has made a $2 million gift commitment that will endow a scholarship in the School of Law and a research excellence fund for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas. ...
KU geologists report new discoveries about Kansas, Oklahoma earthquakes
LAWRENCE — As concern rises about earthquakes induced by human activity like oil exploration, geologists at the University of Kansas report a new understanding about recent earthquakes in Kansas and Oklahoma. This breakthrough may one day lead to a method for predicting where induced earthquakes might occur and may help...
KU student nominated for Winston Churchill Scholarship
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas senior has been nominated for the Winston Churchill Scholarship, which provides one year of study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. ...
Racial, political identities influence how people view cause of fatal police encounters
LAWRENCE — People's racial and political identities strongly shaped how they viewed the causes of several recent widely publicized police encounters that resulted in the deaths of African-American men, according to a new study by two University of Kansas researchers. ...
KU engineering, pharmacy professor is named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
LAWRENCE — The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has again named a University of Kansas professor as an NAI Fellow, one of the highest honors for an academic inventor. ...
Researchers recommend ways to cultivate compassion into urban planning
LAWRENCE — Unfortunately it's easy these days to find examples of people lacking empathy or even basic consideration for one another. Just check the national news or even Twitter or Facebook on any given day. ...
Scholarly stocking stuffers for 2017
LAWRENCE — The elves atop Mount Oread have been busy in their workshops, creating great gifts for the holiday season. ...
People say they want to live longer — if in good health
LAWRENCE — Longevity is a such a pervasive goal in public health policy and even popular media, but individually most people only want to live long lives if they will be healthy, according to a new study that includes a University of Kansas gerontologist. ...
When winter weather hits, go here for information on closures and delays for the Lawrence campus
LAWRENCE — As inclement weather becomes more and more of a possibility, remember there are four places where you will find information about closings or delays for the Lawrence campus:...
University community remembers longtime KU Public Safety leader
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the Dec. 6 death of KU Public Safety’s Robert J. “Bobby” Williams Jr. ...
University community mourns death of Facilities Services painter Thomas Prescott
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Thomas Prescott, a painter senior for Facilities Services. Prescott died Dec. 5. He was 66. ...
KU faculty, staff receive transportation grant for course-based learning
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas, the city of Lawrence and MV Transportation have announced the three KU recipients of the 2018 MV Transportation Instructor Grant. ...
University to host informational sessions about indoor football facility
LAWRENCE – Students, staff and community members are invited to two informational sessions to learn about the University of Kansas’ plans to build an indoor football facility. ...
Sociology professor finalist for major grant on health policy research
LAWRENCE — Emily Rauscher, University of Kansas assistant professor of sociology, has been selected as a William T. Grant Foundation 2018 Scholars Finalist. If awarded, she would receive $350,000 over a five-year period and participate in annual meetings and professional development in health policy and qualitative research methods. ...
Life Span Institute staffer honored for assistive technology outreach
LAWRENCE — Sara Sack, director of Assistive Technology for Kansans and a senior scientist at KU Life Span Institute at Parsons, recently received the 2017 Michael Lechner Award. ...