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Brian White named general counsel and vice chancellor for legal affairs
LAWRENCE — A seasoned attorney with extensive legal and leadership experience at some of the nation’s top public research universities will be joining the University of Kansas. ...
Volunteers needed for Hawk Week Sexual Violence Prevention Program
LAWRENCE — On Saturday, Aug. 18, the Sexual Assault Prevention & Education Center (SAPEC) will train all incoming students to be active bystanders against sexual violence. By training incoming students through Jayhawks Give a FLOCK!, KU’s evidenced-based bystander intervention workshop, the university has the opportunity to change campus culture and...
Drum Safari a model musical enterprise
LAWRENCE – Brandon Draper’s Drum Safari is booming. ...
University plans budget adjustment on Lawrence campus
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will enact a budget adjustment on the Lawrence campus to address fiscal constraints and cut costs for fiscal year 2019. ...
Eight students receive KU Field Station Student Research Awards for 2018
LAWRENCE — To answer questions about the effects of land use upon ecosystems — including soils, plants and microbial life — scientists must spend time not only in the laboratory but in the field. Field research experiences begin at the undergraduate level, and at KU, the Kansas Biological Survey provides...
Research hones interventions for kids with developmental language disorder
LAWRENCE — In an average kindergarten class of 30 students, about two are experiencing developmental language disorder, meaning they learn language more slowly than their peers. While DLD is just as common as dyslexia or ADHD, fewer people have heard of the disorder, and less research and funding go into...
Law school honors 2018 graduates for scholarship, leadership and service
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law honored Class of 2018 graduates at a hooding ceremony May 12. During the ceremony, seven students received awards for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community. ...
Three students earn Astronaut Scholarships
LAWRENCE — The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation has named three University of Kansas students as Astronaut Scholars for the 2018-19 school year. This is the first time that three KU students have won the award during the same year. ...
KU names new director of Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas announced today that Darin Beck is the next executive director of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC). The state headquarters for law enforcement training, KLETC develops and delivers basic training and continuing education for police officers, sheriff’s deputies and others. ...
School of Business names director of diversity, equity and inclusion programs
LAWRENCE — Steven Johnson Jr., a complex director with KU Student Housing, will fill the new position of director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Student Programs at the University of Kansas School of Business beginning June 3. ...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences appoints associate dean for administrative affairs
LAWRENCE — The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas has named a new leader to oversee key issues in faculty and staff hiring, retention, development, policies and procedures. ...
KU Phi Kappa Phi announces fellowship recipient
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas dual-degree recipient was selected to receive a fellowship for graduate study from the KU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. ...
Group making digital tool for documenting life on Earth adopts new organizational model
Black to the future: From page to stage
LAWRENCE — Nicole Hodges Persley has been busy, submitting one book to her publisher, researching a second and co-editing a special edition of an academic journal. In November, she was named associate dean for diversity, equity & inclusion by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. ...
Corporate board directors with island tax haven ties signal greater levels of tax avoidance, study finds
In their recent Management Science article, researchers found that the presence or arrival of a board director with those ties — deemed an island director — would reduce a company’s effective tax rate by approximately 1 to 3 percentage points, on average. They also observed a significant increase in the...
Chancellor announces leadership change in Kansas Athletics
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Douglas A. Girod today announced that Director of Athletics Sheahon Zenger has been relieved of his duties, effective immediately. ...
Pharmacy students exceed national average on residency matches
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy Class of 2018 again exceeded the national average for residency matches, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. ...
'Hawks & Highways' events to bring KU to communities statewide
LAWRENCE—The University of Kansas Alumni Association and Kansas Athletics are coordinating “Hawks & Highways,” a multiyear effort to host KU events in communities throughout Kansas. The series will begin with eight events in June and will include other schools and departments at KU. ...
KU in Leavenworth celebrates Military Appreciation Month with its largest graduating class
LEAVENWORTH – May is synonymous with graduation, and it’s also National Military Appreciation Month. In the spirit of both, the University of Kansas is celebrating its largest graduating class in the history of its programs in the city of Leavenworth. ...
Faculty honored with 2018 College awards
LAWRENCE – Faculty contributions in research, teaching and mentoring were recognized this spring with a series of awards from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas. The prizes acknowledge outstanding professors for commitment to advising and teaching undergraduate and graduate students, as well as community-engaged...
Director named to lead KU Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas employee with extensive experience in diversity, equity and inclusion and the LGBT community has been named the new director of the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity. ...
KU team wins NSA funding to improve security for Internet of Things with ‘big-thinking’ research
Longtime Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center director to retire
YODER – Ed Pavey, longtime director of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC), will retire in June after leading the institution for nearly a quarter-century. ...
School of Public Affairs & Administration honors outstanding students
LAWRENCE – The School of Public Affairs & Administration recently honored its 2018 graduates and top students at an annual banquet with awards and induction into Pi Alpha Alpha, the national honor society for students of public administration. ...
Costa Rica program will help prepare future teachers to educate diverse students
LAWRENCE — No matter what type of school district teachers enter in their career, or the subject matter they teach, it is a certainty they will have students from diverse backgrounds. That can include students who may not speak English as their first language or who come from a cultural...