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U.S. News & World Report highlights KU graduate programs in 2019 rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has nine graduate programs ranked in the top 10 and 46 graduate programs ranked in the top 50 among public universities in the 2019 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings, which were released yesterday. ...
Book pieces together research on 1970s gay health clinics that served as front line for AIDS crisis
LAWRENCE — Most historical accounts of the 1980s AIDS crisis presume the gay community lacked the capacity to respond to the devastating effects of the virus. ...
KU Center for Montessori Research selected to lead study on effectiveness of method across cultural groups
LAWRENCE – The Brady Education Foundation has selected the University of Kansas Center for Montessori Research to manage the multisite database and conduct the aggregated analysis for a new study that will investigate how Montessori early childhood education affects the academic and social-emotional development of children. ...
Students to present research at Taking Leadership to the Legislature
LAWRENCE — When Scott Kebler, an eight-year Marine Corps veteran, was looking for a place to attend college, he landed on the University of Kansas because of its high rating for veterans. Yet, when he arrived, he struggled to make the transition from military life to student life. ...
KU Libraries to host spring Software Carpentry workshop
LAWRENCE — KU Libraries, along with key partners, are pleased to announce an upcoming Software Carpentry workshop. Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get work done in less time by teaching basic research computing skills. The workshop will take place April 5-6 in the Ron Evans Apollo Auditorium in Nichols...
Scholars help solve a century-old mystery
LAWRENCE – Exactly 234 years since it was signed and sealed with red wax and 113 years since the Kansas Historical Society obtained it, a chance meeting between a University of Kansas Spanish scholar and a KHS archivist has resulted in the document’s translation and posting to the internet, furthering...
Lecturer will discuss ‘The Future of Disability’
LAWRENCE —The University of Kansas Department of Special Education will welcome Phil Ferguson, professor emeritus at Chapman University, to present at the Edward L. Meyen Distinguished Lecture Series. ...
Chancellor to present 5 University Scholarly Achievement Awards on April 23
LAWRENCE — Five faculty members at the University of Kansas will receive 2018 University Scholarly Achievement Awards recognizing significant scholarly or research achievements for scholars in the middle of their careers. ...
KU ranks 18th among public law schools for employment at nation's largest firms
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law ranks in the top 25 percent of law schools sending graduates to the nation’s largest law firms, according to the National Law Journal’s annual report on “Go-To Law Schools.”...
More than 50 youths will celebrate 'Afterschool' at the Capitol
TOPEKA — Students from the Lawrence, Valley Heights and Wichita areas will converge at the Capitol this week to take part in a celebration of quality afterschool programs. ...
Research gets closer to producing revolutionary battery to power renewable energy industry
School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures plans 1st commencement
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures will host its first commencement recognition ceremony in 2018. ...
Professor to share how DNA analysis IDs the migration of the first Americans
LAWRENCE — Science can tell us all a few things about history. ...
Companies that use conservative accounting principles less likely to face lawsuits, study finds
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
Program giving teachers innovative ways to increase students with disabilities' inclusion in general ed classrooms
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. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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...