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Thu, 12/07/2017

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. ...

Thu, 12/07/2017

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. ...

Wed, 12/06/2017

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. ...

Wed, 12/06/2017

School of Journalism offers town hall meeting on media, news and misinformation

LAWRENCE — The William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications and local media professionals are teaming up on a town hall event to foster a dialogue about the media, news and navigating the minefield of misinformation. ...

Wed, 12/06/2017

Mission to gather petrified Antarctic plants could help predict future of flora on warming Earth

Tue, 12/05/2017

Knowing a transgender person could influence one's political stance, study finds

LAWRENCE — As more people come to personally know a transgender person or even see depictions of transgender characters in the media, it likely will have a positive effect on public support for transgender rights, according to a study that includes two University of Kansas political scientists. ...

Tue, 12/05/2017

KU lands grant to boost integrated health workforce throughout state, treating physical, behavioral health

Tue, 12/05/2017

APLU report calls on universities to evolve tech transfer practices

LAWRENCE — Public universities have made strides in evolving their technology transfer activities, but they must do more to address the demands of the innovation economy, according to a new report by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). ...

Tue, 12/05/2017

Mortar Board announces Outstanding Educator Awards

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas chapter of Mortar Board, a national honor society for college seniors, recently selected five faculty members to receive Outstanding Educator Awards. The recipients were announced at the Nov. 17 men's basketball game against South Dakota State University in Allen Fieldhouse. ...

Mon, 12/04/2017

December ceremonies will recognize KU graduate students

LAWRENCE — Hundreds of graduate students at the University of Kansas will complete their degrees in December 2017. Recognition ceremonies across the KU campus will celebrate these fall semester graduates as the schools of Business, Education and Engineering host dedicated events to commend their achievements. ...

Mon, 12/04/2017

Curriculum & instruction graduate students awarded by MIDTESOL

LAWRENCE – The Mid-America Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (MIDTESOL) organization, a regional affiliate of TESOL, recognizes the contributions students make to the field at large and announced two 2017 student award recipients from the Department of Curriculum & Teaching at the University of Kansas. Both award...

Mon, 12/04/2017

Study shows interventions, though few, can be effective for students with high-functioning autism

Mon, 12/04/2017

A revolution in crosslinguistic research

Mon, 12/04/2017

University announces September Employees of the Month

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the Employees of the Month for September 2017. ...

Fri, 12/01/2017

Annual report cites KU as a top institution for student participation in study abroad

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas remains one of the nation’s top academic institutions in terms of student engagement in study abroad activities, according to the latest Open Doors report released earlier this month by the Institute of International Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of...

Fri, 12/01/2017

KU community remembers Rolf Borchert, professor emeritus of plant physiology

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering a longtime professor of plant physiology. ...

Thu, 11/30/2017

Catholic-owned hospitals after mergers perform fewer certain reproductive health procedures, economists find

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Thu, 11/30/2017

KU Army ROTC Cadets named to national order-of-merit list

LAWRENCE — The U.S. Army Cadet Command named two University of Kansas Army ROTC cadets to its annual rankings of the top 10 senior cadets in the country. ...

Thu, 11/30/2017

Arc/D strategic initiatives director among 25 Most Admired Educators

LAWRENCE — America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools 2017-2018 recently named Nilou Vakil, University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design’s Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellow and Director of Strategic Initiatives, as one of its 25 Most Admired Educators. ...

Wed, 11/29/2017

KU announces 2017 Kansas Certified Public Manager Program graduates

LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Public Management Center is proud to announce this year’s graduates of the Kansas Certified Public Manager program. The graduation ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, in the House Chamber at the Capitol in Topeka. University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas A. ...

Wed, 11/29/2017

Study shows people with mental health conditions more likely to have coverage, access through Affordable Care Act

Tue, 11/28/2017

Using economic sanctions does not boost a president's approval rating, study finds

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Tue, 11/28/2017

Research could strip wine of sulfites — and health worries — for pennies per bottle

LAWRENCE — Winemakers have added sulfites to preserve their products since the time of the Roman Empire. Sulfites, a class of compounds including sulfur dioxide and sulfite salts, act as antioxidants and antibacterial compounds. They can occur naturally in the winemaking process or can be added by producers to preserve...

Tue, 11/28/2017

University announces August Employees of the Month

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the August 2017 Employees of the Month:...

Tue, 11/28/2017

African art exhibit designed to comment on Spencer’s founding collection

LAWRENCE — As they were preparing to mount an exhibition marking the centennial of Sallie Casey Thayer’s gift of thousands of art objects to the University of Kansas, curators at the Spencer Museum of Art realized that while Thayer collected works from every continent, none were from Africa outside of...

Mon, 11/27/2017

Tennessee coaching offer controversy demonstrates power of fans, social media in sport

LAWRENCE — The University of Tennessee will not hire Greg Schiano as its next football coach after originally announcing the hire, following a wave of backlash for his alleged role in the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State University, according to multiple reports. Responses to the announcement came from...

Mon, 11/27/2017

KU Alumni Association sets dates for Homecoming 2018

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will celebrate its 106th Homecoming Sept. 23-29, 2018, culminating in the KU football game against Oklahoma State University on Sept. 29 in Memorial Stadium. ...

Mon, 11/27/2017

$1M gift endows professorship at KU Medical Center

LAWRENCE— A gift commitment from longtime faculty member Dr. Dennis Diederich and his wife, Alice Diederich, will provide $1 million to endow a professorship at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. ...

Mon, 11/27/2017

Mobile museum, specimens and activities featured at upcoming event

LAWRENCE — The KU Natural History Museum invites the public — especially University of Kansas students — to visit its mobile museum and get a gourmet hot dog from Coney Island LFK from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, in front of the Kansas Union. ...

Mon, 11/27/2017

KU lecturer in both the Business and Law schools recognized with 2017 H.O.P.E. Award

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas senior class has honored a lecturer whose expertise in electronic discovery enlightens both law students and business students. ...

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