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Study finds effective method to help teachers address gap between finding a good practice and getting started
Researchers at the University of Kansas have documented an approach that helps educators address the “know-do gap.” The gap is when teachers and schools know a practice will benefit the students but it is difficult to get started for any number of reasons. The practice helps anticipate obstacles, plan for them and deliver new practices for students.
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Thu, 09/11/2025
KU wins grant to increase Lawrence campus awareness of university values
The University of Kansas won a nearly $700,000 grant to help raise awareness and extend the impact of KU’s IRISE Culture Charter for the Lawrence campus. The project will seek to infuse character and KU’s IRISE values into 30 courses and the campus culture.
Thu, 09/11/2025
School of Architecture & Design announces fall 2025 Architecture Lecture Series
The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design Fall 2025 Architecture Lecture Series begins Sept. 12 with a lecture by Kay Sargent, an interior designer and author working at the forefront of workplace design and research.
Wed, 09/10/2025
Audio-Reader’s Audio Sale returns Sept. 13 at Lawrence Public Library
Music lovers, collectors and bargain hunters alike are invited to Audio-Reader’s Audio Sale, a benefit for the Audio-Reader Network. The sale will take place Sept. 13 in conjunction with the Lawrence Public Library Friends & Foundation’s Book Sale.
Wed, 09/10/2025
Award-winning journalist Bill Kurtis returns home to Kansas to present new book
Join award-winning journalist, host of “Wait, Wait... Don’t Tell Me!” and KANU alumnus Bill Kurtis for the release of his new book, “Whirlwind: My Life Reporting the News.” Kurtis will speak at an event at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at Maceli’s in Lawrence.
Wed, 09/10/2025
Three KU students, alumni receive Fulbright awards
Three Jayhawks have been recognized by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for 2025-2026, earning opportunities to teach, study or conduct research abroad. Awardees include Nick Caterine in Spain and Levi Van Ryder in the Czech Republic, with Julia Cummings named an alternate for Croatia.
Tue, 09/09/2025
KU Debate opens season with strong showing at Northwestern tournament
The University of Kansas debate team began the 2025-26 season with three teams finishing in the top 10 of the Owen L. Coon Memorial Debate Tournament at Northwestern University, which took place Sept. 5-8 in Evanston, Illinois.
Tue, 09/09/2025
Studies find nonprofits' use of flexible labor negatively affect operational outcomes, lack long-term financial benefit
Hala Altamimi of the University of Kansas is co-author on several studies examining how the push to increase efficiency, or "do more with less," has affected nonprofit organizations. A pair of studies has found that relying on flexible labor affects nonprofits' operational outcomes and can provide short term financial benefits, but not long-term fiscal improvement.
Tue, 09/09/2025
US military’s destructive relationship with the Pacific Ocean explored in new book
A new book edited by Andrew Isenberg, Hall Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of Kansas, focuses on the military’s actions in the Pacific Ocean from World War II through the Vietnam War, offering essays on the inextricable relationship between the natural world and human warfare.
Tue, 09/09/2025
KU design professor lets students in on book cover illustration job for big publisher
Matt Cook’s yearlong illustration project for Simon & Schuster comes to fruition with the release of the children's science fiction book “Press 1 for Invasion,” by J.A. Dauber. The KU professor allowed his students to watch the steps along the way.
Tue, 09/09/2025
Engaged Reading series opens with ‘On Freedom’ on Sept. 11
Engaged Reading, a collaborative series at the University of Kansas that offers a platform for idea exchange across experiences and knowledge, will resume Sept. 11. Each session features conversation facilitators whose KU research and work spans academic disciplines and broader systems of knowledge.
Mon, 09/08/2025
KU ROTC will host 9/11 memorial event at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
To honor and remember the courage and sacrifice of first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, University of Kansas Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs will hold a 9/11 Memorial Run and gathering at KU. Nearly 100 KU ROTC students, along with area first responders and veterans, will participate.
Mon, 09/08/2025
Former KU student, fashion entrepreneur Elyce Arons returning to Lawrence campus Sept. 26 for fireside chat
Elyce Arons, co-founder of the Kate Spade and Frances Valentine brands, will make her first return to the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence in more than four decades — a visit that will be punctuated by a fireside chat for students and the broader KU community.
Mon, 09/08/2025
University Press of Kansas launches new nonfiction line Plainspoken
A new nonfiction trade imprint focused on bringing Midwest stories into national conversations has launched through University Press of Kansas. The first release will be “Whirlwind” by Bill Kurtis, set to publish in September 2025.
Mon, 09/08/2025
KU School of Business partners with Healthy Bourbon County Action Team to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystem in southeast Kansas
The University of Kansas School of Business has launched a collaboration with a southeast Kansas organization to support local entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Mon, 09/08/2025
Male monarchs throughout history portrayed as ‘mother’ figures, new research reveals
In a new article, Luis Corteguera, a professor of history at the University of Kansas, introduces the concept of “king as mother,” using biblical and classical sources and evidence from nature to explore gendered metaphors meant to shape the perception of male rulers across early modern Europe.
Fri, 09/05/2025
Osage artist wants to engage viewers in conversation
Norman Akers’ paintings on display at Temple Contemporary’s Edgar Heap of Birds Family Gallery raise issues of indigeneity, even as their surfaces beguile the viewer. They are the fruit of Akers’ spring 2025 residency in Philadelphia.
Thu, 09/04/2025
Study prompts new theory of human-machine communication
Because the modern workplace is inextricably interwoven with technology, two KU communication studies researchers have proposed a new theoretical approach they call “Socio-Technical Exchange” as an improvement upon the well-worn Social Exchange Theory that has dominated the field for decades. They spell it out in a new paper.
Wed, 09/03/2025
New book tells story of Kansas labor court that both flirted with fascism, stood up for workers' rights
KU professor Ben Merriman tells the story of the Kansas Court of Industrial Relations in a new book. The author shares how it was the only such court in the nation and the legacy it has for American labor law today.
Wed, 09/03/2025
KU School of Music announces the Bob and Becky Foster Trumpet Artist in Residence Program
The University of Kansas School of Music has announced the establishment of the Bob and Becky Foster Trumpet Artist in Residence, an endowed program made possible through a gift from longtime KU Director of Bands Robert Foster and his late wife, Becky.
Tue, 09/02/2025
Study: Cellophane bees are built for chill temperatures, more so than honeybees
Scholarship from the University of Kansas shows the cellophane bee is specialized by evolution to handle the harsh shocks and cold temperatures of early spring.
Tue, 09/02/2025
New book to help educators empower every student by changing approach to education
Yong Zhao, Foundation Distinguished Professor of Education at KU, is co-author of "Agents of Impact: How Education can Empower Students to Change Themselves, Their Communities and the World," a book that aims to help teachers and communities embrace new technology and ideas to help every student realize they can make a difference.
Tue, 09/02/2025
Educate & Act series will address journalistic accountability, voting rights, role of higher education in democracy
Educate & Act at the University of Kansas returns in its sixth year to host discussions with scholars, practitioners, students and the community about topics relevant to current events and active engagement with governing systems.
Tue, 09/02/2025
12 instructional faculty members earn promotions
Twelve individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses have earned instructional faculty promotions. University leadership extended their joint congratulations.
Tue, 09/02/2025
Scholar writes that dog conflicts signal deeper issues in intentional communities
A University of Kansas scholar says dog-driven conflicts reveal something serious about the problems inherent in kibbutzim, which are a particularly Israeli form of collective, egalitarian living. Omri Senderowicz's writing appears in the new book “Conflicts and Conflict Management in Intentional Communities.”
Fri, 08/29/2025
Democracies’ ‘de-risking’ strategies for trading with China compared in new study
In a new paper, Jack Zhang, assistant professor of political science at the University of Kansas, compares the “de-risking” strategies the U.S. and Japan employ by analyzing legislative measures to identify products considered a security risk when trading with China.
Fri, 08/29/2025
Spanish celebrity couple from last century embraced power of myth
A KU researcher’s journal article on the union of literary critic and journalist Enrique Gómez Carrillo and performance artist Raquel Meller is part of a larger study of a period “obsessed with female artists.” Margot Versteeg's new work is part of a book project about late 19th and early 20th century women performance artists in Spain.
Thu, 08/28/2025
Fair will offer opportunity to explore technology to increase accessibility, independence
The AT Fair on Sept. 9 in Topeka will feature hands-on demonstrations of technology to help Kansans with daily tasks, employment and recreation.
Thu, 08/28/2025
Charlotte Street award show draws on artist’s Asian heritage
In the current exhibition of Charlotte Street Visual Artist Award winners at the University of Kansas’ Spencer Museum of Art, Merry Sun has constructed three monumental sculptures referencing Chinese architecture and migrant identity.
Thu, 08/28/2025
University Distinguished Professor to examine ‘America First’ influence on trade law
KU School of Law faculty member Raj Bhala will present his inaugural University Distinguished Professor lecture, "Deceitful Destruction of International Trade Law: America First and Xenophobic Autarky," on Sept. 15.
Tue, 08/26/2025
KU designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research
Researchers and faculty members at the University of Kansas’ Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science recently received redesignation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R) by the National Security Agency.