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Three buildings in KU's Central District named for university historical figures
LAWRENCE — The Kansas Board of Regents today approved names for three buildings in the University of Kansas’ Central District redevelopment project, honoring three prominent historical figures. ...
University community remembers longtime faculty member, administrator Robert Cobb
LAWRENCE — Robert Cobb wore many hats during his time at the University of Kansas, ranging from professor of English to Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences to executive vice chancellor. ...
Art, religious artifacts support idea of Minoan matriarchy on ancient Crete, researcher says
LAWRENCE — Popular culture for several decades has focused on the ancient Minoan culture on Crete as a matriarchy, despite skepticism from the academic world. ...
Higuchi Biosciences Center announces the 2017 J.R. and Inez Jay Fund research awards
LAWRENCE — Three projects were selected to receive the 2017 J.R. and Inez Jay Fund research award. Two projects will be conducted by faculty in the Department of Phamaceutical Chemistry and one by a faculty member of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. ...
Surprising UK election leaves questions on Brexit negotiations, says expert on European politics
LAWRENCE — Despite Thursday's surprising vote that stripped British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party of a parliamentary majority, she is seeking to build a coalition with a small Northern Irish party. ...
On July 1, two KU offices move away from cash for in-person payments
LAWRENCE — A major financial operation at the University of Kansas is going cashless with the start of the new fiscal year. ...
KU announces Lawrence faculty sabbaticals for 2017-2018
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little has approved 46 sabbaticals for the following faculty at the University of Kansas, Lawrence Campus:...
International Programs Awards Travel Grants
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas International Programs recently awarded 15 travel grants totaling $22,060 to KU faculty members and graduate students to support their work abroad. Competitively awarded funds went to faculty and graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, School of Music, School of Education, School...
Addressing ISIS affiliates in Libya, Asia will be crucial to anti-terrorism policy, researcher says
LAWRENCE — After the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria took responsibility this week for attacks in Iran, it marked the fourth major terrorist attack in recent weeks after Manchester, London and in the Philippines. ...
Angela Karlin directing Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has a new leader to help students and families finance a KU education. ...
New driving-simulator lab accelerates research into driver behavior and vehicle technology
Spencer Museum and artist Dave Loewenstein celebrate re-imagined downtown Lawrence mural
KU professor developing video game with ed-tech company to prepare students with disabilities for STEM careers
Chancellor announces faculty awarded promotion and tenure for fall 2017
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little has approved promotion and the award of tenure where indicated for 62 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 77 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses. ...
Faculty honored with 2017 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 of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as...
13 students receive Summer 2017 Undergraduate Research Awards
LAWRENCE — This summer, 13 University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards, or UGRAs. Recipients receive a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
How female engineering students view masculinity of typical engineer might explain piece of gender gap
Withdrawal of Paris accord motivates some local governments on climate policies, says urban sustainability scholar
LAWRENCE — After President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, national media reported several U.S. local governments and states are planning to submit their own plan to the United Nations pledging to meet greenhouse gas emissions targets. ...
KU faculty recognized for contributions to Kansas with Steeples award
LAWRENCE – Projects that have reached Kansans from Garden City to Wyandotte County have garnered recognition for three University of Kansas faculty who won this year’s Steeples Service to Kansans Award. ...
Audio-Reader now accepting donations of vinyl records, CDs and audio equipment for annual benefit sale
LAWRENCE — Anyone with vinyl records, CDs, gently-used audio equipment or musical instruments gathering dust in their homes is encouraged to consider donating them to the KU Audio-Reader Network, a local nonprofit that serves the blind, visually impaired and print-disabled. ...
Psychologist and neuroscientist to direct KU autism research and training center
OVERLAND PARK — Today, Matthew W. Mosconi assumes the directorship of the Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, or K-CART. ...
In Galapagos Islands, doctoral student researches the role of soil microbes in plant invasions with Young Explorer grant
LAWRENCE — A doctoral student of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Kansas and Kansas Biological Survey has earned a National Geographic Young Explorer’s grant to investigate how soil microbes drive plant invasion in the Galapagos Islands — a biodiversity hotspot famously studied in the 1830s by Charles...
University ranking systems can inhibit diversity and promote uniformity, study finds
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Relating curriculum to culture key in educating English language learners with disabilities, researchers argue
LAWRENCE — For as long as people have been teaching, they have tried to put a new idea or concept “in terms you’ll understand.” But believe it or not, new teachers are often not trained how to put ideas into terms their students will understand when working across cultural and...