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KU, Haskell students participate in diversity in science program
LAWRENCE — Sixteen scholars in programs from the Office for Diversity in Science Training (ODST) participated the 2017 Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science conference earlier this month in Salt Lake City. ...
KU Alumni Association launches KU Cares Month of Service
“Volunteerism is something that KU alumni are passionate about and engaged in across the country,” says Danny Woods, the Alumni Association’s assistant director of legacy relations & alumni programs. “KU Cares Month of Service just amplifies what they’re already doing.”...
Wayne Simien will speak at Fall 2017 Coaches Workshop
LAWRENCE — The Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences at the University of Kansas will work in collaboration with Greenbush, the Southeast Kansas education service center, to host the Fall 2017 Coaches Workshop for the region’s PK-12 coaches and educators. ...
Research finds substance abuse varies widely in association with child abuse, neglect
LAWRENCE — Alcohol and other drug use are regularly linked to child abuse or neglect in families, but simply assuming the former causes the latter is not taking a deep enough look. A University of Kansas professor has authored a pair of studies examining how a range of parental alcohol...
Activist Tamika Mallory will give annual Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture
LAWRENCE – The 10th annual Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture Series returns next month with an activist who served as national co-chair for the Women’s March in Washington D.C. ...
Uzbek regime, despite recent reforms, bears watching, Central Asian scholar says
LAWRENCE — International media reports have focused on recent reforms in Uzbekistan as a potential opening and thaw of a once repressive regime. ...
General counsel announces retirement
LAWRENCE — A key member of the University of Kansas executive team will be retiring after 17 years of service. ...
Rolfe Mandel named director of Kansas Geological Survey
LAWRENCE — University Distinguished Professor Rolfe Mandel has been named director of the Kansas Geological Survey. Mandel, who also serves as senior scientist and executive director of the Odyssey Geoarchaeology Research Program at the KGS, most recently served as interim director. ...
KU announces July 2017 Employees of the Month
Name: Tom Prescott Title: Senior painter, Facilities Services ...
KU scientists will lead $1.7M NSF-funded grassland biodiversity study aimed at sustainable management
LAWRENCE — Grasslands around the world vary tremendously in their biodiversity — the wealth of species they harbor. Diverse grasslands are not only more productive but also more resilient to unpredictable events, such as drought or flooding. A new study, funded by the National Science Foundation and led by University...
Opioid public health emergency declaration step in right direction to fight epidemic, professors say
LAWRENCE — President Donald Trump announced Thursday he would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency. The move would free up money and ease laws to combat the problem that killed an estimated 59,000 Americans last year. ...
Scholar to speak on globalism in Britain and the US in the age of Trump
LAWRENCE — Or Rosenboim, a lecturer in modern history at the City University of London, will offer two events on the topic of globalism. ...
Malala Fund co-founder to deliver 2017 Oswald Lecture
LAWRENCE — Shiza Shahid, entrepreneur and co-founder of the Malala Fund, will deliver a lecture at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at Capitol Federal Hall as part of the University of Kansas School of Business Charles Oswald Executive Leadership Series. ...
KC nonprofits host students for Shadow Day
Arc/D students to build Community Center in Haiti
LAWRENCE — Twelve students in the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design are taking a multi-term course that will culminate in the construction of a 3,000-square-foot community center in rural Haiti. This fall they are focusing on the design of the center, exploring the potential of utilizing ecologically...
KU announces 10 graduate research consultants for fall 2017
LAWRENCE — This fall, ten Graduate Research Consultants are pairing with instructors in a wide variety of fields to challenge undergraduate students to further develop their research skills through classroom-based projects. ...
Exhibition celebrates centennial of Spencer Museum’s collection
LAWRENCE — This Saturday, the Spencer Museum of Art opens an exhibition celebrating the centennial of its collection. "Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU" presents artworks from the 1917 founding gift, several of which have never been on view, along with archival...
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to speak at KU Oct. 31, receive honorary degree
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to a change in President Santos' schedule, this event has been moved to a new date and time. The event will now take place at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at the Lied Center. ...
Law students win top honors in 2 national moot court competitions
LAWRENCE – The nationally ranked University of Kansas School of Law moot court program is off to a stellar start in the 2017-2018 season, snagging a national championship and a second-place finish. ...
KU launches new initiatives to fight hunger
LAWRENCE — In response to a 2017 study that found 54 percent of undergraduate students at the University of Kansas can be identified as “food insecure,” KU has launched a new initiative to address food and nutrition insecurity on the Lawrence campus. This summer the Office of the Vice Provost...
KU lands grant to help KCK students reach, succeed in postsecondary education
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers have secured a grant for more than $18 million that will allow them to provide seven years of support to more than 3,000 middle school students with disadvantaged backgrounds in Kansas City, Kansas. The grant's goal is to ensure they acquire the skills needed...
Symposium celebrating ‘Jews in the Midwest’ coming Nov. 12
LAWRENCE — The Midwest’s Jewish roots will be celebrated when scholars with international reputations gather at the University of Kansas next month for a symposium. ...
Public attitudes are more negative toward policies specific to transgender issues than gay rights policies, study finds
LAWRENCE — Public attitudes are significantly more negative toward transgender people and policies pertaining to them than they are toward gay people and policies of gay rights advocates, according to a study that includes two University of Kansas researchers. ...
KU to finish Tobacco Free transition
LAWRENCE — In July 2018 the University of Kansas will complete a process begun five years earlier – going tobacco-free. ...
Lecture: Sexual assault and the 'strong' black woman
LAWRENCE – The intersection of gender, violence, race and resilience will be explored at the fall 2017 Langston Hughes Visiting Professor Lecture at the University of Kansas. ...
Center For Teaching Excellence receives grant to improve evaluation of teaching
LAWRENCE — The Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Kansas has received a $612,000 grant intended to help STEM departments provide a richer evaluation of faculty teaching and, ultimately, expand the use of practices that have shown to improve student learning. ...