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Study of flowers’ co-evolution with bees and hummingbirds earns Hileman major grants
The flowers that blossom in a multitude of shapes and colors all over our planet serve as an astonishing demonstration of Earth’s biological diversity. ...
13 students receive Undergraduate Research Awards
This summer, 13 KU students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRAs). The recipients receive a $1,000 scholarship for support as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
Researchers tally huge number of venomous fishes, tout toxins' possibilities for medical therapies
Upon hearing the word “venom,” most people probably think of a snake’s fang. ...
Couple's estate gift gives $3.5 million to athletics, law
A gift commitment from University of Kansas alumni Nancy and the late Wint Winter Sr. will provide $3.5 million to be split evenly between the KU School of Law and Kansas Athletics. ...
Essay considers concepts of freedom, mobility in global migration
The Urarina, an indigenous group in the Peruvian Amazon, never carried national identification documents until they were forced to. ...
KU announces student Fulbright recipients
Five University of Kansas students or recent alumni have been selected for prestigious Fulbright awards for research, study or English teaching abroad for 2016-17. ...
Edwards Campus will offer courses in Leavenworth, learning opportunities for military
‑ The University of Kansas is making its high-quality programming more accessible for current and transitioning military. Starting this fall, it will have a new presence in Leavenworth and offer an online certificate for military transitioning into civilian workforce. ...
Student veterans awarded nearly $10K for new center
The University of Kansas received a $9,821 grant from the Student Veterans of America and The Home Depot Foundation to help furnish its new Student Veteran Center. ...
Susan Palmer named recipient of Warren Research Achievement Award
A leading scholar on the promotion of self-determination of youth and young adults with disabilities is the recipient of the Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award at the University of Kansas. The award is the highest honor given annually to a full-time academic staff researcher working in a department or...
Types of fathers in literature: Good, bad and substitute
fathers can be complicated. Perhaps that's why Father's Day didn't become an official U.S. holiday until 1972 — 58 years after Mother's Day, said Dorice Elliott, a University of Kansas associate professor of English. ...
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan is general chair at IFAC Symposium
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics and courtesy professor of aerospace engineering and electrical engineering and computer science, served as the general chair of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Symposium on Advances in Control Education (ACE 2016) earlier this month in Bratislava, Slovakia. IFAC is the worldwide organization...
New research shines light on surprising numbers and evolutionary variety of bioluminescent ocean fishes
A study appearing in the journal PLOS ONE this week shows that bioluminescence — the production of light from a living organism — is more widespread among marine fishes than previously understood. ...
Predicting date of next Fed rate increase is a 'fool's errand,' economist says
Federal Reserve officials indicated this week raising interest rates in June was off the table after recent weak economic data, but in national news reports, they said hikes in future months are still possible. ...
Researchers awarded $2.4M NIH grant to study leading genetic cause of autism
University of Kansas researchers have been awarded a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the effects of parenting on the development and behavior of adolescents with Fragile X syndrome, a single-gene disorder that is the most common...
Annual summer tour of KU medicinal garden set for June 11
The public is invited to the semiannual tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11. The tour will take place rain or shine. (Directions)...
‘Hamilton’ success a product of addressing cultural issues, hip-hop theatre artist and scholar says
When the Tony Awards are handed out June 12, theatre-lovers and anyone in touch with pop culture will be waiting to see whether the 16 nominations for “Hamilton” pay out. The hip-hop musical caught fire after opening last summer. ...
University of Kansas announces 2 interim deans
University of Kansas leadership named interim deans for two of its internationally renowned schools. ...
Unpublished story could provide window into Hughes' experiments with modernist prose, KU scholar says
A previously unpublished Langston Hughes short story could lead to clues into how the Kansas author approached the creative process late in his life, said a University of Kansas scholar of Hughes' work. ...
KU community mourns death of student Daniel Weyand
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of student Daniel Weyand, who died May 28. ...
KU Phi Kappa Phi Chapter selects Blackiston Fellowship honoree
who graduated in May with bachelor's degrees in psychology and visual art, is the 2016 recipient of the James Blackiston Memorial Graduate Fellowship and the chapter’s nominee for a national Phi Kappa Phi fellowship. ...
Five faculty members earn distinguished professor status
Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Sara Rosen has appointed five University of Kansas faculty members to be university distinguished professors. The appointments for professors Alice Bean in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Monica Biernat in the Department of Psychology, Chuck Epp in the School of Public Affairs and...
CLAS names 1st associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion
A new associate dean at the University of Kansas will oversee diversity, equity and inclusion programming and policies for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces May graduates
Sixty-two new law enforcement officers were congratulated by University of Kansas General Counsel Jim Pottorff during their graduation May 20 from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC). ...
KU announces April Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas has announced the April Employees of the Month:...
Coach teams up with Audio-Reader for 7th annual Golf Classic
Erin O’Neil, the University of Kansas women’s golf head coach, will chair the Audio-Reader’s seventh-annual Golf Classic, which will take place Monday, June 6, at the Eagle Bend Golf Course. ...
Media advisory: Professor can discuss KC hearing to fight predatory payday lending
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is hosting a public hearing in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 2, the same day as the national day of action to end predatory lending. CFPB director Richard Cordray will speak at the hearing at the Kansas City Convention Center. ...
Kansas Enrichment Network partnering for 2-state municipal summit on afterschool, expanded learning
the Center for Public Partnerships & Research (CPPR) in KU’s Achievement & Assessment Institute, the Kansas Enrichment Network (KEN) will join with the Missouri AfterSchool Network and the United Way of Greater Kansas City to present “Strengthening Opportunities for Youth, Creating Opportunities for Cities: The Power of Afterschool and Expanded...
University community remembers undergraduate Nathaniel Naudet
The University of Kansas community is remembering Nathaniel Naudet, a chemical and petroleum engineering student. Naudet died May 17 near Flagstaff, Arizona. ...
Professor honored by Society for German-American Studies
The Society for German-American Studies has selected Professor William Keel of the University of Kansas Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures as the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award at the society's 40th annual symposium in San Antonio. ...
Professor develops framework to test how governments use religion in rhetoric
A University of Kansas researcher has developed a framework to analyze how governments can use religion in different ways to legitimize their own power. ...