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Tue, 12/12/2017

Researchers recommend ways to cultivate compassion into urban planning

LAWRENCE — Unfortunately it's easy these days to find examples of people lacking empathy or even basic consideration for one another. Just check the national news or even Twitter or Facebook on any given day. ...

Tue, 12/12/2017

Researchers building app to improve treatment outcomes for eating disorders

Tue, 12/12/2017

KU engineering, pharmacy professor is named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

LAWRENCE — The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has again named a University of Kansas professor as an NAI Fellow, one of the highest honors for an academic inventor. ...

Mon, 12/11/2017

People say they want to live longer — if in good health

LAWRENCE — Longevity is a such a pervasive goal in public health policy and even popular media, but individually most people only want to live long lives if they will be healthy, according to a new study that includes a University of Kansas gerontologist. ...

Mon, 12/11/2017

Scholarly stocking stuffers for 2017

LAWRENCE — The elves atop Mount Oread have been busy in their workshops, creating great gifts for the holiday season. ...

Fri, 12/08/2017

University community remembers longtime KU Public Safety leader

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the Dec. 6 death of KU Public Safety’s Robert J. “Bobby” Williams Jr. ...

Fri, 12/08/2017

University community mourns death of Facilities Services painter Thomas Prescott

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Thomas Prescott, a painter senior for Facilities Services. Prescott died Dec. 5. He was 66. ...

Fri, 12/08/2017

When winter weather hits, go here for information on closures and delays for the Lawrence campus

LAWRENCE — As inclement weather becomes more and more of a possibility, remember there are four places where you will find information about closings or delays for the Lawrence campus:...

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. ...

Thu, 12/07/2017

University to host informational sessions about indoor football facility

LAWRENCE – Students, staff and community members are invited to two informational sessions to learn about the University of Kansas’ plans to build an indoor football facility. ...

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

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

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. ...

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. ...

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

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

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

A revolution in crosslinguistic research

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

University announces September Employees of the Month

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

Mon, 12/04/2017

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

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

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