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Six new fossil species form 'snapshot' of Asian primates stressed by ancient climate change
In a study to be published this week in the journal Science, researchers describe unearthing a “mother lode” of a half-dozen fossil primate species in southern China. ...
University community remembers paleobotany leader Thomas N. Taylor
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of professor and curator Thomas N. Taylor. He died April 28 at his home in Lawrence. He was 78. ...
Senior earns NIH Oxford Cambridge Scholarship
Jessica van Loben Sels’ latest scholarship will allow the University of Kansas senior to continue her research at the University of Cambridge and at the National Institutes of Health, studying serious, disease-causing viruses. ...
How jokes and silence speak volumes in protesting dictators, oppression
1999 when their country finally returned to civil rule, people in Nigeria faced odds similar to those often encountered by citizens in societies living under oppressive regimes. Among other obstacles, they had little to no means to ventilate their grievances. ...
Stop Day tour will offer perspective on seven liberal arts
Retired University of Kansas professor Ted Johnson will give his annual Stop Day walking tour of the architecture and sculptures on the Lawrence campus on Friday, May 6. ...
KU will honor faculty, academic staff retirees
There are two retirement luncheons in May:...
Legendary faculty honored with KU Engineering’s highest award
Distinguished University of Kansas School of Engineering Professors Emeriti Ross McKinney and Jan Roskam are the 2016 winners of the Distinguished Engineering Service Award. McKinney served as the director of KU’s Environmental Engineering Graduate program from 1960 until his retirement in 1993. Roskam’s career at KU spanned five decades, and...
‘Eve’ and descendants shape global sperm whale population structure, researchers say
the mitochondrial DNA from more than a thousand sperm whales examined during the past 15 years came from a single “Eve” sperm whale tens of thousands of years ago, the researchers say. ...
Research: Saying ‘I’m gay’ to family, friends doesn’t boost well-being equally for men of every ethnicity
A new study of gay Latino and gay white men suggests different ethnic groups experience “coming out” differently. ...
Panama’s film culture is growing, but film festivals offer a ticket to the top, professor says
Eyes will be on Cannes, France, this month as cinema fans seek a glimpse of films and filmmakers leaving their mark. ...
Business school to host public open house of Capitol Federal Hall
The University of Kansas School of Business will open the doors of its new building, Capitol Federal Hall, to the public for an open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, May 16. ...
May 7 Bicycle Donation Day to collect bikes for upcoming June giveaway
— The Greater Kansas City Alumni Network of the KU Alumni Association and Healthy Hawks of the KU Medical Center’s Department of Pediatrics will collect bicycles from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 7, in the Jayhawk Central parking lot of the KU Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road. Area residents...
Spencer Museum announces 2016 creativity award recipients
The Spencer Museum of Art has announced the 2016 recipients of the Jack and Lavon Brosseau Creativity Awards. Established by benefactor Lavon Brosseau in 2011, the awards honor thought-provoking creative work in the categories of writing and diverse media from undergraduate students in any field. ...
'We Shall Overcome' historical marker to commemorate 1965 campus sit-in
A historical marker commemorating a 1965 student sit-in at the University of Kansas will be unveiled Wednesday at a ceremony in Strong Hall. ...
Estate gift establishes $4M scholarship fund
A $4 million estate gift from University of Kansas alumnus Irving Kuraner and his wife, Leona, will establish a scholarship fund to provide assistance to undergraduate students in any discipline who show academic excellence and financial need. ...
KU promotes innovation with new Proof of Concept Fund Awards
Demonstrating that a laboratory concept will work in practice is one key to moving a research discovery into the marketplace. The University of Kansas supports discovery and innovation in multiple ways, including the granting of Proof of Concept (POC) Fund awards for inventions that are near the commercialization stage. ...
Study: For Asian-Americans, interracial marriage isn't the measure of assimilation it once was
Interracial marriage is not the single best way to measure levels of assimilation for immigrants and their descendants, based on a University of Kansas researcher's new study on Asian-American interethnic marriages. ...
Nanjing Tech signs memorandum of understanding with SADP
During the spring semester of 2015, Assistant Professor of Architecture Hui Cai of the Department of Architecture’s Health and Wellness program organized a joint design studio with the School of Architecture at Nanjing Tech, China. That led to an agreement that paves the way for future collaboration. ...
KU announces new 2016-2020 Self Graduate Fellows
KU announces spring 2016 candidates for degree
The names of nearly 4,800 candidates for degree from the University of Kansas this spring — representing 93 Kansas counties, 44 other states and 44 other countries — have been announced by the University Registrar. Degrees are officially conferred in June. ...
KU Field Station’s Baldwin Woods Forest Preserve doubles in size
Baldwin Woods, named a National Natural Landmark in 1980 by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, is recognized as a site of environmental significance. It lies within an ecotone, the border region where the North American eastern deciduous forest meets the tallgrass prairie. Thus, many species are living at the...
Laird Essay Contest winners announced
The Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) has announced that this year’s Roy D. and Betty Laird Essay Contest winners, who will present their work at a Brown Bag Lecture at noon Tuesday, May 3, in 318 Bailey Hall. ...
Open house set for Studio 804's latest passive solar home
The University of Kansas Department of Architecture’s Studio 804 design-build program has completed its latest project, a net-zero, passive solar house. It will be open to the public 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at 1200 Pennsylvania St. ...
DEI Advisory Group presents report to chancellor, provost
After more than four months of work, the university’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Group yesterday presented its report to Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Sara Rosen. ...
KU to host cyberdefense competition
A cybersecurity competition hosted this weekend at the University of Kansas School of Engineering will pit Jayhawk engineering students and soldiers from the First Infantry Division at Fort Riley against a group of professional hackers. The competition is set for April 30 and May 1 at Eaton Hall. ...
KU team finalists in HUD Affordable Housing Competition
A team of architecture and business school students was among four national finalists who traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to compete in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2016 Innovation in Affordable Housing Competition. ...
Design students to present innovative projects for city transportation
The public is invited to attend project presentations by three University of Kansas Department of Design students who are recipients of the 2015-2016 MV Transportation Scholarship. The presentations and reception will be from 4-5 p.m. Friday, April 29, at the Forum in Marvin Hall. ...
Hall Center announces 2016-2017 Humanities Lecture Series
The Hall Center for the Humanities announced its Humanities Lecture Series for 2016-2017, which will feature prize-winning authors, historians, activists and critics. All events are free and open to the public. ...
Art students' achievements showcased in annual Scholarship Show
University of Kansas visual art students will show their work for the department’s annual scholarship exhibition starting Sunday, May 1, at Chalmers Hall. The exhibition is free and open to the public. ...
Intervention helps adults reduce sugary beverage intake, study shows
While millions of adults consume several hundred calories in sugary drinks every day, most of the messages about the dangers of overconsumption of sweet beverages focus on the risks they present children. A University of Kansas researcher has co-authored a study showing an intervention aimed at educating adults about the...