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Missing sweet spot in top executive compensation could cost firms millions, research shows
As multimillion-dollar compensation packages of top-level executives come under fire, questions have emerged about the link in C-suite offices between pay and performance. When it comes to chief marketing officers (CMOs), research from the University of Kansas found that compensation isn’t arbitrary, and paying too much — or too little...
Conference to consider Midwest's role in major U.S. issues
Leading scholars from across the Midwest will convene at the University of Kansas next month to deliberate the issues that are grabbing headlines and affecting the lives of Americans and Midwesterners in the 21st century. ...
Audio-Reader Program will celebrate 20 years of broadcasting from Pittsburg
Two individuals who helped initiate the Audio Reader program in Pittsburg will be among the volunteers, staff and community members to gather at the Homer Cole Community Center, 3003 N Joplin St., for a 20th anniversary celebration on March 4. The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ...
Kansas Geological Survey honors JaySpace coordinator
The operations manager at the Kansas Geological Survey has received the third annual KGS Outstanding Support Staff Recognition Award. ...
Throwaway culture can include friendships, researcher says
In a highly mobile society like the United States, people who relocate for work, school or simply to “wipe the slate clean” tend to jettison replaceable objects when they move. ...
Center receives Latino Americans: 500 Years of History grant
A grant awarded to the University of Kansas and partners will support a series of events in the area about Latino American history and culture. ...
Hall Center announces 2016-17 resident fellows
The Hall Center for the Humanities has announced several College of Liberal Arts & Sciences researchers who will be fellows in residence for the 2016-2017 academic year. ...
Student’s research on child language earns grant
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation has recognized the work of a University of Kansas doctoral student with a research grant. ...
Western, Central Kansas groundwater levels dip slightly except near Wichita
The average groundwater level for western Kansas fell slightly in 2015, but the rate of decline was the slowest in five years, according to preliminary data compiled by the Kansas Geological Survey. Much of Central Kansas also experienced small declines, although levels rose substantially around Wichita. ...
KU class documents destruction of ancient Syrian sites
The Syrian civil war that began in 2011 has created or fueled a myriad of crises: deadly violence, displacement of thousands of families, the destruction of ancient historic sites, and the rise of the Islamic State group in the Middle East. ...
Special education teachers should be trained like surgeons, professor says
People might not think of special education teachers and surgeons as having much in common, but the way they learn their crafts could, and perhaps should, be more alike. A University of Kansas special education professor has co-authored research arguing that if special education teachers are going to educate students...
Center for Educational Opportunity Programs welcomes college access icon Arnold Mitchem to campus
On Thursday, Feb. 18, the Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Educational Opportunity Programs will welcome to campus Arnold Mitchem, president emeritus of the Council for Opportunity in Education and senior scholar for the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education. ...
Event will highlight careers of black physicists
An event hosted by the University of Kansas will explore the careers of black physicists. ...
KU to honor 40 high school seniors from Atchison, Brown, Doniphan counties
Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 24, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 33 high school seniors from Jackson, Nemaha counties
Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 24, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 25 high school seniors from Marshall, Washington counties
Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Feb. 25 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 22 high school seniors from Cloud, Jewell, Mitchell, Republic counties
Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Feb. 22, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU, Honeywell to collaborate on national security technology projects
The University of Kansas is entering into a new research collaboration that will position faculty and students to work with industry on technologies that enhance national security. ...
KU nominates four juniors for Truman Scholarship
The University of Kansas has nominated four outstanding juniors for Harry S. Truman Scholarships. ...
School of Architecture, Design & Planning appoints associate dean
Dean Mahesh Daas has announced the appointment of Jeremy Shellhorn, associate professor of design, as the new associate dean for strategic initiatives beginning Feb. 28 for the University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design & Planning. Prior to this appointment he served as the assistant chair of the Department of...
Study: Motivational climate in area college football program boosts player retention
Contrary to stereotypes, the hypermasculine world of football can be one in which coaches focus on creating a positive experience, reinforcing good efforts and helping players grow, instead of punishing mistakes. Researchers from the University of Kansas have authored a study in which they helped coaches at a Native American...
Law professor Stephen McAllister can discuss ties with Scalia, justice's legacy
A University of Kansas professor who specializes in constitutional law and who has appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court nine times is available to discuss the death of Justice Antonin Scalia and the future of the country’s highest court. ...
Dole Institute releases full slate of spring programming
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has released the remainder of its programming for the spring 2016 semester. Programs stretching from March through May will include former National Security Adviser Don Gregg, congressmen Martin Frost and Tom Davis, CNN contributor Alex Castellanos and former Truman Library...
University announces new Men of Merit
Sixteen students, faculty and staff have been selected as University of Kansas Men of Merit, recognized for positively defining masculinity through challenging cultural norms, taking action and leading by example while making contributions to the university and/or community. ...
Media advisory: Replacing Scalia will be test of 'how polarized and dysfunctional American politics has become,' professor says
A University of Kansas researcher who studies trends in partisanship and American politics says the process to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be the "most nakedly partisan game of political advantage we have seen in years." ...
Distinguished professor to dissect, explore concepts of solidarity
Seekers of social change often employ solidarity to build awareness and further their cause. ...
Original adaptation of two 17th century plays will debut at University Theatre
Combining various trademarks of Molière’s plays and making the story more accessible to modern American audiences, professor and chair of theatre Mechele Leon crafted a four-act evening of hilarity with “The Rehearsal & The Hypochondriac.” The University Theatre at KU will open this zany comedy on Feb. 26. ...
Appointment bolsters KU's community engagement efforts in Greater KC
The University of Kansas has appointed a veteran Sprint Corporation manager, Julie Burkhart, as its new director of community engagement. Located primarily at the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park, she will develop and coordinate a point of entry among the resources of the university and the needs of industry...
Students to present research at Capitol
Undergraduate researchers from the Lawrence and Medical Center campuses will present their research projects Feb. 18 at the Kansas Capitol for the Kansas Undergraduate Research Day. ...
Great 19th century Russian writers and Y2K scare influenced by same anxiety, scholar says
The same anxiety that drove the Y2K computer bug panic at the turn of the millennium can be found in “Anna Karenina,” the Russian novel that Leo Tolstoy wrote more than a century earlier, a KU professor argues. ...