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13 students receive Summer 2017 Undergraduate Research Awards
LAWRENCE — This summer, 13 University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards, or UGRAs. Recipients receive a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
Withdrawal of Paris accord motivates some local governments on climate policies, says urban sustainability scholar
LAWRENCE — After President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, national media reported several U.S. local governments and states are planning to submit their own plan to the United Nations pledging to meet greenhouse gas emissions targets. ...
KU faculty recognized for contributions to Kansas with Steeples award
LAWRENCE – Projects that have reached Kansans from Garden City to Wyandotte County have garnered recognition for three University of Kansas faculty who won this year’s Steeples Service to Kansans Award. ...
Audio-Reader now accepting donations of vinyl records, CDs and audio equipment for annual benefit sale
LAWRENCE — Anyone with vinyl records, CDs, gently-used audio equipment or musical instruments gathering dust in their homes is encouraged to consider donating them to the KU Audio-Reader Network, a local nonprofit that serves the blind, visually impaired and print-disabled. ...
Psychologist and neuroscientist to direct KU autism research and training center
OVERLAND PARK — Today, Matthew W. Mosconi assumes the directorship of the Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, or K-CART. ...
Relating curriculum to culture key in educating English language learners with disabilities, researchers argue
University ranking systems can inhibit diversity and promote uniformity, study finds
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In Galapagos Islands, doctoral student researches the role of soil microbes in plant invasions with Young Explorer grant
LAWRENCE — A doctoral student of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Kansas and Kansas Biological Survey has earned a National Geographic Young Explorer’s grant to investigate how soil microbes drive plant invasion in the Galapagos Islands — a biodiversity hotspot famously studied in the 1830s by Charles...
Computer scientist to boost interactivity of Spencer Museum of Art’s history and holdings
KU disability researchers edit special journal issue
LAWRENCE — All people deserve the chance to thrive in a community, but for people with disabilities, there are often obstacles to participating. ...
Douglas A. Girod named next chancellor of the University of Kansas
LAWRENCE — The Kansas Board of Regents today announced the appointment of Douglas A. Girod as the 18th chancellor of the University of Kansas. ...
Law school honors 2017 graduates for scholarship, leadership and service
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law honored Class of 2017 graduates at a hooding ceremony May 13. During the ceremony, nine students received awards for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and to the community. ...
‘Designbuild Education’ book sets down foundation of architecture trend
LAWRENCE — The rise of design-build education for architects can be tied directly to the decline of old-fashioned treehouses. ...
Manchester concert attack shows a step up for ISIS in UK, similar to Paris attacks, researcher says
LAWRENCE — The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at Manchester Arena that the British government said has killed 22 people, according to national news reports. ...
KU selects Arizona professor to lead School of Social Welfare
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare will soon have a new dean leading its internationally ranked programs. Michelle Mohr Carney, professor and director of the School of Social Work at Arizona State University, has been named dean of the school and will officially join the KU...
Sarah Waters named director of KU Student Housing
LAWRENCE -- The University of Kansas has selected Sarah Waters as its next director of KU Student Housing. Waters, currently director of residence life at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, begins her new position July 17. ...
Office of Graduate Studies awards presented at spring ceremonies
LAWRENCE — During two recent ceremonies, the University of Kansas Office of Graduate Studies recognized graduates, faculty and staff for their accomplishments. ...
Despite partisanship surrounding voter ID, most voters don't believe it suppresses turnout
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Math department announces award winners
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas mathematics department recently recognized its undergraduate and graduate students and faculty for outstanding academic and teaching achievements at its 60th annual honors banquet. ...
Center announces name change, reaffirms commitment to supporting community engagement at KU
LAWRENCE — The Center for Civic and Social Responsibility has announced it will return to using its original name, the Center for Service Learning. ...
KU community invited to farewell event for Vice Chancellor Caboni
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community and KU friends throughout the region are invited to a farewell event for Tim Caboni, vice chancellor for public affairs, as he moves to his new position as president of Western Kentucky University later this summer. ...
KU program shows importance of expectations in helping individuals with disabilities gain meaningful employment
LAWRENCE — For individuals with disabilities and their families, expectations are key in securing competitive, meaningful employment after school. A program developed at the University of Kansas to support those individuals and families in their quest is showing just how important those expectations are, both for them and for the...
Sensationalism surrounding 1920s 'gold digger' likely harmed women in divorce cases
LAWRENCE — Actress Peggy Hopkins Joyce became well known in the 1920s and subsequent decades for her time in divorce court. ...