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Lawrence native Alex Kong wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship
In the lab, Alex Kong fights infectious diseases. In his community, he volunteers for the Lawrence Community Shelter. And in his spare time, he sings in the University of Kansas’ Genuine Imitation a cappella group. ...
Democracy doesn't necessarily predict terrorist attacks, study finds
For decades researchers have considered democratic nations as elevated and vulnerable targets to transnational terrorism, partially because terrorist groups can operate more easily in a free society and plan an attack. ...
Hall Center Visiting Regional Humanities Faculty Program winners announced
The Hall Center for the Humanities has announced the winners of its newest resident fellow competition, the Visiting Regional Humanities Faculty Program. Kathleen Antonioli and Melinda Cro, Kansas State University; Tyler Atkinson, Bethany College, and Stephen Dilks, University of Missouri Kansas City, will work on humanities scholarship and teaching improvement...
KU expert can discuss gravitational wave discovery with reporters
A group of scientists operating the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors, located in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford, Washington, today announced they have observed “ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe.”...
App allows users to retrace pivotal moment in civil rights history
As the country marks Black History Month, the story of one of the most pivotal events in the Civil Rights Movement is now accessible through an app. ...
Artist will install 'Life'-like project on campus
The Spencer Museum of Art will host Mexican artist Nacho Rodriguez Bach next week when he installs his interactive project, “The Path of Thought,” on the University of Kansas campus. Rodriguez Bach will give an artist’s talk at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at The Commons in Spooner Hall to...
Media Crossroads moves to Anschutz Library
Media Crossroads has a new place to call home. The student media organization recently completed its move from the Kansas Union to the second floor of Anschutz Library. ...
Study shows social media can help international students adjust to college life
Many of us are glued to our social networks, checking numerous times a day to get the latest updates from our friends and family. For international students studying in the U.S., social media can be a vital link to their home country, helping them adjust not only to life in...
Gift creates professorship to educate physicists
Ernest D. Klema ventured into Ivy League halls and the labs of Los Alamos during his academic and professional career, but his roots were planted at the University of Kansas. Klema, who died in 2008, made a $1.8 million estate gift to establish a professorship in physics at KU. ...
49 students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring
This spring, 49 University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRAs). UGRA recipients are awarded $1,000 to support them as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
KU community mourns Professor Emeritus Charles Stansifer
The University of Kansas community is mourning Charles Stansifer, professor emeritus of history, who died Feb. 4. He was 85. ...
Center for Teaching Excellence leads $2.5 million NSF grant
The University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence has launched a multi-institution $2.5 million National Science Foundation-funded project to improve STEM education methods at research universities. ...
Law school symposium to explore election law, voting rights
With presidential election season in full swing and voting laws in flux in states around the country, legal scholars will gather in Lawrence next week to explore election law and its effect on citizens’ right to vote. ...
Kansas Crew announces 2016 Rent-A-Rower program
Kansas Crew, one of 28 club sports at the University of Kansas, is announcing its annual Rent-A-Rower fundraising program. ...
School of Business earns No. 4 spot on Best for Vets list
The University of Kansas School of Business is No. 4 in a ranking released Monday of top business schools for military veterans. ...
Media advisory: Political scientists dissect late developments in New Hampshire primary
University of Kansas experts are available to comment on developments in the New Hampshire presidential primary as voters from both parties head to the polls Tuesday. ...
Contemporary comics artist will give public lecture
was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1956, and has lived in the United States since 1972. He has been painting, printmaking and creating installations professionally since moving to New York City in 1980. He is also a teacher at the School of Visual Arts. His paintings, prints, books and...
NASA provides unmanned aerial vehicle for research, training
Today, NASA will deliver a Viking 400 unmanned aerial vehicle to the University of Kansas. Experts with KU’s School of Engineering and Center for the Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets will use the UAV to develop new technology for analyzing glaciers in Greenland tied to global sea-level rise. ...
University announces fall 2015 honor roll
Approximately 5,170 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2015 semester. ...
Dole Institute to display letters between Phog Allen, Bob Dole
The Dole Institute of Politics announced today a special exhibit featuring letters between legendary KU basketball coach Phog Allen and former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole. The exhibit, “Letters from a Leader: Phog Allen to Bob Dole, 1938-1939,” will be on display to the public in the Darby Gallery at the...
Project explores written works of Kansas athletes
Most people know Wilt Chamberlain as a basketball giant who changed the game both in college at the University of Kansas and for several NBA franchises. ...
Law students, Legal Services assisting with free tax preparation
As tax season gets under way, two University of Kansas groups are offering free tax preparation services for those who qualify. ...
Scientists map movement of Greenland ice over last 9,000 years
Scientists have created the first map that shows how the Greenland Ice Sheet has moved over time, revealing that ice in the interior is moving more slowly toward the edges than it has, on average, over the past 9,000 years. Ice-penetrating radar data collected by the University of Kansas Center...
Design Week offers students and public a plethora of activities
The annual Design Week, whose theme is "The 10,000 hours," begins Sunday, Feb. 7, and concludes Friday, Feb. 12. ...
KPR sales collaboration tops $1 million
The Kansas State Underwriting Network (KSUN), a collaboration among the five NPR member stations in the state, has topped $1 million in shared sales. ...
Renowned war photographer to present keynote lecture for KU Common Book Program
James Nachtwey, one of the world’s foremost war photographers, will present the keynote lecture for the University of Kansas’ Common Book Program at 7 p.m. March 1 in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. ...
Professor, explorer Iain McCalman to speak on the Great Barrier Reef
miles along the Australian coast and visible from space, the Great Barrier Reef is home to 3,000 individual reefs, more than 900 islands and thousands of marine species, and has alternately been viewed as a deadly maze, an economic bounty, a scientific frontier and a precarious World Heritage site. "The...
11 graduate research consultants will work with spring classes
This spring, 11 graduate research consultants will pair with instructors in a wide variety of fields to challenge undergraduate students to further develop their research skills through classroom-based projects. ...
Professors detail study abroad program dedicated to preparing better American teachers
Crossing the ocean can be an important step in the journey to creating American teachers who engage in culturally responsive teaching. University of Kansas educators have published writing detailing a program that takes future educators to Italy to participate in a full-immersion study abroad program that results in a better...
Produce subscription program returns to KU
The University of Kansas is entering the second year of Crops to Campus, a partnership with Common Harvest CSA to provide a produce subscription service to the Lawrence KU community. Faculty, staff and students are invited to sign up for the 2016 growing season online. ...