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KU students excel at national math competition
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas team placed 54th out of 415 teams in the Mathematical Association of America’s William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Called one of the toughest math competitions in the world, the Putnam exam is a mathematics competition open to all regularly enrolled undergraduates in colleges...
Monarch Watch founder honored by Garden Club of America
LAWRENCE — Orley “Chip” Taylor, founder and director of Monarch Watch and longtime professor at the University of Kansas, was recently named an honorary member of The Garden Club of America (GCA), one of its highest accolades. ...
Company with KU roots goes public on NASDAQ
LAWRENCE — Cory Berkland might not be the first person you’d guess would help to create what has become a multimillion-dollar company. ...
Information for news media covering commencement
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas invites media to cover the university’s 145th Commencement on Sunday, May 14, beginning at 10:30 a.m. ...
KU recognizes 12 students with prestigious 2017 University Awards
LAWRENCE — With surprise visits from the “prize patrol,” the University of Kansas presented 12 students with awards that honor community engagement, leadership and academics. ...
Greek organizations paired with nonprofits for service partnerships
LAWRENCE — The second annual Fraternity, Sorority, Community (FSC) Service Partnership kicked off last month, matching 25 fraternities and sororities with nonprofit organizations from the Lawrence area for yearlong service partnerships that will begin fall 2017. ...
Despite Macron's victory, uncertainly likely still ahead for French politics, political scientist says
LAWRENCE — Centrist Emmanuel Macron's victory Sunday in France over populist and nationalist candidate Marine Le Pen likely doesn't signal the end of challenges to a more integrated Europe, like with the European Union, said a University of Kansas researcher of European politics. ...
NEH grant will fund new curriculum initiative in global medical humanities
LAWRENCE — Sierra Hurd, a Topeka junior majoring in anthropology and studying the Wolof language, came to the University of Kansas with a goal of becoming a trauma surgeon and working for Médecins Sans Frontières. ...
Student-built Chalmers Café and Gallery opens Saturday
LAWRENCE — When the Kansas Memorial Unions announced the closure of the Jaybreak, a snack bar in Chalmers Hall that had operated for 30 years, panic ensued among the building’s caffeine dependent. Where would students from the departments of Architecture, Design and Visual Art get a cuppa joe? ...
Undergraduate Research Symposium celebrates 20th year
LAWRENCE — More than 700 students, faculty, staff and guests attended KU’s 20th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 22 to hear student presenters share the results of their research and creative projects. The event took place in the Kansas Union, where more than 180 students from across campus presented...
Brown Foundation, Hall Center host series of essay workshops for plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education
LAWRENCE— Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision declaring the state-helmed segregation of public schools unconstitutional, placed the city of Topeka and the family of Oliver Brown at the epicenter of civil rights history. Yet the full legal citation is Oliver L. Brown, et. al. vs. the...
Seniors will honor high school educators with Wolfe Family Teaching Awards
LAWRENCE — Three outstanding high school teachers will be recognized with 2017 Wolfe Family Teaching Awards during the University of Kansas Commencement weekend. Several years after having set foot in their high school classrooms, seniors say the influence of these educators is not forgotten. ...
KU student wins 10th annual Yale Hindi Debate
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures and the Center for Global & International Studies have announced that Daniel Lee Theisen, a third-year student studying Hindi at KU, has won the prestigious Yale University Hindi debate in the “Non-Native, Non-Heritage” category. ...
Community invited to Writers' Faire on May 4
LAWRENCE — The First and Second Year English program at the University of Kansas has announced a showcase of student writing projects, highlighting participants' talents, imagination and achievement. ...
KU announces new 2017-2021 Self Graduate Fellows
School of Engineering to bestow highest honor on 2 alumni
LAWRENCE — A pioneer in the development of flight simulator technology, recognized as a global expert in aircraft accident investigations, and a man whose revolutionary approach to architectural design has influenced design thinking and metal fabrication techniques across the globe are the winners of the 2017 Distinguished Engineering Service Award. ...
Research shows prejudice, not principle, often underpins 'free-speech defense' of racist language
LAWRENCE — Two researchers at the University of Kansas have conducted a study suggesting that “explicit racial prejudice is a reliable predictor of the ‘free speech defense’ of racist expression.”...
Hall Center announces new seminars on gender and military, oral history and colonialism
LAWRENCE — The Hall Center for the Humanities is pleased to announce the addition of two interdisciplinary seminars, one of which will address how the U.S. military manages questions of social equity and inclusion. ...
KU to honor faculty, academic staff retirees May 23
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will honor retiring faculty and academic staff members with a lunch at noon May 23 in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Vice Provost Mary Lee Hummert will recognize the employees during the lunch. ...
KU School of Pharmacy 4th in nation in NIH funding
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is ranked No. 4 in the nation in National Institutes of Health funding, marking the 22nd consecutive year the school has been in the top 10. ...
Student to present on Lawrence transit hub proposal
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas and Lawrence communities are invited to attend the 2017 MV Transportation Scholarship Project presentation by Master of Urban Planning graduate student Nikhila Gunda from 4-5 p.m. today, May 2, at the KU Commons in Spooner Hall. A reception will follow. ...
Six students win prestigious Fulbright awards
LAWRENCE — Six University of Kansas students have been selected for prestigious Fulbright awards for research, study or English teaching abroad for 2017-18. Notably, KU has two additional students with pending status as alternate Fulbright recipients. ...
KU researcher wins grant to study link between school funding, achievement gap
LAWRENCE — National groups estimate that around 20 states are still spending less per public school student than they did in 2008 prior to the Great Recession. ...
KU to host celebration of Chancellor Gray-Little on May 4
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students, faculty and staff are invited to a celebration of Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little on May 4 at the Lied Center. ...