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Department to recognize distinguished members of Sport Management Professional Society
LAWRENCE — The Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences at the University of Kansas has identified two individuals as the inaugural Distinguished Members of the Sport Management Professional Society in recognition of their significant contributions to the sport management program. ...
Bob Schieffer to attend William Allen White Day on behalf of Charlie Rose
LAWRENCE – The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is announcing a change for William Allen White Day on April 20. ...
KU Naval ROTC excels at drill meet
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps found success in early March at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s drill meet. Led by U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Brody Goldthwaite and Capt. Irma Mosqueda, the team delivered a turnaround of last year’s unranked performance by placing second...
Professional repertory theatre announces 1st artistic director
LAWRENCE — The Kansas Repertory Theatre has appointed Peter Zazzali, assistant theatre professor and internationally recognized artist and scholar, as its first artistic director. The appointment follows three successful seasons of the professional repertory arm of the University Theatre and will provide additional creative vision on which to build its...
KU nominates 4 juniors for Goldwater scholarships
LAWRENCE — Four University of Kansas students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. ...
KU recognized for excellence in community college transfer pathways
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has been recognized for excellence in community college transfer by a national honor society. ...
Students make over HawkRoute symbol to improve visibility, heighten awareness
LAWRENCE — A little-known feature of the University of Kansas campus is getting an enhancement from students. ...
Grant spurs training tool to prevent nonprofit executive fraud, misconduct
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas researcher will study a Lawrence food bank's response to and recovery from executive fraud and misconduct as a part of a grant from The Hubert Project. ...
KU Public Safety Office releases 2016 crime statistics
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas’ Lawrence campus saw a 2 percent increase in crime in 2016, KU’s Public Safety Office announced today with the annual release of its crime statistics. ...
‘Herping’ St. Patrick’s Day! Herpetologists ponder St. Patrick, snake-herding and natural history of Emerald Isle
LAWRENCE — Every March 17, lovers of Irish culture around the world commemorate the life and legend of a fifth-century missionary best known for spreading Christianity in Ireland, but also for driving all of the island’s snakes into the sea. ...
Chancellor to present University Scholarly Achievement Awards on April 10
LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at the University of Kansas will receive 2017 University Scholarly Achievement Awards, which recognize significant scholarly or research achievement for scholars in the middle of their careers. ...
Study identifies seven health behavior groups to help broaden public health interventions
LAWRENCE — For the most part, public health initiatives focus on stemming one type of unhealthy behavior: anti-smoking campaigns, curbing alcohol abuse, or ramping up exercise, for example. ...
Professor develops statistical model to predict NCAA tournament winners
LAWRENCE — Every March, millions of people turn their attention to filling out brackets for the NCAA basketball tournament, trying to predict who will make the Final Four. A University of Kansas professor has turned his statistical expertise toward the tournament, developing a model that can help predict who will...
U.S. News & World Report highlights KU graduate programs in 2018 rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has 10 graduate programs ranked in the top 10 and 42 in the top 50 among public universities in the 2018 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings released today. ...
KU researcher: Fed is at a policy crossroad
LAWRENCE — All eyes of the economic world are on the Federal Reserve's two-day monetary policy meeting and whether the U.S. Central Bank will raise interest rates. ...
Bid in NCAA tournament provides unique opportunities, exposure for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, KU scholar says
LAWRENCE — Every Selection Sunday, basketball teams and fans around the country wait nervously, watching their TV screens to see if their name will be called. For those schools who make the NCAA tournament it can mean a shot at a championship, extending the careers of star players and a...
KU will launch a Coding Boot Camp
OVERLAND PARK – With demand for skilled web developers at an all-time high, the University of Kansas will launch a 24-week Coding Boot Camp in June 2017. The innovative, fullstack program, said Edwards Campus Vice Chancellor David Cook, “is ideal for motivated individuals looking for a new career challenge or...
Quantum movement of electrons between atomic layers shows potential application of van der Waals materials for electronics and photonics
LAWRENCE – Common sense might dictate that for an object to move from one point to another, it must go through all the points on the path. ...
Sensitive genotypes yield disadvantage in poor families, but advantage in wealthier ones
LAWRENCE — The same genotypes yield better or worse economic outcomes compared to one’s sibling, depending on parental income, according to a new study by a University of Kansas researcher. ...
KU accepting Honorary Degree nominations for 2018
LAWRENCE — The Chancellor's Committee on Honorary Degrees invites the campus community to propose exceptional individuals of notable intellectual, scholarly, professional or creative achievement, or service to humanity, to be awarded an honorary degree from the University of Kansas. An honorary degree recognizes an individual’s extraordinary contributions to the sciences,...
Personal safety app now available at no charge to students
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students can now download a free app to help stay safe on campus. ...
Foundation Distinguished Professor recognized with Horace Mann educator award
LAWRENCE – Yong Zhao, Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at the University of Kansas, has received the 2017 Outstanding Public Educator Award, granted by the Horace Mann League of the USA. ...
Scholar to speak on Kansas-based WWI film pioneer and photographer
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host a speaker in the latest of a series of lectures related to commemorating 100 years since World War I. David Mould, professor emeritus of media arts and studies at Ohio University, will give a lecture titled “Images of World War I: The...
Architecture faculty, grad student earn collaboration award
LAWRENCE — The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) has given University of Kansas Department of Architecture associate professors Nils Gore and Shannon Criss and graduate student Matt Kleinmann one of its 2017 Collaboration Awards. It recognizes programs that demonstrate how faculty, students, and community and civic clients can...
Stony Brook dean to speak on the value of bringing research into the public discourse
LAWRENCE — Sacha Kopp, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Stony Brook University, will offer a public talk to address differences between communicating within the realm of academic research and contributing to public discourse, and ultimately, what can be done to bridge the divide. ...
Distinguished professor’s career path serves as platform to showcase distribution of species
LAWRENCE — University Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Jorge Soberón will deliver his inaugural lecture, “From Policy to Theory: Geographic Distribution of Species” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, in Alderson Auditorium of the Kansas Union. The event is open to the public. ...
KU selling three Steinway pianos
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Music is selling three pianos to make room for new ones. ...