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Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces December graduates
YODER – Sixty-one new law enforcement officers were congratulated by Wichita Police Department Chief Gordon Ramsay during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on Dec. 9. ...
New book explores Echinacea, a medicinal plant with roots in Kansas
LAWRENCE — In February 1805, during their Corps of Discovery Expedition, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark encountered a purplish daisy prized by tribes of Native Americans across the Great Plains as a “cure-all.” Learning the plant was used to treat bites from “mad Dogs [and] Snakes,” the explorers sent a...
Law professor outlines steps to achieve global, sustainable agriculture
LAWRENCE — Around the world, more land is being converted into agricultural production to feed the growing global population. However, the current model of agriculture is unsustainable, uses unprecedented amounts of fossil-carbon energy and contributes to pollution, water degradation and other problems. A University of Kansas law professor has written...
Russian hacking allegations are serious, KU elections law expert says
LAWRENCE — It was announced this week that the CIA and FBI have concluded with a high degree of confidence that Russian hackers interfered in the United States’ presidential election. The CIA also opined that Russia did so with the goal of helping Donald Trump win. While President-elect Trump has...
More parents funding college education has implications for student income after graduation, researcher says
KU professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
LAWRENCE — For the second year in a row, the University of Kansas will be represented among the newest Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). ...
Discovery of preserved dinosaur tail shows law, bioethics must keep up with scientific advancements, professor says
LAWRENCE — Researchers announced last week they had discovered the tail of a baby dinosaur preserved in amber. The specimen, which contains feathers of a coelurosaur, is about 99 million years old and is the first still containing feathers to be discovered. The find is considered a major step forward...
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KU announces November Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the November 2016 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Chancellor’s Doctoral Fellowship supports graduate students
LAWRENCE — Twelve doctoral students at the University of Kansas are conducting world-class research with support from to the Chancellor’s Doctoral Fellowships. Established in 2013 by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, the funding provides a stipend of $25,000 per year and pays tuition and fees for up to five years. ...
Central District project one of five finalists for international award
LAWRENCE — A once-in-a-generation University of Kansas project has been named a finalist for an international award. ...
Professor Greg Thomas one of 10 Connected World 2017 Pioneer Award winners
LAWRENCE — Connected World magazine has recognized University of Kansas Professor Gregory Thomas as a leader in Internet of Things (IoT) and machine to machine (M2M) computing by naming him to its list of 2017 Pioneer Award winners. He is the director of the Center for Design Research (CDR) and...
Two students nominated for Winston Churchill Scholarship
LAWRENCE — Two students at the University of Kansas are nominees for the Winston Churchill Scholarship, which provides one year of study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. ...
Early-1900s sex crime trials paint new picture of first 'sexual revolution'
LAWRENCE — Most popular audiences today recognize the 1960s Sexual Revolution, but historians consider the early 1900s as the first American sexual revolution that created the groundwork for future social change. ...
New program aims to help underrepresented high school students gain better access to college experience
LAWRENCE — A new program in the University of Kansas School of Business will help introduce underrepresented high school students to academic resources and opportunities at KU. ...
Study shows children learning Cherokee are part of ongoing language renewal
LAWRENCE — Cherokee has been one of a number of endangered Native American languages to see a renaissance in recent history. A group of University of Kansas researchers has co-authored a study demonstrating that the ways children learn and speak the language in a Cherokee immersion school are an ongoing...
Negative media portrayals drive perception of immigration policy, study finds
LAWRENCE —Negative media portrayals of Latino immigrants — as much as specific policies and laws — tend to drive the perception of immigration issues in the United States, according to a recent study by a University of Kansas professor. ...
University community mourns death of KU Libraries staff member Bruce Coburn
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Bruce Coburn. He died Dec. 2 in Lawrence at age 58. ...
Study shows type, context of student faculty interactions play role in perceptions of campus diversity
LAWRENCE — For many years, researchers have looked at the connection between student and faculty interactions on college campuses and the effects they have on how the students learn and their academic development. ...
December ceremonies celebrate KU graduate students
LAWRENCE — Hundreds of graduate students at the University of Kansas will complete their degrees and graduate this month. Recognition ceremonies across the Lawrence campus will celebrate these fall-semester graduates as the School of Business, the School of Education and the School of Engineering host events dedicated to commend the...
Two KU professors named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas professors have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). ...
Resources available for undocumented students
LAWRENCE — Universities across the country are addressing questions about the status of students who are undocumented and those covered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. ...
Special education professor wins research award
LAWRENCE — The Division for Research of the Council for Exceptional Children has announced that Kathleen Lane, University of Kansas professor of special education, is the 2017 recipient of the Kauffman-Hallahan Distinguished Researcher Award. ...
Ten scholarly stocking stuffers
LAWRENCE — Santa Claus can fit a lot more than toy trains and dolls in his sleigh, and University of Kansas professors have published a number of recent books and other works that would make excellent holidays gifts. Here are 10 suggestions. ...
Department announces new sport management minor
LAWRENCE – A new minor in sport management will provide students at the University of Kansas with a core set of skills, including literacy in sport marketing, sport finance, personnel management and the sociological aspects of sport. It is designed for students with an interest in the theory of the...
KU announces Kansas Certified Public Manager Program graduates
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Public Management Center has announced this year’s graduates of the Kansas Certified Public Manager program. The graduation ceremony will take place Friday, Dec. 2, in the House Chamber at the Capitol. ...
KU graduate Ashlie Koehn is named as a Schwarzman Scholar
LAWRENCE — Ashlie Koehn, a University of Kansas graduate, is among 129 men and women named to the second class of Schwarzman Scholars, which provide for a year of graduate study in China. ...
Mechanical engineer Robert Sorem presented with 2016 H.O.P.E Award
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas senior class has honored a mechanical engineering professor who is driven to keep students on track to graduate and the Jayhawk Motorsports team running. ...