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Tue, 09/13/2016

KU listed at 56th among public universities in U.S. News & World Report rankings

LAWRENCE — In the 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges,” KU dropped one spot in the rankings to a tie for 56th among public universities. ...

Tue, 09/13/2016

KU Alumni Association welcomes new officers, national board members

LAWRENCE — New officers and four new directors were among the University of Kansas alumni who gathered Sept. 9-10 at the Adams Alumni Center for the fall meeting of the KU Alumni Association’s national board of directors. ...

Tue, 09/13/2016

Former president, CEO of Ford Alan Mulally to present 2016 Chandler Lecture

LAWRENCE — Alan Mulally, former president and CEO of Ford Motor Co., will deliver the University of Kansas School of Business Anderson Chandler Lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Lied Center. ...

Mon, 09/12/2016

KU lands grant to help teachers, students with disabilities set goals for competitive employment after school

LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers have landed a grant to help improve educational outcomes and employment prospects for young people with disabilities. They will partner with educators to help students develop goals and realize their options for competitive employment after they finish school. ...

Mon, 09/12/2016

Mini Grants give boost to fall service learning classes

LAWRENCE — Seven faculty members and their respective community partners have received $500 mini-grants from the Center for Civic and Social Responsibility in support of their fall 2016 service learning classes. ...

Mon, 09/12/2016

KU professor, Brazil native can speak with media about country's ongoing impeachment, demonstrations, corruption scandal

LAWRENCE — Protesters continued to take to the streets of several Brazilian cities over the weekend, more than a week after the impeachment of President Dilma Rouseff. Demonstrators clashed with police in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, while turning their attentions to new president Michel Temer, questioning his ability to...

Mon, 09/12/2016

Annual fall tour of KU medicinal garden Saturday, Sept. 17

LAWRENCE — The public is invited to the semi-annual tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. The tour will take place rain or shine. ...

Mon, 09/12/2016

Exhibition: ‘In the Shadow of Cortés: From Veracruz to Mexico City’

LAWRENCE — Surrounded by rhetoric of border security and trade issues between the U.S. and Mexico, a singular identity of Mexico and its people often permeate through politics and popular culture. ...

Mon, 09/12/2016

School of Business launches major, concentration in business analytics

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business will begin offering both a major and a concentration in business analytics for undergraduate students this fall. ...

Mon, 09/12/2016

Researchers at KU, WVU to strengthen water-stewardship practices for U.S. energy production

LAWRENCE — Every year in the U.S., a whopping 20 billion barrels of water are generated as a byproduct of domestic oil and gas recovery, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. ...

Fri, 09/09/2016

KU to honor 235 seniors from Sedgwick county high schools

LAWRENCE - Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Sept. 26, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...

Fri, 09/09/2016

School of Education to host 22nd annual Sayers & Pollard Golf Classic

Fri, 09/09/2016

Chris Keary named chief of KU Police

LAWRENCE — University of Kansas leadership has appointed a veteran KU officer as its newest chief of police. ...

Fri, 09/09/2016

KU to honor 69 seniors from Marion, McPherson, Rice county high schools

LAWRENCE - Students from 14 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 21, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...

Fri, 09/09/2016

Newest faculty members find home at KU

LAWRENCE — The collection of new faces at the University of Kansas includes more than just incoming students. Forty-one faculty and faculty administrators have joined the KU Lawrence and Edwards campuses since the start of the year, many of them arriving on campus for the onset of the fall 2016...

Fri, 09/09/2016

Military should take public health approach to prevent sexual assault, researcher says

LAWRENCE — Military policies addressing sexual assault are often conducted at a time of crisis at the risk of glossing over the ongoing severity and influence of the problem, according to a University of Kansas researcher studying gender integration of the military. ...

Fri, 09/09/2016

KU to honor 103 seniors from Leavenworth county high schools

LAWRENCE - Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 21, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...

Fri, 09/09/2016

Ceremony will commemorate 15th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

LAWRENCE — Fifteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the University of Kansas community will remember the event with a ceremony on the Lawrence campus. ...

Fri, 09/09/2016

KU to honor 28 seniors from Sumner county high schools

LAWRENCE — Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 21, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...

Thu, 09/08/2016

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences welcomes new faculty

LAWRENCE – The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences will welcome its new faculty members with a reception at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at The Commons at the University of Kansas. All faculty and staff are invited to attend. ...

Thu, 09/08/2016

Dole Institute adds voting rights program with Kobach, Johnson

LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics announced today the addition of a Constitution Day program on voting rights featuring Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and KU Law adjunct professor Mark P. Johnson. ...

Thu, 09/08/2016

Koch Industries gift of $1M establishes business, engineering scholarship funds

LAWRENCE, Kansas — A gift commitment of $1 million from Koch Industries, Inc., will benefit students in the schools of Business and Engineering at the University of Kansas. ...

Wed, 09/07/2016

KU-LMH partnership to provide free legal services to hospital patients

LAWRENCE – A new partnership between the University of Kansas School of Law and Lawrence Memorial Hospital will offer free legal assistance to low-income patients while providing invaluable hands-on training to law students. ...

Wed, 09/07/2016

Energy initiatives move KU’s Lawrence campus toward conservation goals

LAWRENCE — Ongoing efforts by the University of Kansas Energy Office and Center for Sustainability to reduce energy usage on campus have produced strong results over the past year. Reports for centrally funded electricity and gas usage for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 show a decrease of 1.9 million kWh of...

Wed, 09/07/2016

Spanish Inquisition pornography investigation provides key to how ordinary Europeans read

LAWRENCE — A little-examined Spanish Inquisition investigation into pornography could shed light on how ordinary Europeans read literature during the Enlightenment. ...

Wed, 09/07/2016

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences hosts State of the College

LAWRENCE – The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas will host its first-ever State of the College this fall. ...

Wed, 09/07/2016

University community remembers Stephen Lambert

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering information technology colleague Stephen Lambert, who died Aug. 27 in Lawrence. He was 56. ...

Tue, 09/06/2016

Author-bioethicist to speak on ethically questionable practices in academic activism

LAWRENCE—Alice Dreger, bioethicist, academic activist and author, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the The Commons at Spooner Hall, as the first installation of the Hall Center for the Humanities' 2016-2017 Humanities Lecture Series. “Good Causes, Bad Acts: Scrutinizing Ends and Means in Academic Activism” is free...

Tue, 09/06/2016

KU institute publishes 50th edition of Kansas Statistical Abstract

LAWRENCE — For a half-century, one report has provided invaluable social and economic data that has aided Kansans in promoting and governing their communities. ...

Tue, 09/06/2016

CDC grant to improve access to health programs for individuals with disabilities

LAWRENCE — Researchers at the University of Kansas have landed a grant to help improve the health of individuals with disabilities by increasing accessibility to programs and removing barriers to services designed to promote healthy living. ...

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