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University mourns death of law student James Gorman
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of a second-year School of Law student, James Gorman. He died Sept. 2 at his home in Lawrence. Gorman was 23. ...
Carothers to deliver public talk about KU Common Book
James Carothers has been teaching people about “A Farewell to Arms” and its central character, a young American ambulance driver in World War I, since he first came to the University of Kansas in 1970. ...
‘Littlest’ quark-gluon plasma revealed by physicists using Large Hadron Collider
Researchers at the University of Kansas working with an international team at the Large Hadron Collider have produced quark-gluon plasma — a state of matter thought to have existed right at the birth of the universe — with fewer particles than previously thought possible. ...
Chemistry lecture: 'Radicals: Your Life in Their Hands'
Professor JoAnne Stubbe, Novartis Professor of Chemistry and professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will present “Radicals: Your Life in Their Hands” for the Seventh Biennial Richard L. Schowen Lecture in Bioorganic Chemistry. ...
Epp receives APSA Lasting Contribution Award
University of Kansas Professor Charles Epp has received the Lasting Contribution Award at the American Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco. ...
Architecture program fostering a healthier Wyandotte County receives grants
In a downtown storefront in Kansas City, Kansas, University of Kansas students mingle with local residents. Their goal: to help community members achieve greater access to healthy food and exercise. ...
Blagg earns Mitscher Professorship
Professor Brian Blagg, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, received the Lester and Betty Mitscher Professorship, the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy announced this week. ...
KU hosts Italian social welfare students for unique study abroad experience
New social workers will work increasingly with people from diverse immigrant groups who are often marginalized. The University of Kansas is working to increase study abroad experiences in a field that is growing its emphasis on international or global practice, including a current visit by students, faculty and staff from...
Final College dean candidate to speak Friday
Luis Casian, professor and chair of the Department of Math at The Ohio State University, will make a public presentation Friday, Sept. 4, as a candidate for dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas. ...
Laughter, then love: Study explores why humor is important in romantic attraction
Men might want to ditch the pickup lines and polish their punchlines in their quest to attract women, new research at the University of Kansas suggests. ...
Pharmaceutical chemistry researcher earns inaugural Ronald T. Borchardt Professorship
Distinguished Professor David Volkin of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry has earned the inaugural Ronald T. Borchardt Professorship, the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy has announced this week. ...
Architecture department sponsoring Building Information Modeling conference
The School of Architecture, Design & Planning and KU Professional & Continuing Education are sponsoring the BIM Pulse 2015: Big Data Symposium. The event will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the BEST Conference Center, KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park. ...
Behavior specialist hired to reduce campus energy use
As part of an initiative to reduce energy use at the University of Kansas, Cassi Reimer will join KU as an energy conservation behavior specialist. The new position is housed within the KU Center for Sustainability. ...
Hiring more minority teachers in schools gives fairer perception of discipline
Black students in schools with more black teachers have more positive attitudes and higher perceptions of fairness in school discipline, according to a new study that includes a University of Kansas researcher. ...
Third College dean candidate to speak Wednesday, Sept. 2
Carl Lejuez, professor of psychology and associate dean of research for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Maryland - College Park, will make a public presentation Wednesday, Sept. 2, as a candidate for dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University...
Proud to be a Jayhawk fundraiser benefiting SUA carnival, KU effort to combat sexual violence
Beginning with the first home game Saturday, Sept. 5, the proceeds of football programs at home games will support both University of Kansas campus awareness and education efforts to combat sexual violence as well as the comeback of the beloved Student Union Activities carnival. ...
KU experts: Renaming Denali recognizes historical, cultural value of indigenous communities
President Barack Obama announced Sunday that Mount McKinley in Alaska will be renamed Denali in an effort to restore North America's tallest mountain to the Alaska Native name with deep cultural significance. ...
Public talk planned with Hall Center book award winners
The Hall Center for the Humanities has announced the winners of the 2015 Byron Caldwell Smith Book Award. One award for fiction and one for nonfiction is given each competition cycle. ...
KU announces July employees of the month
The University of Kansas has announced the July 2015 employees of the month:...
As wind-turbine farms expand, research shows they could offer diminishing returns
Renewable wind energy is experiencing a boom, with more wind turbines popping up across landscapes in the U.S. and abroad. Indeed, wind energy accounted for 3.3 percent of electricity generation in the United States in 2011, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Globally, that number was 2.9 percent for...
Corporate culture can affect company performance, KU research says
Criticism of e-commerce giant Amazon.com’s corporate culture in recent weeks has created a media firestorm, but a new study by the University of Kansas School of Business may shed light on the financial link between corporate culture and company performance. ...
Audio-Reader builds new studio at Pittsburg site
The Audio-Reader Network and Homer Cole Community Center have announced a new partnership that allows volunteer broadcasters to read southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri newspapers from a new studio located at the center, 3003 N. Joplin St. The broadcast, which airs from 2-4 p.m. weekdays, has been part of Audio-Reader’s...
School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures to hold inaugural convocation
An inaugural convocation Tuesday, Sept. 1, will mark the formal launch of the University of Kansas School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures (SLLC). ...
Otto Dix self-portrait selected as 2015–2016 KU Common Work of Art
In conjunction with KU’s selection of "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway as the 2015–2016 Common Book, the Spencer Museum of Art has selected a self-portrait by German artist Otto Dix from the museum’s collection as the accompanying Common Work of Art. Dix served during World War I, the...
FBI posing as Associated Press violates media's credibility, professor says
The Associated Press and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press sued the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday, seeking public records regarding a fake news story the FBI created to plant surveillance software on a suspect’s computer. The FBI sent the fake story to a 15-year...
Distinguished business professor honored by American Taxation Association
A stalwart professor at the University of Kansas School of Business has been recognized for his dedication to the accounting profession. Allen Ford received the American Taxation Association’s Outstanding Service Award. He was honored in August at the American Accounting Association’s 2015 annual meeting in Chicago. ...
Nominations sought for Baxendale Innovation Award
The University of Kansas seeks nominations for its third annual James Baxendale Innovation Award. It recognizes a researcher or research group at any KU campus for excellence in entrepreneurship and commercialization. ...
Study shows that despite trauma, journalists in Iraq dedicated to profession
During the war in Iraq, journalists from around the world flocked to the country, covering violent events from the battlefield to the halls of political power. But they eventually got to go home. Thousands of journalists still work in Iraq, and though the war is officially over, they still cover...
Women of Distinction Calendar honors 25 with ties to KU
Twenty-five women with ties to the University of Kansas are featured in the 2015-2016 Women of Distinction calendar. The Emily Taylor Resource Center for Women & Gender Equity, which produces the poster-sized calendar, will host a reception to honor the women and their achievements Monday, Aug. 31. ...
Polygamy, alcohol linked to physical abuse in African marriages
African women in polygamous marriages or with alcoholic husbands have a significantly higher risk of being physically abused by their husbands than women in monogamous marriages or women whose husbands don’t abuse alcohol, new research shows. ...