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KU to honor 38 seniors from Anderson and Franklin county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 12, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Migration lecture to focus on Venezuelan migrants
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas alumnus and expert on Venezuelan migration to the United States will examine the difficulties migrants face, especially as the Latin American country suffers from political and economic crises. ...
What is behind Russia's recent foreign policy decisions? Not simply territorial expansion
LAWRENCE — As Vladimir Putin recently withdrew from a landmark nuclear agreement, policymakers and media pointed it out as the latest sign of deterioration of Russian relations with the United States. ...
KU to host second annual Celebration of Innovation
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas continues to make entrepreneurship a key initiative for faculty and students. Increased programming has resulted in more than 900 students enrolled in entrepreneurship courses in the 2015-16 academic year, the launch of Startup School @ KU for faculty and students, 12 student-led companies in...
KU law alumnus, state budget commissioner makes the case for progressive taxation
LAWRENCE — As the 2016 presidential candidates outline their tax plans and revenue shortfalls prompt Kansans to consider the effects of recent tax cuts, tax policy has become a central issue in this year’s national and state elections. ...
KU honors 73 high school seniors from 7 Western Kansas counties
LAWRENCE — Students from nine Kansas high schools were honored Wednesday, Oct. 5, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Tribal law can provide examples of innovative ways to address environmental challenges
LAWRENCE — New environmental challenges continue to threaten the air, water and lands Americans depend on, yet innovative federal government initiatives to combat them have disappeared in the last 30 years, a University of Kansas professor has written in a new article. In this void, tribal law can provide inspiration...
School of Architecture, Design & Planning presents The 12000 Who Innovate Symposium Oct. 14
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design & Planning will hold its inaugural “The 12000 Who Innovate Alumni Symposium” on Friday, Oct. 14, at Marvin Hall. It will feature a dozen of the school’s eminent alumni in a series of TED-style talks about issues facing design and...
Bob Davis, Kyle Clemons to serve as grand marshals for Homecoming parade
LAWRENCE—Bob Davis, the former play-by-play voice of Kansas Jayhawk football and men’s basketball, and 2016 Olympic gold medalist Kyle Clemons will be grand marshals of the University of Kansas Homecoming Parade at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, on Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence. A pep rally at Eighth and New...
Debate 'litmus test' of whether Trump candidacy can overcome latest scandal, expert says
Media advisory: US Sen. Jerry Moran to visit School of Pharmacy
Editor's note: This is now a closed event to media. Please contact the School of Pharmacy for more information. ...
KU alumnus Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
LAWRENCE—University of Kansas graduate President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia on Friday was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end a 50-year civil war in his country. Although the peace accord Santos, a 1973 KU graduate in business and economics, negotiated with Colombian rebels was unexpectedly rejected...
Registration opens for audio description training
LAWRENCE — Kansas Audio-Reader and the Spencer Museum of Art are teaming up to offer an audio description workshop for anyone interested in becoming trained to describe theater, film, museum exhibits and other visual presentations for people with vision loss and other disabilities. Joel Snyder, director of Audio Description Associates,...
KU Field Station will host second biennial fun run Nov. 12
LAWRENCE — The second biennial Field Station Frolic/Mari Pesek Memorial Fun Run will take place at the University of Kansas Field Station on Saturday, Nov. 12. The all-ages 5K fun run/walk is open to the public and starts at 10 a.m. The Field Station is just north of Lawrence at...
2016 Chancellors Club professors specialize in genetic disorders, astronomy
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas Medical Center professor and researcher in genetic disorders and a longtime astronomy and physics professor will be honored respectively for their research and teaching by KU Endowment’s Chancellors Club. ...
Community to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas community is invited to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Lawrence. ...
KU announces new Emergency Management coordinator
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Public Safety has announced that longtime employee Andrew Foster will serve as the Emergency Management coordinator. ...
Prominent sport management researcher will give lecture
LAWRENCE - The University of Kansas Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences has announced Andy Gillentine, a prominent sport management researcher, as keynote speaker at the inaugural Mawson Scholar Speaker Series. ...
Professors recommend improvements for domestic, substance abuse survivors based on experiences volunteering in shelters
LAWRENCE — Surviving domestic violence is a harrowing ordeal on its own. For those who spend time escaping abuse in shelters, they often find additional challenges navigating the system, especially if substance abuse is involved in some way. A University of Kansas professor has co-authored three studies detailing the experiences...
Science at cusp of ‘transformational’ grasp of life via cell modeling, researchers say
LAWRENCE — A new paper recently published in the Journal of Molecular Biology shows how advances in molecular biology and computer science around the world soon may lead to a three-dimensional computer model of a cell, the fundamental unit of life. ...
Former governor, other politicians join Dole Institute board of advisers
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics announced this week the creation of an 18-person board to serve as the chief volunteer advisory group of the institute, providing necessary support to promote and achieve the mission of the Dole Institute. ...
Supreme Court's hearing of 'The Slants' case to examine line between trademarks, First Amendment, dean says
LAWRENCE — The Supreme Court began its new term Monday and will hear a case regarding disparaging trademarks and the First Amendment. The case, involving an Asian-American band called The Slants, is also expected to resolve a case involving the Washington Redskins football team. ...
Marketing scholar investigates psychological effects of logo design
LAWRENCE — Marketers invest countless resources to design the perfect visual logo for their brand, believing that consumers apply a logo’s meaning to its accompanying brand. ...
October is Hunger Awareness Month at KU
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced a series of events to mark Hunger Awareness Month and support efforts to boost food and nutrition security in the campus and local communities. ...
Sufism — mystical practice of Islam — often neglected in Western media
LAWRENCE — While terrorist groups such as the Islamic State and al-Qaida in recent years have garnered much attention and a negative perception of Islam, this view neglects the mystical dimension of Sufism, responsible for spreading the religion across Africa and Asia. ...
Poet with Kansas roots to present annual Tuttle Lecture
LAWRENCE – A poet whose upbringing and trajectory share similarities with Langston Hughes will visit the University of Kansas for the annual Bill Tuttle Distinguished Lecture in American Studies. ...