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KU honored as a ‘bike-friendly’ community
LAWRENCE — The League of American Bicyclists has recognized the University of Kansas with a Bronze Bicycle Friendly University (BFUSM) award, joining more than 150 colleges and universities from across the country. ...
University community mourns death of senior Nicholas Herren
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Nicholas Herren, a senior in the School of Business. He died Nov. 27. ...
Naismith Lecture: 'The "What" and the "We" of Team Culture'
LAWRENCE - The University of Kansas Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences welcomes Jim Thompson as keynote speaker at the annual James Naismith Lecture Series. ...
Withdrawal from Trans-Pacific Partnership 'intellectually dishonest, strategically wrongheaded,' international trade expert says
LAWRENCE — President-elect Donald Trump issued a video detailing policy plans for his first 100 days in office on Monday, including a vow to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership “from day one.” The agreement between the United States and 11 other nations is history’s largest free trade agreement but has...
Having iPhones 'Made in the USA' is not that simple, international business experts say
LAWRENCE — After Donald Trump promised trade reform in the presidential campaign, how feasible is it that more manufactured items could carry a "Made in the USA" label? ...
'Achievement gap' cannot be closed, solution lies in transforming how we educate, professor writes
LAWRENCE — The “achievement gap” is the focus of much discussion of American education. How to help poor and minority students reach the same level of achievement as wealthy and majority peers is the subject of much debate. A University of Kansas professor has authored an article that the achievement...
KU student Shegufta Huma earns Rhodes Scholarship
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas senior Shegufta Huma is one of 32 American students to win a Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most prestigious recognitions of scholarly excellence. ...
Military historian to lecture on WWII Pacific war 75 years after Pearl Harbor
LAWRENCE — A renowned World War II and military historian will visit the University of Kansas to discuss the Asia Pacific War and commemorate the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. ...
Unwillingness to compromise makes today's landscape unique, political theorist says
LAWRENCE — The strident polarization — evident by the close 2016 presidential election — is not what makes this time unique in American politics, according to a University of Kansas scholar of political theory. It's the lack of willingness and effort to seek and find political consensus. ...
Dole Institute to host biennial election conferences
LAWRENCE — A group of journalists, academics and political leaders from around the state will explore the 2016 election results at the Kansas Elections Conference, hosted by the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. ...
Aerospace students claim top spot in international competition
LAWRENCE — A combined team of students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering and Australia’s Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology has won a prestigious aircraft design competition for university undergraduates. ...
Two KU students named finalists for Rhodes Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas seniors will travel to Chicago this weekend as finalists for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. ...
Film premiere: ‘Fast Break: The Legendary John McLendon’
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences will host the premiere of a documentary film about the life of a prominent KU alumnus and basketball legend. ...
Book finds link between modernist literature, birth control movement
LAWRENCE — In the 1928 novel "Orlando: A Biography," a feminist classic, Virginia Woolf draws a comparison between physical and literary fertility, when the pregnant protagonist Orlando writes poetry and can't stop, even as she admits it is drivel. ...
Garden City offers lessons on educating diverse populations, study says
LAWRENCE — One of the most diverse towns in the United States is in Southwest Kansas. Garden City has been the site of rapidly changing demographics for more than 30 years, and a new study by two University of Kansas professors argues the examples the community has set can help...
Despite some retailers closing on Thanksgiving, 'Black Friday creep' remains, consumer behavior expert says
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KU to honor 183 seniors from Wyandotte county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 15, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU honors 68 seniors from Dickinson, Geary, Morris county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 9 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 218 seniors from Shawnee, Wabaunsee county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 13 Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 15, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU releases progress, priorities for next 5 years of sustainability goals
LAWRENCE — The Center for Sustainability has released an update to the Campus Sustainability Plan, Building Sustainable Traditions, which highlights achievements at the University of Kansas over the past five years and outlining new priorities. ...
University Career Center hosting annual Internship Fair
LAWRENCE — More than 50 organizations with local, national and international opportunities in a variety of industries will join the University Career Center's annual Internship Fair this week at the University of Kansas. ...
Immigration scholar to address race, immigration issues in meat-packing industry
LAWRENCE — An immigration scholar who has examined sociological influence of meat-packing plants in new immigrant destinations will speak the University of Kansas as part of the Center for Migration Research's final public talk of the semester. ...
Four named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at two universities in Kansas have been named recipients of the state's most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence: the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards. The four will be recognized Dec. 13 during a ceremony at the Kansas Union. ...
Journalism professors argue for extending shield laws to protect student journalists
LAWRENCE — In our quickly changing media landscape, student journalists have stepped forward to meet their communities’ news needs, often doing work that was once considered the exclusive domain of full-time journalists. And they’ve done so without the legal protections of their professional counterparts. A new study by three University...
KU honors 305 seniors from Johnson county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 2 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Professors will discuss presidential election from global perspective
LAWRENCE — The new president of the United States will affect U.S. foreign policy and relations around the world. Join this panel discussion as three University of Kansas faculty experts address global implications of the 2016 U.S. elections. ...
Diverse dance lineup for fall University Dance Concert
LAWRENCE — The University Dance Company is known for its work with talented guest artists and diversity of dances, and this fall’s concert will be no different. The event will feature work from Brooklyn-based hip-hop theatre founder and Bessie award-winner Jennifer Weber, as well as a new contemporary work from...