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KU to honor 40 high school seniors from Atchison, Brown, Doniphan counties
LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 24, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 33 high school seniors from Jackson, Nemaha counties
LAWRENCE — Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 24, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 25 high school seniors from Marshall, Washington counties
LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Feb. 25 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 22 high school seniors from Cloud, Jewell, Mitchell, Republic counties
LAWRENCE — Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Feb. 22, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU nominates four juniors for Truman Scholarship
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has nominated four outstanding juniors for Harry S. Truman Scholarships. ...
School of Architecture, Design & Planning appoints associate dean
LAWRENCE — Dean Mahesh Daas has announced the appointment of Jeremy Shellhorn, associate professor of design, as the new associate dean for strategic initiatives beginning Feb. 28 for the University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design & Planning. Prior to this appointment he served as the assistant chair of the...
Law professor Stephen McAllister can discuss ties with Scalia, justice's legacy
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas professor who specializes in constitutional law and who has appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court nine times is available to discuss the death of Justice Antonin Scalia and the future of the country’s highest court. ...
Dole Institute releases full slate of spring programming
LAWRENCE – The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has released the remainder of its programming for the spring 2016 semester. Programs stretching from March through May will include former National Security Adviser Don Gregg, congressmen Martin Frost and Tom Davis, CNN contributor Alex Castellanos and former...
University announces new Men of Merit
LAWRENCE — Sixteen students, faculty and staff have been selected as University of Kansas Men of Merit, recognized for positively defining masculinity through challenging cultural norms, taking action and leading by example while making contributions to the university and/or community. ...
Media advisory: Replacing Scalia will be test of 'how polarized and dysfunctional American politics has become,' professor says
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas researcher who studies trends in partisanship and American politics says the process to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be the "most nakedly partisan game of political advantage we have seen in years." ...
Distinguished professor to dissect, explore concepts of solidarity
LAWRENCE — Seekers of social change often employ solidarity to build awareness and further their cause. ...
Original adaptation of two 17th century plays will debut at University Theatre
LAWRENCE — Combining various trademarks of Molière’s plays and making the story more accessible to modern American audiences, professor and chair of theatre Mechele Leon crafted a four-act evening of hilarity with “The Rehearsal & The Hypochondriac.” The University Theatre at KU will open this zany comedy on Feb. 26. ...
Lawrence native Alex Kong wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship
LAWRENCE — In the lab, Alex Kong fights infectious diseases. In his community, he volunteers for the Lawrence Community Shelter. And in his spare time, he sings in the University of Kansas’ Genuine Imitation a cappella group. ...
Appointment bolsters KU's community engagement efforts in Greater KC
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has appointed a veteran Sprint Corporation manager, Julie Burkhart, as its new director of community engagement. Located primarily at the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park, she will develop and coordinate a point of entry among the resources of the university and the needs...
Great 19th century Russian writers and Y2K scare influenced by same anxiety, scholar says
LAWRENCE – The same anxiety that drove the Y2K computer bug panic at the turn of the millennium can be found in “Anna Karenina,” the Russian novel that Leo Tolstoy wrote more than a century earlier, a KU professor argues. ...
Students to present research at Capitol
LAWRENCE — Undergraduate researchers from the Lawrence and Medical Center campuses will present their research projects Feb. 18 at the Kansas Capitol for the Kansas Undergraduate Research Day. ...
Hall Center Visiting Regional Humanities Faculty Program winners announced
LAWRENCE — The Hall Center for the Humanities has announced the winners of its newest resident fellow competition, the Visiting Regional Humanities Faculty Program. Kathleen Antonioli and Melinda Cro, Kansas State University; Tyler Atkinson, Bethany College, and Stephen Dilks, University of Missouri Kansas City, will work on humanities scholarship and...
Study shows social media can help international students adjust to college life
LAWRENCE — Many of us are glued to our social networks, checking numerous times a day to get the latest updates from our friends and family. For international students studying in the U.S., social media can be a vital link to their home country, helping them adjust not only to...
Media Crossroads moves to Anschutz Library
LAWRENCE — Media Crossroads has a new place to call home. The student media organization recently completed its move from the Kansas Union to the second floor of Anschutz Library. ...
KU expert can discuss gravitational wave discovery with reporters
LAWRENCE — A group of scientists operating the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors, located in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford, Washington, today announced they have observed “ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe.”...
49 students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring
LAWRENCE — This spring, 49 University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRAs). UGRA recipients are awarded $1,000 to support them as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
Gift creates professorship to educate physicists
LAWRENCE — Ernest D. Klema ventured into Ivy League halls and the labs of Los Alamos during his academic and professional career, but his roots were planted at the University of Kansas. Klema, who died in 2008, made a $1.8 million estate gift to establish a professorship in physics at...
Media advisory: Political scientists dissect late developments in New Hampshire primary
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas experts are available to comment on developments in the New Hampshire presidential primary as voters from both parties head to the polls Tuesday. ...
Law school symposium to explore election law, voting rights
LAWRENCE – With presidential election season in full swing and voting laws in flux in states around the country, legal scholars will gather in Lawrence next week to explore election law and its effect on citizens’ right to vote. ...
Contemporary comics artist will give public lecture
LAWRENCE—With narratives straddling the divide between fine art and popular culture, David Sandlin produces art from a wide range of media: paintings, prints, books and installations. Sandlin, a 2014 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship recipient and contemporary comics artist, will visit campus to create an original print with students, visit student studios...