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KU to honor 135 seniors from Butler, Elk and Greenwood county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 15 Kansas high schools will be honored tonight, Oct. 17, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Ten KU seniors named finalists for 26th annual Ex.C.E.L. Awards
LAWRENCE — Ten finalists have been selected for the 26th annual Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership Awards at the University of Kansas. The finalists, all seniors, will participate in the Homecoming parade at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, along Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence. Two winners, one male and...
Spencer Museum’s Integrated Arts Research Initiative hosts inaugural colloquium
LAWRENCE —The Spencer Museum of Art will host an inaugural colloquium for its recently launched Integrated Arts Research Initiative (IARI) on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Colloquium participants will discuss the goals of the Integrated Arts Research Initiative, learn about similar undertakings at peer institutions and explore opportunities for future collaborative projects...
KU law school earns top-20 Best Value ranking for 3rd straight year
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law is the No. 17 Best Value Law School in the country, according to National Jurist magazine. ...
Love story complicated by definitions of gender, sex opening at University Theatre
LAWRENCE—Exploring society’s standards of gender and sex, “Late, A Cowboy Song” centers around the complicated love triangle of a young married couple and an unexpected attraction between friends. “Late, A Cowboy Song” opens Friday, Oct. 21, at the University of Kansas University Theatre. ...
On Philippine isle torn by environmental destruction, research pinpoints ‘bull’s-eye’ of biodiversity
Counseling psychology expert to give lecture Oct. 14
Residence halls plan family-friendly Halloween event
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Daisy Hill Commons, Lewis and Hashinger residence halls will be the sites of Halloween in the Halls from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. Children must be accompanied by an adult. ...
Journalist Charlie Rose to receive William Allen White award
LAWRENCE – Journalist Charlie Rose will receive the 2017 William Allen White Foundation National Citation, the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications has announced. The award comes from a vote of the trustees of the William Allen White Foundation and the KU School of Journalism and Mass...
Young prospective engineers will visit for design competition
LAWRENCE — Hundreds of high school students from across the region are expected to visit the University of Kansas School of Engineering in late October for the High School Design Competition. ...
KU Engineering to host International Social Robotics Conference
LAWRENCE — The eighth International Conference on Social Robotics will draw experts from around the world to Kansas City in November, a gathering sponsored in part by KU’s School of Engineering. ...
Veteran war correspondent to speak on Lawrence of Arabia
LAWRENCE — Scott Anderson, author and veteran war correspondent, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday, October 17, in the Lied Center Pavilion. “Lawrence in Arabia” is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will occur after the lecture. The event is sponsored by the Hall Center...
KU announces first Diversity Leadership Awards
LAWRENCE — Two individuals and one group were honored with the first University of Kansas Diversity Leadership Awards from the Office of Diversity and Equity. ...
Legal scholars explore evolution of the modern class action
LAWRENCE — Fifty years ago, the modern class action lawsuit was born. When the U.S. Supreme Court amended Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in 1966, it radically transformed the way plaintiffs could sue on behalf of a group. Half a century later, legal scholars will gather...
New book explores challenges millennials face as new educators in 'uncertain times'
LAWRENCE — Much has been made of millennials, their life experience, how they view the world and how they learn. But what about those who are beginning their careers as educators, teaching the next generation? A University of Kansas professor has written a book about their experiences, challenges, identities and...
KPR fall membership drive exceeds expectations
LAWRENCE —More than 2,040 KPR listeners helped Kansas Public Radio raise $288,000 during its fall membership drive, the most successful fall drive the station has had to date. This event happened soon after the public radio station received a $100,000 budget cut as a result of state cuts to higher...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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...