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Mon, 10/17/2016

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. ...

Mon, 10/17/2016

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...

Mon, 10/17/2016

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...

Mon, 10/17/2016

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. ...

Mon, 10/17/2016

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. ...

Mon, 10/17/2016

On Philippine isle torn by environmental destruction, research pinpoints ‘bull’s-eye’ of biodiversity

Fri, 10/14/2016

Counseling psychology expert to give lecture Oct. 14

Fri, 10/14/2016

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. ...

Fri, 10/14/2016

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...

Fri, 10/14/2016

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. ...

Thu, 10/13/2016

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. ...

Thu, 10/13/2016

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...

Thu, 10/13/2016

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. ...

Wed, 10/12/2016

Spencer Museum reopening Oct. 15 following major renovations

Wed, 10/12/2016

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...

Wed, 10/12/2016

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...

Wed, 10/12/2016

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...

Tue, 10/11/2016

Nutritional supplement could prevent thousands of early preterm births

Tue, 10/11/2016

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. ...

Tue, 10/11/2016

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. ...

Tue, 10/11/2016

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. ...

Tue, 10/11/2016

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. ...

Tue, 10/11/2016

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. ...

Tue, 10/11/2016

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...

Tue, 10/11/2016

KU researcher points finger at inaccuracy in most biology textbooks

Mon, 10/10/2016

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...

Mon, 10/10/2016

Debate 'litmus test' of whether Trump candidacy can overcome latest scandal, expert says

Mon, 10/10/2016

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. ...

Mon, 10/10/2016

‘Moby Dick’ scholar lands Career Achievement Teaching Award

Mon, 10/10/2016

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...

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