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KU ranked as No. 10 best school in the country for veterans for second year
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has earned another top-10 spot from Military Times in its Best for Vets: Colleges 2017 rankings. ...
New exhibition explores time, history, memory in contemporary Asian art
LAWRENCE — The Spencer Museum of Art invites viewers to contemplate the past, present and future with the exhibition “Temporal Turn: Art and Speculation in Contemporary Asia,” which opens today. This major international exhibition at the University of Kansas features 26 contemporary artists from across Asia whose work explores ideas...
For KU Climate Study survey, top participating units honored
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Climate Study survey is in the history books, although there’s more work to do and winners to announce. ...
New findings on physical activity could shape treatment for mild Alzheimer’s disease
LAWRENCE — For older adults, physical activity is apt to shield against cognitive decline and forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Yet, as people age and some experience cognitive impairment, they tend to become less physically active. ...
KU Debate wins third tournament championship of semester
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas debate team of sophomore Christopher Fry and junior William Katz won a tournament hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma. The Kansas duo defeated the University of Texas in the championship debate. This marked the third tournament that KU teams have won this semester...
Study: Government mass killings intensify domestic terrorism
LAWRENCE — Instances of mass killings and government violence spike domestic terrorism and allow terrorist groups to use grievances against government oppression to recruit more members, according to a new study that includes a University of Kansas researcher. ...
New program gives students an early start doing research
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for Undergraduate Research launched a new federal work-study based program to help first-year students with an early start to conduct research. ...
University community remembers former professor, Edgar Allan Poe scholar Stuart Levine
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering Stuart Levine, a professor emeritus of English. ...
Book explores origin of racial divide in early colonial Spain
LAWRENCE — In December of 1554 in Mexico City, members of Tenochtitlan's indigenous cabildo, or its city council, wrote a petition to Emperor Charles V of Spain seeking administrative changes to "save us from any Spaniard, mestizo, black or mulato afflicting us in the marketplace, on the roads, in the...
This is it: Key states to watch in the Electoral College results
LAWRENCE —As voters cast their ballots for president today, a University of Kansas expert on polling and partisanship pinpoints what to watch for in the handful of states seemingly up for grabs, and he reflects on this divisive election. ...
KU honors 265 seniors from Johnson county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 11 Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 7 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU honors 67 high school seniors from six Southwest Kansas counties
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 2 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU offering first-of-its-kind online certificate program for school leaders to build inclusive schools
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has launched a unique online program — one of the first of its kind in the nation — to teach educators and school leaders how to create an inclusive learning environment that serves all students and addresses biases common in American educational settings. ...
Media invited to Central District celebration, “topping out” ceremony for science building
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little will host a celebration of a once-in-a-generation campus redevelopment project that will transform the way KU educates students and conducts research. ...
New book takes deep dive into songs of Radiohead
LAWRENCE – “The most important rock band since the Beatles” deserves a book focusing on its music, or at least that was University of Kansas researcher Brad Osborn’s thinking when he considered Radiohead. ...
Pharmaceutical sciences conference will bring researchers from around the world
LAWRENCE — Scientists will gather in Lawrence this week for the 11th biennial conference of the Globalization of Pharmaceutics Education Network (GPEN), hosted by the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. ...
Architecture lecturer honored as a top educator
LAWRENCE — America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools 2016-17 recently named University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design & Planning lecturer Anne Patterson as one of its 25 most admired educators who teach in U.S. schools. ...
Professor's book to assist students, lawyers in 'alternative dispute resolution'
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas professor has authored a new edition of a book designed to help law students and lawyers develop important practical skills and learn the law governing disputes resolved outside of court. ...
University community mourns death of lecturer David Mburu
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is mourning the death of a faculty member from the Department of African and African-American Studies and the Kansas African Studies Center. ...
KU honors 64 seniors from Labette, Montgomery county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 2 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Expert on expansion of marijuana legalization says 'floodgates are opening' with 2016 ballot initiatives
LAWRENCE — Advance polling of voters in several U.S. states, including California, suggests marijuana-law liberalization efforts could succeed in next week’s elections. ...
Audio-Reader marks 45 years, celebrates volunteer milestones
LAWRENCE — Audio-Reader volunteers and staff gathered last month to mark the organization’s milestone anniversary and recognize the 400 volunteers who make the programming possible. ...
Presidential campaign's uncharted territory includes economic policy, scholar says
LAWRENCE —The U.S. presidential candidates likely present a stark difference in economic policy, which is why the financial markets have reacted to key shifts in the campaign, according to a University of Kansas economist. ...
New Global Scholars cohort selected
LAWRENCE — Fifteen sophomores at the University of Kansas have been competitively selected as Global Scholars, a program for undergraduate students who have a strong academic record and interest in global studies. ...
New book examines how psychometrics, math education can work together to make better math teachers
LAWRENCE — Everyone has taken a math test at some point and saw they score they received, based on the number of questions they got right. The problem with that age-old method of testing is, while it reveals which answers were correct and which weren’t, it doesn’t give a full...
KU announces September Employees of the Month
Name: Ron HuettenmuellerTitle: Financial analyst senior, Comptroller’s Office...