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School of Business joins with Oracle Academy to deliver business analytics major
LAWRENCE -- Beginning this semester, the University of Kansas School of Business will team with Oracle, a leading global software and cloud computing company, to provide technical resources for its new undergraduate major in business analytics. ...
Uber tests in Pittsburgh don't mean driverless taxis are imminent, transportation policy expert says
KU, KUMC researchers part of grant to double produce money for SNAP participants
LAWRENCE — Researchers at the University of Kansas and University of Kansas Medical Center are part of a nearly $6 million grant that aims to help low-income families eat healthy, supporting local farmers and keeping food dollars in the area economy. ...
KU intellectual disabilities research center wins $5.40 million grant
LAWRENCE — The Kansas Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center has been awarded a five-year, $5.40 million cooperative agreement from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. ...
Economic conference to focus on Kansas urbanization, policy decisions
LAWRENCE — As Kansas' urban counties have seen a rapid population growth in recent decades, the state has grappled with this major transformation. ...
Lecture series to focus on multicultural issues in speech-language-hearing
LAWRENCE — A new lecture series at the University of Kansas will bring multicultural scholars as guest speakers to campus each year. ...
Revisiting a classic American play
LAWRENCE—William Inge’s legacy with Kansas and the University of Kansas Department of Theatre is long, from student to alumnus and from award-winning playwright to guest artist. Inge’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning play, “Picnic,” will be brought to life this season by Professor Emeritus Jack Wright, one of Inge's former students. ...
Students who take journalism more likely to vote, study shows
LAWRENCE — Across the country, adults are encouraging young people to vote. A new study suggests one of the best ways to encourage voting and civic engagement in young people may be to enroll them in a journalism class. ...
Inaugural lecture will explore some microbes’ invisible war on humans
LAWRENCE — Microbes can be destructive intruders when given the opportunity. Foundation Distinguished Professor William Picking wants people to know that individuals are often at war with this unseen enemy and the battlefield is their own body. ...
KU freshman class grows for fifth straight year, sets record for academic talent
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas freshman class has grown for the fifth-straight year — and done so in record-breaking fashion. ...
Book considers the extent morality should have over people's lives
LAWRENCE — Both Bill Gates of Microsoft and Steve Jobs of Apple through their leadership contributed immensely to the development of computer technology, but their paths seem to diverge on how they handled their wealth. ...
Kassebaum leaves award to Dole Institute student programs
LAWRENCE — Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum has requested that her Dole Leadership Prize cash award stay at the Dole Institute of Politics to fund student programming. Kassebaum received the Dole Leadership Prize in a surprise ceremony Sept. 17 at the Dole Institute. The prize comes with a $25,000 cash...
KU announces 2016-17 Staff Fellows
LAWRENCE — Neeli Bendapudi, provost and executive vice chancellor, and Mike Rounds, associate vice provost for human resource management, have announced the 2016-17 class of staff fellows at the University of Kansas. ...
Startup School@KU course begins Sept. 28
LAWRENCE — Success may begin with an idea, but it is achieved with know-how. An annual program designed to build entrepreneurial knowledge among students, faculty and staff at the University of Kansas is now open for registration. ...
KU Alumni Association announces 2016-2017 Kansas City Network officers, board members
LAWRENCE — The Alumni Association’s Greater Kansas City Network has elected its officers and six new board members for the 2016-2017 term. ...
Chancellor Gray-Little to step down in summer 2017
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Expert on sophisticated traders can address Leon Cooperman's SEC case
LAWRENCE — The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused hedge-fund manager Leon Cooperman and his firm, Omega Advisors Inc., of insider trading. It is alleged he agreed to refrain from using information he received from a corporate executive but then went ahead and traded on it. ...
Common book keynote to feature Jabari Asim of The Crisis magazine
LAWRENCE — Jabari Asim, celebrated author and editor-in-chief of The Crisis magazine, will present the fall keynote lecture for the University of Kansas’s Common Book program at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in Budig Hall Room 130. Asim will talk about his work in relation to the 2016-2017 KU Common...
KU to honor 83 high school seniors from 8 southwest Kansas counties
LAWRENCE — Students from 15 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 28, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 146 seniors from Douglas and Jefferson county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from 13 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 28, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 118 seniors from Harvey and Reno county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 28, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Debate team opens with wins in Atlanta, Kansas City
LAWRENCE — The KU debate squad opened the season Sept. 17-20 with teams competing at national tournaments in Kansas City and Atlanta. The KU duo of Sion Bell and Quaram Robinson took first place at a tournament hosted by the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the KU team of Jacob...
Departments present Whelan Kansas Leadership for Learning Award
LAWRENCE — Each year, the Department of Special Education and the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas recognize the work of educators in Kansas with the Whelan Kansas Leadership for Learning Award. ...
KU professor wins national award for study on budgeting reforms in developing countries
New initiative pairs Greek and community organizations as service partners
LAWRENCE — The Center for Civic and Social Responsibility and the Fraternity and Sorority Life program have collaborated to create a new initiative, the Fraternity Sorority Community Service Partnership. The purpose of the partnership is to continuously support the advancements of the Greek letter organizations at the University of Kansas...
Rasnak Award recognizes fraternity for establishment of accessibility scholarship
LAWRENCE — The Academic Achievement and Access Center at the University of Kansas awarded the Mary Ann Rasnak Access Champion Award to the Alpha Nu chapter of Beta Theta Pi fraternity on Sept. 19. The fraternity is the first organization to receive the award, previously given to individuals, for making...
Fossils preserved by Kansas chalk for eons will be digitized and shared via new NSF grant
LAWRENCE — If you stroll the halls of a natural history museum anywhere in the world and come face-to-face with the prehistoric fossil of a pterodactyl or mosasaur, the odds are good it was unearthed in Kansas. ...
Ideology, politics thwart creation of Russian school of international relations
LAWRENCE — Despite post-Cold War aspirations to create a distinct national school of international relations in Russia, political and ideological influences from the Kremlin have thwarted these efforts, according to University of Kansas researchers. ...