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KU to honor 183 seniors from Wyandotte county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 15, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU honors 68 seniors from Dickinson, Geary, Morris county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 9 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 218 seniors from Shawnee, Wabaunsee county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 13 Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 15, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU releases progress, priorities for next 5 years of sustainability goals
LAWRENCE — The Center for Sustainability has released an update to the Campus Sustainability Plan, Building Sustainable Traditions, which highlights achievements at the University of Kansas over the past five years and outlining new priorities. ...
Diverse dance lineup for fall University Dance Concert
LAWRENCE — The University Dance Company is known for its work with talented guest artists and diversity of dances, and this fall’s concert will be no different. The event will feature work from Brooklyn-based hip-hop theatre founder and Bessie award-winner Jennifer Weber, as well as a new contemporary work from...
Professors will discuss presidential election from global perspective
LAWRENCE — The new president of the United States will affect U.S. foreign policy and relations around the world. Join this panel discussion as three University of Kansas faculty experts address global implications of the 2016 U.S. elections. ...
KU honors 305 seniors from Johnson county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 2 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU honors 90 seniors from Clay, Pottawatomie and Riley county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 7 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU honors 341 seniors from Sedgwick county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 13 Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 7 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
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. ...
Like polls, prediction markets failed to see Trump's victory coming, economist says
LAWRENCE — As network anchors and pundits appeared stunned at Donald Trump's Electoral College victory Tuesday night, it was obvious much political polling data had missed the mark. ...
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 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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...