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KU announces nominees for prestigious astronaut scholarship
Four outstanding University of Kansas undergraduates are the first nominees representing the university in the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Astronaut Scholarship program. ...
Associate dean recognized with lifetime achievement award
James Lichtenberg, associate dean in the School of Education at the University of Kansas, has been selected to receive the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award, granted on behalf of the Society of Counseling Psychology Section for the Promotion of Psychotherapy Sciences. ...
Research to map organized crime, terrorism hotspots in Eurasia
As organized crime plays an increasing role in funding terrorism, research at the University of Kansas aims to pinpoint hotspots in Eurasia where drug trafficking, human trafficking and terrorism coincide. ...
KU research center partners with Topeka schools to establish GEAR UP Highland Park Cluster
In partnership with Topeka Public Schools, University of Kansas specialists from the Center for Educational Opportunity Programs (CEOP) in the Achievement & Assessment Institute this spring began a seven-year, $2.24 million project to serve 720 students in the high school graduating classes of 2020 and 2021; these students currently are...
Paleontologists pioneer laser-beam scanning of dinosaur fossils
A team of scientists based largely at the University of Kansas and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Washington has developed methods of using commercial-grade laser equipment to find and analyze fossils of dinosaurs. Their techniques are introduced via a paper in the journal PLOS ONE today. ...
Report: Technology, collaboration can personalize education for American students
Harnessing technology to personalize education for all students has the potential to transform education and prepare students to live and work in a global society. In 2014, more than 100 experts from the fields of education, research, academics and technology, as well as policy makers, gathered to discuss the future...
KU earns reaccreditation from Higher Learning Commission
The University of Kansas has been reaccredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. ...
Institute will host 25 educators to delve into African-American poetry
A group of 25 college and university teachers from across the U.S. will spend two weeks at the University of Kansas learning about African-American poetry during the last 50 years, from 1960 to the present. ...
Law school honors top graduates for scholarship, leadership, service
The University of Kansas School of Law honored Class of 2015 graduates at a hooding ceremony May 16. During the ceremony, nine students received awards for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community. ...
University honors staff retirees
At a luncheon May 21, the University of Kansas honored university support staff who have retired since Oct. 1, 2013, and unclassified professional staff who have retired since July 1, 2014. They are listed below by name, department and years of service:...
Media advisory: Report that mental illness rates in children dropping is good, but more work needed
A recent New England Journal of Medicine study reported that the rate of severe mental illness in children and adolescents has dropped significantly over the past generation. The news contradicts public perception and widely held beliefs that diagnoses were on the rise. ...
Political science department announces awards, scholarships
The University of Kansas Political Science Department honored its top students at its Recognition Ceremony, with awards and induction into Pi Sigma Alpha last month at the Adams Alumni Center. ...
Service award recognizes faculty contributions to Kansas
Faculty efforts on a statewide anti-bullying project and the preservation of archives from across Kansas have been recognized with the Steeples Service to Kansas Award. ...
Summer campus construction projects begin
Several campus construction projects are now underway, resulting in road closures and detours that will affect traffic and pedestrian routes for the coming weeks and months. ...
'Draconian border policies' embolden human trafficking networks, expert says
European Union and southeast Asian countries are struggling to develop policies on how to deal with large numbers of migrants fleeing unstable states like Syria, Libya, Niger, Bangladesh and Myanmar. ...
Study: Self-styled opinion leaders share more news, useful or not
Journalism has always depended on people sharing news, whether by word of mouth or clipping an article out of the paper. Today, all it takes is the click of a button to pass news along. A new study by a University of Kansas professor explored the effect that individuals’ personality,...
KU stages first Kansas DNA Day with statewide high schools
The University of Kansas celebrated its first official Kansas DNA Day last month. Lynn Villafuerte and Sonia Hall, with support from the Office of Diversity in Science Training, organized the events in collaboration with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The design and implementation of this institutional level outreach program...
Ford Motor Co. announces scholarship winner
Ford Motor Company has announced that industrial design student Alexander Guinn, Overland Park, is one of five U.S. recipients of its inaugural Alan Mulally Leadership in Engineering Scholarship Awards. ...
Pressure to expand is crucial key to firms' success, KU study finds
Whole Foods Market encourages its employees to connect with the supermarket's "core values" on a personal level and make them "come to life" every day in their work. ...
Outlaw biker gangs operate much like extremist groups, researcher says
After Sunday's deadly biker brawl in Waco, Texas, the Justice Department has sought to raise public awareness of the prevalence of outlaw biker gangs often involved in criminal activity. ...
Researchers help people with disabilities raise employment expectations
After completing schoolwork, individuals with disabilities may be directed to a life of sheltered employment or a group home setting. University of Kansas researchers have been battling that type of guidance by proving that it is possible for individuals with disabilities to hold meaningful employment and live independently. Those researchers...
Porras named interim director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Longtime University of Kansas staff member Precious Porras has been named interim director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. ...
Education professor awarded research fellowship in humanities
The American Council of Learned Societies has awarded John Rury, professor of educational leadership & policy studies and courtesy professor of history, the Collaborative Research Fellowship for humanities research to be undertaken in academic year 2015-16. The ACLS, one of the premier humanities-focused granting agencies, is a private, nonprofit federation...
College presents faculty with awards for research, teaching, mentoring
Faculty contributions in research, teaching and mentoring were recognized recently with a series of awards from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas. The prizes acknowledge outstanding professors for commitment to advising and teaching to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as innovation in research. ...
KU awarded new FAA Center of Excellence designation
The University of Kansas is among three universities across the state that are members of the new Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or UAS, which was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. ...
Scholars challenge longtime critics in book that re-examines Andrew Wyeth’s art
Like his iconic painting “Christina’s World,” Andrew Wyeth’s legacy is one of emotional depth and complexity, according to the first academic book to be published on the artist. ...
KU events will celebrate cicada emergence
the appearance of the cicada M. cassini, which has not been seen since 1998, the KU Natural History Museum and the Kansas Biological Survey will offer several opportunities to learn more about these insects:...
Media advisory: Nationally recognized expert can discuss White House pollinator plan
Today, a task force appointed by President Obama unveiled a national strategy to protect honeybees, monarch butterflies and other pollinators. Under supervision of the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture, the strategy aims to reduce honeybee colony loss, boost monarch butterfly populations to safeguard their yearly migration, and “restore...
Design Futures Student Leadership Forum coming to KU
The University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design & Planning will host the 2015 Design Futures Public Interest Design (PID) Student Leadership Forum from May 29 to June 2. ...
Students to study African languages with FLAS fellowships
The Kansas African Studies Center (KASC) has awarded Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships to 19 students for the study of five African languages this summer and during the 2015-16 academic year. ...