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KU to honor 235 seniors from Sedgwick county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Sept. 26, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Dole Institute adds voting rights program with Kobach, Johnson
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics announced today the addition of a Constitution Day program on voting rights featuring Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and KU Law adjunct professor Mark P. Johnson. ...
Koch Industries gift of $1M establishes business, engineering scholarship funds
LAWRENCE, Kansas — A gift commitment of $1 million from Koch Industries, Inc., will benefit students in the schools of Business and Engineering at the University of Kansas. ...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences welcomes new faculty
LAWRENCE – The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences will welcome its new faculty members with a reception at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at The Commons at the University of Kansas. All faculty and staff are invited to attend. ...
University community remembers Stephen Lambert
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering information technology colleague Stephen Lambert, who died Aug. 27 in Lawrence. He was 56. ...
KU-LMH partnership to provide free legal services to hospital patients
LAWRENCE – A new partnership between the University of Kansas School of Law and Lawrence Memorial Hospital will offer free legal assistance to low-income patients while providing invaluable hands-on training to law students. ...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences hosts State of the College
LAWRENCE – The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas will host its first-ever State of the College this fall. ...
Spanish Inquisition pornography investigation provides key to how ordinary Europeans read
LAWRENCE — A little-examined Spanish Inquisition investigation into pornography could shed light on how ordinary Europeans read literature during the Enlightenment. ...
Energy initiatives move KU’s Lawrence campus toward conservation goals
LAWRENCE — Ongoing efforts by the University of Kansas Energy Office and Center for Sustainability to reduce energy usage on campus have produced strong results over the past year. Reports for centrally funded electricity and gas usage for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 show a decrease of 1.9 million kWh of...
CDC grant to improve access to health programs for individuals with disabilities
LAWRENCE — Researchers at the University of Kansas have landed a grant to help improve the health of individuals with disabilities by increasing accessibility to programs and removing barriers to services designed to promote healthy living. ...
Research workshop aimed at community engagement
LAWRENCE — Researchers from across campus are invited to come to SHOW: Your Research (SHaring through Outreach Workshop) at the Commons from 1-5 p.m. Sept. 30. The workshop, sponsored by the KU chapter of Sigma Xi, will help faculty and student groups focus on engaging more with the community by...
Author-bioethicist to speak on ethically questionable practices in academic activism
LAWRENCE—Alice Dreger, bioethicist, academic activist and author, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the The Commons at Spooner Hall, as the first installation of the Hall Center for the Humanities' 2016-2017 Humanities Lecture Series. “Good Causes, Bad Acts: Scrutinizing Ends and Means in Academic Activism” is free...
KU institute publishes 50th edition of Kansas Statistical Abstract
LAWRENCE — For a half-century, one report has provided invaluable social and economic data that has aided Kansans in promoting and governing their communities. ...
KU to test emergency alert systems Sept. 6
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will conduct a campuswide test of its emergency alert systems at noon Tuesday, Sept. 6. ...
KU community remembers opera singer, music professor Norman Paige
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering Norman Paige, a professor emeritus of vocal performance. Paige died Aug. 25 in Mission Hills. He was 87. ...
Master of Accounting program earns top ranking
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Business Master of Accounting (MAcc) program has earned the No. 9 spot in a ranking of the top programs in the country. ...
Gift endows chemical engineering fund at KU
LAWRENCE — A $1 million dollar gift commitment from a retired University of Kansas engineering faculty member will endow a fund named in honor of four influential professors. ...
CLAS releases plan for diversity, equity and inclusion
LAWRENCE – The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas has unveiled a plan that will guide its efforts in transforming its approach to diversity, equity and inclusion. ...
KU Alumni Association honors 2 recipients of Fred Ellsworth Medallion
LAWRENCE — The 2016 recipients of the Fred Ellsworth Medallion for extraordinary service to the University of Kansas are Jill Sadowsky Docking of Wichita and Allyn Risley of Houston. The KU Alumni Association will honor them Sept. 9 during the fall meeting of the Association’s national board of directors. ...
Nominations sought for Baxendale Innovation Award
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas seeks nominations for the annual Baxendale Innovation Award. It recognizes a KU researcher or a research group for excellence in entrepreneurship and commercialization. ...
Military should address gender stereotypes when integrating combat roles, study finds
LAWRENCE — Even though the Defense Secretary Ash Carter earlier this year formally opened all combat jobs to women, two University of Kansas researchers say the U.S. military needs to work on changing significant cultural aspects to fully integrate women in the armed forces. ...
Professor analyzing decades of data to determine patent value
LAWRENCE — For more than two centuries, patents have been considered a key governmental policy tool for economic innovation. And for just as long numerous assumptions have been made about what they mean to an innovation’s value, where the most important ones are litigated and numerous other questions. A University...
Sale of vinyl records, audio equipment, CDs to benefit KU Audio-Reader Network
LAWRENCE — If you love music, collect vinyl records or simply need to update your stereo system with quality equipment for a good price, then stop by Audio-Reader’s annual benefit sale, For Your Ears Only. The 14th annual event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 9 and...
School of Business to host conference on business ethics
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business and its International Center for Ethics in Business will host the fifth Partners in Business Ethics Conference on Sept. 29-30. ...
Registration open for Children's Swim Program at Robinson Center
LAWRENCE – The Department of Health, Sport, & Exercise Sciences at the University of Kansas has opened online registration for the Fall 2016 Children’s Swim Program at Robinson Center. ...
Quarterback's protest re-ignites discussions of slavery, national anthem, researchers say
LAWRENCE — When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick last weekend refused to stand for the national anthem, citing oppression of racial minorities, it reopened discussions of the anthem's genesis and references to slavery in the not often sung third verse. ...
American Latino literature has focused more on undocumented immigrants, scholar finds
LAWRENCE — As immigration policy has become prominent in American society in recent decades, the debate and social justice issues surrounding immigrants have become a larger part of American Latino literature, a University of Kansas scholar finds. ...