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KU announces student Fulbright recipients
LAWRENCE — Five University of Kansas students or recent alumni have been selected for prestigious Fulbright awards for research, study or English teaching abroad for 2016-17. ...
Edwards Campus will offer courses in Leavenworth, learning opportunities for military
OVERLAND PARK ‑ The University of Kansas is making its high-quality programming more accessible for current and transitioning military. Starting this fall, it will have a new presence in Leavenworth and offer an online certificate for military transitioning into civilian workforce. ...
Student veterans awarded nearly $10K for new center
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas received a $9,821 grant from the Student Veterans of America and The Home Depot Foundation to help furnish its new Student Veteran Center. ...
Susan Palmer named recipient of Warren Research Achievement Award
LAWRENCE — A leading scholar on the promotion of self-determination of youth and young adults with disabilities is the recipient of the Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award at the University of Kansas. The award is the highest honor given annually to a full-time academic staff researcher working in a...
Types of fathers in literature: Good, bad and substitute
"It's not hard to become a father. Being one is the really difficult part." — Wilhelm Busch...
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan is general chair at IFAC Symposium
LAWRENCE — Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics and courtesy professor of aerospace engineering and electrical engineering and computer science, served as the general chair of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Symposium on Advances in Control Education (ACE 2016) earlier this month in Bratislava, Slovakia. IFAC is the...
New research shines light on surprising numbers and evolutionary variety of bioluminescent ocean fishes
LAWRENCE — A study appearing in the journal PLOS ONE this week shows that bioluminescence — the production of light from a living organism — is more widespread among marine fishes than previously understood. ...
Predicting date of next Fed rate increase is a 'fool's errand,' economist says
LAWRENCE — Federal Reserve officials indicated this week raising interest rates in June was off the table after recent weak economic data, but in national news reports, they said hikes in future months are still possible. ...
‘Hamilton’ success a product of addressing cultural issues, hip-hop theatre artist and scholar says
LAWRENCE — When the Tony Awards are handed out June 12, theatre-lovers and anyone in touch with pop culture will be waiting to see whether the 16 nominations for “Hamilton” pay out. The hip-hop musical caught fire after opening last summer. ...
University of Kansas announces 2 interim deans
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas leadership named interim deans for two of its internationally renowned schools. ...
Unpublished story could provide window into Hughes' experiments with modernist prose, KU scholar says
LAWRENCE — A previously unpublished Langston Hughes short story could lead to clues into how the Kansas author approached the creative process late in his life, said a University of Kansas scholar of Hughes' work. ...
KU Phi Kappa Phi Chapter selects Blackiston Fellowship honoree
LAWRENCE — A student who completed requirements for two undergraduate degrees in three years was selected to receive the James Blackiston Fellowship from the University of Kansas chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. ...
KU community mourns death of student Daniel Weyand
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of student Daniel Weyand, who died May 28. ...
Five faculty members earn distinguished professor status
LAWRENCE — Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Sara Rosen has appointed five University of Kansas faculty members to be university distinguished professors. The appointments for professors Alice Bean in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Monica Biernat in the Department of Psychology, Chuck Epp in the School of Public...
CLAS names 1st associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion
LAWRENCE – A new associate dean at the University of Kansas will oversee diversity, equity and inclusion programming and policies for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces May graduates
YODER – Sixty-two new law enforcement officers were congratulated by University of Kansas General Counsel Jim Pottorff during their graduation May 20 from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC). ...
Coach teams up with Audio-Reader for 7th annual Golf Classic
LAWRENCE — Erin O’Neil, the University of Kansas women’s golf head coach, will chair the Audio-Reader’s seventh-annual Golf Classic, which will take place Monday, June 6, at the Eagle Bend Golf Course. ...
Media advisory: Professor can discuss KC hearing to fight predatory payday lending
LAWRENCE — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is hosting a public hearing in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 2, the same day as the national day of action to end predatory lending. CFPB director Richard Cordray will speak at the hearing at the Kansas City Convention Center. ...
Kansas Enrichment Network partnering for 2-state municipal summit on afterschool, expanded learning
LAWRENCE – A statewide project of a University of Kansas-based research center is partnering with colleagues in Missouri to assemble city leaders and state agency officials from across both states for an early-June municipal summit focused on improving and expanding afterschool and summer learning opportunities for young people. ...
KU announces April Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the April Employees of the Month:...
University community remembers undergraduate Nathaniel Naudet
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering Nathaniel Naudet, a chemical and petroleum engineering student. Naudet died May 17 near Flagstaff, Arizona. ...
Media advisory: Scholar on modern Japan can comment on Obama's visit to Hiroshima
LAWRENCE —Barack Obama on Friday will be the first U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, the Japanese city destroyed by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945 during World War II. ...
Sophisticated investors reap greater profits when trading stocks of firms with more connected boards, research shows
LAWRENCE — A golfer, a banker and a gambler linked in an insider trading case make for a great headline and provocative news. ...
Professor honored by Society for German-American Studies
LAWRENCE — The Society for German-American Studies has selected Professor William Keel of the University of Kansas Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures as the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award at the society's 40th annual symposium in San Antonio. ...
Professor develops framework to test how governments use religion in rhetoric
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas researcher has developed a framework to analyze how governments can use religion in different ways to legitimize their own power. ...
Professor examines how diversity offices form, evolve on college campuses
LAWRENCE — College campuses across the country have shown in the past year how vital concerns about diversity and equity are in higher education. While many institutions have offices or administrators charged with overseeing diversity efforts, little attention has been paid to how and why what is commonly referred to...
Hawks, Helmets and Handlebars event to focus on bicycle safety, healthy habits
WESTWOOD—The University of Kansas Alumni Association and the KU Medical Center will provide free bicycle helmets to the first 150 children present at the eighth annual Hawks, Helmets and Handlebars event from 10 a.m. to noon June 4 at the KU Cancer Center’s Westwood Campus, 2330 Shawnee Mission Parkway. ...