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Jennifer Brockman named as first program director of Sexual Assault Prevention & Education Center
LAWRENCE — The first program director of a newly created center to coordinate the University of Kansas’ ongoing sexual assault prevention and education efforts is an experienced prevention educator who has led the largest comprehensive sexual assault program in Iowa. ...
KU names new vice chancellor and chief financial officer
LAWRENCE — Leisa Julian, an experienced financial administrator who has spent her career working in the public sector, will join the University of Kansas as vice chancellor and chief financial officer Feb. 15. ...
TV journalist Gwen Ifill to receive William Allen White award
LAWRENCE – Journalist Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of “Washington Week” and co-anchor and managing editor of “PBS NewsHour,” will receive the 2016 William Allen White Foundation National Citation. The award comes from a vote of the trustees of the William Allen White Foundation and the University of Kansas...
A passion for architecture, reading sparks $2 million estate gift
LAWRENCE — Gratitude for the scholarship support they received in college and a lifelong passion for reading has led University of Kansas alumnus Michael Cummings and his wife, Pamela Miller, of Kansas City, Missouri, to make a $2 million gift commitment for the University of Kansas. ...
KU to screen new documentary on Kansans, water
LAWRENCE — A new documentary that tells heartfelt stories about Kansans and water will be screened this week at the University of Kansas. ...
Dole Institute announces early spring 2016 programs
LAWRENCE – The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its early spring 2016 programming schedule, including the annual Presidential Lecture Series, spring semester discussion group and a program on Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. February will also mark the beginning of a...
KU finalizes contract with developer for Central District project
LAWRENCE — After nearly three years of planning, the University of Kansas is now ready to get started on a transformative campus redevelopment project. ...
Kevin L. Smith selected to be the next dean of KU Libraries
LAWRENCE — Kevin L. Smith, director of copyright and scholarly communication at Duke University, will join the University of Kansas in May as dean for KU Libraries. ...
Media advisory: Past violence in standoffs drives caution in Oregon, researcher says
LAWRENCE — As a group of armed anti-government protesters have taken over federal buildings in a remote area of Oregon, federal law enforcement officers are seeking a peaceful resolution to the standoff. ...
Pharmacy students will visit independent pharmacies
LAWRENCE — Sixteen students from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy will join Dean Ken Audus and Senior Associate Dean Gene Hotchkiss on a three-day trip across Kansas and into parts of Oklahoma and Missouri to visit 12 independent pharmacies and their owners Wednesday, Jan. 6, through Friday, Jan. ...
KPR to broadcast governor's State of the State address (Opens in new window)
LAWRENCE – A new funding method for public schools is expected to dominate the debate in the Kansas Legislature this year, and Gov. Sam Brownback will outline his budget and policy priorities during his State of the State address. ...
Candidates for IOA director will present in early January
LAWRENCE — Three candidates for the position of director of Institutional Opportunity and Access will be on the University of Kansas campus for interviews and presentations in coming weeks. ...
Kansas Geological Survey to measure groundwater levels in western Kansas
LAWRENCE — A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, will be in western Kansas in early January to measure groundwater levels in hundreds of wells. The work is part of an annual program with the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Water Resources (KDA-DWR)...
Porras chosen to lead Office of Multicultural Affairs
LAWRENCE — An individual with 10 years of experience of growing responsibility at the University of Kansas will be the next director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. ...
Diabetes self-management, support improve health outcomes in underserved communities
LAWRENCE — Even in communities with barriers to health care, exercise opportunities and healthy food, residents with diabetes saw improved health outcomes when they participated in programs that took a coordinated care approach to diabetes self-management. ...
KU community mourns death of Professor Patricia Howard
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas and KU Medical Center communities are mourning the death of Professor Patricia Howard, who died Dec. 17. She was 64. ...
Community coming together to restore the Prairie Acre
LAWRENCE — The Prairie Acre at the University of Kansas is the last remaining piece of native prairie on the Lawrence campus. Tucked into the hillside behind Blake and Twente halls, this one-third-acre parcel was designated in 1932 as a landscape to remain undeveloped and protected by the university. For...
Prominent KU researchers named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
LAWRENCE — Two prominent KU researchers — each with a track record of turning ideas into inventions and new companies – have been elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). ...
KU research expenditures stable in 2015; national ranking unchanged
LAWRENCE — Research at the University of Kansas affects people, communities and whole industries through discovery and innovation. Whether it involves human health, energy and the environment, information technology, or the humanities and social sciences, the research efforts of faculty and staff make a difference in Kansas and elsewhere. ...
Grant enables research into the neurocognitive foundations of human creativity
LAWRENCE — From the global climate crisis to the flood of refugees emanating from Syria, the world needs creative solutions to a host of seemingly intractable problems. Cognitive neuroscientists are searching for ways to boost people’s imagination, partly in hopes of tapping the potential of the human mind to tackle...
Professor studies how First Amendment applies to private companies that regulate online speech
LAWRENCE — In a society in which our public speech increasingly takes place online via private companies like Facebook and Twitter, the gold standard of protecting speech — the First Amendment — may or may not apply. A University of Kansas professor has authored a study exploring whether the First...
Media advisory: Banking expert available to comment on Fed rate hike
LAWRENCE – On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. ...
Kansas African Studies Center receives NEH grant
LAWRENCE — The Kansas African Studies Center at the University of Kansas has received $140,000 in funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to launch public discussions, community programming and the creation of educational resources in local communities to discuss the challenges and opportunities surrounding recent demographic changes in...
Media advisory: KU scholar shares the best, don't-miss 'Star Wars' fan edits
LAWRENCE – Love him or hate him, Jar Jar Binks and his bumbling antics in “Star Wars Episode I: the Phantom Menace” brought fan editing into the mainstream. ...
Program to lead creative kids to innovative careers proves successful
LAWRENCE — Every teacher has seen them in the classroom: young people who are highly creative, yet struggle in some areas of their schoolwork or in disciplinary matters. Researchers at the University of Kansas have developed a program, now in its 10th year, that helps identify creatively gifted students and...
KU Alumni Association sets dates for Homecoming 2016
LAWRENCE —The University of Kansas will celebrate Homecoming Oct. 16-22, 2016, culminating in the KU football game against Oklahoma State University Oct. 22 in Memorial Stadium. ...
Journalism school launching online master's degree in digital content strategy
LAWRENCE — The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is launching its first online master’s program, and students will be able to earn certificates in data interpretation and social media strategy. ...