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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 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. ...
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...
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. ...
Media invited to Central District celebration, “topping out” ceremony for science building
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little will host a celebration of a once-in-a-generation campus redevelopment project that will transform the way KU educates students and conducts research. ...
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. ...
University community mourns death of lecturer David Mburu
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is mourning the death of a faculty member from the Department of African and African-American Studies and the Kansas African Studies Center. ...
Audio-Reader marks 45 years, celebrates volunteer milestones
LAWRENCE — Audio-Reader volunteers and staff gathered last month to mark the organization’s milestone anniversary and recognize the 400 volunteers who make the programming possible. ...
Expert on expansion of marijuana legalization says 'floodgates are opening' with 2016 ballot initiatives
LAWRENCE — Advance polling of voters in several U.S. states, including California, suggests marijuana-law liberalization efforts could succeed in next week’s elections. ...
Presidential campaign's uncharted territory includes economic policy, scholar says
LAWRENCE —The U.S. presidential candidates likely present a stark difference in economic policy, which is why the financial markets have reacted to key shifts in the campaign, according to a University of Kansas economist. ...
KU honors 64 seniors from Labette, Montgomery county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools were honored Nov. 2 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
New Global Scholars cohort selected
LAWRENCE — Fifteen sophomores at the University of Kansas have been competitively selected as Global Scholars, a program for undergraduate students who have a strong academic record and interest in global studies. ...
KU announces September Employees of the Month
Name: Ron HuettenmuellerTitle: Financial analyst senior, Comptroller’s Office...
University community remembers George Worth, renowned authority on Victorian literature
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is grieving the loss of Professor Emeritus George Worth, who was part of the Department of English for 40 years. ...
Scholars to discuss role of area studies in the global age
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the field of area studies during an event at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in The Commons. The talk is free and open to the public. ...
Inaugural inventor prize recognizes KU researcher
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas professor has been selected as one of the five inaugural recipients of a major fellowship for outstanding inventors for her work to combat superbug resistance to antibiotic drugs. ...
New research will create a 21st-century tally of biodiversity in Southwest Pacific
LAWRENCE — The Solomon Islands in the Southwest Pacific are best known as a locale for some of the most intense fighting of the Second World War, including the bloody Battle of Guadalcanal. But for nearly a century, the rich biodiversity of the islands has been instrumental to the study...
New book examines how psychometrics, math education can work together to make better math teachers
LAWRENCE — Everyone has taken a math test at some point and saw they score they received, based on the number of questions they got right. The problem with that age-old method of testing is, while it reveals which answers were correct and which weren’t, it doesn’t give a full...
Baxendale Innovation Award honors KU researchers for cancer-fighting technology
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas faculty members were honored for their cancer-fighting research technology that is showing considerable promise. ...
School of Education offering free professional development in KC
OVERLAND PARK — The School of Education at the University of Kansas has announced dates for the 2016-2017 Strategies Event Series, which will include three interactive lectures at the Edwards Campus. ...
Professor urges oversight to discourage negative student fan behavior
LAWRENCE — Athletic teams may prefer home field or court advantage, but where do they draw the line between supportive and violent fans? A University of Kansas professor has co-authored a study examining a branded college basketball student fan organization to understand their motivations and to see if common theories...
Programs to explore 'Portraits of Latinx Identity'
LAWRENCE — Even though Latina/os are now the largest “minority” group in Kansas and in the United States, they often struggle to make their voices and identities known. ...
Symposium will explore solutions on college affordability
LAWRENCE — Rising student loan burdens, escalating wealth inequality and a pervasive sense that the American Dream of financial security and economic mobility are slipping beyond the grasp of many Americans have led to questions whether higher education is still "worth it" in today’s economy. An upcoming symposium at the...