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Stop Day tour will offer perspective on seven liberal arts
LAWRENCE — Retired University of Kansas professor Ted Johnson will give his annual Stop Day walking tour of the architecture and sculptures on the Lawrence campus on Friday, May 6. ...
KU will honor faculty, academic staff retirees
PLEASE NOTE: There are two retirement luncheons in May:...
Legendary faculty honored with KU Engineering’s highest award
LAWRENCE — Distinguished University of Kansas School of Engineering Professors Emeriti Ross McKinney and Jan Roskam are the 2016 winners of the Distinguished Engineering Service Award. McKinney served as the director of KU’s Environmental Engineering Graduate program from 1960 until his retirement in 1993. Roskam’s career at KU spanned five...
‘Eve’ and descendants shape global sperm whale population structure, researchers say
Research: Saying ‘I’m gay’ to family, friends doesn’t boost well-being equally for men of every ethnicity
Spencer Museum announces 2016 creativity award recipients
LAWRENCE — The Spencer Museum of Art has announced the 2016 recipients of the Jack and Lavon Brosseau Creativity Awards. Established by benefactor Lavon Brosseau in 2011, the awards honor thought-provoking creative work in the categories of writing and diverse media from undergraduate students in any field. ...
KU promotes innovation with new Proof of Concept Fund Awards
LAWRENCE — Demonstrating that a laboratory concept will work in practice is one key to moving a research discovery into the marketplace. The University of Kansas supports discovery and innovation in multiple ways, including the granting of Proof of Concept (POC) Fund awards for inventions that are near the commercialization...
Estate gift establishes $4M scholarship fund
LAWRENCE — A $4 million estate gift from University of Kansas alumnus Irving Kuraner and his wife, Leona, will establish a scholarship fund to provide assistance to undergraduate students in any discipline who show academic excellence and financial need. ...
Study: For Asian-Americans, interracial marriage isn't the measure of assimilation it once was
LAWRENCE — Interracial marriage is not the single best way to measure levels of assimilation for immigrants and their descendants, based on a University of Kansas researcher's new study on Asian-American interethnic marriages. ...
'We Shall Overcome' historical marker to commemorate 1965 campus sit-in
LAWRENCE — A historical marker commemorating a 1965 student sit-in at the University of Kansas will be unveiled Wednesday at a ceremony in Strong Hall. ...
May 7 Bicycle Donation Day to collect bikes for upcoming June giveaway
OVERLAND PARK — The Greater Kansas City Alumni Network of the KU Alumni Association and Healthy Hawks of the KU Medical Center’s Department of Pediatrics will collect bicycles from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 7, in the Jayhawk Central parking lot of the KU Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road. ...
Nanjing Tech signs memorandum of understanding with SADP
LAWRENCE — During the spring semester of 2015, Assistant Professor of Architecture Hui Cai of the Department of Architecture’s Health and Wellness program organized a joint design studio with the School of Architecture at Nanjing Tech, China. That led to an agreement that paves the way for future collaboration. ...
Open house set for Studio 804's latest passive solar home
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Architecture’s Studio 804 design-build program has completed its latest project, a net-zero, passive solar house. It will be open to the public 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at 1200 Pennsylvania St. ...
Laird Essay Contest winners announced
LAWRENCE — The Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) has announced that this year’s Roy D. and Betty Laird Essay Contest winners, who will present their work at a Brown Bag Lecture at noon Tuesday, May 3, in 318 Bailey Hall. ...
KU Field Station’s Baldwin Woods Forest Preserve doubles in size
The greater Baldwin Woods, named a National Natural Landmark in 1980 by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, is recognized as a site of environmental significance. It lies within an ecotone, the border region where the North American eastern deciduous forest meets the tallgrass prairie. Thus, many species are living...
KU announces new 2016-2020 Self Graduate Fellows
DEI Advisory Group presents report to chancellor, provost
LAWRENCE — After more than four months of work, the university’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Group yesterday presented its report to Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Sara Rosen. ...
KU to host cyberdefense competition
LAWRENCE — A cybersecurity competition hosted this weekend at the University of Kansas School of Engineering will pit Jayhawk engineering students and soldiers from the First Infantry Division at Fort Riley against a group of professional hackers. The competition is set for April 30 and May 1 at Eaton Hall. ...
KU team finalists in HUD Affordable Housing Competition
LAWRENCE — A team of architecture and business school students was among four national finalists who traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to compete in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2016 Innovation in Affordable Housing Competition. ...
Intervention helps adults reduce sugary beverage intake, study shows
LAWRENCE — While millions of adults consume several hundred calories in sugary drinks every day, most of the messages about the dangers of overconsumption of sweet beverages focus on the risks they present children. A University of Kansas researcher has co-authored a study showing an intervention aimed at educating adults...
Hall Center announces 2016-2017 Humanities Lecture Series
LAWRENCE — The Hall Center for the Humanities announced its Humanities Lecture Series for 2016-2017, which will feature prize-winning authors, historians, activists and critics. All events are free and open to the public. ...
Art students' achievements showcased in annual Scholarship Show
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas visual art students will show their work for the department’s annual scholarship exhibition starting Sunday, May 1, at Chalmers Hall. The exhibition is free and open to the public. ...
Design students to present innovative projects for city transportation
LAWRENCE — The public is invited to attend project presentations by three University of Kansas Department of Design students who are recipients of the 2015-2016 MV Transportation Scholarship. The presentations and reception will be from 4-5 p.m. Friday, April 29, at the Forum in Marvin Hall. ...
KU announces March employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the March employees of the month. They are as follows:...
Undergraduate Research Symposium draws more than 500 people
LAWRENCE — More than 500 students, faculty, staff and guests attended the University of Kansas’ 19th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium earlier this month to hear student presenters share the results of their research and creative projects. The event took place in the Kansas Union, where 147 students representing more than...
Retirement luncheon set for unclassified professional staff and university support staff
PLEASE NOTE: There are two retirement luncheons in May:...
Hayhow elected chair of KU Academic Medical Center advisory board
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS — Joyce Hayhow, of Leawood, is the new chair of the Advancement Board, an 85-member advisory group of business and community leaders that represents the objectives of the University of Kansas Medical Center, The University of Kansas Hospital and the University of Kansas Physicians. ...
School of Business to host sports, branding seminar
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business is teaming with KU Athletics' Andrea Hudy for "The Business of Sports: Brand Matters" on June 10 in Capitol Federal Hall. ...
Design department wins fifth consecutive Best School title
LAWRENCE — For the fifth year in a row, the University of Kansas Department of Design was named Best School at the National Student Show, where KU students won nearly half of the awards, including Best In Show. ...