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KU institutional video ad garners Silver Telly Award
With stunning visuals of the Lawrence campus and the people who make it come alive, the university’s 2014 institutional video ad celebrates what it means to be a Jayhawk, from overcoming insurmountable obstacles to changing the shape of the world we live in. ...
New technology to provide remote piano lessons for rural elementary students
The University of Kansas School of Music has acquired a new Yamaha Disklavier-reproducing piano that will enable elementary school students at a rural, low-income district to take part in remote music lessons through ground-breaking distance learning technology. ...
Digital edition of anti-slavery play links it to 1700s opera
Two University of Kansas researchers have created a digital edition of a previously unpublished anti-slavery play attributed to the 19th century playwright and actress Kate Edwards Swayze. ...
Author lecture: 'Speaking Truth to Power'
A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist will present “Speaking Truth to Power: on The Other Side, Courage, and Voice” as a powerful contribution to the University of Kansas campus conversation about sexual violence. ...
Understand what consent means in the KU community
to be a challenging issue in sexual assault cases across campus, especially when alcohol is involved. As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month at KU, today is Consent Day. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to wear their Consent Day T-shirts to raise awareness and to encourage a dialogue on...
Book explores work of Albert Bloch
In 1911 one of the most important art events of the 20th century, the Blue Rider exhibition, opened in Munich. Helping lay the foundation for modern art, the exhibition included six works from Albert Bloch, a Saint Louis native and the only American who took part in the group’s first...
Media advisory: Human genetics expert available to discuss genetic modification of human embryos in China
In a development with ethical and scientific implications, scientists at the University of Guangzhou, China, have edited the genomes of human embryos to suppress a gene linked to a potentially fatal blood disorder. The Chinese scientists say their work was performed on “non-viable” embryos, but the use of the technique...
Media Advisory: KU researcher available to discuss 40-year anniversary of Vietnamese refugee program following fall of Saigon
When more than 130,000 Vietnamese began to flee after the fall of Saigon in April 1975 and the U.S. withdrawal, one seemingly forgotten part of history is the massive effort to bring a majority of the refugees to the United States via Guam. ...
Steel bridge competition to test engineering mettle
A thorough test of engineering skill and precision – while racing the clock -- will be on display this week at the University of Kansas. A team of civil engineers from the School of Engineering will compete in the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Mid-Continent Regional Conference steel bridge...
KU to honor sustainability award recipients at Earth Month event
The University of Kansas Center for Sustainability will recognize 10 individuals and projects with Campus Sustainability Leadership Awards on Friday, April 24, as part of KU's Earth Month festivities. The event will take place at 3:30 p.m. on the Dance Pavilion west of Potter Lake and is open to the...
Experts available to comment on Blue Bell recall
Two professors from the University of Kansas School of Business can provide insight into the recent recall of Blue Bell Creameries products. Earlier this week, Blue Bell recalled all of their ice cream and frozen desserts after 10 cases of listeria were linked to the outbreak. Five cases, including three...
CREES hosting Eco-Reps program participants from Russia
The University of Kansas Center for Russia, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREES) is hosting eight young environmental activists from Russia, along with Russian program director Maria Zhevlakova, for a series of activities this week in which the group will learn about sustainability initiatives on campus and in the surrounding...
Professor named one of first Carnegie fellows
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has selected a University of Kansas professor as one of the first recipients of its new fellowship for social sciences and humanities. ...
KU featured in the Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges
The University of Kansas is one of the 353 most environmentally responsible colleges according to the Princeton Review. The education services company known for its college rankings features KU in the 2015 edition of its Guide to 353 Green Colleges, published April 16. ...
Program to address cybersecurity, privacy and national security
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will present its 2015 Innovations Series program, “Privacy vs. Cyber Security for Nation, Corporation and Citizen.” For the program, a moderated panel of experts will include Chris Isaacson of BATS Global Market Inc., as well as KU faculty members Jonathan...
Reporters from Lawrence, Salina, Hutchinson newspapers receive enterprise award from journalism school
Journalists from the Lawrence Journal-World, the Hutchinson News and the Salina Journal are recipients of this year’s Burton W. Marvin News Enterprise Award from the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of Kansas. ...
KU releases 2014 crime statistics
Crime at the University of Kansas saw a 24 percent increase in 2014, KU’s Public Safety Office announced today with the release of its annual crime statistics. ...
Study examines how race, culture influence school discipline, dropout rates
High school students throwing water balloons may seem harmless, but a case in which two black students were arrested for the prank illustrates the importance of considering race, students’ background and the need for effective communication, especially when police are involved in school discipline, a University of Kansas professor argues...
School of Business launching online MBA program for fall 2015
The University of Kansas School of Business will begin offering a fully online Master of Business Administration program this fall. ...
Biospecimen Blood Drive to benefit KU Cancer Center research
Kansas City area residents can help advance cancer research by participating in a Biospecimen Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 1, at the University of Kansas Clinical Research Center, 4350 Shawnee Mission Parkway. ...
KPR membership draws more than $280K in pledges
More than 2,000 people helped Kansas Public Radio conclude a successful spring membership drive after they reached their goal of $280,000. ...
Book details misconceptions about smallpox's role in Native depopulation
When University of Kansas researcher Paul Kelton came across a description from missionary Daniel Butrick that documented a Cherokee ritual aimed at fighting smallpox, it revolutionized Kelton's thinking about the role diseases played in European colonization of the Americas. ...
Light the Night to bring awareness to issues of sexual violence
A large searchlight will shine above the University of Kansas campus from 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday, April 23, as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. ...
Provost, dean to honor outstanding graduate students
More than 80 outstanding graduate students at the University of Kansas will be recognized at the annual Graduate Awards Ceremony, which will take place at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, in the Ballroom of the Kansas Union. Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter and Dean of Graduate Studies...
Mentors to be recognized at annual research symposium
Two University of Kansas faculty members and one graduate student will be honored at KU’s 18th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium for their extraordinary commitment to mentoring undergraduate researchers. The recognition will take place at the Symposium’s Award Banquet on Saturday, April 25. ...
Distinguished professor of public administration to deliver inaugural lecture
Rosemary O’Leary, Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor of Public Administration at the University of Kansas, will present her inaugural lecture at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union. She will present “Public Administration and the Separation of Powers: Courts, Career Public Servants and Collaboration.”...
Jayhawkville allows future educators to solve problems in virtual school systems
To gain experience solving problems in urban, rural, rich, low-income, racially diverse, high-performing and other types of schools, future educational leaders would need time and resources that most simply don’t have. Or they could visit Jayhawkville. ...
Students win statewide math competition
University of Kansas undergraduate students took first and third place in the team competition at the 10th Kansas Collegiate Math Competition, which was March 28 at Fort Scott Community College. The competition is part of the yearly meeting of the Kansas section of the Mathematical Association of America. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces April graduates
Fifty-seven new law enforcement officers were congratulated by Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on April 10. ...
Expanded media course to open installation exhibition
Each spring visual art students enrolled in Expanded Media 307/542 experience a full run of the professional exhibition process. The students research, propose ideas, collaborate, produce the work, advertise the show and install it. This semester’s class will unveil work next week with “Quotidian.”...