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New initiative pairs Greek and community organizations as service partners
LAWRENCE — The Center for Civic and Social Responsibility and the Fraternity and Sorority Life program have collaborated to create a new initiative, the Fraternity Sorority Community Service Partnership. The purpose of the partnership is to continuously support the advancements of the Greek letter organizations at the University of Kansas...
Rasnak Award recognizes fraternity for establishment of accessibility scholarship
LAWRENCE — The Academic Achievement and Access Center at the University of Kansas awarded the Mary Ann Rasnak Access Champion Award to the Alpha Nu chapter of Beta Theta Pi fraternity on Sept. 19. The fraternity is the first organization to receive the award, previously given to individuals, for making...
Ideology, politics thwart creation of Russian school of international relations
LAWRENCE — Despite post-Cold War aspirations to create a distinct national school of international relations in Russia, political and ideological influences from the Kremlin have thwarted these efforts, according to University of Kansas researchers. ...
Fossils preserved by Kansas chalk for eons will be digitized and shared via new NSF grant
LAWRENCE — If you stroll the halls of a natural history museum anywhere in the world and come face-to-face with the prehistoric fossil of a pterodactyl or mosasaur, the odds are good it was unearthed in Kansas. ...
Noted analyst to speak on Ukrainian identity
LAWRENCE — The Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) announces that Mykola Riabchuk, president of the Ukrainian PEN Center, will deliver the first of two Ukrainian Studies Fall 2016 Palij Lectures. Riabchuk's lecture, “Two Ukraines Reconsidered: Forging the National Identity in a War-Torn Country,” will be at...
Presidential rhetoric expert says 2016 debates are a ‘wild card’ in how voters will respond
LAWRENCE — This fall’s presidential debates may seem more like sporting events than politics, according to a University of Kansas professor and expert on presidential rhetoric. ...
Two KU seniors selected for Astronaut Scholarship
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas students were selected to receive the 2016 Astronaut Scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Their achievement will be recognized in a special event featuring NASA astronaut Sam Gemar. ...
Office of the Chancellor accepting nominations for University Scholarly Achievement Award
LAWRENCE — The Office of the Chancellor is now accepting nominations for the annual University Scholarly Achievement Award, which recognizes four outstanding University of Kansas researchers who are changing the world through research and scholarship. ...
KU receives NEH grant for alternative academic doctoral training
LAWRENCE— A National Endowment for the Humanities grant awarded to the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the Hall Center for the Humanities will allow the University of Kansas to develop transformations in doctoral education that will redefine the humanities Ph.D. for the 21st century. ...
Top political strategist will focus on role of women during KU visit
LAWRENCE — One of the nation’s leading political strategists will discuss the role of women in the 2016 elections during an appearance next week at the University of Kansas. ...
Book examines news coverage of mothers who kill their children; author argues for understanding of risk factors
LAWRENCE — When Casey Anthony was accused of murdering her daughter in 2008, the 24-hour news cycle and social media portrayed her as a villain, an unfit mother and someone without remorse. She was found not guilty. ...
KU listed at 56th among public universities in U.S. News & World Report rankings
LAWRENCE — In the 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges,” KU dropped one spot in the rankings to a tie for 56th among public universities. ...
KU Alumni Association welcomes new officers, national board members
LAWRENCE — New officers and four new directors were among the University of Kansas alumni who gathered Sept. 9-10 at the Adams Alumni Center for the fall meeting of the KU Alumni Association’s national board of directors. ...
Former president, CEO of Ford Alan Mulally to present 2016 Chandler Lecture
LAWRENCE — Alan Mulally, former president and CEO of Ford Motor Co., will deliver the University of Kansas School of Business Anderson Chandler Lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Lied Center. ...
Metadata project to seek trends, themes in African-American literature
LAWRENCE — Big data has helped researchers advance many scientific fields in recent years, but it also extends to how humanities scholars analyze trends and themes in literature. ...
Mini Grants give boost to fall service learning classes
LAWRENCE — Seven faculty members and their respective community partners have received $500 mini-grants from the Center for Civic and Social Responsibility in support of their fall 2016 service learning classes. ...
KU professor, Brazil native can speak with media about country's ongoing impeachment, demonstrations, corruption scandal
LAWRENCE — Protesters continued to take to the streets of several Brazilian cities over the weekend, more than a week after the impeachment of President Dilma Rouseff. Demonstrators clashed with police in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, while turning their attentions to new president Michel Temer, questioning his ability to...
Annual fall tour of KU medicinal garden Saturday, Sept. 17
LAWRENCE — The public is invited to the semi-annual tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. The tour will take place rain or shine. ...
Exhibition: ‘In the Shadow of Cortés: From Veracruz to Mexico City’
LAWRENCE — Surrounded by rhetoric of border security and trade issues between the U.S. and Mexico, a singular identity of Mexico and its people often permeate through politics and popular culture. ...
School of Business launches major, concentration in business analytics
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business will begin offering both a major and a concentration in business analytics for undergraduate students this fall. ...
Researchers at KU, WVU to strengthen water-stewardship practices for U.S. energy production
LAWRENCE — Every year in the U.S., a whopping 20 billion barrels of water are generated as a byproduct of domestic oil and gas recovery, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. ...
KU lands grant to help teachers, students with disabilities set goals for competitive employment after school
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers have landed a grant to help improve educational outcomes and employment prospects for young people with disabilities. They will partner with educators to help students develop goals and realize their options for competitive employment after they finish school. ...
Newest faculty members find home at KU
LAWRENCE — The collection of new faces at the University of Kansas includes more than just incoming students. Forty-one faculty and faculty administrators have joined the KU Lawrence and Edwards campuses since the start of the year, many of them arriving on campus for the onset of the fall 2016...
Chris Keary named chief of KU Police
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas leadership has appointed a veteran KU officer as its newest chief of police. ...