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Mathematics to host PDE conference
The KUMU PDE, Dynamical Systems and Applications conference will take place April 18-19 at the University of Kansas. The conference, hosted by the universities of Kansas and Missouri mathematics departments, is organized by Mathew Johnson, KU assistant professor of mathematics; Milena Stanislavova, KU professor of mathematics, and Carmen Chicone and...
Former librarian bequeaths $1M for Spencer Research Library
On a visit to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who did not know the work and impact of Sandy Mason. ...
Chancellor to present University Scholarly Achievement Awards on April 13
Four University of Kansas faculty members have been selected for 2015 University Scholarly Achievement Awards, which recognize midcareer scholars who have made significant scholarly or research contributions to their fields. ...
Online graduate course offered on bullying
Bullying is a pervasive problem that cuts across all ages, genders, races and environments. It happens in schools, homes and in workplaces, including colleges and universities, and even in marital and familial relationships. Bullying is all about power and intimidation over another individual. Anyone can be a bully, and anyone...
Slovenian ambassador to give lecture
The ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia, H.E. Božo Cerar, will visit the University of Kansas later this month and give a presentation on international criminal law. ...
Law students’ brief wins 2nd place at national moot court competition
The University of Kansas placed second in the Best Brief category at the 2015 Federal Bar Association’s Thurgood A. Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition, which was March 26-27 in Washington, D.C. Emily Barclay, third-year law student from Andover, and Gretchen Rix, third-year law student from Fremont, Nebraska, represented KU. ...
Researchers improving employment for individuals with disabilities in wake of court ruling
University of Kansas researchers are helping efforts to ensure thousands of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have access to competitive employment with living wages following a landmark decision by the Department of Justice and U.S. Supreme Court. ...
Children with autism can learn to be social, trial shows
When Debra Kamps, senior scientist at the University of Kansas Life Span Institute, first began researching how to improve the social and communication skills of children with autism in natural settings like schools in the 1970s, it was hard to find children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who were in...
Media advisory: Vaccine expert available to discuss spread of drug-resistant Shigella in U.S.
An antibiotic-resistant strain of Shigella sonnei bacteria has sickened 243 people in the U.S. between May 2014 and February 2015, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
Symposium to explore the intersection of race, sports
In partnership with the Langston Hughes Center, the University of Kansas School of Business and Kansas Athletics will host a symposium about topics concerning race and sports Thursday, April 23. ...
Special education professor recognized with Distinguished Early Career Research Award
Karrie Shogren, associate professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas, has been selected to receive the 2015 Distinguished Early Career Research Award, granted by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Division for Research. In addition to her role as associate professor, Shogren also serves KU...
Spring 2015 Langston Hughes professor to look at malaria's spread
Folashade Agusto, the spring 2015 Langston Hughes visiting professor, will present “An Ancient Disease in Modern Times: The Mathematical Dynamics of Malaria Immuno-Epidemiological Model” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Memorial Union. The presentation is free and open to the public. A reception...
KU juniors Koehn, Stern named Udall Scholars
Stewart Udall, former congressman and Secretary of the Interior, said, "Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man." For University of Kansas juniors Ashlie Koehn and Jennifer Stern, their commitment to studying and protecting the environment will be assisted by a 2015...
KU’s moCOLAB rolls out for campus debut April 10th
The highly polished Airstream trailer that will appear this week in front of Marvin Hall won’t be parked there in error by lost campers. It’s the moCOLAB, a community center on wheels created over the past year by architecture students and Architecture Professors Nils Gore and Shannon Criss. ...
10 sweet facts about the Japanese sweet tooth
Around Easter, Valentine's Day, Halloween or even Christmas, it's common to see grocery store aisles lined with candy and sweets. ...
Concrete canoe, steel bridge competitions coming to KU
The University of Kansas School of Engineering will host a three-day test of engineering skills at the end of April that’s expected to draw more than 400 people from 15 universities in the region. The annual American Society of Civil Engineers Mid-Continent Regional Conference will be in Lawrence April 23-25. ...
Former U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman to visit for Dole event
Jimmy LaSalvia, Dole Institute of Politics spring 2015 Fellow at the University of Kansas and political strategist, commentator and author, will host Greg Orman, recent independent candidate for Senate, for the final Study Group session of his fellowship. ...
Media advisory: Saturday morning's 'blood moon' eclipse will be a short show
An “unusually short” total lunar eclipse will occur before dawn Saturday, April 4, lasting all of about 10 minutes. ...
Media advisory: International law expert who studies sanctions against Iran can comment on Iran nuke deal, its effectiveness, lifting of sanctions
Raj Bhala is available to speak with media about the recently announced framework of an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. Bhala is associate dean for international & comparative law and Rice Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas School of Law. ...
KU celebrating Graduate Student Appreciation Week
The University of Kansas will recognize the contributions of graduate students to the university with a range of events during national Graduate Student Appreciation Week, which is April 6-10. ...
Theatre, dance, film screening part of 2015 Campus Arts Week
In recognition of the University of Kansas' enriching artistic and cultural community, the Campus Arts Week brings together collaborating organizations across campus for a week of exhibits and events. Campus Arts Week will span the week of April 6-12 and is an expansion of the Campus Art Walk held in...
Gender affects work capabilities in India, researcher says
Growing up in her native India, Mahasweta Banerjee saw firsthand the differences in opportunities for men and women in education, employment and the chance to lift oneself out of poverty. ...
2015 University Awards handed out to surprised KU students
University Awards are among the most prestigious honors presented at the University of Kansas, and this week the 12 students who will be honored at KU's 143rd Commencement in May received word of their award in front of their peers. Tammara Durham, vice provost for student affairs, visited 12 classrooms...
Student-designed artwork selected for new engineering facility
A piece of artwork that resembles the double helix of a DNA strand will adorn a prominent spot in the new engineering facility at the University of Kansas when it opens this fall. ...
Hall Center's 2015-2016 Sias Graduate Fellows announced
Sarah Ngoh, a doctoral candidate in English, and Rebecca Stakun, a doctoral candidate in Slavic languages & literatures, have been selected as the recipients of the Richard and Jeannette Sias Graduate Fellowship in the Humanities for 2015-16. The two winners will each spend a semester in residence at the Hall...
Environmental movement has made progress in Western nations, study finds
People in the United States and elsewhere in the Western world have modified their behaviors in recent decades, mindful of helping the environment. ...
Study touts ways to teach youths about skin cancer prevention
Professor to appear on KCPT cancer special
Jennifer Laurence, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, will be featured in the upcoming Kansas City Public Television (KCPT) special “Cancer in KC.”...
Kansas City Chiefs president to deliver leadership lecture
the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009 and was named president in January 2011 after serving two years as the club’s chief operating officer. He has worked within the National Football League for 17 seasons, including seven with the Chiefs. ...
Civil War historian considers legal road to emancipation in upcoming lecture
James Oakes, author of "Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865," will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union. His presentation, "Rethinking Emancipation: Freedom National,” is part of the Hall Center for the Humanities' 2014-2015 Humanities Lecture Series, and...