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Study: Most K-12 online learning content does not meet needs of students with disabilities
LAWRENCE — Online education is growing rapidly, reaching millions of students every day. However, a Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities at the University of Kansas study has found the majority of online educational products are not designed to meet the needs of students with disabilities and struggling...
Community grieves death of Professor Val Smith, leader in aquatic ecology, biofuels
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is grieving the death of one of its professors who helped bolster KU’s reputation in the sciences. ...
Event will honor KU’s community partners
LAWRENCE — The Center for Civic and Social Responsibility (CCSR) is hosting the 2016 Service Celebration, which will recognize various community partners in Lawrence and Douglas County that partner with KU faculty and students. ...
Workshop will address experiential learning abroad
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas faculty and staff are invited to attend a workshop on Community Engagement and International Education, hosted by the Center for Civic and Social Responsibility and the Office of Study Abroad. The event will take place 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in the Jayhawk Room of...
Students 'blitzing' dining services in Chalmers
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students from the departments of Architecture and Design and the schools of Business and Engineering will take a crash course in retail and dining design during a 36-hour “design blitz” this weekend. ...
Artist, scholar will present 'Archipelago Aesthetics'
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of English will host acclaimed artist and scholar May Joseph to present the 2016 John F. Eberhardt Memorial Lecture, “Archipelago Aesthetics.”...
International human rights scholar to speak on moral progress
LAWRENCE — Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in the Lied Center Pavilion, as part of the Hall Center for the Humanities' 2015-2016 Humanities Lecture Series. “The Better Angels of...
Debate team is runner-up in national championship
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas debate team of Sion Bell, a freshman from Laurel, Maryland, and Quaram Robinson, a sophomore from Round Rock, Texas, finished second at the 70th National Debate Tournament in Binghamton, New York. KU lost in the Championship Debate to Harvard University. ...
Two KU juniors earn Goldwater Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas juniors working on research problems related to fighting viruses and creating more efficient electricity systems are the latest KU students to earn Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. ...
Study shows girls censored more than boys in scholastic journalism
LAWRENCE — Scholastic journalism has undergone tremendous change in recent years, but new research shows that one problem that has long been suspected is indeed happening: Girls are censored and self-censor much more than their male counterparts in high school journalism. ...
Media advisory: KU researcher can discuss implications of "one person, one vote" decision
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas researcher is available to address Monday's unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling that states may count all residents, regardless of voter eligibility status, in drawing election districts. ...
Masons’ $5M gift enhances Cancer Alliance
In recognition of the gift, Midwest Cancer Alliance, the outreach division of The University of Kansas Cancer Center, will change its name to the Masonic Cancer Alliance. ...
Threat of Islamic radicalization in Central Asia misrepresents reality, professor says
Journalism students win national, regional awards
LAWRENCE — After recent awards, the University Daily Kansan, KUJH and KJHK all need bigger trophy cases. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces March graduates
YODER – Sixty-three new law enforcement officers were congratulated by Kansas State University Police Chief Ronnie Grice during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) Friday, March 18, 2016. ...
Annual KU security conference to focus on “Russia along NATO’s Borders”
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Office of Graduate Military Studies, Center for Global and International Studies (CGIS), Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) and Department of Political Science will host a half-day security conference April 15. The conference will be 2 p.m.-6 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium...
Alumna named Agile Technology Solutions director
LAWRENCE – The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas has announced the hiring of Susan Dressler Martin as director of Agile Technology Solutions (ATS), one of AAI’s four specialized research centers. Martin, a 1983 KU computer science graduate and a Kingman native, comes to KU after...
Media advisory: Soccer complaint draws attention to gender wage gap, researcher says
LAWRENCE — A wage-discrimination complaint by U.S. women's national soccer team members could help draw more attention to the gender wage gap and improve pay of elite female athletes, a University of Kansas researcher said. ...
KU Jazz Ensemble will be ‘live from New York’ April 12
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Jazz Ensemble I, one of the top-rated collegiate jazz bands in the country, will travel to New York City to perform at the legendary Jazz at Lincoln Center. ...
Reporters from Hutchinson, KC, Wichita newspapers win news enterprise awards
LAWRENCE — Journalists from the Hutchinson News, the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle 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 Public Safety Office report: Crime down nearly 10 percent
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas saw a nearly 10 percent decrease in crime in 2015, KU’s Public Safety Office announced today with the release of its annual crime statistics. ...
Panel on the American Dream to take place April 12
LAWRENCE — Scholars at the University of Kansas are calling for a new social contract for the 21st century, one that will promote inclusive social policies and make the much-sought-after American Dream easier to reach. Professors Edward Scanlon and Terri Friedline, both of KU’s School of Social Welfare, will discuss...
Book explores diasporas, ethnicities within Soviet Union's history and culture
LAWRENCE — Among the general public the Soviet Union is primarily thought of as a Russian empire, even though it consisted of more than 100 nationalities. ...
If you don’t have asthma, maybe it’s because Mom experienced a sunny second trimester, health economist finds
LAWRENCE — The best way to reduce a child’s chances of developing asthma might be making sure Mom had enough vitamin D during the second trimester, a new study from the University of Kansas shows. ...
Three provost candidates to make campus visits in April
LAWRENCE — Three candidates for the position of provost and executive vice chancellor are scheduled to visit the University of Kansas campus in April. ...
KU to honor 24 high school seniors from Graham, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Smith counties
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Thursday, April 7, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 44 high school seniors from 9 Northwest Kansas counties
LAWRENCE — Students from 16 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, April 6, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
* KU to honor 30 high school seniors from Barber, Harper, Kingman and Pratt counties
LAWRENCE — Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, April 6, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU announces February employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced its February 2016 employees of the month:...