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Former congressman to discuss US-Iran foreign relations
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will host former U.S. Rep. Jim Slattery, D-Kan., to give a talk on his recent trip to Iran, hope for successful nuclear talks and a crucial people-to-people aspect of U.S.-Iran relations. Called the Abrahamic dialogue, it encourages interfaith dialogue and...
The Commons announces interdisciplinary Starter Grants
Commons will offer Starter Grants, funded through the Office of Research, for interdisciplinary research projects in Spring 2015. Starter Grants are available for collaborative teams, which may apply for up to $10,000 each to initiate their proposed studies. The deadline to apply is April 17. ...
Opening of The Forum to be celebrated March 27
An event to celebrate the completion of The Forum, an addition to Marvin Hall, will take place from 3-5 p.m. Friday, March 27. The extension, located on Marvin’s second floor just south of its main entrance on Jayhawk Boulevard, includes a 121-seat lecture hall, commons and breakout space. ...
Installation artist to visit campus
Using materials to evoke an emotional memory, artist Lynne Yamamoto creates installations that speak to a larger social and historical context. Yamamoto will give a visiting artist lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in the Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium. The lecture is free, and the public is welcome. ...
Flapjacks for Philanthropy to benefit Willow Domestic Violence Center
A tasty breakfast for a good cause will be served up this week at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. Flapjacks for Philanthropy, an annual fundraiser sponsored by the SELF Engineering Leadership Fellows Program, is set for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 28, in Eaton Hall. ...
University announces new dean of the School of Architecture, Design and Planning
The University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design & Planning will have a new leader beginning in June. ...
University distinguished professor of English to deliver inaugural lecture
Maryemma Graham, university distinguished professor of English at the University of Kansas, will present her inaugural lecture at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 23, in the Bruckmiller Room of the Adams Alumni Center. The lecture, “Incidents in the Life of a Genre: Autobiography and Self-Invention,” focuses on the boom in autobiography...
Symposium to feature six acclaimed architects
The School of Architecture, Design & Planning is presenting the [Re] Engaged Architecture symposium Saturday, March 28. It is part of the celebration of Studio 804’s 20th anniversary. ...
Hall Center to host 13th annual Celebration of Books
The Hall Center for the Humanities will honor 2014 works published by humanities, social sciences and arts faculty at the 13th annual Celebration of Books. The event will take place from 4-6 p.m. March 31 in the Hall Center Conference Hall. ...
Visual art welcomes back sculpture alumnus
visit visual art classes that have direct correlation to his work, including the Art Principles & Practice class, which is working on a musical instrument project; the Build Smart sculpture class and Swindell’s Pedal-Powered Sculpture class, which uses found materials to build original “moving” sculpture that is driven by human...
Student leaders in environmental studies, American Indian issues nominated for Udall Scholarship
University of Kansas undergraduates who excel in the classroom are encouraged to translate their education into serving the community and performing research into future challenges. For four outstanding juniors, their commitment to public service issues central to the careers of Morris and Stewart Udall has led to being nominated for...
Cervantes DNA confirmation unlikely, KU expert says; KU Libraries home to different 'Don Quixote' editions
Anthropologists are seeking to identify whether 400-year-old remains discovered this week are those of Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, who wrote "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha." ...
KU mourns loss of alumnus Mike Shinn
The University of Kansas is mourning the death of longtime supporter and engineering alumnus Mike Shinn. A native of Topeka, Shinn died Monday night in his hometown of Shaker Heights, Ohio. He was 72. ...
KU to honor 35 seniors from high schools in Neosho, Wilson counties
Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, April 1, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 31 high school seniors from Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt counties
Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, April 8, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 38 high school seniors from 9 Northwest Kansas counties
Students from 16 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, April 1, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 22 high school seniors from Graham, Norton, Osborne, Phillips and Smith counties
Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Thursday, April 2, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Professor receives Simons Fellowship
Tyrone Duncan, University of Kansas professor of mathematics and courtesy professor of electrical engineering and computer science, became KU’s first recipient of a 2015 Simons Fellowship in mathematics. The fellowship provides funds for one semester of leave during fall 2015 for his project Studies in Stochastic Control and Related Topics. ...
Authority on Jews in Poland, Russia to speak at KU
Holocaust Studies Professor Antony Polonsky will present “The Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw: A New Approach to the History of Jews in Poland” for the 2015 Oswald P. Backus Memorial Lecture. Hosted by the University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES),...
Tribal law conference to explore future of Indian education
Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn and experts from across the country will discuss the status quo of Indian education and how it might change in the future based on President Obama’s recent commitment to reform during the University of Kansas School of Law’s 19th annual Tribal Law &...
Langston Hughes Center to screen 'Selma,' offer panel discussion
University of Kansas professors, including filmmaker Kevin Willmott, will discuss the movie "Selma" after a Langston Hughes Center screening later this month. ...
'Iron Chef' of 1600s Japan took place in a brothel
As University of Kansas researcher Eric C. Rath examined in detail Japanese artist Hishikawa Moronobu's giant painting "A Visit to the Yoshiwara," he noticed the care the artist put in to show chefs in the pleasure quarters of Edo, now Tokyo, working frantically to figure out their next culinary moves. ...
KU law team finishes second in national Indian law moot court competition
A University of Kansas School of Law team brought home second place after rising to compete in the final round of one of the largest National Native American Law Students Association Moot Court Competitions in history. ...
KU physicists poised for restart of upgraded Large Hadron Collider
By any measure, the Large Hadron Collider is the most advanced scientific instrument ever built by humans. In 2012, scientists using the gargantuan particle accelerator shook the world with observations of a subatomic particle closely resembling the Higgs boson, confirming a linchpin of the Standard Model of physics. ...
Senate letter on Iran nuclear deal could embolden Iranian factions against agreement with US, expert says
After 47 Republican U.S. senators earlier this week sent a letter to Tehran leaders saying they could nullify a possible nuclear deal with the White House, Democrats said the letter could undermine chances of achieving a comprehensive agreement with Iran. ...
KU students win top writing prize at transactional law competition
The University of Kansas School of Law made a strong showing at the recent Transactional LawMeet Regional Competitions in Kansas City and Chicago. ...
Douglas Tallamy, author of 'Bringing Nature Home,' will speak at KU March 21
Nationally recognized author Douglas Tallamy, best known for his book "Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens," will give a free lecture on that topic March 21 at the Kansas Union at the University of Kansas. The event is being presented by Monarch Watch, a program...
KU Libraries marking 50 years of 'radical political literature' collection with online exhibition
The American political landscape of 50 years ago was full of radical movements and ideology, from violent opposition to the Vietnam War to lesser-known ideas about the supposed danger of fluoridating water. It was also when the University of Kansas Libraries purchased the collection of a young student chronicling activities...
Neanderthal jewelry? Discovery sheds light on predecessors' cognitive abilities
Fashion-minded Neanderthals? ...
Hall Center panel discussion offers insights on careers in applied humanities
Leaders from Kansas City-area cultural institutions and nonprofit organizations offer practical advice on obtaining careers in “applied humanities” at the Hall Center from 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. March 26. ...