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Dole Institute announces fall programming
LAWRENCE – The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has released its programming schedule for the fall 2016 semester, including the nationally acclaimed Post-Election Conference and a joint visit from former U.S. senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum. ...
KU announces Undergraduate Research Award recipients
LAWRENCE — This fall, 12 KU students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRAs). The recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
Math professor recognized for exceptional achievements in continuing education
LAWRENCE — Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics, courtesy professor of the departments of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering, and an investigator at the Information & Telecommunication Technology Center at the University of Kansas, has been awarded the 2016 IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) Meritorious Achievement Award in...
Health care consumer advocates achieve 'modest wins' in Medicaid debate
LAWRENCE — In 2013, Kansas became the first state to completely privatize its Medicaid system. Known as KanCare, the new program drew skepticism from health care consumer advocates who worked to ensure Medicaid consumers received the care they need. ...
Study: Changes to retirement savings system may exacerbate economic inequality
LAWRENCE — A shift to defined-contribution retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, has led to an income and education gap in pension savings that could exacerbate future economic inequality, according to a study that will be presented at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. ...
Fall Engineering and Computing Career Fair set for Sept. 21
LAWRENCE — More than 125 companies and agencies will attend the Fall Engineering and Computing Career Fair, set for noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Kansas Union. Students should review the complete list of employers and study those of interest prior to arrival. ...
Six KU faculty members receive distinguished teaching awards
LAWRENCE — Six University of Kansas faculty members received distinguished teaching awards Aug. 18 at the KU Teaching Summit. ...
Gifts establish medical oncology professorship at KU Medical Center
LAWRENCE — A $1.3 million challenge grant from the Hall Family Foundation sparked a gift commitment of $650,000 from the Sunderland Family Fund,and together the gifts will establish the A. Drue Jennings Professorship in Medical Oncology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. ...
Kansas Public Radio named Station of the Year for 2016
LAWRENCE — Kansas Public Radio at the University of Kansas has been named the 2016 Station of the Year by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB). The KAB first presented the award in 1996, and KPR has earned the top award 16 of the past 21 years, more than any...
Study: Focus on certain aspects of English improves reading for students who are deaf or hard of hearing
LAWRENCE — For many years, students who are deaf or hard of hearing have struggled to learn to read English at the same proficiency rates as their hearing peers. A University of Kansas professor has co-authored a study that found that doesn't have to be the case. ...
Accounting professor earns journal best paper award
LAWRENCE — The American Accounting Association has honored University of Kansas Professor Scott Bronson and his co-authors as recipients of the 2016 Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award. ...
KU license agreement makes it easier for faculty to form new companies
LAWRENCE — A new type of licensing agreement now available to faculty members at the University of Kansas is making it easier for them to take lab discoveries and spin them out into new startup companies. ...
Seventy-two undergraduates present summer research
LAWRENCE — Each summer, undergraduate students from around the world join current University of Kansas students in conducting research with campus faculty. Seventy-two of these students presented their research last month at the KU Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session at The Commons. ...
Plan ahead for residence hall move-in traffic Aug. 18
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas employees and the Lawrence community should anticipate heavy traffic around 15th and Iowa streets Thursday, Aug. 18, for the primary move-in day for student housing residents. ...
3 Willie Cole prints selected to accompany ‘Between the World and Me’ as 2016 KU Common Work of Art
KU community mourns death of Professor Emeritus Robert Brown
LAWRENCE — Robert Brown, a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Kansas and longtime Lawrence resident, died July 23. He was 82. ...
Hitting the road: KU Engineering SELF Fellows traveling to Lone Star State
LAWRENCE — The booming business environment of Central and South Texas will serve as a real-world classroom for 20 members of the senior class of the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...
KU announces new Institutional Opportunity and Access director
LAWRENCE — Following a national search, Michael “Shane” McCreery has been selected to lead the office of Institutional Opportunity and Access at the University of Kansas. McCreery will oversee a staff that provides support to more than 30,000 faculty, staff and students on the KU Lawrence and Edwards campuses. ...
Scholar shows we understand social media does not equal social interaction
LAWRENCE — If you worry that people today are using social media as a crutch for a real social life, a University of Kansas study will set you at ease. ...
Department of Defense renews KU designation
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas’ designation as a Department of Defense (DoD) Language Training Center has been renewed through 2019. KU received a $650,000 grant to provide specific language, regional expertise and culture training to select DoD personnel. ...
In right balance, environmental regulations increased firms' profits, new study finds
LAWRENCE — CEOs and corporate lobbyists often spend plenty of time decrying how potential government regulations will affect their bottom line, but a new University of Kansas study finds that the U.S. Clean Water Act, when implemented in the right balance, improves firms' profitability. ...
Spencer Museum receives NEH grant to lead educator workshops on race
LAWRENCE — The Spencer Museum of Art has been awarded a $159,049 federal grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to organize two weeklong workshops for K-12 teachers. These events will be supported by the NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture program, which awards up to $160,000 to...
New book documents 'Journalism's Lost Generation'
LAWRENCE — For more than a decade, newspapers across the country have scaled back their staff, laid off journalists and editors, and made drastic changes in the face of economic challenges. A University of Kansas researcher has gathered insight from thousands of journalists affected directly by those changes in a...
KU part of initiative to harness data analytics to improve teaching, student learning
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is part of a coalition of five universities in the United States and Canada that will harness their strengths in research to improve teaching and student learning. ...
Visual art student wins international film festival award
LAWRENCE – A film created by University of Kansas visual art student Olivia Hernández was the overall winner of the Short Film Work-in-Progress category from the CreActive International Open Film Festival in Bangladesh. ...