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KU announces January employees of the month
The University of Kansas has announced the January 2015 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
KU honors 25 high school seniors from Marshall, Washington counties
Students from eight Kansas high schools were honored Feb. 12 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. A total of 25 seniors from high schools in Marshall and Washington counties were recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at dinner and program at the...
KU honors 48 high school seniors from Linn and Miami counties
Students from six Kansas high schools were honored Feb. 11 by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU seeks nominations for 2015 Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Awards
Nominations will be accepted through April 1 for the 2015 Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards. The awards – one in each of four broad areas of study – are the highest honor given for Kansas Board of Regents university faculty accomplishments in research, scholarship and creative activity. ...
Application deadline March 1 for educational opportunity scholarship
Qualifying University of Kansas students have until Sunday, March 1, to submit applications for the 2015 Jerry Bailey Educational Opportunity Scholarship. The award is part of the Achievement & Assessment Institute’s (AAI) Center for Educational Opportunity Programs (CEOP) and was established to support underrepresented and first-generation students with limited income...
Project explores black writers with Kansas connections
Just as Langston Hughes talked of his childhood in Lawrence influencing his artistic life, poet Kevin Young can claim a similar geographic lens through which his contemporary poetry flows. ...
Final candidate for Architecture, Design & Planning dean to give presentation Wednesday
The fourth and final candidate for dean of the School of Architecture, Design & Planning at the University of Kansas will give a public presentation 1-2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at The Forum in Marvin Hall with a reception immediately following. ...
University announces fall 2014 honor roll
Approximately 4,970 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2014 semester. ...
Former poet laureate to visit as part of Hall Center series
Notable poet Natasha Trethewey will speak and read from her works at 7:30 p.m. March 3 in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union. Her presentation, "Poetry and History: An Evening with U.S. Poet Laureate (2012-2014) Natasha Trethewey,” is part of the Hall Center for the Humanities' 2014-2015 Humanities Lecture Series. ...
Professor casts doubt on one of history’s greatest cross-dressing memoirs
One of the oldest firsthand accounts of a cross-dresser should be reclassified from historical memoir to fantasy, a University of Kansas professor argues. ...
KU Debate qualifies for national tournament
The KU Debate team of senior Jyleesa Hampton, Overland Park, and first-year student Quaram Robinson, Round Rock, Texas, has been recognized as a first-round, at-large qualifier for the National Debate Tournament, which will take place at the University of Iowa on April 3-6. A national committee selects the top-16 individual...
KU mourns death of professor, sculptor Elden Tefft
The University of Kansas community is remembering professor and sculptor Elden Tefft, who left an indelible mark on the university’s culture. ...
KU among top 5 universities for 2014-15 Fulbright Scholars
The University of Kansas is among the top universities in the nation – and the top in the Big 12 – for 2014-15 Fulbright Scholars, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. ...
Exchange shows academic science can help improve U.S., North Korean relations
The recent high profile hacking scandal surrounding Sony and “The Interview” highlighted just how tense relations can turn between the United States and North Korea. A University of Kansas professor has taken part in an exchange between North Korean and American scientists that shows science and empathy toward another’s worldview...
Dole Institute introduces new afternoon series
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced the launch of its new Director’s Series. Programs are selected based on diverse political topics that are of particular interest to the institute’s director. ...
Ford Motor Co. sponsors new KU industrial design scholarship
In recent years, the Center for Design Research at the University of Kansas has established itself as a unique location where students can utilize their classroom instruction to do real-world design projects for major corporate clients. ...
Symposium to explore Criminal Justice Act's implications 50 years after passage
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Criminal Justice Act, a federal judge and scholars from across the country will explore issues surrounding access to the nation’s courts during a University of Kansas School of Law symposium this week. ...
Hall Center announces 2015-2016 research and creative work fellows
The Hall Center has announced its Humanities Research Fellows and Creative Work Fellow for the 2015-2016 academic year. Elizabeth MacGonagle, Santa Arias, Jessica Gerschultz and Gregory Cushman were selected as Research Fellows. Megan Kaminski was awarded a Creative Work Fellowship. ...
University announces McNair Scholars
Selected from a field of more than 40 applicants, the TRIO McNair Scholars Program’s 2015 research cohort assembles 17 high-achieving University of Kansas undergraduate students who aspire to join America’s next generation of university professors and researchers. ...
Dole Institute Archives series highlights Topeka, Dole connections
The Dole Institute of Politics’ Robert J. Dole Archive and Special Collections is partnering with the KU and Washburn alumni associations to present “Your Story, His Story, the Legacy: Snapshots in Time from the Dole Archives.” Dole Institute senior archivist Audrey Coleman will interview Judge Sam Crow and Susie Hoffmann...
Geological Survey releases book on groundwater resource in western Kansas
the water supply in western Kansas comes from the High Plains aquifer, an underground water-bearing formation that includes the expansive Ogallala aquifer. Because the Dakota aquifer mainly underlies the High Plains aquifer and is less commonly tapped, its potential as a source of fresh water is unclear. ...
Preview of documentary series 'The Raising of America' coming March 2
How are we doing with early-childhood health and development in America? How can we bring people together to address the challenges and improve communities? "The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation" is a forthcoming documentary series and public-engagement campaign intended to spark meaningful discussion and...
Ceremony to celebrate first Torah scroll written at KU
The first Torah scroll to be completed and dedicated on the University of Kansas campus will make its way from the Chabad Center to the Kansas Union in honor of its completion. Students, parents, alumni, and community members are invited to join in the celebration, which will be Sunday, Feb. ...
Local farms bring Crops to Campus for employee, student subscriptions
Through a partnership with Common Harvest CSA, the University of Kansas will launch Crops to Campus, a program to bring a local produce subscription service to campus in spring 2015. Faculty, staff and students are invited to sign up for a Crops to Campus subscription online starting today, Feb. 17. ...
University Theatre students to stage 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Feb. 27-28 and March 6-7 at 7:30 p.m. and March 1 and 8 at 2:30 p.m. in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre at Murphy Hall. ...
Law professor's book explores role of international development bank
A University of Kansas law professor has authored a book that thoroughly examines the operations of the Asian Development Bank, both to help people understand how the institution works and to help consider how the institution that invests billions of dollars every year in developing Asian and Pacific nations can...
Engineering Expo to return with hands-on activities, wonders of science
A century-old tradition showcasing the wonders of engineering returns to the University of Kansas this week. The Engineering Expo will run from Feb. 19-21 at the Engineering Complex, 15th and Naismith Drive. The three-day event features competitions and displays that provide thousands of K-12 students from the region with an...
Third candidate for architecture dean to give presentation Wednesday
The third of four candidates for dean of the School of Architecture, Design & Planning at the University of Kansas will give a public presentation from 9-10:15 a.m.. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at The Forum in Marvin Hall. Due to scheduling conflicts, there will not be a reception following the presentation. ...
Visual art department welcomes guest artist in printmaking
Considering himself a hunter and a gatherer, constantly accumulating images produced by the rapid exchange of information in his surroundings, Jered Sprecher’s work shows images that are revealed as fragments in the midst of change, destruction, redefinition and restoration. Sprecher will be a guest artist in the Department of Visual...
Study recommends better EPA labels on cost of traditional vs. hybrid, electric cars
Redesigned Environmental Protection Agency fuel economy labels on cars for sale are likely ineffective in pointing out total savings of hybrid and electric plug-in cars over gasoline vehicles, according to new research involving two University of Kansas professors in the School of Public Affairs & Administration. ...