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Audio-Reader Receives $5,880 grant from Rice Foundation
The University of Kansas Audio-Reader Network, a reading and information service for the blind, visually impaired and print-disabled, has received a $5,880 grant from the Ethel and Raymond Rice Foundation. The grant will help fund Braille program guides, Internet radios and outreach expenses for the organization. ...
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms' named 2015–16 KU Common Book
Camaraderie among soldiers, victorious advances and humiliating retreats, horrific injury, the pain of recovery, the shock of sudden death, and above all, a classic romance: It’s a storyline that today would suck you into a weekend of Netflix binge watching — but one Ernest Hemingway laid out 86 years ago...
Timmermann selected to serve on AAAS Committee of Council Affairs
Barbara Timmermann, University of Kansas Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, has been elected to serve on the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Committee on Council Affairs. ...
Professor examines ways in which governments, private companies censor online speech
Work by a University of Kansas researcher challenges the notion that the Internet is a democratic and liberating forum that can facilitate an unimpeded exchange of ideas devoid of interference or censorship of unpopular ideas. Instead, it is a place where private businesses and governments around the world have at...
Daniel Coburn's monograph reflects decade's worth of compelling photography
Kehrer Verlag Heidelburg Berlin, a publisher of fine art and photography books, has published "The Hereditary Estate" by Daniel Coburn, assistant professor of photo media at the University of Kansas. ...
New class of University Scholars represent the best of KU's future
Twenty University of Kansas sophomores have been named University Scholars, studying in disciplines ranging from chemical engineering to Russian and from behavioral neuroscience to linguistics. ...
New vaccine institute targets pathogens that kill children, plague ranchers
This summer, Foundation Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry William Picking and Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Wendy Picking arrived at the University of Kansas to establish the Kansas Vaccine Institute within the School of Pharmacy. Their mission: to fight pathogens overlooked by other research and boost human and animal health around...
A place at the table: Book explores future of alternative agriculture
As local and organic food movements have come into their own in the last decade, a University of Kansas researcher's new book seeks to find a place at the table for these methods within modern agriculture. ...
Kansas Geological Survey honors employee
A web specialist at the Kansas Geological Survey received the second annual KGS Outstanding Support Staff Recognition Award. The KGS is based at the University of Kansas. ...
Media advisory: Researcher can discuss asteroid flyby, viewing opportunities
Today, Jan. 26, an asteroid one-third of a mile across will make its closest approach to Earth, safely passing by our planet about three times farther away than the distance to the moon. ...
KU to honor 36 high school seniors from Allen, Bourbon, Woodson counties
Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Feb. 2, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
NBC News correspondent to receive 2015 William Allen White Foundation award
Bob Dotson, the NBC News correspondent whose long-running series “The American Story with Bob Dotson” is a regular feature on “Today,” will receive the 2015 William Allen White Foundation National Citation on April 23 at the University of Kansas. ...
Radars help create 3-D view of structure, age of Greenland's ice
Scientists using ice-penetrating radar data collected by NASA’s Operation IceBridge and earlier airborne campaigns have built the first-ever comprehensive map of layers deep inside the Greenland Ice Sheet. Engineers and researchers at the University of Kansas were central to the success of this endeavor. ...
KU makes president’s Community Service Honor Roll
The University of Kansas was named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the eighth consecutive year. ...
Media advisory: Faculty experts on State of the Union topics available to speak with press
President Barack Obama will discuss themes from the State of the Union address during his visit to the University of Kansas on Thursday, Jan. 22. Several KU faculty recognized nationally for their research on policy areas highlighted by the president will be available to speak with media at event. Each...
Geologists solve mystery of Tibetan mountains
In the most comprehensive study of its kind, University of Kansas geologists have unraveled one of the geologic mysteries of Tibet. The research, recently published online in Nature Geoscience, shows that it is the northward movement of India, thrusting under Tibet’s surface like a shovel pushing through a winter’s snow,...
Nominations sought for 2015 University Awards
At the 142nd University of Kansas Commencement in spring 2014, twelve outstanding seniors were recognized with University Awards. Formerly known as the Chancellor’s Student Awards, University Awards are among the most prestigious awards presented at KU. The University Awards committee is currently accepting nominations and applications for the Class of...
Design Week offers multidisciplinary activities
The University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design & Planning’s second annual Design Week begins Thursday, Jan. 22, and will conclude Jan. 30. ...
Kansas Public Radio to broadcast President Obama's speech
Kansas Public Radio will carry President Obama’s speech on Thursday live from the University of Kansas’ Anschutz Sports Pavilion. ...
Study looks at spending in countywide school district setups
States that use countywide school districts save money on administrative costs, but their counterparts that use local community-centered districts tend to spend more on classroom instruction, a new study by a University of Kansas professor shows. The study extends an earlier article describing Michigan schools that consolidated noninstructional services to...
Media advisory: Law professor can comment on Supreme Court taking same-sex marriage case
E. Levy, J.B. Smith Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, is available to speak with media about the Supreme Court’s announcement that it will rule on the legality of same-sex marriage in this term. ...
Architecture sponsors design charrette and urban agriculture lectures
The University of Kansas Department of Architecture will sponsor the 2015 Water Charrette: Food Deserts, to explore issues including urban agriculture, water harvesting and storage. The three-day event, starting Thursday, Jan. 22, will give students an opportunity collaborate and propose innovative design strategies for solving them. ...
Dole Institute releases spring 2015 program schedule
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has released its programming schedule for the spring 2015 semester, including this year’s installment of the popular Presidential Lecture Series, "The First Woman President 2.0.” During this series, the public will hear from women leaders, including Kathleen Sebelius, former U.S. ...
University introduces Spanish minor
A highly anticipated minor in Spanish has been approved at the University of Kansas and will provide a new pathway for students to complement their degrees with skills in foreign language. ...
White House announces ticket distribution details for president's visit
House has provided the following information regarding ticket distribution for President Obama's event at the University of Kansas. The university has no additional detail beyond what is provided below. Updates will be provided throughout the week. ...
President Obama to visit KU Jan. 22
President of the United States Barack Obama will visit the University of Kansas on Thursday, Jan. 22 for an event, officials announced today. ...
Kansas Geological Survey releases Dickinson County map
A new full-color geologic map of Dickinson County showing rocks that transition from the Flint Hills to the Smoky Hills as well as the broad Smoky Hill River valley and adjacent sand hills is available from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas. ...
KU to host annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration
The University of Kansas will celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 19, with a series of events spanning Strong Hall, the Kansas Union and Allen Fieldhouse. The theme of this year’s celebration is Moving Forward with a Dream. ...
Professor to be posthumously recognized for her service to Poland
The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) has organized a memorial ceremony for the late Anna M. Cienciala, professor emerita of history and REES, who passed away Dec. 24, 2014, at age 85. Representatives of the Polish Embassy in the United States will also...
Architecture student cited for excellence by Danish Institute
Department of Architecture student Anthony Prizzi, Kansas City, Missouri, recently received the Academic Excellence Award for Architecture from the Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS). ...