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Service learning excellence recognized with awards, juried presentations
The Center for Service Learning (CSL) at the University of Kansas has announced the 2023 Excellence in Service Learning award recipients and selected the winners of this year’s Service Showcase presentation competition. The CSL recognized these award recipients and others at the annual Service Showcase + Celebration in April. ...
KU experts write guide to transforming schools based on research in education, disability
When University of Kansas researchers were invited to write a book for a W.W. Norton & Company series focused on inclusive education for students with disabilities, they worked with the editors of the series to rethink the concept of “inclusion” itself. ...
KU announces new 2023-2024 Self Memorial Scholars
Nineteen students have been selected to receive the University of Kansas Madison and Lila Self Memorial Scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year. ...
University recognizes spring Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas has announced Employees of the Month from January through April 2023. These staff members have made outstanding contributions to the Lawrence campus community. ...
KU seniors honor high school educators with Wolfe Teaching Excellence Awards
Three outstanding high school teachers will be recognized with the Wolfe Teaching Excellence Award this graduation season. ...
Scholars outline responsibilities of schools of social welfare in era of anti-trans legislation
Through workshops and scholarly writing, experts from the University of Kansas are guiding conversations about the roles and responsibilities that schools of social work have to educate the next generation of social workers serving LGBTQ+ individuals in an environment of expanding anti-trans legislation across the country. Adding weight to the...
US Army’s battle to solve own racial crisis during Vietnam War explored in new book
In 1968, the United States Army was fighting two wars: one against enemy forces in Vietnam, the other in its own barracks between soldiers of different races. ...
KU recognizes 13 students with University Awards, Campanile Award
The University of Kansas has awarded 13 students with honors that recognize community engagement, leadership and academics. ...
Dylan Bassett receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Brazil
Dylan Bassett, lecturer of percussion at the University of Kansas School of Music, has received a Fulbright Specialist Award to travel to Brazil, where he will compose works, perform, direct a musical group and teach. ...
New book by Spencer Museum curator centers voices of unrecognized performers
A new book by Joey Orr, Spencer Museum curator for research at the University of Kansas, presents the often unheard experiences of collaborators who perform in other artists’ work. ...
KU geochemists determine age of the dinosaur Utahraptor
Three scientists, three state geological surveys, a common fascination with dinosaurs, and one simple yet profound question: Just how old are the rocks that preserve the world’s biggest “raptor,” Utahraptor? ...
Angie Loving selected for inaugural Chief Human Resource Officer Academy
Angie Loving, assistant vice provost of strategic planning, talent, total rewards & operations at the University of Kansas, has been accepted into the inaugural Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) Academy offered by the American Research Universities Human Resource Institute (ARU-HRI). ...
KU accounting student chosen for prestigious GASB Postgraduate Technical Assistant Program
University of Kansas School of Business student Carson Morrow has been selected for the Postgraduate Technical Assistant Program with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), the independent organization that establishes accounting and financial reporting standards for U.S. state and local governments. ...
KU Libraries’ streaming video options set to expand with new agreements
An extensive collection of streaming video resources provided by University of Kansas Libraries is expanding further with three new agreements. KU Libraries have added nearly 10,000 titles through Kanopy’s Bundled Academic Subscription for Education (BASE) and the top 1,000 titles from Swank Digital Campus. KU Libraries also will add more...
Dole Institute to celebrate distinguished Kansan’s legacy of finding common ground
Twenty years ago this July 22, thousands gathered on the University of Kansas' West Campus to honor the public service and bipartisan legacy of Russell native Bob Dole at the dedication of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. That same day marked the former U.S. senator’s 80th birthday. ...
KPR to present an evening of folk and bluegrass music with Ordinary Elephant
Kansas Public Radio continues to celebrate its 70th anniversary with a special upcoming evening of folk and bluegrass favorites. KPR and its folk program, “Trail Mix,” will present a concert May 4 at the Lied Center of Kansas Pavilion, featuring award-winning duo Ordinary Elephant and Kansas City singer-songwriter Joy Zimmerman. ...
Study shows governments escape blame by contracting services such as prisoner transport
Governments and private contractors work together on countless functions, but when something goes wrong, who is to blame? ...
Fossil find in California shakes up the natural history of cycad plants
Cycads, a group of gymnosperms that can resemble miniature palm trees (like the popular sago palm houseplant), were long thought to be “living fossils,” a group that had evolved minimally since the time of the dinosaurs. Now, a well-preserved 80-million-year-old pollen cone discovered in California has rewritten scientific understanding of...
Understanding what democracy means proves key to supporting it, study finds
Winston Churchill famously said, “Democracy is the worst form of government — except for all those other forms that have been tried.”...
Stauffer-Flint Hall to be home of Kansas Media Hall of Fame
Stauffer-Flint Hall at the University of Kansas will serve as the new home for the Kansas Media Hall of Fame, featuring inductees in the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame, Kansas Broadcasters Hall of Fame and Kansas Photojournalism Hall of Fame, effective May 19. ...
Tsvetan Tsvetanov to give Shutz Lecture May 4
A decorated University of Kansas economics professor will offer an inside look into his energy and environmental economics research and how it influences his teaching goals and approach in the classroom. ...
School of Social Welfare center will host 2023 LGBTQ Research Symposium
The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare Center for LGBTQ+ Research and Advocacy will host its annual LGBTQ Research Symposium next month. This virtual event will take place June 1-2, offering live sessions from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...
Six students receive Kansas Biological Survey Student Research Awards for 2023
The Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research at the University of Kansas has awarded $6,500 in funding this spring for student research to be conducted this year. The research center’s 2023 Student Research Awards are providing six graduate students with funding in support of their ecological research. ...
Information for news media covering University of Kansas Class of 2023 Commencement
The University of Kansas invites news media to cover the university’s Commencement ceremony May 14 for the Class of 2023. ...
KU researchers and collaborators developing new technologies for recycling solar panels
Solar power is growing at an astonishing rate, providing almost 4% of the world’s electricity, according to the International Energy Agency. But as solar panels reach the end of their working lives, many end up in landfills. ...
Project awarded $250K to increase inclusion in research for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
A team at the University of Kansas has been approved for a $250,000 funding award by the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. The funds will support a project designed to expand inclusion in research for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities...
School of Music announces new director of orchestral activities
The University of Kansas School of Music has announced the appointment of Creston Herron as its new director of orchestral activities. Herron, a highly respected conductor and educator, will join the School of Music in fall 2023. ...
TRIO SES celebrates 50 years of student support at KU
On May 2, TRIO Supportive Educational Services (TRIO SES) will celebrate 50 years of continuous federal funding at the University of Kansas. Taking place from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Kansas Union Ballroom, the reception is a chance to celebrate both the end of the semester and decades...
KU announces new 2023-2027 Self Graduate Fellows
Fifteen doctoral students have been selected to receive the University of Kansas’ prestigious Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year. This incoming group of fellows is the largest cohort in over 20 years. Over 200 students have benefited from the Self Graduate Fellowship since it was...
New smartphone app helps students with eating disorders at KU, with potential for broader reach
Researchers at the University of Kansas are carrying out ongoing clinical trials of a promising new app that’s been shown already to help KU students living with an eating disorder, one of the deadliest mental illnesses. With these encouraging initial results, the Building Healthy Eating and Self-Esteem Together for University...