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Foundation makes $5,000 commitment to KU Statehouse Wire Service
During the 2014 Kansas legislative session, University of Kansas journalism students supplied nearly 100 stories to the KU Statehouse Wire Service. The wire service then distributed the stories to about 20 media outlets throughout the state. ...
Center for Banking Excellence releases report on state of banking in Kansas
The state of banking in Kansas is greatly improved, according to a report released by the University of Kansas Center for Banking Excellence. ...
Doctoral student selected as 2015 Presidential Management Fellow semi-finalist
A doctoral student at the University of Kansas has been selected as one of 147 Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) semi-finalists in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. ...
Kansas Biological Survey signs $2M contract to support lesser prairie chicken habitat mitigation plan
Biological Survey, a University of Kansas research unit, will provide the central GIS and database support for the effort, tracking locations and costs of projects affecting habitat as well as conservation projects. The work will be done through a five-year, $2.1 million contract with WAFWA to serve as the GIS...
Media Advisory: Experts can comment on reopening of Cuba and U.S. relations
came with Cuba’s release of U.S. contractor Alan Gross and a U.S. intelligence agent. The United States released three Cuban spies. ...
KU sanctions Kappa Sigma
The University of Kansas has found that Kappa Sigma fraternity violated the Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities and has placed the fraternity on probation for two years. ...
Debate team tops national rankings
debaters reached the elimination rounds of debate tournaments this semester, including Matthew Bevens, Topeka; Amit Bhatla, Lenexa; Chris Carey, Westwood Hills; Madison Cook, Shawnee; Sean Duff, Iowa City, Iowa; Ciera Foreman, Overland Park; Tom Garvey, Valley Center; Hunter Goh, Bakersfield, California; Jyleesa Hampton, Overland Park; Bradley Harris, Lawrence; Will Katz,...
Grant to help churches develop health plans
A University of Kansas-led project has won a $50,000 grant to help predominantly African-American churches in the Kansas City area improve leadership among their participants in their quest to build sustainable health promotion plans for underserved communities. ...
Danny Anderson to become president of Trinity University
Danny Anderson has spent a career at the University of Kansas developing his leadership skills as a faculty member, administrator and, since 2010, as dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Beginning May 2015, the leadership abilities honed at KU will guide him as president of Trinity University...
Third vice chancellor for research finalist to visit campus
The third and final candidate for the position of vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas will visit campus this week. ...
Research studies role native language plays in processing words in new languages
Research at the University of Kansas is exploring how a person’s native language can influence the way the brain processes auditory words in a second language. ...
KU researchers invited to medical device summit
The medical device industry incorporates research from dozens of academic areas, ranging from engineering and medicine to pharmacy and industrial design. ...
KU named to AIA Health Design Consortium
The American Institute of Architects (AIA), along with the AIA Foundation and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), has named the School of Architecture, Design & Planning as one of 10 charter members of the AIA Design & Health Research Consortium. The consortium will help fund basic research...
Second of three vice chancellor for research finalists to visit campus
The second of three candidates for the position of vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas will visit campus next week. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces November graduates
Fifty-seven new law enforcement officers were congratulated by Barry Grissom, U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas, during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Nov. 14. ...
KU announces fall 2014 candidates for degree
The names of nearly 1,250 candidates for degree from the University of Kansas this fall — representing 57 Kansas counties, 36 other states and 24 other countries — have been announced by the University Registrar. ...
KU establishes partnership with Pipeline entrepreneurship program
The University of Kansas is partnering with a leading entrepreneur development program to translate more KU technologies into new products and startup companies. ...
Research team helps WHO make sense of Ebola response efforts
In the midst of the chaos that is the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, a small group of University of Kansas researchers is quietly partnering with their colleagues in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Regional Office. Together, they are developing case studies to help understand what has worked in...
Achievement & Assessment Institute receives new learning maps grant
The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas has received a $212,000 award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a prototype web interface that would allow students, parents, teachers and researchers to understand the relationships among mathematics topics by exploring the KU-developed Dynamic Learning...
Professor translates works of one of Italy's most recognized poets
fall of 2014, the volume was one of five finalists for the American Literary Translators Association’s National Translation Award. The volume also was awarded the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Translation Prize. ...
African-Americans made greatest educational gains after 3 major wars
Loss of life and precious resources often come to mind before education and equality when considering the outcomes of war. However, three major wars in American history have improved education and equality standards for African-Americans, a University of Kansas professor argues in recently presented research. ...
University announces October 2014 employees of the month
The University of Kansas has announced the October 2014 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
$58M gift provides scholarships, fellowships for KU students
A $58 million gift from the estate of late University of Kansas alumni Madison “Al” and Lila Self will provide direct support to benefit students. With their lifetime and estate gifts, the Selfs donated $106 million to KU, making them the most generous private donors to date in the history...
Media advisory: Expert available to discuss CIA 'torture report'
Raj Bhala, associate dean for International and Comparative Law and Rice Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas School of Law, is available to speak with media about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the torture of CIA prisoners during the war on terror. ...
Media advisory: Professor available to comment on Kansas' ties to 'In Cold Blood'
A University of Kansas professor can comment on Kansas’ ties to “In Cold Blood,” a subject of renewed interest after the decision of a Kansas judge to allow the publishing of field notes connected to the 1959 murders that inspired the book. ...
Urban planning professor named NSF Fellow
Ward Lyles, assistant professor of urban planning, has been selected as a Fellow for the Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards & Disasters Researchers Program. The program is funded by the National Science Foundation and is intended to foster the development of scholars who research natural and manmade hazards. ...
KU to make historic gift announcement
requested to arrive at 1 p.m.; the program begins at 1:30 p.m. ...
Three vice chancellor for research finalists to visit campus this month
The search committee for the position of vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas has chosen three finalists for the position. ...
Plan in place to expand learning communities at KU
Last summer, a team of nine University of Kansas faculty and administrators participated in the National Summer Institute on Learning Communities at Evergreen State College. The valuable lessons learned at that national resource for learning communities is guiding their collaborations with partners across campus to expand learning communities at KU,...
Researchers work with new technology to include those with disabilities into musical performances
Professors at the University Kansas are among a group of researchers working to improve a new instrument that enables those with severe motion disabilities to play improvisational music. ...