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Apple co-founder, spouse award scholarships during KU visit
LAWRENCE — Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and his wife, Janet, awarded four scholarships today during their 2 p.m. presentation at the Lied Center. ...
Additional tickets available for Clinton lecture
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has made an additional 200 tickets available to the general public and students for the 2015 Dole Leadership Prize program with President Bill Clinton. ...
Military, KU announce new partnership to enhance learning, opportunities
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas and the 1st Infantry Division will enter into a formal Partnership Resolution, which supports exchanges and programs that stimulate academic, athletic and research partnerships, and envisions activities such as faculty and student exchanges, joint conferences, speaker series, seminars and curricular development. ...
KU to bring architecture internship, examinations into curricula
LAWRENCE — The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has announced that the University of Kansas Department of Architecture has been accepted into its Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure Initiative (IPI). It is a pilot program that will enable students to complete requirements for architectural licensure while in school. ...
'Trigger debate' over Indonesian mud volcano sheds light on dynamics of disasters
LAWRENCE — In May 2006, an underground mud volcano erupted in the East Java province of Indonesia, displacing more than 40,000 people as boiling hot mud swept into their fields and villages. ...
Film draws from Argentine original but deviates for Hollywood ending, film expert says
LAWRENCE — The American remake of “Secret in Their Eyes” keeps with the Argentine original in its focus on a failed justice system. But the newer version, which opens in theaters Friday, Nov. 20, follows a more traditional Hollywood narrative to the end, says an expert in Latin American cinema. ...
'Reckless' a nontraditional holiday play with an edge
LAWRENCE—Dealing with questions of identity, loss, redemption and acceptance, “Reckless” follows its crazy characters in finding new perspectives on life and the world. The University Theatre at KU will open this dark holiday comedy next month. ...
Program to offer insights on applied humanities careers
LAWRENCE— Leaders from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, Union Station, KCPT, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the Kansas Humanities Council, the Mid-America Arts Alliance and the Lawrence Public Library will discuss strategies that humanities graduate students can follow to put their...
Family drug courts with parenting programs yield better reunification rates, researchers say
LAWRENCE — Families who had children removed from the home due to parental substance abuse were more than twice as likely to be reunified when they took part in a family drug court that incorporated two innovative evidence-based parenting programs, when compared with those who took part in regular child...
KU announces 2015 Kansas Certified Public Manager Program graduates
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Public Management Center has announced the 2015 graduates of the Kansas Certified Public Manager (CPM) program. The graduation ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, in the House Chamber at the Capitol in Topeka. ...
KU Alumni Association names Heath Peterson new president, CEO
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Alumni Association has named Heath Peterson, a two-time KU graduate and 12-year veteran of the association staff, as president and CEO. ...
Chancellor named chair of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Board of Directors
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little has been elected as chair of the Board of Directors of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). ...
Media advisory: Paris, Beirut attacks illustrate gap between Shari'a, inauthentic ISIS proclamations
LAWRENCE — France continued airstrikes against ISIS strongholds Monday in response to last week’s deadly terrorist attacks in Paris. Officials also announced the arrest of nine people Monday in Lebanon in connection with a pair of suicide bombings that claimed more than 40 lives. Raj Bhala, associate dean of international...
Media advisory: Consumer behavior scholar available to discuss Black Friday, Cyber Monday
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas School of Business researcher is available for media interviews to discuss Black Friday and Cyber Monday. ...
Treaties could be key in helping indigenous communities fight effects of climate change
LAWRENCE — Some may view treaties between indigenous peoples and the federal government as a relic of the 19th century, but they just might provide a way for tribes to mitigate the effects of climate change on their lands and communities. A University of Kansas law professor has authored a...
Distinguished professor's inaugural lecture to peek at North America's changing landscape
LAWRENCE — An aging planet has many hidden stories to tell. Michael Blum, the Scott and Carol Ritchie Distinguished Professor of Geology at the University of Kansas, will explore some of Earth’s chronicles at his inaugural distinguished professor lecture on Thursday, Nov. 19. ...
Researcher: Recent attacks indicate expansion of Islamic State's operational capacity
LAWRENCE — French and Belgian officials, according to national news reports on Monday, said they were looking into the possibility a Belgian man now fighting with the Islamic State in Syria helped plan Friday's deadly attacks in Paris that killed at least 129 people. ...
Lawrence student finalist for Rhodes scholarship
LAWRENCE — A senior from Lawrence has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes scholarship for study in the United Kingdom. ...
KU announces Global Scholars cohort
LAWRENCE — Fourteen sophomores at the University of Kansas have been selected as Global Scholars. This competitive program, coordinated by Stuart Day, director of faculty programs for International Programs, recognizes and encourages undergraduate students who have an interest in global studies and a strong academic record. ...
Survey shown effective in helping states improve employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities
LAWRENCE — The push to end segregated employment in which individuals with disabilities are limited to menial work for sub-minimum wage pay is gaining momentum. Researchers at the University of Kansas are leading the way in promoting equal opportunity and pay as well as assisting states making the effort to...
Royals G.M. Dayton Moore will give talk on leadership
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics announced today the addition of a program with Dayton Moore, general manager of World Series Champions the Kansas City Royals. Moore will visit 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 as a continuation of the Institute’s annual series on Leadership and Globalization in Sports. ...
Analysis exposes faster disintegration of major Greenland glacier
LAWRENCE — A study appearing in Science magazine today shows a vast ice sheet in northeast Greenland has begun a phase of speeded-up ice loss, contributing to destabilization that will cause global sea-level rise for “decades to come.”...
Journalism students receive National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences scholarships
LAWRENCE — Last month, Cailey Taylor had an opportunity that very few college students even dream about: She walked the red carpet at an Emmy gala. ...
New book features interviews with film legends
John Tibbetts talked with director Steven Spielberg about the "The Color Purple." ...
KU establishes Institute for Leadership Studies
LAWRENCE – Often the word “leader” conjures up images of an executive or boss. At the University of Kansas, a new institute will help promote a different approach to leadership. ...
Dark matter research earns doctoral student a fellowship at Fermilab
LAWRENCE — It’s a stunning fact that human senses perceive only a tiny fraction of what makes up our universe. ...
From pointe to poppin’ and lockin’: University Dance Company fall concert
LAWRENCE – This fall’s University Dance Company concert will feature works from two renowned guest artists and debut part three of an interdisciplinary arts collaboration and three new pieces from dance faculty master choreographers. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19-20 at the Lied Center. ...
Radio host Krista Tippett to speak on civility
LAWRENCE — Krista Tippett, host of the public radio show "On Being," will present an upcoming lecture, "The Adventure of Civility," addressing issues such as diverging viewpoints on topics like politics, morality and life itself. ...