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Media advisory: KU experts available to discuss 2014 midterm election results
University of Kansas experts are available to comment on and analyze results from Tuesday's general election that featured key races nationally and in Kansas. ...
Visiting artist to give public hip-hop master dance classes
Since entering the hip-hop scene in 1988, Rodney Hill has blazed the stages dancing in venues nationally and abroad performing with artists such as Teddy Pendergrass, Mary J. Blige, the Roots and 50 Cent. From Nov. 10-12, Hill will be teaching master dance classes, open to the public, at the...
Media advisory: Professor can discuss ruling overturning same-sex marriage ban in Kansas
Richard E. Levy, the J.B. Smith Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Kansas School of Law, is available to discuss the U.S. District Court ruling that overturns Kansas’ ban on same-sex marriage. Yesterday, Judge Daniel Crabtree ruled that the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage violated the...
Department of Architecture students win multiple awards
Work by University of Kansas Department of Architecture students has recently been recognized by four different organizations. They are Central States American Institute of Architects Emerging Professionals, the Kansas chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and a joint competition cosponsored by the American Institute of Architecture Students and American...
$2.9M grant to serve state's most vulnerable children affected by substance abuse
The number of children in foster care in Kansas has hit a new record, and one in five of those children are there because of issues related to caregiver substance abuse. Researchers in the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare have secured a five-year, $2.9 million grant to help...
University mourns death of Marianna Kistler Beach
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of avid university supporter Marianna Kistler Beach. She died Saturday, Nov. 1, at her home in Lawrence at age 94. ...
Panelists will discuss social issues around Ebola outbreak
The Kansas African Studies Center will sponsor a panel discussion on the Ebola outbreak featuring the perspectives of leading social scientists from the University of Kansas. ...
KU Libraries announces naming of Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright
KU Libraries has announced the naming of the Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright in honor of former University of Kansas provost and executive vice chancellor David Shulenburger. ...
University mourns death of longtime employee Ron Fowler
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Ron Fowler, a 20-year KU employee from Facilities Services who died Oct. 22. Services and burial were Oct. 28 in Lawrence. ...
Study recommends additional math education to steer women to STEM fields
To help bridge the gap between men and women in math-intensive STEM fields and careers, educators should engage girls as young as elementary school in intervention programs focused on more math skills, according to a new report on the landscape of women in science-related careers. ...
Media advisory: Student will bring personal experience with homelessness to K.C. event
— Every night, an estimated 2,000 homeless youths sleep somewhere outside in Kansas City. On Friday, Nov. 7, hundreds more will join them for One Homeless Night, a sleep-out to raise awareness of homeless teens and raise support for Synergy Services, which serves the homeless and others. ...
KU to honor 247 seniors from Johnson county high schools
Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Nov. 17, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Aerospace students claim additional honors in aircraft design competitions
More than a dozen students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering claimed top honors in two international aircraft design competitions. Teams from KU placed first and tied for third in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Undergraduate Aircraft Team Design Competition. A group of Jayhawks also...
Engineering students take 2nd, 3rd in jet design competition
challenged to design an aircraft to facilitate a better future training experience for jet fighter pilots. Unlike a traditional fighter jet, a training aircraft must have two seats, one for the instructor and one for the pilot, which means a larger, wider cockpit. ...
First recipients of new KU scholarship named
Two University of Kansas juniors have been named the first Gene R. Feaster Physics Scholars. ...
Alumnus to discuss international art career
exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of Art, Smithsonian’s Nation Museum of the American Indian and Venice Biennale, as well as galleries and museums in Australia, Germany, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, China, Indonesia and France. ...
Associate dean earns lifetime achievement award for service to independent pharmacies
Gene Hotchkiss, senior associate dean at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, was honored last week with a lifetime achievement award by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) at the group’s annual convention in Austin, Texas. ...
Play to serve up theatrical feast
at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14-15 and 21-22, and at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 16 and 23. ...
Researcher studies why gender-based violence persists in Namibia
When the Parliament of Namibia passed the Combating of Rape Act in 2000, it was seen as progressive legislation to combat gender-based violence in a nation scarred by the effects of war in the shadow of apartheid. ...
Retired admiral, alumnus to give lecture on leadership
Leadership, mentoring and coaching will be the focus of a lecture from Michael Loose, retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, Parsons Corp. senior vice president and University of Kansas School of Engineering graduate. ...
Student Health Services changes name to Watkins Health Services
For more than a century, Student Health Services has provided high-quality, affordable health care to University of Kansas students. ...
KU nominees for national scholarships announced
outstanding University of Kansas students were selected by a committee coordinated by the University of Kansas Honors Program to compete for Marshall Scholarships, which provide for study in the United Kingdom. ...
Urban planning students win regional award
The Kansas Chapter of the American Planning Association recently honored eight University of Kansas Department of Urban Planning students with its New Horizon award. The students were enrolled in Associate Professor Bonnie Johnson’s Growth Management class last spring. ...
Survey: Switching Medicaid to managed care leads to difficulties obtaining medical services
States across the nation are moving to a managed-care model for Medicaid in order to reduce costs, but a new study from the University of Kansas shows that nearly half of a sample of beneficiaries with disabilities affected by the change in Kansas experienced difficulty receiving services. That number, and...
KU to honor 171 seniors from Wyandotte County high schools
Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 11, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Book follows the journey of ex-Hasidic Jews
In her new book, “Becoming Un-Orthodox: Stories of Ex-Hasidic Jews,” Lynn Davidman, the Robert M. Beren Distinguished Professor of Modern Jewish Studies and professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, traces the journeys of Hasidim (Ultra-Orthodox Jews) who chose to leave the strict enclave religious communities in which they...
Volunteers honored for service to visually impaired
200 people attended the red carpet-themed event at Maceli's, starting with a 10-minute play written by volunteer Dean Bevan, directed by staff member Feloniz Lovato-Winston, and performed by staff members Peggy Sampson and Jen Nigro and volunteers Charles Decedue and Amy Dorsey. ...
Media advisory: Professors available to share insights about the fall of the Berlin Wall
Nov. 9 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event that symbolized the eventual collapse of communism and emergence of capitalism throughout Eastern Europe. ...
Bernie Madoff whistleblower to give Sutton ethics lecture
Harry Markopolos, known internationally as the man who discovered Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme, will present the 2014 Walter S. Sutton Ethics Lecture on Monday, Nov. 10, at the Kansas City Club. ...
Fall 2014 Langston Hughes Lecture to examine 'Jane Crow'
Ayesha Hardison, the Fall 2014 Langston Hughes Visiting Professor, will present “Of Maids and Ladies: The Ethics of Living Jane Crow” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union. The lecture is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow in...