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Media advisory: Professor can discuss military family leave policy changes
LAWRENCE — Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced last week that he would institute a 12-week maternity leave in all branches and increase paid paternity leave to 14 days from 10. The personnel initiatives are aimed at making military careers more attractive to millennials, according to national news reports. ...
Gifts support student access at the Lied Center
LAWRENCE — Two gifts for the Lied Center of Kansas will support the center’s Performing Arts Access Expansion program, which aims to increase access to arts programs for Lawrence school district middle- and high-school students. ...
University community mourns death of Christopher Sowa
LAWRENCE — A celebration of life for Christopher M. Sowa, interim associate director for residence life with KU Student Housing, will be from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the KU Memorial Union ballroom. Sowa, 37, died unexpectedly Jan. 29. A private family service is planned this week in Illinois. ...
Media advisory: Political experts can discuss Iowa caucuses final push
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas experts are available to comment on the final push and analyze results from Monday's Iowa caucuses in the presidential primary race. ...
Given potential safety benefits, driverless-car policy study is important, professor says
LAWRENCE — When the Obama administration recently proposed spending $4 billion on a transition to driverless vehicles on U.S. roadways, it led to discussion online and in the news of a futuristic society. ...
Historical study can help bridge gap among schools, indigenous students, resesarcher says
LAWRENCE — As migrants from more than 60 indigenous groups in Mexico have increasingly come to the United States in recent years, psychologists, anthropologists and sociologists have sought how to understand their cultures as they continue to enter American classrooms. ...
Students design prototype products for Alabama nonprofit
LAWRENCE — Over winter break 14 students from the Departments of Design and Architecture traveled to Greensboro, Alabama. There, they spent 12 to 16 hours each day for two weeks designing, building, testing, breaking, rebuilding, sometimes cursing, but never giving up in their quest to develop two new products of...
KU to honor 52 high school seniors from Linn, Miami counties
LAWRENCE — Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 10, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 61 high school seniors from five Central Kansas counties
LAWRENCE - Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 10, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 32 high school seniors from Allen, Bourbon, Woodson counties
LAWRENCE — Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Feb. 8, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU announces Emerging Leaders Academy graduates for fall 2015 session
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Public Management Center has announced the fall 2015 Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA) graduates. The graduation ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, in the Griffith Room at the Oread Hotel. ...
Media advisory: Professor can discuss coverage, government communications around Zika, virus ravaging Brazil
LAWRENCE — Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that may cause birth defects including underdeveloped brains in newborns, has been ravaging Brazil and the nation’s government is scrambling to fight the illness in advance of the upcoming Summer Olympics. Brazil’s government has announced troops will be deployed to hand out information on...
KU, KUMC students will present at Capitol Graduate Research Summit
LAWRENCE — The value and benefits of research performed at the University of Kansas and KU Medical Center will be highlighted at the the Capitol Graduate Research Summit. ...
Second annual event to explore intersection of business, race, sports
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business and Langston Hughes Center, in partnership with Kansas Athletics, will present “The Power of Sport: A Conversation on Business, Race and Sports.”...
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies offers Tinker Field Research Grants
LAWRENCE — This spring, the University of Kansas Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies will award Tinker Field Research Grants to graduate students for research in Latin America during 2016. The funds come from the Tinker Foundation. ...
Center produces Spanish version of disability language guidelines
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Research and Training Center on Independent Living (RTC/IL) has produced a Spanish language version of its internationally known Guidelines: How to Write and Report About People with Disabilities. ...
Spencer Museum of Art awarded $487K for interdisciplinary arts research
LAWRENCE — The Spencer Museum of Art has announced a $487,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch the Spencer’s Integrated Arts Research Initiative (IARI). This award supports interdisciplinary research efforts among the art museum and partners at the University of Kansas and beyond. ...
KU startup earns $300K SBIR contract to develop cancer-fighting drug technology
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas startup company has received a federal contract to continue its work on new drug delivery methods for developing more effective cancer treatments. ...
$400,000 grant will support KU students interning in Asia
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Office of Study Abroad has received $400,000 in funding to provide significant scholarships to KU undergraduate and graduate students participating in accredited internship programs in East or Southeast Asia over the next two years. Provided through the support of the Freeman Foundation, these scholarships...
Candidate presentations set for director of Student Veteran Center
LAWRENCE — Four candidates will make public presentations in the coming weeks as the University of Kansas launches a search for a director of its new Student Veteran Center, set to open in January 2017. ...
New Foundation Professor among world's top influencers in education fields
LAWRENCE — A recognized authority in several areas of education will soon bring his expertise to the University of Kansas as its newest Foundation Distinguished Professor. ...