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University to host town hall meeting on race, respect, responsibility
LAWRENCE — Recent events at Yale University, the University of Missouri and other schools have amplified the ongoing national conversation about race and, more broadly, about respect and responsibility. ...
Lawrence streets will be temporarily closed for McCollum implosion
LAWRENCE — McCollum residence hall at the University of Kansas will be demolished at 9 a.m. Nov. 25, the first day of KU’s Thanksgiving Break. ...
Dole Institute announces programs for late fall 2015
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics today announced its program schedule for the final months of the fall 2015 semester, highlighted by visits from President Bill Clinton and John Della Volpe, polling director for the Harvard Institute of Politics (IOP). ...
Islamic televangelist: Book explores how Egyptian preacher used mass media
LAWRENCE — In America, Protestant preacher Billy Graham has used the television and radio airwaves to reach to millions of people. ...
KU Common Book event to focus on experience of black soldiers in World War I
LAWRENCE — A professor from Brandeis University is scheduled to deliver a lecture on Nov. 10 focusing on the experience of black soldiers during World War I. ...
Semantics will be key in historic meeting between China and Taiwan presidents, East Asian expert says
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas professor who has done extensive research on Chinese and Taiwanese relations is available to talk to media about Saturday’s meeting between China's President Xi Jinping and Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou. The meeting, which will be held in Singapore, will be the first time the...
Stason Pharmaceuticals to establish new lab at BTBC at KU
LAWRENCE — A California-based pharmaceutical company has established a new lab on the west campus of the University of Kansas. ...
Michael Keelan named KPR's classical music director (Opens in new window)
LAWRENCE – KPR’s classical music lovers will have a new voice bringing them Mozart, Beethoven and Bach. Michael Keelan has been named classical music director and morning host at Kansas Public Radio. ...
KU announces September employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the September 2015 employees of the month. They are as follows:...
Author of controversial 'Putin's Kleptocracy' to speak Nov. 5
LAWRENCE – Karen Dawisha, author of the acclaimed New York Times best-seller “Putin’s Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?,” will deliver a public lecture at the University of Kansas. The lecture, titled “What’s the Problem With Russia? Or Is There a Problem?” will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in...
Hodges Persley to present Shutz lecture Nov. 9
An award-winning University of Kansas theatre professor will offer a unique behind-the-scenes appreciation of the influence of hip-hop in performance and culture. ...
KDHE, KU team to create online home-visiting resource for Kansans
LAWRENCE — Kansas parents, parents-to-be, grandparents and communities have a new website to provide support and resources to help babies grow up healthy and happy. ...
Debate about rest rooms, locker rooms can be sticking point on transgender policy, researcher says
LAWRENCE — Federal education officials have ruled an Illinois school district violated anti-discrimination laws by not allowing a transgender student who identifies as female to use the girls' locker room without restrictions. ...
KU to honor 48 seniors from Chautauqua, Cowley county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 11, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 175 seniors from Wyandotte County high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 10, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Shogren appointed co-director for KU disabilities center
LAWRENCE — Karrie Shogren has been appointed the co-director of the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities. Shogren, associate professor of special education, also serves as the co-director of the Beach Center on Disability. Both centers are affiliated with the Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas. ...
Men & Masculinities Symposium set for Nov. 15
LAWRENCE — The Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity and the Men & Masculinities Workgroup will host the third annual Men & Masculinities Symposium from noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Kansas Memorial Union. The symposium is open to all University of Kansas students, faculty and...
KU lands grant to help young adults with disabilities and their families attend college
LAWRENCE — Researchers and educators at the University of Kansas have secured a grant that will help more young people with disabilities attend the university while supporting them and their families in preparing for adulthood and competitive careers. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces October graduates
YODER – Forty-four new law enforcement officers were congratulated by Eric K. Jackson, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Kansas City Field Office, during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Oct. 23. ...
Engineering to host High School Design Competition on Nov. 3
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Engineering will host its annual High School Design competition starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the engineering complex, including the new Learned Engineering Expansion Phase 2 (LEEP2) building. Opening ceremonies will take place at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. ...
KU selects vice provost for undergraduate studies
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will have a new vice provost for undergraduate studies in January. DeAngela Burns-Wallace, currently the assistant vice provost for undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri, will join KU near the start of the spring semester. ...
2015 ExCEL Award winners announced at Homecoming game
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas seniors received the 25th annual Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership Awards during halftime of the KU-Oklahoma Homecoming football game Oct. 31 in Memorial Stadium. ...
KU Endowment elects 4 new trustees
LAWRENCE — At today’s annual meeting of the KU Endowment Board of Trustees, four new trustees were elected: Angela Chammas of Hawthorn Woods, Illinois; Marvin Motley of Leawood; Diane Yetter of Chicago, and Carl Krehbiel, of Moundridge. ...
WWI series will explore important role of nurses on Eastern Front
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas lecture series focused on the lesser-known stories of World War I’s Eastern Front puts nurses in the spotlight for its second public talk. ...
Final candidate for KU Libraries dean to present Monday
LAWRENCE — The final of four candidates for the dean of KU Libraries position at the University of Kansas will make a public presentation during an upcoming campus visit. ...
Prestigious NIH award fuels research on human clearance of drugs, foreign chemicals
LAWRENCE — Emily Scott, professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Kansas, has been recognized with a MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences. It’s a rare and important recognition — researchers can receive them only once in a career. ...