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Study abroad program offers registry to boost student resources, safety
Office of Study Abroad is encouraging students to sign up prior to international travel during the 2014-15 year. The registry supports undergraduate and graduate students traveling abroad with university affiliation beyond study abroad. It also enables KU to communicate with and support student travelers in the event of an emergency. ...
KU announces departure of Dean of Libraries Lorraine Haricombe
The University of Kansas Libraries announced today the departure of Dean Lorraine Haricombe, who has accepted the position of vice provost and director of the University of Texas Libraries. ...
Media advisory: Sport psychology expert can discuss Royals' playoff run, role of positive climate in sport success
Mary Fry, associate professor of health, sport and exercise science at the University of Kansas, is available to discuss the Kansas City Royals’ playoff run and the importance of a caring and supportive team climate for maximizing athletes’ sport performance and experience. ...
Aerospace students honored for aircraft design
A team of students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering earned high honors in an international spacecraft design competition. The team, composed of four 2014 aerospace engineering graduates and an engineering physics major due to graduate this fall, landed in third place in the American Institute of Aeronautics...
Project looks at Mark Twain's world tour that reshaped his attitudes about race, colonialism and empire
Most Americans know Mark Twain as the man who wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Many have also criticized Twain’s racial attitudes in those two novels. ...
KU establishes new School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Known for offering the most foreign languages in the region, the University of Kansas has established a new school to build upon its depth of expertise. The School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures at KU was approved at the September Board of Regents meeting. ...
Book reveals more complicated picture of nostalgic WWII Hollywood Canteen nightclub
For many, the Hollywood Canteen nightclub represents the American home front during World War II at its feel-good best. Many a homefront documentary or exhibit includes photos and film clips of celebrity volunteers, such as Marlene Dietrich, Lana Turner and Rita Hayworth, washing dishes, making sandwiches and jitterbugging with the...
Pharmacy students to offer free seasonal flu shots Oct. 4 in Wichita
The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is teaming up with the United Way of the Plains to provide flu vaccines to those in need on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Guadalupe Clinic, Grace Med and the South Lord’s Diner in Wichita. ...
Philosophy professor to explore the posthuman in Hall Center Humanities Lecture Series
John Symons, chair and professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Kansas, will present "What Can We Teach Our Posthuman Descendants?" as part of the Hall Center for the Humanities' 2014-2015 Humanities Lecture Series. ...
Professor with extensive Supreme Court experience to share highlights from career serving KU, Kansas
native, McAllister earned degrees from KU and its law school before clerking first for Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and then for Supreme Court Justices Byron R. White and Clarence Thomas. He worked for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, D.C., before...
Kappa Sigma fraternity placed on interim suspension
University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little:...
Researcher, BBC film ‘little fish fireworks’ that went viral online
University of Kansas researcher Trevor Rivers recently had a hand in the making of the BBC-TV documentary “Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals” for his work with ostracods. ...
Media advisory: Experts can discuss resignation of Secret Service director
As the Secret Service has come under fire for a recent White House security breach and revelation that an armed felon rode in an elevator with President Barack Obama, two University of Kansas experts in the School of Public Affairs and Administration are able to address issues surrounding the agency. ...
KU to honor 44 high school seniors from 4 central Kansas counties
of 44 seniors from high schools in Ellis, Rooks, Russell and Trego counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner and program at Hays High School, 2300 East 13th St., Hays. ...
Media advisory: KU experts available to discuss 2014 Kansas, national election issues, races
The Nov. 4 general election features key congressional and gubernatorial races across the country, including in Kansas. ...
KU to honor 44 seniors from Anderson and Franklin county high schools
Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 15, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Students, alumni take top honors for KU Homecoming spirit
102nd Homecoming at the University of Kansas concluded Sept. 27 after a week that included events for KU students and the Lawrence community. ...
Public tour planned at KU medicinal garden Oct. 4
are ADA-compliant, and the site is open to the public dawn to dusk. Kelly Kindscher, a senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey and a professor in the Environmental Studies Program, will lead the tour. ...
Dole Institute to commemorate pivotal 1974 Senate race
The Dole Institute of Politics will commemorate 40 years since the hard-fought U.S. Senate race between former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole and Congressman Bill Roy. Dole Institute senior archivist Audrey Coleman will interview Dave Owen, Dole’s 1974 campaign coordinator, and Bill Roy Jr., son of Rep. Roy, in a program...
Study contrasts teaching preferences, training between educators in traditional, virtual settings
Virtual schools and courses are increasing in popularity across the country, and a new study from the University of Kansas shows that teachers in online settings prefer approaching education intellectually, socially and emotionally, while brick-and-mortar teachers are increasingly limited from doing so because of high-stakes testing demands. ...
KU to honor 68 high school seniors from 7 western Kansas counties
Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 8, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Media advisory: Expert available to discuss India prime minister Modi's visit to America
A University of Kansas professor is available to comment on the significance of new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to the United States. ...
Series of events to honor WWI, today's veterans, military
are connected to KU’s Centennial Commemoration of World War I, which is being coordinated by the European Studies Program and includes collaboration with departments and organizations throughout KU and the community to mark the 100th anniversary of the war. ...
KU to honor 87 high school seniors from 4 North Central Kansas counties
Students from 13 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 8, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 185 seniors from Shawnee Mission high schools
Students from five Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Oct. 8, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to host 20th annual African studies conference
The University of Kansas will be host to another homecoming this week when the Mid-America Alliance for African Studies (MAAAS) brings its 20th annual conference to the Lawrence campus on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3-4. ...
Professor selected for Health Care Foundation Leadership Academy
Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) has announced that Shannon Criss, associate professor of architecture, will be one of 15 participants in next year’s Healthy Communities Leadership Academy. ...
2014 ExCEL Award winners announced at Homecoming game
Two University of Kansas seniors received the 24th annual Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership Awards during halftime of the KU-Texas homecoming football game Sept. 27 in Memorial Stadium. ...
Genetic modifier affects colon tumor formation
Unexpected results from an ongoing experiment in the lab of Kristi Neufeld, co-leader of the Cancer Biology Program at the University of Kansas Cancer Center, led to a potentially important discovery that could have an effect on how cancer researchers test anti-cancer therapies in mice as well as possibly prevent...