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KU to honor 71 seniors from Marion, McPherson, Rice county high schools
Students from 14 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 24, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 103 seniors from Leavenworth County high schools
Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 24, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 237 seniors from Sedgwick county high schools
Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Sept. 22, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Dole Archive expands digital content on political leaders, topics
In conjunction with the 2015 National History Day theme, Leadership and Legacy in History, the Robert J. Dole Archive and Special Collections at the Dole Institute of Politics has released new online modules featuring primary source documents from their collections. ...
Thirty high schools to participate in KU Band Day
halftime show, the KU bands will join the visiting high school bands to perform songs including “I’m a Jayhawk,” “Stand Up and Cheer,” “Kansas Song,” “Fighting Jayhawk” and “Patriotic Finale,” composed by Robert Foster, former director of bands at KU. ...
Media advisory: Experts available to discuss Scottish independence referendum
Pollsters suggest a close vote when voters in Scotland decide Sept. 18 whether to secede from the United Kingdom. ...
Law school selects 2014-15 Dean's Fellows to mentor incoming class
is administered by the school’s Office of Admissions. The 2014-15 Dean’s Fellows are listed below by hometown. ...
Midwest groundwater experts to convene for annual conference
The health and future of vital Midwestern groundwater resources will be the focus of the 59th annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, which will be Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the Holiday Inn in Lawrence. ...
KU to honor 38 seniors from Sumner county high schools
Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 17, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Exhibition to honor late architecture professor
A retrospective exhibit of the work of Wojciech Lesnikowski, former professor in the School of Architecture, Design & Planning, and his students will open Sept. 20 in the Galloway Room, 305 Marvin Hall. It will run through Oct. 6. ...
Facebook posts reveal personality traits, but changes complicate interpretation
A study from the University of Kansas finds that people can accurately detect the personality traits of strangers through Facebook activity; however, changes to the social media site in the past three years could be making it harder to do so. ...
Media advisory: Law expert available to discuss KS Supreme Court’s consideration of offender registry case
an interview, contact Mindie Paget at mpaget@ku.edu or 785-864-9205. ...
Bayer Healthcare designer launches company-sponsored research project
Two industrial designers for Bayer Healthcare, Raymond Yao and Lauren Bock, have met with Center for Design Research students to launch a new sponsored-research project. It is Bayer-CDR's third collaboration in as many years. ...
Physics researcher to advise faith-based office in U.S. Department of State
Alice Bean is best known for her work as a high-energy experimental particle physicist. In 2012, she was a member of the international consortium of scientists who detected the Higgs boson using the world’s most advanced scientific instrument: the Large Hadron Collider. ...
Record number of firms to participate in engineering career fair
It’s a chance to make connections for that dream job, find the perfect internship or just learn more about the career opportunities that engineering and computer science have to offer. The University of Kansas Engineering and Computing Career Fair is set for noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, on...
Collage Concert to feature variety of faculty, student performances
concert will feature the KU Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Singers, Jazz Ensemble I and Wind Ensemble, as well as performances by the Graduate String Quartet, Graduate Woodwind Quintet, Percussion Ensemble, Saxophone Quartet I, Horn Ensemble, and student soloists Etta Fung, soprano, and Jiwon Choi, piano. The concert always concludes with a...
Professor explores origins of 'War on Poverty,' new challenges
Fifty years ago this year, President Lyndon Johnson signed legislation declaring an "unconditional war on poverty in America," and a University of Kansas researcher studies how America’s post-World War II battle against poverty abroad planted the seeds for a major tenet of Johnson's Great Society. ...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences selects three Distinguished Alumni
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas has selected three graduates to honor with its Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award for 2014-2015. The award is the highest recognition the College bestows upon its graduates. ...
Business school to host annual career fair
Recruiters from more than 130 employers are expected to attend the University of Kansas School of Business 2014 Career Fair. The event will be from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, on the fifth and sixth floors of the Kansas Union. ...
Report: Changing student loan system can make education 'great equalizer'
When it comes to student loans in the United States, we’re not getting our money’s worth. That is the conclusion of two University of Kansas scholars who have authored a report calling for gradually replacing the current system of paying for higher education primarily through student loans with an asset-based...
Book explains how data analysis can aid in oil, gas exploration
A massive amount of drilling data is archived at the Kansas Geological Survey on KU’s west campus and at other institutions around the world. In a new book published by the Oxford University Press, KGS Senior Scientific Fellow John Doveton shows how data obtained from wells can be analyzed in...
Business, Engineering rise in U.S. news rankings
The University of Kansas schools of Business and Engineering both rose in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of undergraduate programs. ...
Researcher wins early-career award
Jomella Watson-Thompson, assistant professor in applied behavioral science and associate director for the KU Work Group for Community Health and Development, has been selected as the recipient of the 2014 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty. ...
Kansas couple plan to leave 120-acre ranch to KU
From their home amid the rolling hills of northeast Kansas, a couple has made a gift commitment to leave their 120-acre ranch for the University of Kansas. The couple, who wish to remain anonymous, also have made a $2 million gift commitment to KU Endowment to create an endowed fund...
Teachers take part in summer technology camp
consisting of educational games, web-based instructional resources and scalable online quizzes. are accessed more than a million times a month. The ALTEC professional development providers address the challenges of enacting technologies in the classroom through on-site professional development, instructional coaching and program support. Serving as one of the eight strategic...
Media advisory: KU expert available to discuss NATO summit
NATO leaders on Friday approved plans for a rapid reaction force of 4,000 people headquartered in Eastern Europe in response to recent Russian military actions in Ukraine. Issues in Afghanistan and the effects of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, have also captured significant attention at the NATO...
BTBC at KU wins $50,000 grant from U.S. Small Business Administration
The Bioscience & Technology Business Center at the University of Kansas has earned a major federal grant for its role as a business accelerator and economic engine for northeast Kansas. ...
Multiple myeloma treatment with KU origins enters clinical trial
A potential new treatment for multiple myeloma with ties to the University of Kansas has entered a clinical trial. ...
Fourteen students receive Undergraduate Research Awards
Fourteen University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards for the fall 2014 semester. UGRA recipients are awarded $1,000 to fund their faculty-mentored research and creative projects, which represent departments from across campus and explore a wide range of topics. ...
Professor translates 1920s Japanese writers who helped shape country’s literature
A University of Kansas professor is helping bring the macabre and bizarre fiction of 1920s Japan to American readers. ...