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KU to honor 68 seniors from Marion, McPherson, Rice county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from 14 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 23, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 254 seniors from Sedgwick county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Sept. 28, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU’s Osher Institute to offer courses, events in Salina
LAWRENCE — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas has announced that it will partner with several Salina organizations to offer short courses and special events. Kansas State University-Salina, Kansas Wesleyan University, Presbyterian Manor, the Stiefel Theatre and the Salina Symphony will host four courses and two...
Hometown a bigger influence than family, education on whether young students have credit card debt, study shows
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Friends, donors contribute $7.4M to Spencer Museum phase I renovation
LAWRENCE — Nearly 200 donors have contributed $7.4 million to support the Spencer Museum of Art Phase I Renovation, exceeding the initial $5 million fundraising goal established in 2012. More than $5.8 million of the total was given by 11 leadership donors, whose gifts range from $100,000 to $1.36 million. ...
School of Education nationally accredited
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education recently received continuing accreditation for the initial teacher preparation and advanced preparation programs under the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards. NCATE’s performance-based accreditation system for teacher preparation ensures that teacher candidates are prepared to make a difference...
Biologists parse evolutionary ‘arms race’ between insects, predators and plants
LAWRENCE — Many scientists believe the very same dynamics that have shaped conflict between nations since the early 20th century also may govern how species evolve on Earth. ...
Osher Institute announces its Topeka, Kansas City area fall courses and events
LAWRENCE — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas has announced its fall 2015 schedule of courses and special events. ...
Annual fall tour of KU medicinal garden Sept. 19
LAWRENCE — The public is invited to the semi-annual tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. The garden, situated just east of Lawrence Municipal Airport, includes research plantings, a large interpretive garden and the KU Student Farm. Garden pathways are...
W.E.B. Du Bois’ long legacy clearly, concisely covered in new book
LAWRENCE – In 1952, African-American author, scholar and civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois wrote an editorial in the National Guardian condemning presidential candidates Adlai Stevenson and Dwight Eisenhower for not criticizing those who flew Confederate flags at campaign rallies throughout the South. ...
Kansas Court of Appeals to commemorate Constitution Day with session at KU
LAWRENCE — A three-judge panel of the Kansas Court of Appeals will hear five cases Sept. 22 at the Kansas Union at the University of Kansas as part of the court’s observance of Constitution Day. ...
KU to honor 35 seniors from Sumner county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 16, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
New work suggests college athletics are reaching uncertain financial point
LAWRENCE — Universities have long looked at athletic departments as the “front porch” of the institution. But as any homeowner can attest, not everyone in the neighborhood keeps their front porch clean. University of Kansas scholars have written a monograph exploring the long, complicated history of the relationship between universities...
KU to honor 107 seniors from Leavenworth county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 16, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
'Huckablocked' certainly not the first made-up political term, KU researcher says
LAWRENCE — Last week, when campaign staffers for GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee physically held back Ted Cruz from being in a photo with Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, Internet commenters coined the term "huckablocked." The new word quickly went viral via social media. ...
Commons announces faculty starter grants
LAWRENCE – The Commons, a partnership at the University of Kansas that encourages cross-disciplinary research and learning, awarded $30,000 to KU faculty research groups in the spring 2015 cycle of its Interdisciplinary Starter Grant. ...
University implementing majority of Task Force on Sexual Assault recommendations
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has implemented or is in the process of implementing 22 of the 27 recommendations in the Chancellor’s Task Force on Sexual Assault final report, officials announced today. ...
Comedian, author Andy Borowitz to speak at KU
LAWRENCE — The Commons at the University of Kansas will welcome comedian and best-selling author Andy Borowitz for the 2016 Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture. The event will feature Borowitz in conversation with KCUR “Up to Date” host Steve Kraske at 7 p.m. March 3, 2016, in the Kansas Union Ballroom. ...
KU partnering with Lawrence schools to improve learning outcomes
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas, Arizona State University and Lawrence Public Schools have announced the funding of a partnership to help create positive learning environments and increase academic achievement. ...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences to welcome new faculty
LAWRENCE – The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences will welcome its new faculty members with a reception at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at The Commons at the University of Kansas. All faculty and staff are invited to attend. ...
Skrtic appointed as 2nd Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education
LAWRENCE — Tom Skrtic, professor in the Department of Special Education, has been appointed as the new Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education. He follows Don Deshler, professor emeritus of special education, who first held the post. ...
KU expert: Absence of date could be issue to resolve with Homo naledi discovery
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas expert on Neanderthals and pre-human species is available to comment on the significance of skeletons discovered in Rising Star Cave in South Africa. ...
Dedication for two new KU residence halls Friday
New NSF grant gives early-career faculty competitive edge
LAWRENCE — A new, four-year, $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will support research aimed at developing novel technologies for converting plant biomass into chemical and fuel intermediates. The outcome is a renewable source of feedstock that can be used to manufacture plastics and other products currently...
KU buses get face-lift
LAWRENCE — Classes are back in session, and students across campus are running to catch buses to Daisy Hill and downtown. ...
15 students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for fall
LAWRENCE — This fall, 15 KU students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards, which provide $1,000 to support mentored projects. ...
Adding bike, bus lanes in LA could reduce traffic in long term, professor says
LAWRENCE — City leaders in Los Angeles have approved a transportation policy that would add bicycle and bus lanes to some of the second-largest city's busiest boulevards in an effort to reduce traffic over the next 20 years. ...