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CEOP announces 2015 Jerry Bailey Educational Opportunity Scholarship winners
LAWRENCE — Two students who have overcome significant personal hardships in their young lives are the 2015 Jerry Bailey Educational Opportunity Scholarship awardees at the University of Kansas. The scholarship program, now in its second year, is part of the Achievement & Assessment Institute’s (AAI) Center for Educational Opportunity Programs...
World War II era Japanese paintings reflect artists’ identity in militaristic society
LAWRENCE – Similar to its World War II allies, Japan used art to promote its war machine during the 1930s and '40s. In the following decades, artists during this era were categorized as either collaborating with the wartime government or being anti-war. ...
Audio-Reader accepting donations for benefit sale
LAWRENCE — The Kansas Audio-Reader Network is now accepting donations of gently used audio equipment, vinyl records, CDs, books on CD and musical instruments. Donated items will be sold at Audio-Reader’s annual benefit sale, For Your EARS Only, which will be Sept. 11-12 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. ...
Higuchi Biosciences Center announces J.R. and Inez Jay Fund research awards
LAWRENCE — Three projects by faculty from the departments of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Chemistry, and Pharmacology & Toxicology were selected to receive 2015 J.R. and Inez Jay Fund research awards. ...
Architecture Dean Gaunt stepping down after 21 years
LAWRENCE — John Gaunt, who has led the University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design & Planning since 1994, will soon step down as dean of the school; however, he will continue as a full-time faculty member. ...
Media Advisory: KU expert can discuss significance of swimming pools, racial segregation
LAWRENCE — Police in McKinney, Texas, in the last week have received criticism, and one officer has resigned after a video surfaced on YouTube of him forcing a 14-year-old African-American girl to the ground. ...
National Association of Assessment Directors honors AAI Director Neal Kingston
LAWRENCE — A national organization of testing professionals has honored the career accomplishments of Neal Kingston, director of the Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) and professor in the School of Education’s Research, Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics Program at the University of Kansas. ...
Study: Polarization has increased economic inequality
LAWRENCE — As national politics has become intensely more partisan in the past three decades, new research co-authored by a University of Kansas researcher links political gridlock to increased economic inequality as well. ...
New England's success with regional approach could be key to children's savings accounts
LAWRENCE — Recent years have seen tremendous interest in Children’s Savings Accounts, interventions with demonstrated potential to improve educational outcomes, increase expectations and academic engagement, and facilitate economic mobility. Policy momentum is not always accompanied by clarity about how those pursuing CSAs should design, implement and evaluate these approaches, however. ...
KCK principal receives Friend of Education award
LAWRENCE — John "J.D." Rios is the recipient of the 2015 Friend of Education Award. Rios was nominated for the award by members of the University of Kansas School of Education's faculty and administration for his distinguished record of professional leadership, service and support of education in Kansas. ...
RedTire reconnects new business owner to hometown in fourth match
LAWRENCE — Ryan Swenson had been looking for opportunities to move back to his hometown of Concordia when he came across the RedTire website. ...
Advisory: Information about possible furloughs at the University of Kansas
(UPDATED 06/06/2015 at 12:20 p.m.) The media advisory below has been updated to reflect the most current data on "essential" and "non-essential" employees. That data continues to evolve as KU refines its plans for a possible shutdown furlough beginning Saturday, June 6 at midnight. Those numbers would likely continue to...
Media advisory: Medieval lit expert discusses 'Game of Thrones' themes
LAWRENCE — Misty Schieberle, University of Kansas associate professor of English, is available to discuss the conclusion of the fifth season of HBO's popular show "Game of Thrones" and how the American fantasy drama depicts themes from medieval literature and history. ...
Social Innovation Award helps students make proposals a reality
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas students were recently recognized with the Social Innovation Award for their proposals utilizing art to advance social change both at home and abroad. The funds awarded will help these undergraduates put their strategic plans into action. ...
Twenty-eight students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for summer
LAWRENCE — This summer, 28 University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards, which provide $1,000 to support mentored projects. ...
KU technologies selected for TechConnect World in Washington
LAWRENCE — Nine technologies invented and developed by 13 researchers at the University of Kansas will be featured June 14-17 at the TechConnect World Conference and Expo in Washington, DC. The event is the world’s largest showcase and accelerator for industry-vetted emerging technologies ready for commercialization. ...
Bernstein Award for Future Faculty winner announced
LAWRENCE — The Center for Teaching Excellence named Rebecca Achen as the first recipient of the Bernstein Award for Future Faculty. CTE director Andrea Greenhoot made the announcement last month, and CTE’s former director, Dan Bernstein, presented the award. ...
KU grieving School of Music professor’s death
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is saddened by the death of Deron McGee, associate professor of music theory in the School of Music. McGee died of brain cancer May 28 at his home in Lawrence. ...
Vice provost selected for leadership role at Boston University
LAWRENCE — A longtime figure at the University of Kansas will leave soon for a new leadership opportunity. ...
Research shows millennials need experience, not just education, in finance
LAWRENCE — When the time comes for parents to hand the car keys to their teenager for the first solo drive, they’ve likely spent many hours in the passenger’s seat, teaching about the rules of the road and applying those lessons in real life. In today’s society, however, young people...
Osher Institute announces summer courses, events
LAWRENCE — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas has announced its summer schedule of courses and special events. ...
Graduate working to bring clinics to his native Gambia
LAWRENCE — Bakary Suso has just graduated with his master's degree in architecture, concluding a yearlong thesis that he hopes is just the beginning of something much bigger. ...
Proof of Concept Fund Awards support innovation
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas continues to move research discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace. As part of this effort, four inventions that are near the commercialization stage have been awarded up to $50,000 each through the university’s Proof of Concept (POC) Fund. ...
Media advisory: Real 'Jurassic World' not far from reality, professor says
LAWRENCE — “Jurassic World,” the fourth installment in the successful film series, will soon take viewers back to a world in which dinosaurs have been revived. While the films are works of fiction, what most people don’t realize is that we are close to living in a world in which...
Researcher will examine puzzle of sex chromosome dosage with new NSF grant
LAWRENCE — It’s a little-known fact, but roughly half the human population is walking around with a severe imbalance of chromosomes. We call them “males.”...