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Media advisory: Law professor can comment on Supreme Court taking same-sex marriage case
LAWRENCE —Richard E. Levy, J.B. Smith Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, is available to speak with media about the Supreme Court’s announcement that it will rule on the legality of same-sex marriage in this term. ...
Architecture sponsors design charrette and urban agriculture lectures
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Architecture will sponsor the 2015 Water Charrette: Food Deserts, to explore issues including urban agriculture, water harvesting and storage. The three-day event, starting Thursday, Jan. 22, will give students an opportunity collaborate and propose innovative design strategies for solving them. ...
Dole Institute releases spring 2015 program schedule
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has released its programming schedule for the spring 2015 semester, including this year’s installment of the popular Presidential Lecture Series, "The First Woman President 2.0.” During this series, the public will hear from women leaders, including Kathleen Sebelius,...
White House announces ticket distribution details for president's visit
(UPDATE: Information is now available at President Obama Visits the University of Kansas.)...
President Obama to visit KU Jan. 22
(UPDATE: Information is now available at President Obama Visits the University of Kansas)...
Kansas Geological Survey releases Dickinson County map
LAWRENCE — A new full-color geologic map of Dickinson County showing rocks that transition from the Flint Hills to the Smoky Hills as well as the broad Smoky Hill River valley and adjacent sand hills is available from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas. ...
KU to host annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 19, with a series of events spanning Strong Hall, the Kansas Union and Allen Fieldhouse. The theme of this year’s celebration is Moving Forward with a Dream. ...
Professor to be posthumously recognized for her service to Poland
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) has organized a memorial ceremony for the late Anna M. Cienciala, professor emerita of history and REES, who passed away Dec. 24, 2014, at age 85. Representatives of the Polish Embassy in the United States...
Architecture student cited for excellence by Danish Institute
LAWRENCE — Department of Architecture student Anthony Prizzi, Kansas City, Missouri, recently received the Academic Excellence Award for Architecture from the Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS). ...
KU names new director of student conduct, community standards
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has named a new leader for the administration of the nonacademic conduct system for individual and organizational accountability. ...
KU announces November employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the November 2014 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Campus community asked to complete survey on innovation, economic development
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is applying for designation as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity University through the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. This prestigious national designation is awarded only to universities that have demonstrated excellence in innovation and economic development initiatives. As part of the application, the...
Media advisory: Expert discusses how low gasoline prices can influence fuel efficiency policies
LAWRENCE — The Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year touted its Fuel Economy Trends Report that found new vehicles produced in 2013 had achieved the highest fuel economy of all time. However, a recent sharp drop in U.S. gasoline prices has experts questioning how this could affect broader fuel economy...
Don Steeples to become interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas geology professor Don Steeples has been named interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. He will begin his role in March 2015 as current dean Danny Anderson prepares to leave KU to become president of Trinity University. ...
Fifty-one students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring 2015
LAWRENCE — This spring, 51 University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards. 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. ...
KU names associate dean for humanities
LAWRENCE – A scholar with a track record of collaborative leadership and building innovative partnerships has been selected as the next associate dean for humanities in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas. ...
James Tracy named new vice chancellor for research
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will soon have a new leader for its research enterprise. ...
Online voting now open for proposed unified senate
LAWRENCE — In spring 2014, the University Support Staff Senate and the Unclassified Senate convened a task force to explore the possibility of a merger of the two senates into a single Staff Senate. Interest in such a merger arose from staff reclassifications that converted a large number of USS...
Couple’s $1M gift commitment will advance cardiovascular research
LAWRENCE — Keith and Laurie Tennant, of Vero Beach, Florida, have made a $1 million gift commitment to support research near and dear to their hearts. Their planned gift will benefit the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center. ...
Researchers invited to NSF proposal preparation seminar
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers who wish to learn how to prepare proposals for the National Science Foundation are invited to attend a seminar Feb. 3 at the Bioscience & Technology Business Center in Lawrence. ...
Book reflects on mixed record of civil rights, labor movement leader
LAWRENCE — The complicated legacy of one of the country’s great civil rights leaders, A. Philip Randolph, is examined through a collection of essays co-edited by a University of Kansas professor. ...
Undercover researchers expose two new species of lizard for sale on Philippine black market
LAWRENCE — Rafe Brown, curator-in-charge of the herpetology division at the University of Kansas’ Biodiversity Institute, has devoted years to cataloging and conserving the biodiversity of the Philippines, a nation he views as an ecological treasure house. ...
Professor to argue before Supreme Court on states' rights
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas law professor will make his second appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, arguing on behalf of Kansas and more than 20 other states in a case focused on natural gas, alleged price fixing and authority between state and federal governments. ...
Professor argues standards for cutting-edge science need to consider intellectual property
LAWRENCE — The development of a new “open language,” or standard means for communicating data and results between researchers, to guide collaboration in the cutting-edge science of synthetic biology shows valuable potential. But it must take intellectual property issues into account at the outset to avoid legal problems that can...
Professors selected for Commons Awards Starter Grants
LAWRENCE – The Commons, a partnership at the University of Kansas that encourages cross-disciplinary research and learning, awarded $20,000 in the fall 2014 cycle of its Interdisciplinary Starter Grant. ...
Education department to change name after spring semester
LAWRENCE — The Department of Psychology & Research in Education at the University of Kansas School of Education will change its name after the spring 2015 semester. Approved by the Kansas Board of Regents last fall, the new department name will be Educational Psychology (EPSY). ...
Book details issues of transgender politics, policy
LAWRENCE — As judicial and elective victories in the past 10 years have made same-sex marriage legal in a majority of U.S. states, much media attention and research have focused on politics and policy regarding sexual orientation and gay rights. ...
Professor: Supreme Court case illustrates problems with judicial elections, campaign fundraising
LAWRENCE — A case set to appear before the Supreme Court addresses important issues about the funding of judicial election campaigns and raises broader questions about the impartiality of judges. A University of Kansas law professor has written an article examining judicial impartiality and arguing that its core — equal...
Alumnus Scot Pollard to host scholarship bowling tournament
LAWRENCE — Scot Pollard, an alumnus of the University of Kansas School of Education and retired NBA player, has partnered with the school’s National Advisory Board to provide fellow alumni and community members an opportunity for friendly competition while benefiting future students studying education at KU. ...
Researchers to design smartphone app that gauges Ebola risk
LAWRENCE — Within six months, your iPhone or Android mobile device could supply a real-time estimate of your likelihood of contact with the deadly Ebola virus. To create the digital tool, researchers at the University of Kansas recently won a rapid-response grant to advance Ebola-related fundamental research from the National...