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Kansas Biological Survey signs $2M contract to support lesser prairie chicken habitat mitigation plan
The Kansas Biological Survey, a University of Kansas research unit, will provide the central GIS and database support for the effort, tracking locations and costs of projects affecting habitat as well as conservation projects. The work will be done through a five-year, $2.1 million contract with WAFWA to serve as...
Media Advisory: Experts can comment on reopening of Cuba and U.S. relations
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas professors can provide insight into today’s historic announcement that the United States and Cuba will re-establish full diplomatic and economic relations. The U.S. will reopen an embassy in Havana, allow for visitors to return to the United States with Cuban goods and ease travel restrictions...
KU sanctions Kappa Sigma
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas has found that Kappa Sigma fraternity violated the Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities and has placed the fraternity on probation for two years. ...
Debate team tops national rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas debate team finished first in the country for the fall semester in the National Debate Tournament Varsity Rankings. The rankings are based on points earned by schools at all tournaments during the fall. The top-10 debate teams are as follows:...
Grant to help churches develop health plans
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas-led project has won a $50,000 grant to help predominantly African-American churches in the Kansas City area improve leadership among their participants in their quest to build sustainable health promotion plans for underserved communities. ...
Doctoral student selected as 2015 Presidential Management Fellow semi-finalist
LAWRENCE – A doctoral student at the University of Kansas has been selected as one of 147 Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) semi-finalists in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. ...
Third vice chancellor for research finalist to visit campus
LAWRENCE – The third and final candidate for the position of vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas will visit campus this week. ...
KU researchers invited to medical device summit
LAWRENCE — The medical device industry incorporates research from dozens of academic areas, ranging from engineering and medicine to pharmacy and industrial design. ...
KU named to AIA Health Design Consortium
LAWRENCE — The American Institute of Architects (AIA), along with the AIA Foundation and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), has named the School of Architecture, Design & Planning as one of 10 charter members of the AIA Design & Health Research Consortium. The consortium will help fund...
Research studies role native language plays in processing words in new languages
LAWRENCE – Research at the University of Kansas is exploring how a person’s native language can influence the way the brain processes auditory words in a second language. ...
Danny Anderson to become president of Trinity University
LAWRENCE — Danny Anderson has spent a career at the University of Kansas developing his leadership skills as a faculty member, administrator and, since 2010, as dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Beginning May 2015, the leadership abilities honed at KU will guide him as president of...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces November graduates
YODER – Fifty-seven new law enforcement officers were congratulated by Barry Grissom, U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas, during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Nov. 14. ...
Second of three vice chancellor for research finalists to visit campus
LAWRENCE — The second of three candidates for the position of vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas will visit campus next week. ...
KU establishes partnership with Pipeline entrepreneurship program
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is partnering with a leading entrepreneur development program to translate more KU technologies into new products and startup companies. ...
Achievement & Assessment Institute receives new learning maps grant
LAWRENCE — The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas has received a $212,000 award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a prototype web interface that would allow students, parents, teachers and researchers to understand the relationships among mathematics topics by exploring the KU-developed...
Research team helps WHO make sense of Ebola response efforts
LAWRENCE — In the midst of the chaos that is the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, a small group of University of Kansas researchers is quietly partnering with their colleagues in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Regional Office. Together, they are developing case studies to help understand what has...
Professor translates works of one of Italy's most recognized poets
LAWRENCE – Poems on loss and everyday life in Milan written by one of Italy’s greatest living poets can now be read in English thanks in part to the work of a University of Kansas professor. ...
University announces October 2014 employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the October 2014 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
African-Americans made greatest educational gains after 3 major wars
LAWRENCE — Loss of life and precious resources often come to mind before education and equality when considering the outcomes of war. However, three major wars in American history have improved education and equality standards for African-Americans, a University of Kansas professor argues in recently presented research. ...
$58M gift provides scholarships, fellowships for KU students
LAWRENCE — A $58 million gift from the estate of late University of Kansas alumni Madison “Al” and Lila Self will provide direct support to benefit students. With their lifetime and estate gifts, the Selfs donated $106 million to KU, making them the most generous private donors to date in...
Media advisory: Expert available to discuss CIA 'torture report'
LAWRENCE — Raj Bhala, associate dean for International and Comparative Law and Rice Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas School of Law, is available to speak with media about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the torture of CIA prisoners during the war on terror. ...
Media advisory: Professor available to comment on Kansas' ties to 'In Cold Blood'
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas professor can comment on Kansas’ ties to “In Cold Blood,” a subject of renewed interest after the decision of a Kansas judge to allow the publishing of field notes connected to the 1959 murders that inspired the book. ...
Urban planning professor named NSF Fellow
LAWRENCE — Ward Lyles, assistant professor of urban planning, has been selected as a Fellow for the Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards & Disasters Researchers Program. The program is funded by the National Science Foundation and is intended to foster the development of scholars who research natural and manmade...
KU to make historic gift announcement
Who: Bernadette Gray-Little, chancellor of the University of Kansas, and Kurt Watson, chair of Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas. ...
Three vice chancellor for research finalists to visit campus this month
LAWRENCE — The search committee for the position of vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas has chosen three finalists for the position. ...
Plan in place to expand learning communities at KU
LAWRENCE — Last summer, a team of nine University of Kansas faculty and administrators participated in the National Summer Institute on Learning Communities at Evergreen State College. The valuable lessons learned at that national resource for learning communities is guiding their collaborations with partners across campus to expand learning communities...
KU Alumni Association sets dates for Homecoming 2015
LAWRENCE —The University of Kansas will celebrate Homecoming Oct. 25-31, 2015, culminating in the KU football game against the University of Oklahoma Oct. 31 in Memorial Stadium. ...
Jayhawk Boulevard honored as 2014 Sustainable Success Story
LAWRENCE — The ongoing Jayhawk Boulevard project on the University of Kansas campus continues to attract recognition for its unique combination of restoring a historic campus landmark and embracing sustainability. The Mid-America Regional Council has honored KU as one of nine local projects named 2014 Sustainable Success Stories. The ceremony...
Researchers work with new technology to include those with disabilities into musical performances
LAWRENCE — Professors at the University Kansas are among a group of researchers working to improve a new instrument that enables those with severe motion disabilities to play improvisational music. ...
Architecture researcher receives CHD's new investigator award
LAWRENCE — The Center for Health Design has awarded Department of Architecture Post-Doctoral Fellow Nayma Khan its New Investigator Award. The Center for Health Design (CHD) is a nonprofit organization that engages and supports professionals and organizations in the health care, construction and design industries to improve the quality of...