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University announces annual science fiction awards
The winners of this year's John W. Campbell Memorial Award for the best science fiction novel and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for the best short science fiction have been announced by Christopher McKitterick, director of the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas. ...
KU names director of School of Public Affairs and Administration
The University of Kansas has named an alumnus who is a nationally recognized public administrator as the new director of its School of Public Affairs and Administration. ...
KU partners with Lawrence Arts Center for 2014 Free State Festival
This June, the Lawrence Arts Center will host headlining musicians, outdoor films, and indoor and outdoor art installations as part of its annual Free State Festival. The event represents a significant partnership between the Lawrence Arts Center and the University of Kansas. ...
Twitter project will mark 100th anniversary of assassination that sparked World War I
On June 28, the event that unleashed World War I and forever shaped history will unfold through 140-character tweets in an elaborate e-reenactment featuring more than 25 historical figures and multiple languages. ...
Institute receives $25M to customize, administer assessments for Alaska public schools
The Achievement & Assessment Institute at the University of Kansas has received a $25 million award from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development to develop and administer customized assessments for Alaska’s public schools. The agreement extends through June 2020 and is the largest award in KU history. ...
Despite terrorism fears, economic relationships drive visa decisions, study finds
Despite heightened focus on preventing global terrorism since the 9/11 attacks in 2001, a University of Kansas researcher has found that the economic relationship between two countries is the most significant factor in determining the acceptance or rejection rate of visas. ...
Former chancellors establish teaching professorship for business school
Two former University of Kansas chancellors and their wives — Archie and Nancy Dykes of Leawood and Gene and Gretchen Budig of Isle of Palms, South Carolina — have jointly established a new teaching professorship in the School of Business. ...
Donations sought for Audio-Reader's For Your Ears Only benefit
The Kansas Audio-Reader Network is now accepting donations of gently used audio equipment, vinyl records, CDs and musical instruments. Donated items will be sold at Audio-Reader’s annual benefit sale, For Your Ears Only, which will take place Sept. 12-13 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Lawrence. ...
Professor: Limit regulation on creating new life forms
When the first widespread computer virus was born, government didn’t shut down all computer science research. Similarly, now that synthetic biology, a field of science that uses standardized pieces of DNA to build new life forms, medications, industrial processes and biological systems, is growing rapidly, it should not be overregulated...
Phi Beta Kappa chapter inducts 98 new members
The University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society has initiated 98 new members. ...
Nathan Thomas named vice provost for Diversity and Equity
E. Nathan Thomas III, a highly successful educator, administrator and entrepreneur, has been named the vice provost for Diversity and Equity at the University of Kansas. Thomas will join the KU community on July 14. ...
Media advisory: Law professor can comment on Supreme Court bankruptcy ruling
Stephen Ware, professor of law at the University of Kansas, is available to speak with media about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling today on Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison, 12-1200, a bankruptcy case relating to the Constitution’s requirement that some matters be decided by judges with life tenure, which...
Students compete to create unique all-terrain vehicle
College honors students for outstanding master’s theses
Study links positive fitness center climate to better health
Sticking to an exercise routine is not easy, especially when the gym is not exactly a person’s favorite place to be. Two University of Kansas researchers have published a study showing that, when exercisers perceived the climate at a fitness center as positive, caring and task-involving, and found the staff...
Flirting hard to detect, researcher says
Humans are really bad at detecting flirting, according to research at the University of Kansas. And their wingmen aren’t any better. ...
University mourns Ann Weick, former social welfare dean
University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Thomas McDonald, interim dean of the School of Social Welfare, released the following statements regarding the death of Ann Weick, former dean of the School of Social Welfare. ...
Center for Civic and Social Responsibility announces annual awards
The University of Kansas Center for Civic and Social Responsibility has announced the recipients of its 2014 Excellence in Service Learning Awards, given to one faculty member, one student and one community partner in recognition of exceptional dedication to service learning efforts, community effects and student development. ...
KU names interim director of oil recovery research program
Russ Ostermann, associate professor and associate chair of the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas, has been named interim director of KU’s Tertiary Oil Recovery Program (TORP). The move is effective July 1. ...
Public invited to view emerging butterflies at KU Field Station
University of Kansas scientists welcome the public to an event this week, when thousands of Emperor Hackberry butterflies are expected to emerge at the Fitch Natural History Reservation, northeast of Lawrence Municipal Airport. ...
College issues inaugural Social Innovation awards
The University of Kansas has presented its inaugural Social Innovation awards for undergraduate research. ...
Dole Institute announces travel grant recipient
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas awarded the first research travel grant of the 2014-2015 granting year cycle. ...
Dole Institute Archive Announces 2014 Research Fellow
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has awarded its 2014 Research Fellowship. ...
Stouffer Place Apartments closing in 2015
The University of Kansas has identified an area between 19th Street and Irving Hill Road, including Stouffer Place Apartments, as a location for new construction. Due to these university priorities, the 2014-15 year will be the final year for Stouffer Place Apartments. ...
Kansas oil production up, natural gas production slightly down in 2013
Oil production in Kansas increased in 2013, mainly in south-central and southwestern counties, while natural gas production continued to decline, although at a slower pace than in recent years, according to estimates from the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas. ...
Theatre department announces scholarship recipients
The University of Kansas Department of Theatre awarded scholarships totaling $144,000 to 52 students at its end-of-the-year banquet. ...
Educational assessment association selects KU center to host 2015 conference
Experts in assessment and education from around the world will convene in Lawrence in October 2015 for the 41st annual International Association for Educational Assessment Conference. Hosted by the Center for Educational Testing & Evaluation at the University of Kansas, the gathering will bring together practitioners, researchers, policymakers and examination...
Consulting team studies economic value of Kansas Cosmosphere
A new report by a team of University of Kansas students throws light on the financial value created by one of Kansas’ major points of tourism. The Jayhawk Consulting program, housed in the School of Business, studied the economic effects of the Hutchinson-based Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. ...
Study finds political factors also contribute to public perception of energy issues
What puts U.S. energy policy at the forefront of the public's mind? ...
KUMC receives $19 million National Institutes of Health grant
Center receives $19 million National Institutes of Health grant to support multi-university bioscience program: See the full story here. ...