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Media advisory: Law professor can comment on grand jury decision to not indict officer in Eric Garner death
LAWRENCE — Corey Rayburn Yung, criminal law professor at the University of Kansas School of Law, is available to speak with media about a grand jury’s decision not to indict police officers in the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York. ...
KU community remembers former Natural History Museum curator Richard Johnston
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering professor emeritus Richard Johnston, who curated KU’s Natural History Museum. ...
Engineering team wins cyberdefense competition
LAWRENCE — Students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering earned first place in a cyberdefense competition. The “JayHackers” won the inaugural computer security competition at the Central Area Networking and Security Workshop, hosted by KU in late October. ...
Study shows importance of starting savings early
LAWRENCE — Savings accounts are not just a good way to have money to fall back on in case of emergency, they are, in fact, a gateway to financial health and a diversified balance sheet for young adults, new research from the University of Kansas shows. Acquiring a savings account...
Professors publish book on function in architecture
LAWRENCE – Routledge, a publisher of humanities and social sciences books, has just issued “The Architecture of Use,” a book written by University of Kansas Department of Architecture Professors Stephen Grabow and Kent Spreckelmeyer.The book is the culmination of a decade-long collaboration between the professors. ...
Edwards Campus adds biotechnology program
OVERLAND PARK – The University of Kansas is adding a Bachelor of Applied Science in Biotechnology at its Edwards Campus in Overland Park to increase career opportunities in biotechnology areas that directly serve local, state, national and global communities. ...
Education professor shows art, museums can be key to boosting literacy across subjects
LAWRENCE — When it comes to education in reading and writing, many think of burying their noses in books or English composition assignments. One might not consider a trip to an art museum as a way to bolster students’ literacy, but a University of Kansas professor has shown that art...
KPR continues jazzy holiday tradition with a Big Band Christmas concert (Opens in new window)
LAWRENCE – Get ready for a cool Yule when Kansas Public Radio presents a "Big Band Christmas," a holiday concert featuring the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra and special guest vocalists Kathleen Holeman and Ron Gutierrez. ...
Second candidate for social welfare dean to visit
LAWRENCE — The second and final candidate for dean of the School of Social Welfare will visit the University of Kansas next week to visit the campus community and give a public presentation. ...
Political insiders to discuss 2014 midterms at Dole Institute conference
LAWRENCE — National and state political practitioners, including strategists, journalists, campaign managers and pollsters, will analyze the midterm election results at the 2014 Post-Election Conference, sponsored by the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The event will take place Thursday and Friday, Dec. 11-12. Thursday’s schedule includes...
Appetite regulation expert receives H.O.P.E. Award
LAWRENCE — David Pendergrass, lecturer in undergraduate biology and director of the Molecular Biosciences Degree Completion Program at the KU Edwards Campus, has been awarded this year’s H.O.P.E. Award by the University of Kansas Board of Class Officers. ...
Research yields material made of single-atom layers that snap together like Legos
LAWRENCE — Physicists at the University of Kansas have fabricated an innovative substance from two different atomic sheets that interlock much like Lego toy bricks. The researchers said the new material — made of a layer of graphene and a layer of tungsten disulfide — could be used in solar...
Filmmaker, harvesters to discuss wheat harvest documentary
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will host a screening of the documentary “Great American Wheat Harvest,” followed by a Q & A discussion with filmmaker Conrad Weaver and custom harvesters Jim and DeeAnn Deibert. The event will take place at 3 p.m. Dec. ...
History professor to receive Woodyard Award
LAWRENCE — Megan Greene, associate professor of history at the University of Kansas, is the 2014 recipient of the George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award. The award presentation will be at 4 p.m. Dec. 4 in the Malott Room in the Kansas Union. ...
Industrial design students win 'Bragging Rights' competition
LAWRENCE — Last month three students from the University of Kansas Department of Design who were enrolled in an industrial design thesis class won the fourth annual Bragging Rights Design Competition, sponsored by the St. Louis chapter of the Industrial Design Society of America. It was open to all students...
Italian cuisine lecture a feast for the senses
LAWRENCE – Picture your favorite Italian dish. Chances are it contains mozzarella, parmesan or prosciutto. How these Italian staples make it to your table is a story as rich as the meals they produce. ...
KU part of $12.5M grant to prepare young adults with disabilities for careers
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is part of a partnership that has secured a $12.5 million grant to help states better prepare young people with disabilities for the transition to postsecondary education and careers. The grant is administered by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and...
Experts available to discuss grand jury decision, aftermath in Ferguson shooting
LAWRENCE — Three University of Kansas professors are available to discuss the legal and historical aspects to events in Ferguson, Missouri, surrounding the grand jury's decision Monday to not indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in August. ...
Students, faculty, staff help minority youth chart path to college
LAWRENCE — Twenty-eight students from Lawrence, Kansas City and the South Dakota Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe participated in a program for racial and ethnic minority youth earlier this month at the University of Kansas. The LEAD UP (Leadership, Education, Adolescent Development for Unlimited Possibilities and Potential): Youth Achievement Program event...
Expert can discuss talks about Iran's nuclear program
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 ongoing talks about Iran’s nuclear program and an extension of deadlines to reach a deal. ...
Rock art provides unique window into early human, animal life in Saudi Arabia
LAWRENCE — As she examines the human-animal relationship dating back thousands of years, Sandra Olsen's research received a boost from an unexpected source: Rock art in rural, remote parts of the Arabian Peninsula. ...
East European foreign policy adviser to speak on democracy, Russia
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will host Ivan Vejvoda of The German Marshall Fund of the United States in a program titled “East European Democracy & Russian Re-emergence.” The program will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2. It is free and...
University Theatre to stage concentration camp production
LAWRENCE — As funny as it is dangerously political, “The Last Cyclist” captures the absurdity of life under the Nazis as well as the resilient spirit of the artists who originally constructed this production inside the Terezin concentration camp. The play will open Dec. 6 at University Theatre. ...
Texas company licenses KU diabetes treatment technology
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas and Reata Pharmaceuticals of Irving, Texas, have completed a major licensing agreement for a portfolio of drug technologies invented by Brian Blagg, professor of medicinal chemistry, and Rick Dobrowsky, professor of pharmacology and toxicology. ...
KU senior travels to St. Louis as finalist for Rhodes scholarship
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas senior Leigh Loving, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, is traveling to St. Louis today as a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes scholarship. Loving’s invitation to the St. Louis region marks the fourth year in a row with at least one KU student selected as a Rhodes scholarship...
New Global Scholars selected
LAWRENCE — Fifteen sophomores at the University of Kansas have been selected as Global Scholars. The program, coordinated by Dena Register, director of faculty programs for International Programs, recognizes and encourages undergraduate students who have an interest in global studies and a strong academic record. ...
Disabilities leader to receive 2014 Dole Leadership Prize
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that it will honor John Kemp of The Viscardi Center with the 2014 Dole Leadership Prize. The prize will be awarded at an interview-style program to take place at the Dole Institute at 4 p.m. Sunday,...
Reception planned for former Applied English Center director
LAWRENCE — Longtime Applied English Center staff member and director Mark Algren has left the University of Kansas to continue his work boosting international education. ...
Tribes can serve as laboratories in fight against climate change
LAWRENCE — Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote that states had the opportunity to serve as laboratories, testing new ideas and policies in the American federalist system. A University of Kansas law professor has authored a study arguing that American Tribal Governments are in a unique position to serve as...