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Book outlines how to move beyond reliance on student surveys to evaluate, improve college teaching
“Transforming College Teaching Evaluation,” a new book from scholars at the University of Kansas and colleague institutions, outlines a project that developed new ways to more fully evaluate the value of college teaching. The book details how three institutions developed a new, more robust method of evaluation that recognizes how to fully evaluate teaching and how schools can overcome resistance to implement the methods at their campuses.
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Tue, 09/17/2024
New digital catalog of German-American organization records provides insight into 155 years of social history
The Ledgers of the New York Turn Verein, a social and athletic club for German immigrants founded in 1850, are now available in an online catalog 16 years after they arrived at the University of Kansas Max Kade Center for German-American Studies.
Tue, 09/17/2024
Keeping variation in definition of 'energy communities' can help transition to renewable energy, law expert writes
A KU energy and environmental law professor has published a new study arguing that keeping an open definition of energy communities, or those traditionally dependent on fossil fuel energies, can help ease the transition to renewables. The paper is part of ongoing work in energy justice and transition.
Mon, 09/16/2024
University announces recipients of annual teaching awards
The University of Kansas is proud to announce 16 faculty members from the Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses as recipients of KU’s annual teaching awards.
Mon, 09/16/2024
Study: Backward hopping may be better indication of recovery from ACL reconstruction
A KU study found that having patients perform a single leg backward hop can be a better indicator of recovery from ACL injuries and reconstruction in the knee. The measure helps give better data about various points of health in the leg and is easy for researchers, patients and practitioners to perform and measure.
Mon, 09/16/2024
Hall Center for the Humanities announces 2024-25 Speaker Series
The series features thought leaders and award-winning authors who share insights that shape understanding of the world along with the joys and challenges of the human experience.
Mon, 09/16/2024
KU student receives prestigious doctoral dissertation award
University of Kansas history doctoral candidate Alicia Houser has received the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award to spend a year conducting research in Tanzania.
Fri, 09/13/2024
Engineering a better future: KU School of Engineering to host annual STEM competition for high school students
KU Engineering's High School Design Competition is set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 23 at the engineering complex on KU’s campus. The registration deadline is Oct. 7.
Fri, 09/13/2024
Poet, novelist, professor Ocean Vuong to give Spencer Lecture
The Commons at the University of Kansas will host the Fall 2024 Kenneth Spencer Lecture, which will feature a conversation between Ocean Vuong and Chloé Cooper Jones, on Sept. 26 at Liberty Hall.
Fri, 09/13/2024
58th edition of the Kansas Statistical Abstract now available
The Kansas Statistical Abstract 2023 is now available online. This data compendium is published annually by the Institute for Policy & Social Research at KU. It includes information on a wide range of topics about Kansas, with information in downloadable tables, maps and graphs.
Thu, 09/12/2024
The Commons will host Red Hot Research events in fall 2024
Red Hot Research events, featuring University of Kansas scholars from a variety of disciplines giving short talks on a related topic, will resume Sept. 20 at Watson Library with a focus on "Pedagogy & Purpose."
Thu, 09/12/2024
KU earns ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Silver Seal
A national awards program has recognized the University of Kansas for its nonpartisan democratic engagement efforts that fostered student voter engagement in the 2022 midterm elections. KU’s student voter rate of 33.1% earned the university a Silver Seal.
Thu, 09/12/2024
Based on a true story, 'Indecent' highlights lost moment in queer Jewish history
By turns comic and tragic, musical and literary, this play with music by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel recounts the true story of the first kiss between two women in Broadway theatre history. Playing one weekend only, Sept. 27-29 at Murphy Hall.
Thu, 09/12/2024
Center for Service Learning names faculty fellows, invites participation in ambassador groups
The Center for Service Learning has selected faculty members Susan Harvey from the School of Education & Human Sciences and Emily Vietti from the School of Professional Studies to serve as the center's first faculty fellows.
Thu, 09/12/2024
New KU Engineering IHAWKe student lounge named for Joyce and Mike Shinn
The new lounge for IHAWKe, the School of Engineering’s Diversity and Women’s Programs, will be named the Michael G. & Joyce N. Shinn Student Lounge.
Thu, 09/12/2024
Scholars will present Taylor Swift-themed speaker series at KU
In fall 2024, University of Kansas faculty members and guest speakers will offer insights on their field of expertise using Taylor Swift as a lens. The series opens Sept. 18.
Wed, 09/11/2024
Study finds encouraging empathy makes students better at argumentation
Teaching argumentation is a key part of the common core standards in education. But a new study finds that encouraging empathy, instead of the traditional approach of winning, produces more well-rounded argumentation and writing in students.
Wed, 09/11/2024
KU School of Music professor receives top researcher award
Christopher Johnson, professor of music education & music therapy, has been named the 2024 recipient of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Senior Researcher Award.
Wed, 09/11/2024
University Honors Program celebrates outstanding contributions of student, faculty at annual convocation
The University Honors Program recognized one student and four faculty members for their unique contributions to the program at Honors Convocation, a kickoff event for first-year honors students.
Wed, 09/11/2024
ATLAS fellow maps student understanding with novel approach
Hyunjoo Kim, the 2024 ATLAS fellow, will research the use of graph theory to create a more detailed map of student understanding.
Wed, 09/11/2024
Media invited to interview Harvard Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe on Sept. 12
Members of the media are invited to interview John Della Volpe, director of polling at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University, Sept. 12 ahead of his private event at the Dole Institute of Politics with students from the University of Kansas.
Tue, 09/10/2024
Center for Educational Opportunity Programs secures $21.8 million in federal grants to support middle and high school students
The Center for Educational Opportunity Programs at the University of Kansas is the recipient of two federal grants totaling $21.8 million over seven years. These grants will provide critical support to middle and high school students in Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools and Kansas City Public Schools in Missouri.
Tue, 09/10/2024
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the KU Center for East Asian Studies
The KU Center for East Asian Studies and Student Union Activities will host the 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Kansas Union.
Tue, 09/10/2024
KU to host Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Academic Fellows Program
Beginning in September 2025, KU will host 25 young leaders from Southeast Asia in Lawrence for a five-week intensive academic exchange.
Tue, 09/10/2024
Three Lawrence-based artists among recipients of 2024 Rocket Grants
The 2024 Rocket Grants have awarded a total of $60,000 for 10 artist projects in the Lawrence and Kansas City area. Three awards support Lawrence-based artists, while a fourth supports a KU lecturer in visual art.
Mon, 09/09/2024
Species of giant fanged frog went unrecognized in Philippines because it was nearly identical to even larger species
Researchers from the University of Kansas have published findings in the journal Ichthyology & Herpetology describing a new species of fanged frog, named Limnonectes cassiopeia, from the Philippine island of Luzon.
Mon, 09/09/2024
KU researcher leading project to gauge effectiveness of journalism ethics disclosures
Alyssa Appelman is co-leading a project to test whether disclosing a journalist's ethical training influences readers' perceptions of that journalist's and media's credibility.
Mon, 09/09/2024
Human values and expertise improve AI reliability, study finds
In a new paper, Michael Lash, assistant professor of business at the University of Kansas, proposes a novel approach for incorporating human experts in machine learning models. This increases reliance, trusting and sense-making of the explanations returned by artificial intelligence.
Mon, 09/09/2024
KU Alumni Association honors two recipients of Fred Ellsworth Medallion
Two University of Kansas graduates with outstanding volunteer records are the 2024 recipients of the KU Alumni Association’s Fred Ellsworth Medallion. Brad Korell and Tom Wiggans will be honored Sept. 12 in conjunction with the fall meeting of the association’s national board of directors.
Fri, 09/06/2024
KU Theatre & Dance announces 2024 award and scholarship recipients
The Department of Theatre & Dance recently distributed more than $200,000 in awards and scholarships to 70 students. They include Kansans and students from across the U.S. and around the world.
Fri, 09/06/2024
School of Architecture & Design announces fall 2024 Architecture Lecture Series
Elizabeth Diller, founding partner of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Wolf Prize laureate and recipient of the first MacArthur Foundation fellowship awarded for architecture, will present the opening lecture of the fall series Sept. 13 on the KU Lawrence campus.