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Student Health Services changes name to Watkins Health Services
LAWRENCE — For more than a century, Student Health Services has provided high-quality, affordable health care to University of Kansas students. ...
KU nominees for national scholarships announced
LAWRENCE —Seven outstanding University of Kansas students were selected by a committee coordinated by the University of Kansas Honors Program to compete for Marshall Scholarships, which provide for study in the United Kingdom. ...
KU to honor 45 seniors from Chautauqua, Cowley county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 12, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 67 seniors from Dickinson, Geary and Morris county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 12, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 171 seniors from Wyandotte County high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 11, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Book follows the journey of ex-Hasidic Jews
LAWRENCE In her new book, “Becoming Un-Orthodox: Stories of Ex-Hasidic Jews,” Lynn Davidman, the Robert M. Beren Distinguished Professor of Modern Jewish Studies and professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, traces the journeys of Hasidim (Ultra-Orthodox Jews) who chose to leave the strict enclave religious communities in...
Volunteers honored for service to visually impaired
LAWRENCE— Audio-Reader honored a group of volunteers with 750 years of service among them earlier this month during the organization’s annual appreciation dinner. Among the 54 volunteers honored was Chuck Fisher, Lawrence, the second volunteer in Audio-Reader’s 43-year history to be recognized for 40 years of service. ...
Media advisory: Professors available to share insights about the fall of the Berlin Wall
LAWRENCE – Nov. 9 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event that symbolized the eventual collapse of communism and emergence of capitalism throughout Eastern Europe. ...
Bernie Madoff whistleblower to give Sutton ethics lecture
LAWRENCE — Harry Markopolos, known internationally as the man who discovered Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme, will present the 2014 Walter S. Sutton Ethics Lecture on Monday, Nov. 10, at the Kansas City Club. ...
Fall 2014 Langston Hughes Lecture to examine 'Jane Crow'
LAWRENCE — Ayesha Hardison, the Fall 2014 Langston Hughes Visiting Professor, will present “Of Maids and Ladies: The Ethics of Living Jane Crow” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union. The lecture is free and open to the public, and a reception will...
KU team to lead project opening savings accounts for kids
LAWRENCE — An interdisciplinary research team at the University of Kansas is leading a project to study how children and families save and gain financial knowledge. Researchers Barbara Phipps, Karin Chang, Utako Minai, Emily Rauscher and Terri Friedline, along with staff and graduate students, have been working together over the...
Board of Regents approves plans for new residence hall, dining center
LAWRENCE — Action taken by the Kansas Board of Regents earlier this month advances a University of Kansas plan for only its second new residence hall construction project since 1966. The board approved preliminary plans for KU Student Housing to build a 500-bed residence hall and dining center near the...
Donors provide funds to establish student-run strategic communications agency
LAWRENCE — The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas has launched a student-run strategic communications agency, thanks to donors who have provided $400,000 in support to date. ...
Program articulates strategic framework for improving lives of Kansas children, families
TOPEKA — Building better support systems that help improve the lives of Kansas children and families is the primary focus of the Kansas Children’s Cabinet & Trust Fund. Now, with key assistance from the Center for Public Partnerships & Research (CPPR) at the University of Kansas, the Cabinet is implementing...
KPR wraps up fall membership drive with more than $254,000 in pledges (Opens in new window)
LAWRENCE – More than 3,500 people helped Kansas Public Radio conclude a successful fall membership drive after they reached their goal of $250,000. ...
University announces September Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the September Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Dole Institute program on Cuba postponed
LAWRENCE – The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that due to the potential conflict with Game 7 of the 2014 World Series, the Institute will postpone its evening forum, “Is It Time to Recognize Cuba?,” scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29. ...
Relationships benefit when parents, adult children connect through multiple channels
LAWRENCE – "Call your mother" may be the familiar refrain, but research from the University of Kansas shows that being able to text, email and 'Facebook' dad may be just as important for young adults. ...
Journalist to present 'Haiti: Tragedy and Hope' in Hall Center lecture series
LAWRENCE — Amy Wilentz, journalist, author and expert on the politics and culture of Haiti, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union. Her lecture, "Haiti: Tragedy and Hope,” is part of the Hall Center for the Humanities' 2014-2015 Humanities Lecture Series. The...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces September graduates
YODER – Lenexa Police Department Chief Tom Hongslo congratulated 55 new law enforcement officers during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Sept. 12. ...
Author, professor Laura Moriarty featured in pair of 2014 KU Common Book events
LAWRENCE – Laura Moriarty has been a member of the University of Kansas faculty since 2008, but for the next 48 hours she’ll be the university’s distinguished guest in celebration of her 2003 novel, “The Center of Everything.” Moriarty will be welcomed as the author of the 2014 KU Common...
Humanities graduate students receive travel, internship opportunities from the Hall Center
LAWRENCE – The Hall Center for the Humanities provides many internship, research and travel opportunities for graduate students within the humanities, arts and humanistic social sciences. During the summer of 2014, six graduate students wrote, traveled and researched extensively to further their own studies within the humanities and to bring...
Research team makes progress on system to screen for trauma in foster youths
LAWRENCE — Researchers in the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare have completed initial efforts to learn more about adoption and the foster care system in Kansas, particularly about the challenges and facilitators of successful adoptions. The efforts are part of the Kansas Adoption Permanency Project, created to enact...
KU to honor 66 high school seniors from six Southwest Kansas counties
LAWRENCE — Students from 10 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 5, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Authority on Katyn Massacre to speak at KU
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies will host U.S. researcher Krystyna Piorkowska as this year’s fall 2014 Oswald P. Backus Memorial Lecturer. Piorkowska’s lecture, “English-Speaking Witnesses to a Soviet War Crime: The Katyn Massacre in the Words of the POWs,” will be...
KU to honor 210 seniors from Shawnee, Wabaunsee county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 13 Kansas high schools will be honored Tuesday, Nov. 4, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 59 seniors from Labette, Montgomery county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from eight Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Nov. 5, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Dole Institute scholars part of more than $1.4 million in Kansas scholarships
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas awarded 30 Sen. Robert J. Dole Public Service Scholarships of $1,000 each to recent Kansas high school graduates for the 2014-2015 academic year. ...
Applied English Center celebrating 50th anniversary
LAWRENCE — For 50 years the Applied English Center has been the first stop for many international students coming to the University of Kansas. From its beginning the AEC, formerly the Intensive English Center, has provided intensive English instruction, student services and activities to help students acclimate to life in...