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Water Vision Meeting planned at University of Kansas
At the Governor’s Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas last October, Gov. Sam Brownback issued a call to action for a vision that ensures Kansas water priorities are met, both now and in the future. ...
Professor leading study on connection between student journalism, civic activity
While anecdotal evidence supports a link between journalism and civic activity, a University of Kansas professor is leading a study to determine whether that is in fact the case among high school journalists and to determine how civically active students who take part in school media plan to be in...
Research to play major role in women’s empowerment initiative
Mayor Sly James, Kansas City, Mo., announced last month the new WE Women’s Empowerment initiative to get more women into leadership roles, whether it’s on city boards, task forces and commissions or in business settings. ...
International area studies centers to present peace, conflict educator workshop
International area studies centers will present an interdisciplinary educator workshop April 26 titled Children of Conflict, Children of Peace, at the Edwards Campus in Overland Park . This event is free and open to educators, students and interested members of the public. Registration is required. ...
Professor examines father figures in literature as mediators of cultural boundaries
often talk about the importance of “securing our borders.” ...
Researchers pioneer telemedicine training for rural parents of children with autism
In 2004 University of Kansas researchers Linda Heitzman-Powell and Jay Buzhardt had the bold idea of training parents of children with autism to use an intervention based on the science of applied behavior analysis (ABA) to help them increase their children’s independent skills and reduce problem behaviors. ...
KU scholars see value in preserving Africa’s endangered languages
Much has been made of Africa’s endangered and threatened animals – uniquely beautiful creatures such as the Black rhino, Western lowland gorilla and African elephant – but what of the continent’s endangered languages? ...
Mini College registration open for rediscovering the student experience
Summer camp isn’t just for the kids. The University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites adults interested in lifelong learning to register for Mini College 2014, which will be June 2-5. ...
Using strong lasers, investigators observe frenzy of electrons in a new material
A research team at the University of Kansas has used high-powered lasers to track the speed and movement of electrons inside an innovative material that is just one atom thick. Their findings are published in the current issue of ACS Nano, a peer-reviewed journal focused on nanoscience. ...
Professor researching how English teachers are educated
A University of Kansas education professor is co-authoring the first study in nearly 20 years of how America’s English teachers are educated. The study will gauge how institutions across the country prepare English teachers, when and how they address certain topics, where in the university the programs fall and how...
‘Pipedreams’ to feature concert recorded at KU
“Pipedreams,” Kansas Public Radio’s weekly show featuring the best in pipe organ performance, will feature a show recorded at KU’s Bales Organ Recital Hall. ...
Annual Backus lecturer to speak on historical memory in Poland
Neal Pease will be the featured speaker of the spring 2014 Oswald P. Backus Memorial Lecture. The lecture, titled “Not a Stone Upon a Stone: The Demolition of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw,” will be 7 p.m. Monday, April 14, in the Malott Room of the Kansas Union. The lecture...
Grain elevators led double life in shaping modern architecture
They dot the skyline of countless small towns throughout the Midwest, hulking cement towers often visible for miles. New research from a University of Kansas professor shows that grain elevators, those unassuming, utilitarian icons of the Midwest, have done far more than store grain. They have shaped the development of...
Campaign raises more than $11,000 for new plantings on campus
The Campus Tree Advisory Board at the University of Kansas has more than doubled its spring fundraising goal of $5,000 for Replant Mount Oread, bringing in more than $11,000 during a one-month campaign. The campaign is an effort to involve the campus community in planting trees on the Lawrence campus. ...
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole to visit April 22
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole will visit the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas on Tuesday, April 22. ...
KU Law partners with India’s top law schools
The University of Kansas School of Law recently added four prominent Indian law schools to its growing list of international partners. The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research in Hyderabad, the Government Law College in Mumbai, the Jindal Global Law School near New Delhi and the Indian Law Institute...
Professor wins NSF award for software development
A University of Kansas professor has received one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards for junior faculty members. ...
Hall Center to host symposium on 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
is co-sponsored by the Chancellor’s Office, the Office of the Provost, the schools of Law, Education, Social Welfare and Public Affairs & Administration, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the Institute for Policy & Social Research. ...
Researchers form consortium, launch lecture series on aggression, substance abuse
For the most part, researchers have treated violent aggression and substance abuse as two separate conditions. ...
Alumnus to discuss career as paleo-artist at KC event
Annual celebration to honor outstanding women at KU
The Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity at the University of Kansas will host the annual Women’s Recognition Banquet at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in the Kansas Union Ballroom. The program, which recognizes outstanding women in the Kansas community, will induct six new members to the KU...
Kansas designates two official state fossils
As anyone who has attended Kansas public schools can attest, the Western Meadowlark is the state bird, and the Wild Native Sunflower is its official state flower. Now they can add two signature Kansas fossil animals to the list of exemplary animals and plants that represent the state – one,...
KU launches website to help faculty, staff create accessible materials
The University of Kansas has launched a new website to help faculty and staff create online materials that are accessible to individuals with disabilities. ...
KU to host major linguistic conference on African languages
is supported by the National Science Foundation, the Kansas African Studies Center, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the Office of the Provost. ...
Chancellor to present national science advocacy award to U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran will receive a national award for his support of science research at 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 14, at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. ...
University announces October 2013-March 2014 Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas has announced its Employees of the Month for October 2013-March 2014, who are under consideration along with April-September 2013 honorees to be named the Employee of the Year at the annual recognition ceremony, which will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, in the Kansas Union...
Chancellor to present University Scholarly Achievement Awards on April 15
Four University of Kansas faculty members have earned 2014 University Scholarly Achievement Awards, which recognize mid-career scholars who have made significant scholarly or research contributions to their fields. ...
Award-winning photographer Mark Klett to speak
Renowned photographer Mark Klett will give a Hallmark Symposium Lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at the Spencer Museum of Art. He will lead Coffee @ The Commons, an informal conversation driven by audience questions, at 1 p.m. Friday, April 18. ...
Twitter project to commemorate WWI centennial
The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) has announced a new educational outreach initiative utilizing KU students, resources and social media to explore history related to World War I. The #KU_WWI Twitter Project will be a re-enactment of the June 28, 1914, assassination of...