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Media advisory: KU law, political science professors can speak about Kansas Supreme Court school finance ruling
University of Kansas law and political science professors are available to speak with media about the Kansas Supreme Court’s long-anticipated ruling in a closely watched school finance case. ...
Schuelerkongress to welcome Kansas school contestants
Some 360 high school students of German from 12 Kansas high schools will flock to the annual Schuelerkongress at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at the University of Kansas. ...
KU partners with Institute of International Education to increase study abroad participation
Already recognized as a national leader in study abroad, the University of Kansas has set a goal to significantly increase undergraduate participation in study abroad from 22.8 percent to 30 percent over the next five years. As part of that effort, KU is one of 156 charter members to partner...
Fulbright Scholarship brings East Timorese to KU Urban Planning
Profirio Fernandes Xavier recently embarked on the journey of a lifetime. It’s taken him over 9,000 miles from the small country of East Timor to Marvin Hall, courtesy of the Fulbright Scholar Program. ...
Research will boost knowledge of melting Antarctic glaciers and sea-level rise
rise is likely to be among the harshest consequences of global climate change. Higher oceans would spell catastrophe for coastal habitats and hundreds of millions of people around the world. ...
In wake of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, KU tribal law conference to explore Indian Child Welfare Act
Legal experts and tribal government officials will grapple with the implications of the Supreme Court’s recent decision implicating the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) at the University of Kansas School of Law’s 18th annual Tribal Law & Government Conference this week in Lawrence. ...
Second KU duo qualifies for National Debate Tournament
A second University of Kansas team has qualified for the National Debate Tournament. Addison Schile, a sophomore from Topeka, and Nick Khatri, a junior from Edina, Minn., qualified for the National Debate Tournament through a tournament hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma from Feb. 28 to March 2. ...
Students stuff it in Repack competition
Four teams from the departments of Design and Architecture recently spent a weekend participating in the 48Hour Repack competition. They had just 48 hours to come up with a better way to create prototype packaging for one of four breakfast requisites: coffee creamer, bacon, eggs, or that sticky staple, maple...
KU names 2014 Men of Merit
Fifteen students, staff and faculty have been selected as University of Kansas Men of Merit, recognized for positively defining masculinity through challenging norms, taking action and leading by example while making contributions to the university and/or the community. ...
Museum's Panorama work begins this month
Beginning Monday, March 10, visitors to the KU Natural History Museum will see a research team conducting a major evaluation of the historic Panorama of North American plants and animals. ...
Nominations sought for honorary degree
The University of Kansas awards honorary degrees to exceptional persons of notable intellectual, scholarly, professional, or creative achievement, or service to humanity. A candidate’s qualifications must be deeply grounded in a career of scholarship, research, creative activity, service to humanity, or other profession consistent with the academic endeavors of the...
KPR plans concert for 20th anniversary of 'Trail Mix'
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and 20 years of folk music on KPR’s "Trail Mix," you’re invited to a special double-bill concert featuring singer-songwriter Ashley Davis and fiddler Liz Carroll. ...
Researchers complete map to highlight endangered traditional Afghanistan water systems
You could consider this University of Kansas multidisciplinary research team the modern day “Monuments Men (and Women).”...
Celebrate March Madness at Brackfest
Kan. — Just in time to celebrate March Madness, the second annual Brackfest is scheduled for Monday, March 17, at the Overland Park Convention Center. Proceeds will benefit concussion injury initiatives at The University of Kansas Hospital and KU Medical Center. ...
Law school ranks 20th for grads making partner at nation’s largest law firms
the third-lowest tuition among schools in the report, with students paying nearly $37,000 less per year than students at the most expensive school on the list. ...
Research looks at farmers’ decision-making amid challenging conditions in Kansas
future of agriculture in Kansas could be daunting as global climate change and resource depletion stemming from industrial farming take hold over coming decades. ...
University of Kansas announces fall 2013 honor roll
Approximately 4,620 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2013 semester. ...
Replant Mount Oread launches two-week fundraising campaign with $5,000 goal
proverb guides Replant Mount Oread, an effort by the University of Kansas Campus Tree Advisory Board to raise funds for campus trees and involve the campus community in annual planting events. Replant Mount Oread launched in the spring of 2012 to help maintain and enhance the beauty of the KU...
MBA students to present social entrepreneurship solutions
After six months of research and analysis, University of Kansas MBA students will present their business solutions to their Kansas Impact Project clients Thursday, March 6. ...
Pocket library project works to make books and art accessible
In an effort to bring books and art from walled-in institutions to sidewalks, the University of Kansas is working with the local community to build a community network of libraries that are about the size of birdhouses. ...
Kansas Geological Survey honors outstanding employee
A groundwater data specialist at the Kansas Geological Survey received the first annual KGS Outstanding Support Staff Recognition Award. The KGS is based at the University of Kansas. ...
Media Advisory: Author of book on militarization of U.S. police forces, victim of home raid to speak at KU
Business, engineering team to attend Collegiate Wind Competition
Dole Institute’s new series highlights development, future of drones
Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will launch the new Innovations Series this spring with the inaugural program being a two-part event on unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise known as drones. The Innovations Series will be an ongoing series at the Dole Institute that investigates the crossroads among...
Acoustics lecturer earns Lifetime Achievement Award
Earlier this month the National Association of Systems Contractors announced that Robert Coffeen, acoustics lecturer for the Department of Architecture, has won its annual Per Haugen Lifetime Achievement Award. ...
Groundbreaking KU dance performance to show in NYC
An innovative University of Kansas performance that intertwines contemporary dance with video art is headed to New York City in March. ...
Lawyer continuing art-recovery legacy of the ‘Monuments Men’ to speak at Edwards Campus
– While the “Monuments Men” took the first crucial steps in recovering cultural treasures stolen by the Nazis, the fight to return artworks to the victims and their families goes on nearly 70 years after the end of World War II. ...
Baseball superstars fail at image repair following steroid use
The arrival of spring training and a new baseball season always brings hope for fans, but in the last decade it has brought talk of steroids, suspensions and apologies from superstars for using banned substances. A University of Kansas professor and master’s student have published a study examining the efforts...
English department to host ‘visual poet’ for lecture to feature ‘needles and pens’
Poets can use more than just the pen. Maria Damon’s most recent tool of choice is weaving and needlepoint. ...