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Renowned expert in infectious diseases returns to KU as newest Foundation Professor
After earning his doctorate from the University of Kansas in 1989, William Picking left Lawrence to begin an outstanding career in research and academics. He returned to Lawrence in 1999 to serve 10 years on the faculty before becoming chair of microbiology and genetics at Oklahoma State University. Now he...
Timmermann elected AAAS council delegate
Barbara Timmermann, distinguished professor at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy Department of Medicinal Chemistry, has been elected to serve as a council delegate for the American Association of the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. Timmermann will serve a three-year term. ...
Ground-breaking announced for student housing additions
reception will follow the ground-breaking. ...
Professor of Hindi and modern Indian studies to give lecture
Philip Lutgendorf, professor of Hindi and modern Indian studies at the University of Iowa, will give a lecture for the Department of Religious Studies. His talk, "The Clue in the Lake: Tulsidas and the Sufis of Avadh," will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in 108 Smith Hall. ...
Race factor in investigatory police stops erodes trust in law enforcement, study finds
“Driving While Black” is not a crime, but a University of Kansas research team has found that race plays a major role in determining whom officers pull over for investigatory vehicle stops. ...
Annual security conference to focus on the role of Turkey in global affairs
Experts and scholars from around the country will come to the University of Kansas next month to discuss Turkey and its potential to be a game changer in global politics. The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies and the Center for Global and International Studies...
Hall Center offers practical insights on careers in 'applied humanities'
Leaders from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, the Kansas Humanities Council, the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, the National Archives, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Mid-America Arts Alliance and the Kansas...
Research: Natural fungal products could offer potential Alzheimer’s therapy
A team of researchers at the University of Kansas, including T. Chris Gamblin, associate professor of molecular biosciences, and Berl Oakley, Irving S. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology, has shown that some fungal natural products can inhibit buildup of tau — a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease and other...
Project examines how letters from Langston Hughes' mother influenced his writings
In his play “Soul Gone Home,” published in 1937, Langston Hughes includes a powerful scene where a man who died at a young age rises up out of his casket and begins to criticize his mother for the lack of care she gave him. She tries to explain to him...
Professor authors study examining idea that psychotherapy is a field without expertise
It has been said that psychotherapy is a field in which expertise does not exist. A University of Kansas professor has co-authored an article stating that while the concept has validity, there are ways psychotherapists, even the best, can improve. ...
Curator at Carnegie Museum of Natural History joins KU as Foundation Distinguished Professor
K. Christopher Beard, the Mary R. Dawson Chair of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and a world-renowned paleontologist, is joining the University of Kansas as its latest Foundation Distinguished Professor. Beard is the second eminent scholar to join KU as part of the Foundation Professor initiative. ...
Experts available to speak about situation in Venezuela
The University of Kansas has experts who can provide insight into the political protests and increasing violence in Venezuela. ...
Groundwater levels rise in central Kansas, decline in western Kansas
In 2013 average groundwater levels in central Kansas rose for the first time in four years while levels in western Kansas continued to decline, although less sharply than in 2012, according to preliminary data compiled by the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas. ...
School of Pharmacy earns maximum eight-year accreditation
The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy earned the maximum accreditation term of eight years following the October site visit and evaluation by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. ...
KU Surplus reaches donation milestone
KU Surplus reached a milestone Feb. 20 by donating its 20,000th item to area nonprofit organizations since the program was established in 2007. KU Surplus is a program of the Center for Sustainability, which collects and redistributes furniture and office goods that are no longer needed by departments on the...
Thesis exhibits to showcase graduate student art
Six shows at the Art and Design Gallery at the University of Kansas will feature work by students pursuing graduate degrees in the Department of Visual Art. ...
Provost of Notre Dame to discuss role of flagship universities
College faculty’s books recognized as top academic titles
Three books authored by professors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas have received book awards from the top source for reviews of academic titles. ...
“Water Issues in the West” to provide regional perspectives on interstate law and policy
A lively and timely discussion of water-related topics that affect Kansas, the Great Plains and the West is scheduled from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 at the Lied Center Pavilion at the University of Kansas. “Water Issues in the West: Regional Perspectives on Interstate Law and Policy” is...
Engineering team wins honor, advances to National GeoWall Competition
A team from the University of Kansas School of Engineering is among 16 finalists participating later this month in a national competition that could lead to sustainable and innovative design of retaining walls around the world. ...
New Academic Accelerator Program will provide enriched option for international students
A new program providing a distinctive first-year experience for international students with strong English skills will help grow the international student population at the University of Kansas, which is currently more than 2,200 students from 99 countries. ...
KU dance professor to introduce flamenco to new audiences
Flamenco - a dance of fierce foot stopping, passionate arm waving and intense guitar playing – can be a window into the observer’s own culture. ...
Rare Oz collection on exhibit at Spencer Research Library
The University of Kansas Libraries will present “The Magic of Oz: A Collection Celebrating a Classic,” a special exhibition displaying rare books and artifacts pertaining to the Wizard of Oz series and its creator, prolific author L. Frank Baum. The exhibition, currently on display at Kenneth Spencer Research Library, features...
Professor studies educational value of dogs in prison with 'Greyhounds Behind Bars'
For most of us, dogs are man’s best friend, a companion to amuse us, join in walks or to shower with love. A University of Kansas researcher is showing that for prison inmates dogs can be much more than companions, helping them learn vital skills for use in life after...
Lecturer to present 'Language and Learning in a Dangerous Age'
The Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas has announced that James Paul Gee, the Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University, will give the 2014 Meyen Distinguished Lecture in Special Education...
State’s first lakes atlas now available to public, decision-makers
Kansas lies within the Great Plains, the historic grasslands of the central United States, where cropland touches prairie, where few natural lakes and wetlands persist. Into this vast landscape, known as the “Horizontal Yellow” by some ancient plains tribes, European settlers brought a lifestyle dependent on agriculture. Water has been...
Junior receives Aviation Week national honor
Research: If you think Kansas is the flattest U.S. state, you’re plain wrong
It’s time for some levelheaded talk about that ostensibly endless stretch of flatness some denigrate as “flyover country” and others respectfully call “Kansas.”...
KU creates accelerated master’s program in philosophy
A new accelerated program will allow advanced students at the University of Kansas to obtain undergraduate and graduate degrees in philosophy in just five years. ...