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Debate team kicks off successful spring semester
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas debate program ended the fall semester ranked No. 1 in the NDT varsity debate rankings and is off to an even better start in the spring season. Over the weekend, KU Debate had one of its best weekends ever while competing at tournaments at...
University announces December 2014 employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the December 2014 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Study: Blame men for political gridlock; women may be better at compromise
LAWRENCE — During the political gridlock that led to the 2013 federal government shutdown, the leading voices for compromise were the handful of female U.S. senators — only 20 percent of the overall legislative body. ...
Media advisory: Are Super Bowl ads 'worth' the multimillion dollar investment? Experts weigh in
LAWRENCE — It's no secret that many of the expected 110 million-plus viewers on Super Bowl Sunday care just as much — or even more — about the outrageous commercials as the game itself. ...
KU announces 10 graduate research consultants for spring classes
LAWRENCE — This spring, 10 graduate research consultants will pair with instructors in a wide variety of fields to challenge undergraduate students to further develop their research skills through classroom-based projects. ...
Timmermann selected to serve on AAAS Committee of Council Affairs
LAWRENCE — Barbara Timmermann, University of Kansas Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, has been elected to serve on the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Committee on Council Affairs. ...
Hemingway's 'A Farewell to Arms' named 2015–16 KU Common Book
LAWRENCE — Camaraderie among soldiers, victorious advances and humiliating retreats, horrific injury, the pain of recovery, the shock of sudden death, and above all, a classic romance: It’s a storyline that today would suck you into a weekend of Netflix binge watching — but one Ernest Hemingway laid out 86...
Audio-Reader Receives $5,880 grant from Rice Foundation
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Audio-Reader Network, a reading and information service for the blind, visually impaired and print-disabled, has received a $5,880 grant from the Ethel and Raymond Rice Foundation. The grant will help fund Braille program guides, Internet radios and outreach expenses for the organization. ...
Daniel Coburn's monograph reflects decade's worth of compelling photography
LAWRENCE — Kehrer Verlag Heidelburg Berlin, a publisher of fine art and photography books, has published "The Hereditary Estate" by Daniel Coburn, assistant professor of photo media at the University of Kansas. ...
Professor examines ways in which governments, private companies censor online speech
LAWRENCE — Work by a University of Kansas researcher challenges the notion that the Internet is a democratic and liberating forum that can facilitate an unimpeded exchange of ideas devoid of interference or censorship of unpopular ideas. Instead, it is a place where private businesses and governments around the world...
New class of University Scholars represent the best of KU's future
LAWRENCE — Twenty University of Kansas sophomores have been named University Scholars, studying in disciplines ranging from chemical engineering to Russian and from behavioral neuroscience to linguistics. ...
A place at the table: Book explores future of alternative agriculture
LAWRENCE — As local and organic food movements have come into their own in the last decade, a University of Kansas researcher's new book seeks to find a place at the table for these methods within modern agriculture. ...
New vaccine institute targets pathogens that kill children, plague ranchers
LAWRENCE — This summer, Foundation Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry William Picking and Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Wendy Picking arrived at the University of Kansas to establish the Kansas Vaccine Institute within the School of Pharmacy. Their mission: to fight pathogens overlooked by other research and boost human and animal...
Kansas Geological Survey honors employee
LAWRENCE — A web specialist at the Kansas Geological Survey received the second annual KGS Outstanding Support Staff Recognition Award. The KGS is based at the University of Kansas. ...
Media advisory: Researcher can discuss asteroid flyby, viewing opportunities
LAWRENCE — Today, Jan. 26, an asteroid one-third of a mile across will make its closest approach to Earth, safely passing by our planet about three times farther away than the distance to the moon. ...
KU to honor 36 high school seniors from Allen, Bourbon, Woodson counties
LAWRENCE — Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Feb. 2, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
NBC News correspondent to receive 2015 William Allen White Foundation award
LAWRENCE — Bob Dotson, the NBC News correspondent whose long-running series “The American Story with Bob Dotson” is a regular feature on “Today,” will receive the 2015 William Allen White Foundation National Citation on April 23 at the University of Kansas. ...
Radars help create 3-D view of structure, age of Greenland's ice
LAWRENCE — Scientists using ice-penetrating radar data collected by NASA’s Operation IceBridge and earlier airborne campaigns have built the first-ever comprehensive map of layers deep inside the Greenland Ice Sheet. Engineers and researchers at the University of Kansas were central to the success of this endeavor. ...
KU makes president’s Community Service Honor Roll
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas was named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the eighth consecutive year. ...
Media advisory: Faculty experts on State of the Union topics available to speak with press
LAWRENCE — President Barack Obama will discuss themes from the State of the Union address during his visit to the University of Kansas on Thursday, Jan. 22. Several KU faculty recognized nationally for their research on policy areas highlighted by the president will be available to speak with media at...
Nominations sought for 2015 University Awards
LAWRENCE — At the 142nd University of Kansas Commencement in spring 2014, twelve outstanding seniors were recognized with University Awards. Formerly known as the Chancellor’s Student Awards, University Awards are among the most prestigious awards presented at KU. The University Awards committee is currently accepting nominations and applications for the...
Design Week offers multidisciplinary activities
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design & Planning’s second annual Design Week begins Thursday, Jan. 22, and will conclude Jan. 30. ...
Geologists solve mystery of Tibetan mountains
LAWRENCE — In the most comprehensive study of its kind, University of Kansas geologists have unraveled one of the geologic mysteries of Tibet. The research, recently published online in Nature Geoscience, shows that it is the northward movement of India, thrusting under Tibet’s surface like a shovel pushing through a...
Kansas Public Radio to broadcast President Obama's speech
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio will carry President Obama’s speech on Thursday live from the University of Kansas’ Anschutz Sports Pavilion. ...
Study looks at spending in countywide school district setups
LAWRENCE — States that use countywide school districts save money on administrative costs, but their counterparts that use local community-centered districts tend to spend more on classroom instruction, a new study by a University of Kansas professor shows. The study extends an earlier article describing Michigan schools that consolidated noninstructional...
Media advisory: Law professor can comment on Supreme Court taking same-sex marriage case
LAWRENCE —Richard E. Levy, J.B. Smith Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, is available to speak with media about the Supreme Court’s announcement that it will rule on the legality of same-sex marriage in this term. ...
Architecture sponsors design charrette and urban agriculture lectures
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Architecture will sponsor the 2015 Water Charrette: Food Deserts, to explore issues including urban agriculture, water harvesting and storage. The three-day event, starting Thursday, Jan. 22, will give students an opportunity collaborate and propose innovative design strategies for solving them. ...
Dole Institute releases spring 2015 program schedule
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has released its programming schedule for the spring 2015 semester, including this year’s installment of the popular Presidential Lecture Series, "The First Woman President 2.0.” During this series, the public will hear from women leaders, including Kathleen Sebelius,...
University introduces Spanish minor
LAWRENCE – A highly anticipated minor in Spanish has been approved at the University of Kansas and will provide a new pathway for students to complement their degrees with skills in foreign language. ...
White House announces ticket distribution details for president's visit
(UPDATE: Information is now available at President Obama Visits the University of Kansas.)...