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KU celebrating Graduate Student Appreciation Week
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will recognize the contributions of graduate students to the university with a range of events during national Graduate Student Appreciation Week, which is April 6-10. ...
Media advisory: International law expert who studies sanctions against Iran can comment on Iran nuke deal, its effectiveness, lifting of sanctions
LAWRENCE — Raj Bhala is available to speak with media about the recently announced framework of an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. Bhala is associate dean for international & comparative law and Rice Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas School of Law. ...
Media advisory: Saturday morning's 'blood moon' eclipse will be a short show
LAWRENCE — An “unusually short” total lunar eclipse will occur before dawn Saturday, April 4, lasting all of about 10 minutes. ...
Former U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman to visit for Dole event
LAWRENCE — Jimmy LaSalvia, Dole Institute of Politics spring 2015 Fellow at the University of Kansas and political strategist, commentator and author, will host Greg Orman, recent independent candidate for Senate, for the final Study Group session of his fellowship. ...
Theatre, dance, film screening part of 2015 Campus Arts Week
LAWRENCE — In recognition of the University of Kansas' enriching artistic and cultural community, the Campus Arts Week brings together collaborating organizations across campus for a week of exhibits and events. Campus Arts Week will span the week of April 6-12 and is an expansion of the Campus Art Walk...
2015 University Awards handed out to surprised KU students
LAWRENCE — University Awards are among the most prestigious honors presented at the University of Kansas, and this week the 12 students who will be honored at KU's 143rd Commencement in May received word of their award in front of their peers. Tammara Durham, vice provost for student affairs, visited...
Hall Center's 2015-2016 Sias Graduate Fellows announced
LAWRENCE – Sarah Ngoh, a doctoral candidate in English, and Rebecca Stakun, a doctoral candidate in Slavic languages & literatures, have been selected as the recipients of the Richard and Jeannette Sias Graduate Fellowship in the Humanities for 2015-16. The two winners will each spend a semester in residence at...
Professor to appear on KCPT cancer special
LAWRENCE — Jennifer Laurence, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, will be featured in the upcoming Kansas City Public Television (KCPT) special “Cancer in KC.”...
Study touts ways to teach youths about skin cancer prevention
LAWRENCE — Virtually every parent has at some point told their children to put on sunscreen before going outside. And those parents could just as likely tell you there’s no more sure-fire way to make sure a child ignores your message than to deliver a lecture. A University of Kansas...
Fiction writer Joy Castro to give lecture
LAWRENCE — Joy Castro, professor of English and director of ethnic studies at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, will speak and give a reading Thursday, April 2, as part of the 2015 Department of English British and American Lecture. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Malott...
Media advisory: Nigeria's election could spur alternative political movement, professor says
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas expert on Nigerian politics is available to discuss the results of the country's presidential election. ...
Two juniors win Goldwater scholarships
LAWRENCE — Bryce Tappan, a junior in chemistry, and Jessica van Loben Sels, a junior in microbiology, have each been awarded a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s premier undergraduate award for academically gifted students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. ...
Kansas City Chiefs president to deliver leadership lecture
Donovan joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009 and was named president in January 2011 after serving two years as the club’s chief operating officer. He has worked within the National Football League for 17 seasons, including seven with the Chiefs. ...
Civil War historian considers legal road to emancipation in upcoming lecture
LAWRENCE — James Oakes, author of "Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865," will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union. His presentation, "Rethinking Emancipation: Freedom National,” is part of the Hall Center for the Humanities' 2014-2015 Humanities Lecture...
Prominent gay conservative can comment on Indiana's religious freedom bill, effect on presidential race
LAWRENCE — Jimmy LaSalvia, Dole Institute of Politics Fellow at the University of Kansas, political strategist, commentator and author, is available to speak with media about Indiana’s recently passed Religious Freedom Restoration Act and its political implications. ...
Marching Jayhawks to debut new uniforms in the fall
LAWRENCE — For more than a century, the University of Kansas Marching Jayhawks have added spirit and music to KU football games. Next fall, the 270-member marching band will return to Memorial Stadium with yet another crowd-pleaser in store — new uniforms in KU’s colors — crimson and blue. ...
Military historian to join KU as new foundation professor
LAWRENCE — An expert in recent U.S. history will join the University of Kansas as a new Foundation Distinguished Professor. ...
Expert in plant, soil interaction selected as foundation professor
LAWRENCE — The native prairies of Kansas are fertile ground for discovery. Soon, a new University of Kansas Foundation Distinguished Professor will use his expertise in ecology and microbiology to release secrets hidden within the soil and plants of the grasslands. ...
KU Edwards partners with Johnson County Library to evaluate library’s ROI
OVERLAND PARK — Researchers at KU Edwards Campus are crunching numbers and conducting focus groups with assistance from Johnson County Library staff to measure the county’s return on every dollar invested in its library system. ...
Researchers aim to safeguard privacy on social networks
LAWRENCE — At the end of 2014, Facebook reported 1.39 billion monthly active users. In the meantime, 500 million tweets were sent each day on Twitter. Indeed, social networks have come to dominate aspects of our lives. ...
CETE to host testing security conference
LAWRENCE — Experts in assessment and education from across the United States and Canada will convene in Lawrence later this year for the fourth annual Conference on Test Security. Hosted by the Center for Educational Testing & Evaluation (CETE) at the University of Kansas, the gathering will bring together industry...
New foundation professor uses genetic traces to document ancient migration
LAWRENCE — An expert in the migration and settlement of the Americas will return to the University of Kansas as a Foundation Distinguished Professor. ...
Expert in migration, population health to join KU as foundation professor
LAWRENCE — A world-class demographer whose work illuminates how migration has an effect on human health will join the University of Kansas as a Foundation Distinguished Professor. ...
Most early Christian persecution was from mobs, researcher says
LAWRENCE — As Mark Burnett's new NBC mini-series, "A.D. The Bible Continues," premieres on Easter Sunday, creators have hinted how it would depict persecution of early Christians at the hands of the Roman Empire. ...
Audio-Reader receives grant for Internet radios
LAWRENCE — The Douglas County Community Foundation has awarded the Kansas Audio-Reader Network $1,495 for Internet radios. ...
Study finds assisted housing works, but it could be improved
LAWRENCE — Two researchers from the University of Kansas Department of Urban Planning have just completed a study on the locations of assisted housing units and assisted households across the nation. It examines one of the key issues that drives the design of federal low-income housing programs, which is how...
Comedic musical opening April 10 at University Theatre
LAWRENCE — Set in the Bohemian world of artists and activists in Depression-era New York, “Flora, the Red Menace” follows the intrigues of a young woman whose love life becomes complicated by the Communist Party. This comedic musical was the first collaboration of the celebrated songwriting team that produced the...