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formerly a senior scientist in the Kansas Geological Survey, has been found to have engaged in scholarly misconduct, relating to plagiarism and self-plagiarism of text in the following scholarly works:...
Roberts named dean of Graduate Studies
The University of Kansas has named Michael C. Roberts, founding director of the university’s top-ranked clinical child psychology program, to be the new dean of Graduate Studies. ...
University mourns student Gianfranco Villagomez-Saldana
Investigators from the Lawrence Police Department believe a body found Monday is that of University of Kansas student Gianfranco Villagomez-Saldana, who was reported missing Saturday. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and other university officials issued the following statements:...
Visual art professor named Woodyard award winner
Visual Art Professor Jon Havener is the 2013 recipient of the George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award. The award presentation will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the Centennial Room of the Kansas Union. ...
Professor's novel 'The Center of Everything' selected as KU Common Book
“The Center of Everything,” the highly regarded first novel by Laura Moriarty, assistant professor of English at the University of Kansas, has been named the 2014-15 KU Common Book by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little. ...
Media advisory: International trade expert available to speak about WTO deal to help poor countries
Raj Bhala, associate dean for International and Comparative Law and Rice Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas School of Law, is available to speak with media about the recent World Trade Organization agreement on international trade and poor countries. Bhala, an expert in international trade law, has written extensively...
Degree recipient to attend engineering ceremony for coursework completed before WWII
Sixty-six students will be recognized for earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas School of Engineering at the school’s 2013 fall recognition ceremony Saturday, Dec. 14, at Murphy Hall. A 67th degree will be formally awarded that day to a student who first arrived on campus more than...
KU student honored by Academy of Healthcare Architecture
The Academy of Healthcare Architecture and the STERIS Corporation have named Sharmin Kader its Arthur Tuttle, Jr. Graduate Fellow in Health Facility Planning and Design. The Academy is part of the American Institute of Architecture. ...
Panel discussion at The Commons will address free speech
The Commons, the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and the Office of the Provost will host a dialogue titled "Data & Democracy: What is Free Speech in the Age of Social Media?" at 7 p.m. March 25, 2014, in The Commons, Spooner Hall. ...
Professor examines effects of school board makeup on student performance
boards are one of the foundations of the American educational system, yet little research exists on their effects on student performance. A University of Kansas professor has published a study showing that when a school board’s sociological makeup includes both strong internal and external ties, those relationships can be reflected...
Conservation assessment begins on KU Natural History Museum exhibit
The first of three phases to evaluate the historic Panorama exhibit at the KU Natural History Museum will begin with the arrival of a conservator and research team Tuesday, Dec. 10. ...
New doctoral fellowships to reward outstanding scholars
New graduate fellowships will help recruit and support doctoral students at the University of Kansas, a key goal of KU’s Bold Aspirations strategic plan. ...
Media Advisory: Expert on vision and attention in transportation available to speak about Metro-North derailment
Paul Atchley, professor of psychology at University of Kansas, is available to speak with reporters about the recent, fatal Metro-North derailment in New York City. Atchley is a world-renowned expert on issues of vision and attention related to transportation. He currently leads a multidisciplinary research team dealing with issues of...
Researcher helps to reinvent the high court of organism names
Ever since Carl Linnaeus founded the system for naming biological organisms in the 18th century — called binomial nomenclature, for the two Latin words used to describe species (e.g., Homo sapiens) — there have been causes for controversy among biologists, taxonomists and others who have named 1.5 million living things so far. ...
Professor Blake Peterson elected AAAS Fellow
Blake Peterson, University of Kansas Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, has been named a 2013 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society. Fellows are nominated and selected by their peers for distinguished achievements that advance science or its application. ...
KPR's Big Band Christmas set for Dec. 14
Get out the mistletoe and your dancing shoes. Kansas Public Radio is welcoming the holiday season with its fifth annual Big Band Christmas concert. ...
Law professor writes brief for indigenous nations in lawsuit on climate change
Climate change has negatively affected people around the world, but it has hit native and indigenous populations especially hard, driving them from their homes, altering their ways of life and threatening their survival. A University of Kansas law professor has submitted an amicus brief to one of the nation’s top...
Veteran studying at KU designs Muse Clock
If you ask him what time it is, University of Kansas student Nate Borozinski, Olathe, could literally tell you how to build a clock. The industrial design student designed and built the Muse Clock as a industrial-design class project, and it has taken the world of design blogs by storm. ...
Acclaimed educator, scholar named director of University Honors Program
One of the nation’s best programs for academically talented students, the University Honors Program at the University of Kansas, will be led by an award-winning teacher and scholar with a background in public outreach and programming. ...
Media advisory: KU international trade law expert can speak about Iran nuclear deal
Bhala, associate dean for International and Comparative Law and Rice Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas School of Law, is available to discuss Iran’s agreement to limit its nuclear deal in exchange for lighter economic sanctions. Bhala, an expert on international trade law, is in the process of writing...
Journalism school launches the online 'minimester'
The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications is launching a new online "minimester” to help students meet graduation requirements faster and take advantage of new teaching technologies. From Dec. 30 to Jan. 24, the school will offer compressed, online versions of two popular courses: Visual Storytelling and...
Researchers shed light on Black Friday shopping behavior
Ready for the holiday shopping season? ...
KU announces September employees of the month
The University of Kansas has announced the September Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Architecture professor named most admired educator
America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools recently named Paola Sanguinetti, associate professor and chair of the Department of Architecture, one of its 30 most admired educators for 2014. ...
KPR announces results of Season Giving drive
In the spirit of holiday giving, listeners helped make Kansas Public Radio’s first Season of Giving mini-drive a success. ...
Researcher explores 'culture of surveillance' in the U.S.
Recent revelations that the National Security Agency has been analyzing the communication records of all U.S. citizens have many talking about the topic of “mass surveillance” by the government. ...
Study: Component in Affordable Care Act can improve quality of life for those with disabilities
For years Medicaid recipients were forced to live in poverty or near poverty to maintain their eligibility for the program. University of Kansas researchers have authored a study showing that when asset caps are lifted — a key provision of the Affordable Care Act — for adults with disabilities, their health outcomes...
Delegates attend biomedical research conference for minorities
Eight University of Kansas delegates attended the 2013 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), which was Nov. 13-16 in Nashville. Delegates included eight students, three faculty from mathematics, molecular biosciences and pharmaceutical chemistry, and four staff from the Office for Diversity in Science Training, Graduate Studies and the...
KU ranks second in Big 12 for Game Day Recycling Challenge
Jayhawk fans and volunteers at Memorial Stadium have quickly embraced the new Rock Chalk Recycle program during gamedays this fall. In its first year, Rock Chalk Recycle has earned the University of Kansas the No. 2 ranking in the Big 12 Conference for the Game Day Recycling Challenge 2013, a...
Nov. 22 deadline approaching for mandatory training on sexual violence, harassment
A reminder from the Office of Institutional Opportunity & Access: All University of Kansas faculty and staff must complete mandatory online training on sexual violence and sexual harassment by Friday, Nov. 22. ...