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KU hosting 2013 Phi Beta Kappa 2013-14 Visiting Scholar
Since 1956, the Phi Beta Kappa Society’s Visiting Scholar Program has offered undergraduates the opportunity to spend time with some of America’s most distinguished scholars. This week, the University of Kansas is hosting 2013-14 Visiting Scholar Alexander J. Field, the Michel and Mary Orradre Professor of Economics at Santa Clara...
Wind Ensemble's journey to Carnegie Hall continues with release of fifth CD
The University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, conducted by Paul Popiel, KU director of bands, released its fifth CD in the Wind Band Classics series, “In the Shadow of No Towers." The release of the CD on the Naxos label continues the KU Wind Ensemble’s extraordinary journey to Carnegie Hall. ...
Keeler Intra-University Professorships awarded to two faculty
University of Kansas faculty Sherrie Tucker, professor in American studies, and Erik Van Vleck, professor in mathematics, have been awarded Keeler Intra-University Professorships for the 2014-2015 academic year. ...
KU ranks among top schools for veterans
The University of Kansas is among the top 25 best colleges in the country for veterans, according to Military Times, a publication serving U.S. military personnel. ...
KU initiative wins local sustainability award
The University of Kansas has received a 2013 ImpacT Award, which recognizes businesses and organizations in the Kansas City area that have successfully completed projects to deliver efficiency and environmental benefits. KU joins Cerner and Hangers Cleaners in winning an award in the Environmental Impact category for its electronic document...
Derek Kwan named new director for Lied Center of Kansas
Derek Kwan, vice president of concerts and touring at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, will be the new executive director of the Lied Center of Kansas. ...
BTBC at KU names president, chief operating officer
The region’s largest incubator network has added a new member to its leadership team. ...
School of Business initiative receives renewed federal grant
The University of Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship has received a grant that, after it’s matched dollar-for-dollar by private donations and the university, will total more than $1 million. ...
Research will shed light upon the family tree of deep-sea fishes
The deep sea could be the largest habitat for life on Earth yet to be methodically explored. Due to chilly temperatures, extreme depth and an eerie darkness below about 650 feet, it can be technologically arduous and very expensive to collect and observe the biodiversity that thrives in this mysterious...
KPR to hold Seasonal Giving pledge morning
In the spirit of holiday giving, Kansas Public Radio hopes its listeners will consider a year-end gift of great radio. ...
Pair of KU students named finalists for Rhodes scholarships
A May 2013 graduate from Lansing and a senior from Baxter Springs at the University of Kansas have been selected as finalists for prestigious Rhodes scholarships. They will join fellow finalists in the St. Louis region for interviews with a selection committee Friday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. 23. ...
Sex of speaker affects listener language processing
Whether we process language we hear without regard to anything about the speaker is a longstanding scientific debate. But it wasn’t until University of Kansas scientists set up an experiment showing that the sex of a speaker affected how quickly listeners identified words grammatically that there was evidence that even...
Researcher: Gettysburg Address still has plenty to teach us 150 years later
— Seven score and 10 years ago, a beleaguered leader stood before a solemn scene and spoke 272 words — words that still echo through the halls of American schools and statehouses. ...
Distinguished professor to speak on use of data in geology
Douglas Walker, Union Pacific Resources Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geology, will lecture on “Adventures in Digital Geology — Trying to Make the Long Tail Short” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union. ...
New director, new location in the future for KU Continuing Education
For more than 120 years, University of Kansas Continuing Education has provided courses, programs and conferences that expand the reach of KU across Kansas and around the globe. Beginning in the spring of 2014, KU Continuing Education will continue to grow its mission from a new home on the KU...
House calls could return with WellCar
The days of the kindly country doctor making house calls might be long gone, but according to University of Kansas professor Gregory Thomas, the day may soon come again when a health care practitioner brings primary care to the doors of rural Kansans. ...
University Theatre announces auditions for diverse spring season
The University of Kansas University Theatre has announced November auditions for spring 2014 productions. Auditions will take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in Murphy Hall to cast roles in four plays and one musical. ...
Olathe student wins prestigious electrical engineering scholarship
James Rowland, who teaches Siegrist in the Circuits I class, has been impressed by Siegrist’s abilities and willingness to learn. ...
Robinson Center to host Feel Good Fitness open house for faculty, staff Nov. 20
Robinson Center and students in the Psychological Aspects of Exercise are offering a Feel Good Fitness Day for University of Kansas faculty and staff that will feature information on the KU Staff and Faculty Exercise Program and a wealth of resources. The open house will take place from 11 a.m. to 2...
Students named Global Scholars
will participate in a three-hour weekly seminar, Translation, taught by Professor Stanley Lombardo. Students will be paired with a faculty mentor with similar interests and present research on global and international studies during the spring semester of their senior year. Each will receive a $1,000 scholarship to be applied toward...
Honors Program nominates two students for Churchill Scholarship
A committee coordinated by the University of Kansas Honors Program has selected two outstanding senior students to compete for the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, which provides one year of study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. ...
Historians to reflect on 50th anniversary of JFK assassination
On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Department of History at the University of Kansas will host an event to reflect on the impact of the president’s death. ...
Professors analyze feedback on journalism accreditation process
In the rapidly changing profession of journalism, educators are tasked with giving students the technical knowledge they’ll need to succeed in their careers, balanced with a liberal arts education that fosters critical thinking. How exactly they get there is a difficult question to answer and the aim of accreditation standards. ...
Compound in plastics can worsen migraines
the University of Kansas Medical Center have shown that a compound frequently found in plastics, Bisphenol A (BPA), can worsen migraine headache-related symptoms. The findings suggest that migraine sufferers might be able to reduce the frequency and severity of their headaches by changing their diets. ...
Edwards Campus adds educational technology degree
— The University of Kansas is adding a master’s degree in educational technology at its Edwards Campus in Overland Park to serve the need of state and local businesses and industries to expand workforce online learning programs. ...
Finance professor to lead global conference on housing crisis
As the global economy moves past the Great Recession, scholars and policymakers are taking time to reflect on the housing crisis in hopes of avoiding another meltdown. ...
Internet research author to speak for Data & Democracy series
In conjunction with The Commons’ 2013-2014 programming theme Data & Democracy, Nicco Mele, author of “The End of Big: How the Internet Makes David the New Goliath” (St. Martin’s Press, 2013), will give presentations on Thursday, Nov. 21, and Friday, Nov. 22, at the University of Kansas. ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz to speak at KU
Junot Díaz, author of the critically acclaimed novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" and short story collection "This Is How You Lose Her," will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. His lecture, "An Evening with Junot Díaz: Literature, Diaspora...
Popular Ukrainian writer to speak at KU
Celebrated Ukrainian writer Yuriy Vynnychuk, author of "The Tango of Death," will deliver the Ukrainian Studies Fall 2013 Palij Lecture for the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) at the University of Kansas. ...
Journalism senior wins $5,000 in national sportswriting competition
Michael Vernon, a University of Kansas journalism senior from Houston, has been named a winner of the prestigious 2013 Jim Murray Memorial Foundation scholarship, a national award for excellence in sports writing at the college level. ...