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KUMC receives $19 million National Institutes of Health grant (Opens in new window)
KU Medical Center receives $19 million National Institutes of Health grant to support multi-university bioscience program: See the full story here. ...
Dole Institute announces travel grant recipient
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas awarded the first research travel grant of the 2014-2015 granting year cycle. ...
Dole Institute Archive Announces 2014 Research Fellow
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has awarded its 2014 Research Fellowship. ...
Professor writes two books on film industry innovators
LAWRENCE – In two separate books, John Tibbetts, associate professor of film and media studies at the University of Kansas, examines the careers of two visionary filmmakers who preside over the birth of a new era of cinema in their countries. ...
Nineteen students receive summer Undergraduate Research Awards
LAWRENCE — Nineteen University of Kansas students have received Undergraduate Research Awards. The recipients receive $1,000 to fund their faculty-mentored research and creative projects, which represent departments from across campus and explore a wide range of topics. ...
Three professors win award for service to Kansans
LAWRENCE – Three professors at the University of Kansas have won the Steeples Service to Kansas Award for their contributions to the people of Kansas through teaching and research. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces May graduates
YODER – University of Kansas Public Management Center Director Charles Jones congratulated 57 new law enforcement officers during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) earlier this month. ...
KU expands Yellow Ribbon veterans program
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently signed a new Yellow Ribbon Program agreement, which will result in no out-of-pocket expenses for out-of-state military veterans who qualify under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. ...
Professor finds damaging female stereotypes in Chinese culture's portrayal of divorce
LAWRENCE – In China, where a skyrocketing divorce rate is the focus of national attention and everyday conversation, popular culture offers cautionary tales of middle-aged women undergoing self-improvement campaigns to save their marriage. ...
Engineering team makes first appearance in fuel economy marathon
LAWRENCE — Highlighted by a run of nearly 100 miles per gallon of fuel efficiency, a team from the University of Kansas School of Engineering recently participated in a competition that pushes the envelope of fuel economy and vehicle innovation. ...
Grant Goodman award recognizes psychology professor for outstanding mentoring
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas professor of psychology known for her commitment and accessibility as an adviser has been recognized with the first-ever Grant K. Goodman Undergraduate Mentor Award. ...
Spencer Museum of Art, architects unveil plans for major renovation
LAWRENCE — Architects from internationally renowned design firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners will unveil their design Thursday evening for the first phase of major renovation and expansion of the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas. The firm, which was founded by celebrated architect I.M. Pei, has...
Estela Gavosto to lead Multicultural Scholars Program
LAWRENCE — Throughout her career in the University of Kansas Department of Mathematics, Estela Gavosto, associate professor, has taken on a leadership role in preparing students from diverse backgrounds who are underrepresented in the science fields with the goal of enhancing the diversity of the research workforce. Now, she will...
Media advisory: Experts available to discuss 70th anniversary of D-Day
LAWRENCE — June 6 will mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that became a major turning point in World War II as more than a million American, British and Canadian soldiers began the brutal trek across Europe to defeat Adolf Hitler. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who grew up...
Tom Parkinson takes over KPR’s 'Morning Edition' host duties
LAWRENCE – Tom Parkinson’s workday starts at 4 a.m., and KPR listeners can join him from 5 to 9 a.m. when they tune in to "Morning Edition" with Parkinson as KPR’s new host. ...
Engineering students take 2nd place at Collegiate Wind Competition
LAWRENCE — A team of students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering claimed second place in a national wind power competition. The team, known as Jayhawk Windustries, was one of 10 teams from universities around the country selected for the Department of Energy’s inaugural Collegiate Wind Competition, which...
Experts available to speak about Maya Angelou's life
LAWRENCE — Iconic poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, who died Wednesday morning at the age of 86, served as a writer-in-residence in 1970 at the University of Kansas for the Department of English. ...
Study: 'Model minority' stereotype punishes less-educated Asian-American men
LAWRENCE — Past research and popular media have often portrayed Asian-Americans as a "model minority" based on their high level of educational attainment and earnings, allowing them to reach approximate parity in labor market performances with white Americans. ...
Study explores where high number of women earn STEM degrees
LAWRENCE — There have been concerted efforts in recent years to determine how more women can be involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — the so-called STEM fields. Research from the University of Kansas shows that master’s degree institutions that are doing the best in granting degrees to women...
University staff to visit Redmond Reservoir, Tallgrass Prairie on Mini Wheat State Tour
LAWRENCE — More than 50 University of Kansas staff members will visit the John Redmond Reservoir and Tallgrass Prairie Preserve on Friday, May 30. ...
Air Force ROTC graduate earns Chancellor John Fraser award
LAWRENCE — Second Lt. Julian McCafferty, a U.S. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps graduate, is the 2014 recipient of the Chancellor John Fraser Distinguished Military Graduate Award in recognition of outstanding achievement as an ROTC cadet. ...
Professional repertory theatre company debuts in Lawrence
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas will launch the inaugural season of the Kansas Classical Repertory Theatre this summer. With the theme of translation and adaptation as its founding mission, the KCRT will present the classical drama “The Comedy of Errors” and its musical adaptation, “The Boys from Syracuse,” in...
KU Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies honors top students
The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) recognized top Russian, East European & Eurasian region (REES) area studies students for academic excellence at a ceremony May 17. CREES awarded more than $300,000 in scholarships and awards to 16 students for Summer 2014 and...
Law school honors top graduates for scholarship, leadership and service
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Law honored Class of 2014 graduates at a hooding ceremony May 17. During the ceremony, seven students received awards for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community. ...
New director of KU Center for Teaching Excellence enthusiastic to maintain momentum
LAWRENCE — Andrea Greenhoot, associate professor of psychology, has been named the next director and Gautt Teaching Scholar at the University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE). Greenhoot is succeeding Dan Bernstein, who is stepping down after having led CTE for 12 years. She will move into her new...
Essay explores male authority in religous, social movements
LAWRENCE — As the violent militant Islamic group Boko Haram recently kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, it sparked intentional outrage, particularly over the girls being sold into slavery. ...
College honors faculty for research, teaching and mentoring
LAWRENCE — The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences honored outstanding faculty in research, teaching and mentoring with its 2013-2014 awards. The College honors faculty members with awards each spring for diverse academic research, innovative projects and meaningful mentoring. The following awards were presented this spring. ...
Scientific collections play vital role in conservation biology
LAWRENCE — Scientists from the University of Kansas and more than 60 other international research institutions spanning six continents have responded to a recent paper in Science, which questioned the practice of collecting and preserving scientific specimens. ...
KU to offer East Asian studies master's degree
LAWRENCE — At its April 16 meeting, the Board of Regents approved a new master’s degree program in contemporary East Asian studies, housed in the University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies, which will begin in the 2014-2015 academic year. ...
Professor: Arguments about debt, bankruptcy similar to onetime debtors prisons
LAWRENCE — When it comes to debt and bankruptcy, some things never change. While people are no longer imprisoned for failing to pay their debts as England did a century ago, a new article by a University of Kansas law professor shows that the key arguments about enforcing debts or...