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KU Libraries select Ljudmila Bilkić as the 2023 Textbook Hero
Ljudmila Bilkić’s Intermediate German II class redefines traditional norms. In her classroom, upbeat Spotify tunes provide a prelude to the “Foto des Tages.” The photo of the day — a manatee napping on its back — is a nod to subtropical regions instead of arboreal forests. The class banter shifts...
2023 KU First Nations Student Association (FNSA) Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival set for April 8
For decades, the University of Kansas First Nations Student Association (FNSA) has hosted the Annual KU FNSA Powwow. The event celebrates the diversity of Native American cultures in the community through dancing, singing and honoring the traditions of Indigenous ancestors. ...
KU engineering professor, research leadership team member wins research award
A professor of engineering and a member of the senior research leadership team at the University of Kansas is being honored for leading research that fuses biology, materials science and engineering into repairing tissue functions, addressing dental and oral diseases and restoring oral health as well as developing sustainable and...
KU launches new online applied cybersecurity degree to meet demand of local tech-sector job market
— Noting the growing demand for skilled employees in tech-sector jobs in the Kansas City metropolitan area and beyond, the University of Kansas School of Professional Studies is launching a new bachelor’s degree in applied cybersecurity, targeted toward undergraduate transfer and degree-completion students. The first applied cybersecurity courses will roll...
KU School of Architecture & Design announces appointment of Bjarke Ingels Group to complete space planning and design
The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced that it has retained Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to complete space planning, programming, and concept design for the multidisciplinary design school. ...
Study finds K-12 education journalists prefer gut instinct to analytics to determine who's reading
A new study from the University of Kansas shows that while journalists do use new technologies to better understand their audiences and what they would like to read, K-12 education reporters and editors still largely rely on gut feelings as opposed to analytics software, suggesting limitations to the practice. ...
Center for Montessori Research director is lead editor on first-of-its-kind Montessori education publication
Angela Murray, director of University of Kansas Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Montessori Research (CMR), is an anthology editor of the upcoming Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education, a comprehensive guide to Montessori education that serves as an authoritative and accessible resource tracing Montessori education from its historical roots to...
New study reveals steady rise in multiple funding methods needed to pay for college
Few costs have ballooned more than those of earning a college education. As such, the methods students pursue to fund college have also expanded. ...
KU to test emergency alert system on Lawrence campus March 7
The University of Kansas will conduct an all-systems test of its emergency alert systems for the Lawrence campus at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 7. The test will include the Lawrence campus emergency public address system, tornado sirens, text message alerts and email alerts. ...
A brief history of musical theatre criticism
Perhaps the democratizing effect of social media has reduced the make-or-break influence of legacy media theatre critics in the 21st century. And perhaps it has led to many banal observations in the name of criticism. ...
Legal Services for Students offering tax filing assistance
Legal Services for Students, an office at the University of Kansas that offers legal assistance, advice and education to students on wide variety of issues, will offer free tax filing assistance this spring through a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance grant from the Internal Revenue Service. ...
Project to document positives of LGBTQ+ student relationships, boost campus supports
There is a tendency among both researchers and service providers to focus on the negatives when it comes to LGBTQ+ relationships: the unique challenges and stresses individuals face from society, families, peers and others. But a new University of Kansas research project is working with LGBTQ+ college students to document...
Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity invites KU community to opening of Pregnant & Parenting Resource Pantry
The Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity has announced that its Pregnant & Parenting Resource Pantry Premiere will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. March 6 in Suite 1040 of the Burge Union. ...
KU students to present at Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
Undergraduate researchers from the University of Kansas Lawrence and Medical Center campuses will present their research projects March 1 as part of Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. ...
Chamber opera musicians explore autism in new work
The partnership between University of Kansas School of Music faculty member Roberta Gumbel and New York-based composer Susan Kander continues to blossom. The latest evidence of that will be the first workshop production of their new chamber opera, “Carry My Own Suitcase,” March 3-4 in the Robert Baustian Theatre in...
Big changes inspire ceramic artist’s new work
Globe-trotting, giving birth and then COVID-19 lockdown — in that order — all helped to inspire the latest cycle of ceramic works from Sarah Gross. The resulting show of those works, which Gross calls “Fruits of My Labor,” opened Feb. 27 and runs through March 29 at Spiva Art Gallery...
KU part of project to train future social workers to recognize domestic abuse
The University of Kansas is part of a national project to better prepare future social workers to recognize and respond to domestic violence and in turn provide that training to agencies that serve survivors across the country. ...
KU Police Department releases 2022 crime data for Lawrence campus
Reported crimes were up at the University of Kansas Lawrence campus, according to statistics released today by the KU Police Department. ...
KU Law students offer assistance with free tax preparation
Do you know if you’re eligible for free tax preparation services? ...
Elizabeth MacGonagle honored with 2022 Woodyard International Educator Award
Elizabeth MacGonagle, associate professor of history and African & African-American studies at the University of Kansas, is the recipient of the 2022 George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award. ...
Spencer Museum to host community celebration of new collection galleries March 4
The Spencer Museum of Art invites the public to explore its recently renovated and reinstalled collection galleries at Level Up!, An Art Party for All, from noon to 5 p.m. March 4. This free community celebration will highlight the Spencer Museum’s upstairs collection galleries, which have been updated to increase...
Bestselling author to discuss the ‘dark history and troubling present of eugenics’
A scientist, broadcaster and bestselling author who focuses on the complicated, interwoven history of genetics and race will give a public seminar at the University of Kansas in early March. ...
University of Kansas, KU Alumni Association open Jayhawk Welcome Center and renovated Adams Alumni Center
The new Jayhawk Welcome Center, a dynamic and inviting space that represents a new era in student recruitment for the University of Kansas, is now open for campus tours by prospective students and their families — as well as events and programs for current students, returning alumni and the KU...
Kansas African Studies Center announces series on public health, well-being
The Kansas African Studies Center (KASC) has announced the schedule for the 2023 Ujamaa Virtual Colloquium Series, which continues the 2022-2023 academic year theme of “Public Health and Well-being in Global Africa.” It features presentations from researchers across the health professions, including biomedicine, health humanities and psychology. ...
KU Autism Conference to feature wide range of sessions for professionals, scientists, families
Researchers, students, professionals, educators, families and advocates are invited to Autism Across the Life Span, an annual conference presented by the Kansas Center for Autism Research & Training (K-CART) at the University of Kansas Life Span Institute. ...
KU study documents connection between strength, proficient basketball shooting
LeBron James has many things, including the recently acquired NBA all-time scoring record and his long-possessed commanding physical strength. The two seem to be related. But basketball researchers at the University of Kansas have published a new study that found a lack of ties between strength and free-throw, two-point and...
KU announces online data analytics undergraduate program for fall 2023
— The University of Kansas is launching a new concentration in applied data analytics in its Bachelor of Professional Studies degree program in the School of Professional Studies. It will be offered online through the University of Kansas Edwards Campus beginning in the 2023-2024 academic year, giving students with an...
KU hosts Brazilian teachers for 6-week program
For six years, Lucas Vieira has taught English to middle schoolers in Rio de Janeiro, but it was his ability to visit a Lawrence restaurant solo and carry on a conversation with the staff that provided a major confidence boost. ...
School of Architecture & Design expands with new studio space in Malott Hall
The University of Kansas Office of Space Management has transformed an unused lab in Malott Hall into a new studio space for the School of Architecture & Design. ...
KU debate team wins Mid America Championship debate tournament
University of Kansas debaters Ethan Harris, sophomore from Lawrence, and Will Soper, junior from Bucyrus, won the Mid America Championship debate tournament hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma. The pair went undefeated over 10 rounds of debates Feb. 17-19 to win the championship. ...