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Project on the History of Black Writing launches website as hub for black poetry content
LAWRENCE — Summers are not necessarily the most popular time for students and professors to be in school, but for the University of Kansas’ Project on the History of Black Writing, the summers are a rare opportunity to bring college and university teachers together for an enriching experience. ...
KU announces April Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced the April Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
Media advisory: NASA astronaut, alumnus to give lecture
What: Joe Engle, NASA astronaut and 1955 University of Kansas alumnus, will give a presentation at the Lawrence campus. Engle flew two space shuttle missions and is the only person to manually fly the shuttle from re-entering the atmosphere to landing. He also served as a test pilot on the...
Thirteen students receive scholarships for overseas study
LAWRENCE — Thirteen University of Kansas students have been awarded national scholarships that will fund overseas study. ...
Hundreds attend to celebrate award-winning undergraduate research
LAWRENCE — More than 325 people attended the University of Kansas' 17th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium to hear student presenters share the results of their research and creative projects. The event took place April 26 in the Kansas Union; 107 students presented their projects, representing 25 departments across campus. ...
Book outlines using ecological factors in consultation, addressing problems in schools
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas researchers have written a book that explains a new model of consultation for professionals working in schools, which involves a professional consultant, such as a school psychologist, social worker or counselor, working with a teacher or parent on behalf of a child in need...
University mourns Professor Thomas Glavinich
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, Dave Darwin, chair of the Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering and distinguished professor; and Michael Branicky, dean of the KU School of Engineering, offered the following statements regarding the death of Thomas Glavinich, associate professor of civil, environmental and architectural...
Co-founder of Square to speak on entrepreneurship opportunities
LAWRENCE — From glassblower to founder of Square, Jim McKelvey took a roundabout way to entrepreneurial success, and he wants everyone from engineers to musicians to know they can do the same. ...
Researcher exploring how to best use music to help premature infants develop
LAWRENCE – Neonatal intensive care units are armed with ventilators and incubators to support a premature baby’s early arrival into the world. But one University of Kansas researcher believes music can serve as another tool to aid in the infant’s still developing neurological system. ...
Anti-human-trafficking advocate to present 2014 Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture
LAWRENCE — Almost six years after the death of Jana Mackey, a former student and women’s rights activist, the University of Kansas community will join together once again for a lecture series dedicated in her honor. Urmi Basu, an advocate nationally recognized for her work on human trafficking and gender...
Researcher: More study needed on interrogation techniques that measure brain waves
LAWRENCE — When police in Spain tried to locate two murder victims last year, they sought assistance on places to search from a tool that measured the brain activity of the convicted and confessed killers. ...
Aerospace team logs honor in International Engine Design Competition
LAWRENCE — A design to improve the flight capabilities of a high-altitude military surveillance vehicle earned a group of University of Kansas School of Engineering students recognition in an international aircraft design competition. ...
‘Move-in Day' moving, adding a day to Hawk Week
LAWRENCE — “Move-in Day” represents a big change for new University of Kansas students, and in August it will be a change for the Lawrence campus as well. Incoming students living in student housing will move into their residence and scholarship halls Thursday, Aug. 21, which is one day earlier...
Undergraduate Research Symposium to celebrate outstanding research, mentoring
LAWRENCE — The 17th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in the Kansas Union. ...
Artist to visit for 'Very Nervous System'
LAWRENCE — Toronto-based installation artist David Rokeby will be in residence at The Commons from Monday, April 28, through Thursday, May 1, in conjunction with Data & Democracy, the programming theme for the year. Rokeby will install a portion of "Very Nervous System," which converts the gesture and motion of...
Study finds early U.S. compulsory schooling laws benefited minorities
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas researcher has found early U.S. compulsory schooling laws produced hidden gains in school attendance and educational attainment among minority students. ...
Shifting narratives may slow healing process for domestic violence survivors
LAWRENCE – Across the country, domestic violence shelters provide a safe harbor for women and children fleeing terrifying predicaments and abusive relationships. However, research at the University of Kansas shows that survivors’ overall recoveries may be impeded when they are forced to "box" themselves into certain narratives in order to...
Joint Council of Distinguished Professors hosting academic freedom panels
LAWRENCE — The Joint Council of Kansas Distinguished Professors is hosting an afternoon of presentations and discussion on the important topic of academic freedom and responsibility in the era of social media. The public event is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 27, in Alderson Auditorium in the...
Alumnus makes $25 million gift commitment for KU
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas alumnus is so appreciative of his education that he has made a $25 million gift commitment to benefit the university. ...
Business school honors Capitol Federal, Hallmark CEOs as distinguished alumni
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business is set to honor its 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, Don Hall Jr., president and CEO of Hallmark Cards, and John Dicus, chairman, president and CEO of Capitol Federal Savings Bank. ...
Student Special Advocate will assist those struggling to succeed
LAWRENCE — The first goal of Bold Aspirations, the University of Kansas’ five-year strategic plan, focuses on undergraduate student success in the classroom and beyond. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little has highlighted the importance of this goal and the KU community's shared responsibility for implementing its strategies. A new position in Undergraduate...
Researcher connects integration in postrevolutionary Mexico to U.S. civil rights movement
LAWRENCE — The key figures who helped to integrate America's public schools in the American West all had one major theme in common. ...
Steel bridge team prepares for regional event
LAWRENCE — Armed with new materials, deeper knowledge and solid engineering principles, expectations are high for a team of students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering as it prepares for an upcoming regional competition. ...
Grant to help promote course redesign in humanities
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence Director Dan Bernstein and Associate Director Andrea Greenhoot have received a $215,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation to promote course redesign in the humanities. ...
Original edition of Darwin’s masterwork translated into Chinese
LAWRENCE — A new Mandarin translation of Charles Darwin’s "On the Origin of Species" is flying off bookstore shelves in China. The book previously was unavailable in that country except as translated from its sixth edition, which specialists today view as flawed. ...
Workshop set for guidance in undergraduate writing, research
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of English will offer a public workshop Wednesday, April 23, on undergraduate writing and research. ...
Architecture student receives AAUW Fellowship
LAWRENCE — Sharmin Kader, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Architecture, was recently awarded an International Fellowship by the American Association of University Women. The $20,000 grant will support her research activities at KU for one year. ...
KU announces Lawrence faculty sabbaticals for 2014-15
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little has approved sabbatical leave for the following individuals at the University of Kansas:...
Novelist explores social issues of Roaring Twenties, Jazz Age
LAWRENCE — Popular television dramas "Downton Abbey" and "Boardwalk Empire" explore the cultural changes centered around the Jazz Age and Roaring Twenties...
Filmmaker focuses on volunteers who answer suicide hotline
LAWRENCE – When University of Kansas filmmaker Bob Hurst set out to make a film about suicide, he didn’t want to follow in the path of other recent documentaries that appealed to the public’s morbid fascination with the subject. ...