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KU to honor 71 seniors from Marion, McPherson, Rice county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 14 Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 24, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
KU to honor 103 seniors from Leavenworth County high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from six Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 24, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Reception to welcome new faculty to the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
LAWRENCE – The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas has hired 32 new faculty members for the 2014-2015 academic year. All faculty and staff are invited to welcome the group at a reception Wednesday, Sept. 17. ...
KU to test emergency alert systems Sept. 17
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will test its emergency text message and public address systems at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17. ...
KU to honor 237 seniors from Sedgwick county high schools
LAWRENCE — Students from 12 Kansas high schools will be honored Monday, Sept. 22, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Dole Archive expands digital content on political leaders, topics
LAWRENCE — In conjunction with the 2015 National History Day theme, Leadership and Legacy in History, the Robert J. Dole Archive and Special Collections at the Dole Institute of Politics has released new online modules featuring primary source documents from their collections. ...
Investigative journalist Katherine Boo to discuss life in Indian slums
LAWRENCE — Katherine Boo, staff writer at The New Yorker and a former reporter and editor for The Washington Post, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union. Her lecture, "Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity," is the first...
Media advisory: Experts available to discuss Scottish independence referendum
LAWRENCE — Pollsters suggest a close vote when voters in Scotland decide Sept. 18 whether to secede from the United Kingdom. ...
Law school selects 2014-15 Dean's Fellows to mentor incoming class
LAWRENCE — Nine students at the University of Kansas School of Law have been chosen as Dean’s Fellows for the 2014-15 academic year. ...
Thirty high schools to participate in KU Band Day
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Music will stage the 67th Annual KU Band Day on Saturday, Sept. 20. Thirty high school bands from Kansas and Missouri will participate in the event. ...
KU to honor 38 seniors from Sumner county high schools
LAWRENCE - Students from seven Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, Sept. 17, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment. ...
Exhibition to honor late architecture professor
LAWRENCE — A retrospective exhibit of the work of Wojciech Lesnikowski, former professor in the School of Architecture, Design & Planning, and his students will open Sept. 20 in the Galloway Room, 305 Marvin Hall. It will run through Oct. 6. ...
Midwest groundwater experts to convene for annual conference
LAWRENCE — The health and future of vital Midwestern groundwater resources will be the focus of the 59th annual Midwest Ground Water Conference, which will be Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the Holiday Inn in Lawrence. ...
Media advisory: Law expert available to discuss KS Supreme Court’s consideration of offender registry case
LAWRENCE — Corey Rayburn Yung, a University of Kansas School of Law professor with expertise in criminal law and sex crimes, is available to speak with the media about today’s Kansas Supreme Court hearing in Doe v. Thompson. The case addresses the constitutionality of the state’s Kansas Offender Registration Act,...
Bayer Healthcare designer launches company-sponsored research project
LAWRENCE — Two industrial designers for Bayer Healthcare, Raymond Yao and Lauren Bock, have met with Center for Design Research students to launch a new sponsored-research project. It is Bayer-CDR's third collaboration in as many years. ...
Collage Concert to feature variety of faculty, student performances
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Music will kick off the new school year with the 15th annual KU Collage Concert, an exciting opportunity for the Lawrence-area community to experience KU's vibrant music culture through performances featuring the talents of students and faculty. ...
Record number of firms to participate in engineering career fair
LAWRENCE — It’s a chance to make connections for that dream job, find the perfect internship or just learn more about the career opportunities that engineering and computer science have to offer. The University of Kansas Engineering and Computing Career Fair is set for noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. ...
Physics researcher to advise faith-based office in U.S. Department of State
LAWRENCE — Alice Bean is best known for her work as a high-energy experimental particle physicist. In 2012, she was a member of the international consortium of scientists who detected the Higgs boson using the world’s most advanced scientific instrument: the Large Hadron Collider. ...
Facebook posts reveal personality traits, but changes complicate interpretation
LAWRENCE — A study from the University of Kansas finds that people can accurately detect the personality traits of strangers through Facebook activity; however, changes to the social media site in the past three years could be making it harder to do so. ...
Business school to host annual career fair
LAWRENCE — Recruiters from more than 130 employers are expected to attend the University of Kansas School of Business 2014 Career Fair. The event will be from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, on the fifth and sixth floors of the Kansas Union. ...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences selects three Distinguished Alumni
LAWRENCE — The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas has selected three graduates to honor with its Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award for 2014-2015. The award is the highest recognition the College bestows upon its graduates. ...
Professor explores origins of 'War on Poverty,' new challenges
LAWRENCE — Fifty years ago this year, President Lyndon Johnson signed legislation declaring an "unconditional war on poverty in America," and a University of Kansas researcher studies how America’s post-World War II battle against poverty abroad planted the seeds for a major tenet of Johnson's Great Society. ...
Report: Changing student loan system can make education 'great equalizer'
LAWRENCE — When it comes to student loans in the United States, we’re not getting our money’s worth. That is the conclusion of two University of Kansas scholars who have authored a report calling for gradually replacing the current system of paying for higher education primarily through student loans with...
Book explains how data analysis can aid in oil, gas exploration
LAWRENCE — A massive amount of drilling data is archived at the Kansas Geological Survey on KU’s west campus and at other institutions around the world. In a new book published by the Oxford University Press, KGS Senior Scientific Fellow John Doveton shows how data obtained from wells can be...
Business, Engineering rise in U.S. news rankings
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas schools of Business and Engineering both rose in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of undergraduate programs. ...
Researcher wins early-career award
LAWRENCE — Jomella Watson-Thompson, assistant professor in applied behavioral science and associate director for the KU Work Group for Community Health and Development, has been selected as the recipient of the 2014 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty. ...
Kansas couple plan to leave 120-acre ranch to KU
LAWRENCE — From their home amid the rolling hills of northeast Kansas, a couple has made a gift commitment to leave their 120-acre ranch for the University of Kansas. The couple, who wish to remain anonymous, also have made a $2 million gift commitment to KU Endowment to create an...
Teachers take part in summer technology camp
LAWRENCE — As part of the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas, ALTEC (Advanced Learning Technologies in Education Consortia) hosted a Summer Technology Camp as a means to pull together educators from across the state and present rich, relevant, technology-related practices. Last month, approximately 60 educators...
Fourteen students receive Undergraduate Research Awards
LAWRENCE — Fourteen University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards for the fall 2014 semester. UGRA recipients are awarded $1,000 to fund their faculty-mentored research and creative projects, which represent departments from across campus and explore a wide range of topics. ...
Professor translates 1920s Japanese writers who helped shape country’s literature
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas professor is helping bring the macabre and bizarre fiction of 1920s Japan to American readers. ...