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Engineering researchers study system to improve intersection safety
Researchers at the University of Kansas School of Engineering have partnered with the cities of Lawrence and Overland Park to increase safety at four busy intersections by reducing red light violations and simplifying law enforcement efforts to monitor potential infractions. ...
NASA fellowship will help KU student develop better polar ice radar
A three-year, $90,000 NASA fellowship will allow a University of Kansas School of Engineering graduate student to design tools that will help more precisely predict future sea level rise based on the impact of climate change on the polar ice sheets. ...
Nonprofit to award scholarship to incoming KU freshman affected by cancer
18, of Pleasant Hill, Mo., will be presented with a scholarship check for $2,500 from 4K for Cancer, an organization whose members do cross-country bicycle rides to create awareness for young adults impacted by cancer and raise money for the Ulman Cancer Fund. ...
Fourth candidate for vice provost for diversity and equity to visit KU
The fourth and final candidate for vice provost for diversity and equity will visit the University of Kansas and host a public forum Friday, June 28. ...
KU hosts women from six countries for leadership program
A group of 19 women from six countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia are spending four weeks at the University of Kansas for a leadership program funded by the U.S. State Department. ...
Database of biodiversity offers peek at biologists’ field notes, photographs
centuries, biologists have cataloged Earth’s biodiversity, cramming drawers in universities and institutions with meticulously labeled voucher specimens collected in the field. The problem is that much of that precious information has been inaccessible and limited in scope by the standards of today’s interconnected world. These days, many efforts are aimed...
Media advisory: Constitutional law scholar can discuss Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage
Levy, the J.B. Smith Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Kansas School of Law, is available to discuss today’s Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage. ...
Kansas Geological Survey honors outstanding students
Five University of Kansas students received outstanding achievement awards from the Kansas Geological Survey, based on KU's west campus. ...
KU announces 2013 University Student Awards
The University of Kansas has honored 10 students with 2013 University Student Awards, recognizing students’ academic, volunteer and leadership accomplishments during their time at KU. ...
Kansas Biological Survey scientists study water quality in Haiti
Forging new connections for the University of Kansas in the Caribbean, two Kansas Biological Survey scientists spent a week in Haiti this past May gathering data on one of the country’s lakes, as well as several streams, and teaching water quality workshops. ...
KU ranks No. 2 nationally in pharmacy research funding
For the second consecutive year and the third time in four years, the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is ranked No. 2 in the nation in National Institutes of Health funding. ...
Third candidate for vice provost for diversity and equity to visit KU
The third of four candidates for vice provost for diversity and equity will visit the University of Kansas and host a public forum Wednesday, June 26. ...
KU Research Achievement Award honors two distinguished academic staff members
Two prominent senior scientists at the University of Kansas are the 2013 recipients of the KU Research Achievement Award. The award is the highest honor given annually to a full-time academic staff researcher working in a department or research center on KU’s Lawrence campus. ...
Students, faculty honored at School of Engineering ceremony
The University of Kansas School of Engineering awarded degrees to nearly 350 students at the school’s graduate recognition ceremony May 18 at Allen Fieldhouse. Degrees went to nearly 300 undergraduate and 50 graduate students, with special honors going to 10 seniors and five faculty members. ...
Steve Warren receives American Psychological Association award
The American Psychological Association has named Steve Warren, vice chancellor for research and graduate studies and professor of applied behavioral science at the University of Kansas, the 2013 recipient of its Edgar Doll Award. ...
KU Field Station adds two new structures designed and built by students
Two new infrastructure projects, a bridge and a gateway designed and built this spring by University of Kansas students, add to the visitor-friendly features at the KU Field Station north of Lawrence. The projects were built by students in architecture and architectural engineering classes. They are the most recent of...
College professors win book awards
Verónica Garibotto, assistant professor of Spanish & Portuguese, has won the 2013 Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies Book Publication Award for her upcoming publication "Crisis and Reemergence: The Nineteenth Century in Contemporary Southern Cone Fiction," to be published in Spanish by Purdue University Press. The annual award is administered by...
Second candidate for vice provost for diversity and equity to visit KU
The second of four candidates for vice provost for diversity and equity will visit the University of Kansas and host a public forum Thursday, June 20. ...
Researcher finds female athletes conform to gender norms on personal sites
since the first sports page rolled off the press, there has been an uneven amount of coverage for men’s and women’s sports. With the dawn of the Internet, there was hope that women could bypass traditional media and present a more full picture of their sports, but a University of...
Engineering students earn top lighting honors in national competition
Two University of Kansas School of Engineering students claimed the top two spots for their designs in a national lighting competition, earning each of them an $8,000 scholarship. ...
Governor joins KU, community leaders for BTBC expansion groundbreaking event
Less than three years after opening its doors, the Bioscience & Technology Business Center (BTBC) at the University of Kansas has taken the next step in its ongoing economic development success story. ...
The Commons awards interdisciplinary research funds
The Commons, a partnership at the University of Kansas that encourages cross-disciplinary research and learning, has awarded $25,000 in the Spring 2013 round of its Interdisciplinary Seed Grant. ...
Outstanding undergraduates selected as Hall Center Scholars
Nine outstanding University of Kansas undergraduates have been selected to serve as Hall Center Scholars for 2013-2014. They are as follows:...
First candidate for vice provost for diversity and equity to visit KU
The first of four candidates for vice provost for diversity and equity will visit the University of Kansas and host a public forum Monday, June 17.Sheying Chen, professor of public policy and administration and former associate provost for academic affairs at Pace University in New York, will make a presentation...
Candidates for vice provost and dean of undergraduate studies to meet with KU colleagues
Four outstanding University of Kansas faculty members have been selected as finalists for vice provost and dean of undergraduate studies. Next week, each candidate will host a presentation and take questions from his and her colleagues regarding this newly created leadership position. ...
Project will digitize, file animal sounds
during a night time trek through a remote patch of Philippine rainforest to record frogs and collect their eggs for his doctoral dissertation, University of Kansas researcher Rafe Brown found himself alone, far ahead of his colleagues on the trail. ...
New class of senior administrative fellows named
Ten University of Kansas faculty members have been named senior administrative fellows for 2013-2014. ...
Governor, chancellor to attend BTBC expansion groundbreaking June 14
The largest business incubator network in the Midwest is about to get larger. ...