News
KU researchers highlight how $80.6 billion in federal spending supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities nationwide
More news
College rewards undergraduates for academic excellence
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences selected 12 recipients for its annual undergraduate student awards in recognition of academic achievement. ...
Cultural outsiders can influence public discourse, too, KU scholar says
Citizen bricoleurs: They’re the unsung heroes who spearhead efforts such as the Occupy protests and the food reform movement. ...
Public invited to Science Saturday: Wild Gardens
The University of Kansas Natural History Museum will encourage children and families to get into gardening at Science Saturday: Wild Gardens, which will be 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 25. ...
Public tour planned at KU medicinal garden June 2
The public is invited to the annual summer tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2. ...
KU researcher pursuing new treatments for Tourette syndrome
Chances are, you know or have seen someone affected by Tourette syndrome (TS), a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary tics like blinking, head-jerking or uncontrolled vocalizations. Depending on the severity of the tics, they can range from a mild annoyance to a dramatic impact on a person’s ability to function. ...
KU to host international conference on environmental humanities
More than 700 scholars from all over the world interested in the intersections of environmental studies and the humanities will come to the University of Kansas from Tuesday, May 28, through Saturday, June 1, for the 10th biennial conference of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment. ...
Law school honors top graduates for scholarship, leadership, service
The University of Kansas School of Law honored more than 170 graduates at a hooding ceremony Saturday, May 18. During the ceremony, eight students received awards for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community. ...
KU mourns student Brian Boyd
University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little issued the following statement regarding the death of student Brian Boyd:...
Work Group for Community Health and Development honored
The KU Work Group for Community Health and Development has been honored by two national organizations. The Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps awarded the Community Tool Box with the Medical Corps Reserve Partnership Organization Award. This award honors MRC partner organizations or partnerships that support MRC units...
Research center recognized by pharmaceutical leader Eli Lilly
A University of Kansas research center has been recognized among the world’s elite drug discovery contributors by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. ...
Illinois joins alternate assessment system consortium led by KU center
Illinois has joined the Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment Consortium, a multistate initiative developing a computer-based assessment designed to more validly measure what students with significant cognitive disabilities know and can do. ...
ROTC graduate from Andover wins Chancellor John Fraser award
Tyler Beck, an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps graduate, has received the inaugural Chancellor John Fraser Distinguished Military Graduate Award in recognition of outstanding achievement as an ROTC cadet. ...
Journalism school names Professor Chuck Marsh winner of Katich creativity award
Journalism Professor Chuck Marsh is the recipient of the 2013 John Katich Award for Creativity. The annual Katich Award is given to a tenure-track or tenured faculty member in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications who demonstrates creativity in teaching, research, service or a combination of...
Commencement to proceed as scheduled
— About 4,000 graduates are expected to take part in the traditional walk through the Memorial Campanile and down the Hill at the University of Kansas during the 141st annual Commencement on Sunday, May 19, at Memorial Stadium. ...
KU announces spring 2013 candidates for degree
The names of more than 4,500 candidates for degrees at the University of Kansas this spring — representing 95 Kansas counties, 41 other states and the District of Columbia, and 42 other countries — have been announced by the University Registrar. ...
Award recognizes faculty’s service to Kansas
Through teaching, research, advising and mentoring, the faculty members of the University of Kansas serve a large audience through their work. Some go even further in their service to the state of Kansas. Three such faculty members have been honored for their exemplary contributions to the people of Kansas with...
Land Institute and KU environmental studies join to boost 'perennial polyculture'
sowing annual grain crops, which die every year, the partnership promotes the cultivation of perennial grains, which lay dormant in the winter, but which regrow every year from extensive root systems. Moreover, the research collaboration will encourage planting of multiple crop species in a field, rather than one monoculture, which...
American studies professor honored with Louise Byrd Graduate Educator Award
Ann Schofield, professor in the departments of American Studies and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Kansas, is the 2013 recipient of the Louise Byrd Graduate Educator Award. The award will be presented Saturday, May 18, during the annual doctoral hooding ceremony. ...
Dissertations awarded Argersinger Prizes
Two doctoral graduates will be presented with the 2013 Marnie and Bill Argersinger Prize for outstanding doctoral dissertations at the annual Doctoral Hooding Ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Lied Center of Kansas. ...
Engineering alumnus, spouse provide gift for EcoHawks research center
As a University of Kansas freshman in mechanical engineering, Ronald Hill built a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus and demonstrated it (under water) at a KU engineering exhibition. Today, 60 years later, that project represents the type of innovative mindset that he and his wife want to advance at KU. ...
Law professor's book explores 'constitution of international trade law'
nearly 60 years, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, better known as GATT, brought down barriers, encouraged trade among nations and changed the way the world does business, yet received surprisingly little attention in the world of scholarly law. A University of Kansas law professor has changed that with...
KU law school bestows Distinguished Alumni Award on three public servants
“Justice Beier is an active and loyal alumna who has worked to improve the law school experience for all its students,” said Stephen Mazza, dean of the law school. “She has had incredible success in the legal profession, and she used her success to benefit her community, her state and her...
Gift creates geology professorship at KU
University of Kansas alumna Kathleen Hall, of Lecompton, has made a leadership gift to establish a geology professorship at the University of Kansas. Gene Rankey, associate professor of geology, will be the inaugural recipient of the Hubert H. and Kathleen M. Hall Professorship in Geology. ...
Substance use, aggression linked in new study focused on Latino youth
high school age students who show aggression toward their peers more likely to consume alcohol, tobacco and marijuana? A new study of Latino adolescents in Kansas City, Mo., confirms this idea. But the linkage to substance use is strongest with a particular type of aggression that researchers dub “proactive.”...
Changing for Excellence initiative wins international sustainability award
The Changing for Excellence initiative to increase use of multifunction printers at the University of Kansas has been named a 2013 InfoWorld Green 15 Award Winner. International Data Group’s InfoWorld, an international technology publication, recognized the 15 most innovative information technology sustainable initiatives. ...
Political science department names top students, honors
University of Kansas Political Science Department honored its top students at their Recognition Ceremony, with awards and induction into Pi Sigma Alpha on April 23 at the Adams Alumni Center. ...
Program assesses readiness of students with disabilities for adulthood
development and continued education is valuable for all teachers, especially those in a challenging field such as preparing students with disabilities for adulthood. A teacher who graduates from college and enters the classroom is just beginning his or her journey as a teacher, one in which learning doesn’t end, Morningstar...
KU names Budig Teaching Professor for 2013-2014
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas has selected John Kennedy, associate professor of political science, as the latest recipient of the Gene A. Budig Teaching Professorship Award. Kennedy, who is also director of the Center for Global and International Studies, will hold the title...
Mentoring award established and named for KU’s Gene Hotchkiss
Gene Hotchkiss, senior associate dean at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, was honored May 4 with a mentoring award from the Kansas Independent Pharmacy Service Corporation (KPSC). ...
KU educational testing center expands scope
Using high-quality evaluation programs to improve the performance of K-12 students, adults and public agencies is the focus of a restructured University of Kansas research group with a long track record of success. Its new name reflects its expanded mission, and the need for its work is growing nationwide. ...