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Natural History Museum offers renewable energy event
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Natural History Museum invites the public to shrug off the dreary winter weather and start thinking about sun, wind and water — and the energy they provide. The museum will offer Science Saturday: Renewable Energy from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15,...
Alumnus Clay Blair makes $100,000 gift for KU Venture Fund
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas alumnus Clay C. Blair III, of Olathe, has made a $100,000 gift for the KU Venture Fund. The university and KU Endowment established the fund to help startup companies move research discoveries from KU into the marketplace with the goal of sparking innovation in Kansas. ...
Lawrence, Edwards campuses to test alert system
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses will test several facets of the multi-tiered emergency notification system at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11. ...
English department to host prize-winning Shakespeare scholar for ‘Hamlet’ lecture
LAWRENCE – If you didn’t know that William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” was also a book, many more surprises may be in store for you at guest lecturer Zachary Lesser’s discussion about the well-known work. ...
KU Law students win top brief at North American international environmental moot court competition
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Law students Jon Simpson and Matt Huntsman are the latest to join the school’s legacy of success in international moot court activities. The pair brought home top honors for their written brief at the North American rounds of the Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court...
Urban Planning graduate releases app for bicyclists
LAWRENCE — The trusty bicycle has been the KU students’ essential mode of transportation since two-wheelers became common in Lawrence back in the 1890s. But as the campus has sprawled, finding a bike rack on the fly may not be as easy as one might think, especially if one...
Community-based study shows potential to help cut sugary drink consumption
LAWRENCE — Sugary drinks are nearly ubiquitous in the United States, contributing to health problems such as obesity, diabetes and others. Yet there are almost no interventions designed to help adults reduce their consumption of the beverages, and none are focused on helping low-income, rural individuals with low health literacy. ...
Kansas City Star reporter Eric Adler, Ottawa Herald staff share the 2013 Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award
LAWRENCE — Eric Adler of the Kansas City Star and the staff of The Ottawa Herald are the winners of the 2013 Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award. ...
Willmott film 'Jayhawkers' explores Chamberlain era
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Film and Media Studies Professor Kevin Willmott’s latest film, “Jayhawkers,” examines the intersection of three legendary KU figures – Wilt Chamberlain, Phog Allen and Chancellor Frank Murphy. ...
Panel scheduled today on civil unrest in Ukraine
LAWRENCE — In recent months Ukraine has witnessed some of the largest political demonstrations in recent history. The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies has planned a panel discussion to discuss those issues. ...
Students honored for research posters, presentations at bioscience symposium
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Eighteen undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students were honored for their scientific research presentations at the 12th annual Kansas IDeA (Institutional Development Awards) Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) symposium Jan. 18-19, including eight students from the University of Kansas and the University of Kansas Medical Center. ...
Law, business students will assist with free tax preparation
LAWRENCE – Law and business students from the University of Kansas are offering free tax preparation services from Monday, Feb. 17, through Tuesday, April 15, for those who qualify. ...
Burroughs estate donates author's final journals to KU
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries has acquired the last works of legendary author William S. Burroughs. ...
Civil rights struggle theme of film series
LAWRENCE — To introduce four documentaries with riveting new footage illustrating the history of the long civil rights struggle in America, the Langston Hughes Center at the University of Kansas will offer a series of film screenings, lectures and discussion forums centered around the documentaries "Slavery By A Different Name,"...
Founding editor of ProPublica to receive 2014 William Allen White award
LAWRENCE — The 2014 William Allen White Foundation National Citation will go to one of the most accomplished editors in American journalism. Paul Steiger will receive the citation at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, in the Alderson Auditorium of the Kansas Memorial Union on the University of Kansas campus. Following...
Inaugural graduate history conference calls for proposals
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas will host the inaugural historical conference between KU and Kansas State University history graduate student organizations. The conference, called Intersections, will take place April 25-26 on the KU Lawrence campus. ...
New Strategic Initiative Grants support KU research on energy, human health, environment
LAWRENCE — Three new University of Kansas research projects are the latest recipients of internal Strategic Initiative Grants, designed to achieve goals laid out in KU’s Bold Aspirations strategic plan. The three Level I projects address significant global challenges and will receive more than $982,000 in funding over the next...
Technology, entrepreneurship fellow to give talk on millennial innovation
LAWRENCE — Bloggers and mainstream media have proposed countless theories on the uncertain future millennials will inherit from the baby boomer generation. But according to Bill Frezza, a fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, millennial success will be driven by innovation and individual progress. ...
Journalism students land nationally prestigious reporting, editing internships
LAWRENCE — Eight students from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas have been awarded competitive reporting and editing internships at prestigious national news outlets for summer 2014. ...
New Libraries Lecture Series to highlight KU scholarship
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries has announced inaugural speakers for the newly created Libraries Lecture Series. The series highlights the breadth of interdisciplinary research and creative work found on an expansive range of topics across campus. ...
Grant to aid advances in remote sensing tools for climate change
LAWRENCE — A team of researchers from the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) at the University of Kansas has received a grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to develop technology that better maps and tracks the conditions within glaciers and at the bottom of fast-flowing...
Undergraduate Advising Center “Dashboard Data” project receives bronze NASPA Excellence Award
LAWRENCE — An innovative University of Kansas project led by the Undergraduate Advising Center has been recognized with a 2013-2014 NASPA Excellence Awards Bronze Certificate. Working closely with partners including the Office of Institutional Research and Planning and Student Housing, the UAC created a unique advising “dashboard” using Tableau Software. ...
Garmin co-founder makes $1M gift for School of Engineering
LAWRENCE — Dr. Min Kao, of Garmin International Inc., has made a $1 million gift through the Kao Family Foundation to support programs and scholarships at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. Half of the gift will create the Min H. Kao Engineering Design Studios, and half will establish...
Program will help students achieve entrepreneurial success
LAWRENCE — The KU Catalyst, a new student-business accelerator, will provide the work space, mentoring and access to capital students need to build their business ideas into successful startup operations. ...
Event to examine connections among race, wealth, demographics of poverty
LAWRENCE — Race, Wealth and the New Demographics of Poverty, the third installment of an ongoing series at the University of Kansas, will examine connections among poverty, assets and the American dream. ...
KU announces 50 Undergraduate Research Award winners
LAWRENCE — This spring, 50 KU students will work on research projects funded by the Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) program, coordinated by the Center for Undergraduate Research. Recipients will receive $1,000 to fund their projects, which encompass departments from across campus and explore a wide range of topics. ...
Spring 2014 University Scholars announced
LAWRENCE — Twenty University of Kansas sophomores have been selected for the 33rd class of the University Scholars Program. ...
KU School of Law offers in-state tuition scholarship to KCMO metro residents
Vantage gives students who have established residency in one of 11 Missouri counties the chance to pursue a KU law degree at an in-state tuition rate. Students entering the KU law school in the summer or fall of 2014 from the following 11 counties are eligible: Bates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay,...
Humanities faculty members, graduate students receive Hall Center Travel Awards
LAWRENCE — Two humanities faculty members and two graduate students were awarded travel grants by the Hall Center for the Humanities to aid in their research. The Hall Center provides financial support to researchers who require domestic or international travel undertaken as a necessary component of a research or creative project. ...