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KU announces 2013 Sustainability Leadership Award recipients
an environmental studies major, was recognized with the undergraduate student award. Murnan has carried her passion for the environment into the Dennis E. Rieger Scholarship Hall where she is an advocate for environmental and social issues. It is here that she proposed the idea of a sustainable garden and has...
Longtime KU leader, educator establishes fund for Center for Teaching Excellence
A gift from Sandra W. Gautt, University of Kansas faculty member in the Department of Special Education, will establish the Gautt Teaching Scholar Fund. The endowed fund will support KU’s director of the Center for Teaching Excellence. ...
KU employees, team of the year recognized
The University of Kansas awarded employees of all categories who have reached landmark years of service at the annual employee recognition ceremony on Thursday, May 2, in the Kansas Union Ballroom. ...
Former teacher drawing national attention for research on special-needs students
a teacher, Tracy McElhattan was known among her colleagues for her work with early childhood students who exhibited challenging behaviors. Now as a University of Kansas doctoral student she is researching methods and resources to help teachers serve students with disabilities, and her work is drawing national attention. ...
KU students win Sigma Xi competition
KU Chapter of Sigma Xi, international, multidisciplinary research society, has awarded their undergraduate research awards to six KU undergraduates. Students competed for the awards at the Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 27. The students will receive their awards at the Sigma Xi Awards and Induction Ceremony, which is scheduled for...
Osher Institute announces summer courses, events in 14 cities
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas will offer 32 courses and eight special events this summer in 14 cities across Kansas and greater Kansas City. ...
Seven students receive State Department scholarships for overseas study
Seven University of Kansas students have been awarded national scholarships that will fund overseas study this summer. Four students received a Critical Language Scholarship, a U.S. Department of State program. Three students received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, funded by the Department of State and administered by the Institute...
Nunemaker Center wins second annual Lights Out! competition
The faculty and staff in Nunemaker Center have won the second annual Lights Out! competition at the University of Kansas. ...
Topeka student named Campus Compact civic fellow
Rose's work with the Kansas African American Affairs Commission resulted in a new online advocacy toolkit to better assist others in facilitating change. She also is an active volunteer and intern at Court Appointed Special Advocates, where she directly supports children in foster care and serves on the Child Abuse...
Supportive Educational Services to celebrate 40 years at KU
TRiO Supportive Educational Services will celebrate 40 years at the University of Kansas during its Recognition and Anniversary Reception from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Kansas Union. ...
Kansas oil production up, natural gas production down in 2012
Oil production in Kansas increased in 2012, buoyed in part by output from horizontal wells in several southern counties, as natural gas production continued to decline, according to estimates from the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kansas. ...
KU plans luncheon for retiring faculty, staff
The University of Kansas will honor retiring faculty and unclassified staff members with a lunch at noon May 23 in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little will recognize the employees during the lunch. ...
Optimism is universal, and so are the benefits, researcher says
The capacity for optimism is often thought to be a defining characteristic of the human species. As a result, the potential benefits of optimism have been a popular research topic in psychology, and there is now extensive research demonstrating that optimism is adaptive — i.e., it provides benefits — including...
KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Family Teaching Award
receive a cash award of $3,000, and their respective high schools each receive $1,000. ...
KU bridge repair technique keeps traffic moving near Wichita
Increasing the safety and durability of bridges while lowering construction and repair costs are the goals of a joint project by a team of researchers from the University of Kansas School of Engineering and engineers from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). ...
Undergraduate honors students recognized for research
Three undergraduate students in the University Honors Program at the University of Kansas were recognized at the 16th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium for their innovative research projects. ...
Timeline of a century on display at Marvin Hall
A panoramic, graphical timeline of events of the past century will be on display in Marvin Hall for the next few weeks. The 100-foot-long, 6-foot-high collage seamlessly documents hundreds of cultural milestones, starting with the launch of the Titanic in 1912 and ending with the Boston Marathon bombings of a...
Public invited to Stop Day walking tour of campus
University of Kansas professor emeritus Ted Johnson, humanities and Western civilization, will conduct his annual Stop Day walking tour of various iconic buildings and sites along the Lawrence campus on Friday, May 10. ...
Slavic languages and literatures department honors top students
The University of Kansas Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures recognized 24 students for academic excellence, language proficiency and outstanding service at its annual honors reception April 23 in the Kansas Union. ...
Doctoral student wins Laird essay contest
The Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) has announced that this year’s Roy D. and Betty Laird Essay Contest winner is University of Kansas Department of Geography doctoral student Vincent Artman, Eugene, Ore., for his essay titled “Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan: Between Nationalism and Nation-State.”...
Dole Institute Archive awards research fellowship
The Robert J. Dole Institute Archive and Special Collections at the University of Kansas has awarded its 2013-14 Research Fellowship. ...
Design department student work featured in four exhibitions
In the coming weeks the public will have the opportunity to view the University of Kansas Department of Design’s best student work in four different venues. A variety of projects be on display, including illustrations and animations, photography and industrial designs. ...
Former chancellor and spouse to receive Dole Humanitarian Award
The Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas will bestow the Dole Humanitarian Award to former chancellor Gene A. Budig and his wife, Gretchen Budig, on May 10 during a ceremony at the Dole Institute of Politics. ...
KU among higher ed institutions honored for community service
The University of Kansas was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. This is KU’s first year to be recognized with distinction and...
Registration open for fifth year of Mini College
In its fifth year at the University of Kansas, Mini College continues to grow while incorporating new opportunities for lifelong learners. ...
KLETC deputy director named president of peace officer association
Darin Beck, deputy director of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, has been elected the president of the Kansas Peace Officers Association by his member peers. The election took place at the annual fall KPOA convention in Hutchinson. He is the first attorney to serve as president of the association...
Two faculty honored for undergraduate mentoring
Two University of Kansas faculty members with distinguished records of undergraduate mentoring, Cima Katz and Adrian Melott, received the K. Barbara Schowen Undergraduate Research Mentor Award on Saturday, April 27, at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. The award winners were selected from a list of 14 faculty members who were...
Article addresses constitutional issues with private government contractors
University of Kansas law professor has co-authored an article about remedying constitutional violations perpetrated by privately employed government contractors on the heels of briefing the same issue in the U.S. Supreme Court. ...
Researcher to shed more light on methane-making microbes in Arctic permafrost
As our globe continues to heat up, one grim threat to humanity — and indeed much of the planet’s biology — is the danger of increased levels of methane in the atmosphere from thawing Arctic permafrost and the rapid release of methane pockets in shallow ocean sediments. That’s because methane...