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KU announces Student Employee of the Year
The University of Kansas held a ceremony to recognize students and award the Student Employee of the Year for the 2012-13 academic year. ...
Trying to save more? Consolidate your bank accounts, researcher says
We all know we should save some money for a rainy day. Of course, that’s easier said than done when you really, really want that new iPhone. Or that new designer jacket. Or both. ...
KU students, alumni earn National Science Foundation Fellowships
Thirteen students and alumni from the University of Kansas have won National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships for 2013-14. ...
Hall Center to host international humanities conference
“Humanities, Publics, and the State,” the 2013 annual meeting of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes, will take place April 25-27at the University of Kansas. The Hall Center for the Humanities will host this prestigious conference, formerly held in locations ranging from Berkeley, Calif., to Oxford to Canberra, Australia. ...
President Obama visit canceled
Engineering graduate student's drive to help others earn national award
When Jodi Gentry first heard about Engineers Without Borders, a light bulb went off. It was early in 2007 at a luncheon in Kansas City to celebrate National Engineers Week that featured a presentation from the Kansas City Engineers Without Borders Chapter. Gentry, then a master’s student in environmental engineering...
Speaker will address reversing climate change
The University of Kansas has invited a prominent environmental researcher and author to make a presentation as part of 2013 Earth Day activities on campus. David Orr will present “Finding the Political Will to Reverse Climate Change” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the KU Memorial Union. ...
Alumni couple donate major gift for student center at KU
Students at the University of Kansas will benefit from a new center to be built on Naismith Drive, thanks to a leadership gift from KU alumni Paul and Katherine DeBruce, of Mission Hills. ...
University mourns former employee Kelly Stratton
Four researchers named recipients of University Scholarly Achievement Awards
Four University of Kansas faculty members have been named winners of the University Scholarly Achievement Award, which recognizes mid-career scholars who have made significant scholarly or research contributions to their fields. ...
Forum on April 19 part of national Campus Day of Action for Immigration Reform
The University of Kansas will host a panel discussion and question-and-answer session on immigration issues as part of the national Campus Day of Action for Immigration Reform. ...
Former lawmaker Bob Inglis to discuss climate change
Former Congressman Bob Inglis, executive director of the Energy & Enterprise Initiative (E&EI), will discuss climate change, environmental policy and energy at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas for the event “The Environment & Energy: The Role of Free Enterprise and the Government” at 7:30 p.m. ...
World Health Organization reconfirms KU research group as collaborating center
The University of Kansas’ Work Group for Community Health and Development has been redesignated as an official World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Community Health and Development for another four years. ...
KU advances to 39th in annual survey of federally funded research
Federally funded research at the University of Kansas increased in 2011 to a record $162.7 million. That figure ranked KU 39th among national public research universities, according to an annual survey produced by the National Science Foundation. ...
KU Theatre to present Puccini's opera 'La Boheme'
"La Boheme," composed by Giacomo Puccini with a libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, will be staged in a joint production between the University of Kansas’ University Theatre and the School of Music, and features the KU Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of David Neely. Performances will be 7:30...
Founder of The Land Institute to speak at Commencement
Wes Jackson, founder of The Land Institute and advocate for sustainable agriculture, will be the featured speaker at the University of Kansas’ 141st Commencement, which will be May 19. ...
KU School of Business to honor distinguished alumni
Roger Davis and Chris Lynch are recipients of the University of Kansas School of Business 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award. ...
KU, Haskell students to present research projects for 13th annual symposium
Research relating to cancer, genetics, medicinal plants and social relationships will be among student research presented at the 13th annual University of Kansas-Haskell Indian Nations University Undergraduate Research Symposium. ...
Architecture student’s team wins $50,000 urban design competition
A team of five students that included KU Department of Architecture student Lauren Leigh Brown has won the Urban Land Institute’s Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. Brown is a fifth-year student in architecture from Hermitage, Mo. She will split the $50,000 prize with her teammates. ...
President Obama to visit KU on April 19
President of the United States Barack Obama will visit the University of Kansas on April 19 for an event, officials announced today. ...
Free screening planned for energy documentary 'Switch'
A documentary that explores a variety of energy issues – including what it will take to transition from fossil fuels to more sustainable sources – will be shown free on the University of Kansas campus. ...
Second annual Replant Mount Oread event to add trees near Fraser
The second annual Replant Mount Oread event will take place Thursday, April 18, at Fraser Hall at the University of Kansas. ...
KU Global Scholars to present research
The first University of Kansas Global Scholars cohort will present their research at the Global Scholars Symposium on April 20. The daylong symposium, coordinated by the Office of International Programs, will showcase the seniors’ research on topics ranging from developmental disabilities in Kansas and Peru to herbal remedies in 20th...
Hall Center announces one-year faculty seminars
The Hall Center for the Humanities has announced the addition of two new one-year seminars to its regular lineup of interdisciplinary seminars. "Facing Genocide and Its Aftermath" will be co-directed by Rebecca Rovit, assistant professor of theatre, and Margaret Pearce, assistant professor of geography; and "Reimagining the City" will be...
Researchers to host 'food utopias' workshop
Through an Interdisciplinary Seed Grant from The Commons, several University of Kansas researchers will host a public food utopias workshop at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at Spooner Hall. Convened by Paul Stock, assistant professor of sociology and environmental studies, the team leading this workshop aims to create interdisciplinary agricultural-...
KU to bring African culture to campus with film festival
The Kansas African Studies Center will host the University of Kansas' second-annual Africa World Documentary Film Festival (AWDFF) on campus next week. ...
Professor’s book refutes basis of classic psychology text
In 1912 eugenicist and psychologist Henry Herbert Goddard published his highly influential book, "The Kallikak Family: A Study in the Heredity of Feeble-Mindedness." While the book is now seen as pseudoscience, Goddard’s chronicle of a family with two hereditary lines, one presented as a cavalcade of outstanding citizens and the...
Andover student named university’s 17th Truman Scholar
Hannah Sitz, a University of Kansas student from Andover planning a career in the nonprofit sector, has been named a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholar. Sitz is the 17th KU student since 1981 to be named a Truman Scholar and the only 2013 recipient from the state of Kansas. ...
Public invited to test KU student-designed automobile concepts
For the past few months, University of Kansas students at the Center for Design Research have partnered with Ford Motor Company on a project to eliminate something most people use every day: the automobile gearshift. ...
Former NSF sustainability director to speak at KU Energy Conference
The challenges posed by the changing dynamics in the energy industry will be among the highlights of the third annual University of Kansas Energy Conference, set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 25 at the Oread Hotel, 1200 Oread Ave. ...