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Architecture professor named most admired educator
LAWRENCE — America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools recently named Paola Sanguinetti, associate professor and chair of the Department of Architecture, one of its 30 most admired educators for 2014. ...
Delegates attend biomedical research conference for minorities
LAWRENCE — Eight University of Kansas delegates attended the 2013 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), which was Nov. 13-16 in Nashville. Delegates included eight students, three faculty from mathematics, molecular biosciences and pharmaceutical chemistry, and four staff from the Office for Diversity in Science Training, Graduate Studies...
KU ranks second in Big 12 for Game Day Recycling Challenge
LAWRENCE — Jayhawk fans and volunteers at Memorial Stadium have quickly embraced the new Rock Chalk Recycle program during gamedays this fall. In its first year, Rock Chalk Recycle has earned the University of Kansas the No. 2 ranking in the Big 12 Conference for the Game Day Recycling Challenge...
Study: Component in Affordable Care Act can improve quality of life for those with disabilities
LAWRENCE — For years Medicaid recipients were forced to live in poverty or near poverty to maintain their eligibility for the program. University of Kansas researchers have authored a study showing that when asset caps are lifted — a key provision of the Affordable Care Act — for adults with disabilities, their...
KU ranks among top schools for veterans
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is among the top 25 best colleges in the country for veterans, according to Military Times, a publication serving U.S. military personnel. ...
Nov. 22 deadline approaching for mandatory training on sexual violence, harassment
LAWRENCE — A reminder from the Office of Institutional Opportunity & Access: All University of Kansas faculty and staff must complete mandatory online training on sexual violence and sexual harassment by Friday, Nov. 22. ...
KU initiative wins local sustainability award
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has received a 2013 ImpacT Award, which recognizes businesses and organizations in the Kansas City area that have successfully completed projects to deliver efficiency and environmental benefits. KU joins Cerner and Hangers Cleaners in winning an award in the Environmental Impact category for its...
Keeler Intra-University Professorships awarded to two faculty
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas faculty Sherrie Tucker, professor in American studies, and Erik Van Vleck, professor in mathematics, have been awarded Keeler Intra-University Professorships for the 2014-2015 academic year. ...
Wind Ensemble's journey to Carnegie Hall continues with release of fifth CD
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Wind Ensemble, conducted by Paul Popiel, KU director of bands, released its fifth CD in the Wind Band Classics series, “In the Shadow of No Towers." The release of the CD on the Naxos label continues the KU Wind Ensemble’s extraordinary journey to Carnegie...
KU hosting 2013 Phi Beta Kappa 2013-14 Visiting Scholar
LAWRENCE — Since 1956, the Phi Beta Kappa Society’s Visiting Scholar Program has offered undergraduates the opportunity to spend time with some of America’s most distinguished scholars. This week, the University of Kansas is hosting 2013-14 Visiting Scholar Alexander J. Field, the Michel and Mary Orradre Professor of Economics at...
Research will shed light upon the family tree of deep-sea fishes
LAWRENCE — The deep sea could be the largest habitat for life on Earth yet to be methodically explored. Due to chilly temperatures, extreme depth and an eerie darkness below about 650 feet, it can be technologically arduous and very expensive to collect and observe the biodiversity that thrives in...
Derek Kwan named new director for Lied Center of Kansas
LAWRENCE — Derek Kwan, vice president of concerts and touring at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, will be the new executive director of the Lied Center of Kansas. ...
School of Business initiative receives renewed federal grant
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship has received a grant that, after it’s matched dollar-for-dollar by private donations and the university, will total more than $1 million. ...
BTBC at KU names president, chief operating officer
LAWRENCE — The region’s largest incubator network has added a new member to its leadership team. ...
Researcher: Gettysburg Address still has plenty to teach us 150 years later
LAWRENCE — Seven score and 10 years ago, a beleaguered leader stood before a solemn scene and spoke 272 words — words that still echo through the halls of American schools and statehouses. ...
Sex of speaker affects listener language processing
LAWRENCE — Whether we process language we hear without regard to anything about the speaker is a longstanding scientific debate. But it wasn’t until University of Kansas scientists set up an experiment showing that the sex of a speaker affected how quickly listeners identified words grammatically that there was evidence...
Pair of KU students named finalists for Rhodes scholarships
LAWRENCE — A May 2013 graduate from Lansing and a senior from Baxter Springs at the University of Kansas have been selected as finalists for prestigious Rhodes scholarships. They will join fellow finalists in the St. Louis region for interviews with a selection committee Friday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. ...
KPR to hold Seasonal Giving pledge morning
LAWRENCE – In the spirit of holiday giving, Kansas Public Radio hopes its listeners will consider a year-end gift of great radio. ...
Distinguished professor to speak on use of data in geology
LAWRENCE — Douglas Walker, Union Pacific Resources Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geology, will lecture on “Adventures in Digital Geology — Trying to Make the Long Tail Short” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union. ...
New director, new location in the future for KU Continuing Education
LAWRENCE — For more than 120 years, University of Kansas Continuing Education has provided courses, programs and conferences that expand the reach of KU across Kansas and around the globe. Beginning in the spring of 2014, KU Continuing Education will continue to grow its mission from a new home on...
House calls could return with WellCar
LAWRENCE — The days of the kindly country doctor making house calls might be long gone, but according to University of Kansas professor Gregory Thomas, the day may soon come again when a health care practitioner brings primary care to the doors of rural Kansans. ...
University Theatre announces auditions for diverse spring season
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas University Theatre has announced November auditions for spring 2014 productions. Auditions will take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in Murphy Hall to cast roles in four plays and one musical. ...
Olathe student wins prestigious electrical engineering scholarship
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas sophomore Brett Siegrist has been awarded a prestigious Power and Energy Systems (PES) Scholarship from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The multiyear awards are aimed at attracting talented engineers interested in advancing alternative energies, developing smart grid technology and transforming energy generation...
Robinson Center to host Feel Good Fitness open house for faculty, staff Nov. 20
LAWRENCE — Robinson Center and students in the Psychological Aspects of Exercise are offering a Feel Good Fitness Day for University of Kansas faculty and staff that will feature information on the KU Staff and Faculty Exercise Program and a wealth of resources. The open house will take place from 11 a.m. ...
Students named Global Scholars
LAWRENCE — Fourteen sophomores at the University of Kansas have been competitively selected as Global Scholars. This program, coordinated by Dena Register, director of faculty programs for International Programs, recognizes and encourages undergraduate students who have an interest in global studies and a strong academic record. ...
Honors Program nominates two students for Churchill Scholarship
LAWRENCE — A committee coordinated by the University of Kansas Honors Program has selected two outstanding senior students to compete for the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, which provides one year of study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. ...
Historians to reflect on 50th anniversary of JFK assassination
LAWRENCE — On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Department of History at the University of Kansas will host an event to reflect on the impact of the president’s death. ...
Professors analyze feedback on journalism accreditation process
LAWRENCE — In the rapidly changing profession of journalism, educators are tasked with giving students the technical knowledge they’ll need to succeed in their careers, balanced with a liberal arts education that fosters critical thinking. How exactly they get there is a difficult question to answer and the aim of...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz to speak at KU
LAWRENCE — Junot Díaz, author of the critically acclaimed novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" and short story collection "This Is How You Lose Her," will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. His lecture, "An Evening with Junot Díaz:...
Popular Ukrainian writer to speak at KU
LAWRENCE — Celebrated Ukrainian writer Yuriy Vynnychuk, author of "The Tango of Death," will deliver the Ukrainian Studies Fall 2013 Palij Lecture for the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) at the University of Kansas. ...