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Middle East expert to discuss implications of regional unrest
LAWRENCE – An Israeli former senior official on Arab affairs will discuss current and future implications of turbulence in the Middle East during the 2014 Diplomat’s Forum lecture this week at the University of Kansas School of Law. ...
Four candidates for vice provost for diversity and equity to visit
LAWRENCE — The search committee for the position of vice provost for diversity and equity at the University of Kansas has named four finalists for the post. Over the next two weeks, each candidate will give a public presentation and take questions from KU faculty, staff and other members of...
Chancellor to be interviewed in Women's Leadership Lecture
LAWRENCE— Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little will be interviewed by Deanell Reece Tacha, Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of the School of Law at Pepperdine University, at the 2014 Emily Taylor and Marilyn Stokstad Women’s Leadership Lecture. The evening is sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities. ...
$1M gift will benefit students in finance scholars program
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas alumnus Jerry Jennett and his wife, Kay, of Valdosta, Ga., have made a $1 million gift to establish the Jerry and Kay Jennett Finance Scholars Program in the School of Business. The gift will provide scholarship support for students in the school’s existing Finance Scholars...
University announces new orientation assistants, coordinators
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Office of First-Year Experience has announced 17 new orientation assistants and two orientation coordinators for the 2014-2015 year. Orientation assistants are students whose job is to make the transition to KU a positive and engaged experience. These OAs will guide first-year students and their...
Cindy Hensley McCain to talk leadership, volunteerism
LAWRENCE —The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas announces an upcoming program with Cindy Hensley McCain. McCain will speak about her experiences as chair of Hensley & Company, her extensive work with a number of major charitable organizations and share some stories from the campaign trail. The...
Media advisory: Change of KU spokesperson
LAWRENCE — Jill Jess, director of news and media relations, is leaving the university. Her last day will be Friday, March 21. ...
KU professor to receive prestigious public affairs research award
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas School of Public Affairs and Administration professor will receive one of the most prestigious awards from the American Society for Public Administration for her career contributions to the field. ...
Economist to present Nobel-winning research at KU
LAWRENCE — Alvin Roth won a 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics for his ability to design practical markets for services we don't like to put prices on. From essential demands like kidney donation to the less palatable dwarf tossing, Roth has analyzed and devised systems that allow necessary markets to...
University mourns death of longtime employee Harold Pace
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Jay Phillips, director of Facilities Services, issued the following statements regarding the death of longtime employee Harold Pace. ...
Nasty nanoinjectors pose a new target for antibiotic research
LAWRENCE — If you’ve ever suffered the misery of food poisoning from a bacterium like Shigella or Salmonella, then your cells have been on the receiving end of “nanoinjectors” — microscopic spikes made from proteins through which pathogens secrete effector proteins into human host cells, causing infection. ...
Social welfare dean retiring; interim dean announced
LAWRENCE — Mary Ellen Kondrat, who joined the University of Kansas as dean of the School of Social Welfare in 2006, will step down June 1 after eight years leading the school. ...
Architecture dean to step down after spring 2015 semester
LAWRENCE — John Gaunt, dean of the School of Architecture, Design & Planning for the past 20 years, has announced he plans to step down from his post at the end of the spring 2015 semester. ...
University mourns death of Professor Samira Sayeh
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Caroline Jewers, chair of the Department of French and Italian, released the following statements regarding the death of Samira Sayeh, associate professor of French and Francophone studies. ...
Four projects awarded through Proof of Concept Fund
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas continues to move innovations from the laboratory to the marketplace. As part of this effort, four KU research projects that are near the commercialization stage have been awarded $50,000 each through the university’s Proof of Concept Fund. ...
KU graduate programs post big gains in U.S. News rankings
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas graduate programs posted big gains in the 2015 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”...
Experts to discuss intersection of free speech, social media
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host a panel discussion at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in The Commons at Spooner Hall to address “Data & Democracy: What is Free Speech in the Age of Social Media?” This event is hosted by The Commons, the William Allen White School...
University to unveil comprehensive 2014–2024 Campus Master Plan
LAWRENCE — After a year of planning and engagement with the campus and Lawrence communities, the University of Kansas is ready to unveil a 10-year vision for the Lawrence and Edwards campuses. The 2014–2024 KU Campus Master Plan will be presented to the Kansas Board of Regents and to the...
Researcher finds linking students in synchronous, online discussions boosts engagement, quality of contributions
LAWRENCE — Adults may bemoan young people’s reliance on social media, but a University of Kansas professor is showing that when used in an educational context it can help foster young students’ public voice and increase the quantity and quality of their class participation, all while getting them to consider questions...
Professor rescues classic, controversial poem on Achilles' childhood
LAWRENCE — “Bring back the story” reads the first line of a University of Kansas professor’s English translation of “Achilleid,” a Latin poem by the Roman poet Statius that presents the childhood of the Greek hero Achilles. ...
Engineering student selected for prestigious D.C. internship
LAWRENCE — An inside look at the policy and politics of complex technological issues and a search for real-world solutions to the water challenges of tomorrow are the focus of a prestigious internship awarded to a Shawnee senior from the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...
MBA program unveils graduate certificates
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas MBA program is introducing a series of new graduate certificates this fall, offering eight areas of in-depth specialization and a business foundations certificate. ...
Media advisory: KU law, political science professors can speak about Kansas Supreme Court school finance ruling
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas law and political science professors are available to speak with media about the Kansas Supreme Court’s long-anticipated ruling in a closely watched school finance case. ...
Schuelerkongress to welcome Kansas school contestants
LAWRENCE – Some 360 high school students of German from 12 Kansas high schools will flock to the annual Schuelerkongress at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at the University of Kansas. ...
Prominant historian of Christianity to speak about wealth and the church
LAWRENCE — Peter Brown, Philip and Beulah Rollins Professor Emeritus of History, Princeton University, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the Lied Center Pavilion, located just east of the main entrance. His lecture, "Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making...
Researcher traces 'surveillance state' beginnings to World War I
LAWRENCE — When Edward Snowden in 2013 leaked thousands of classified documents about the reach of the National Security Agency’s surveillance efforts, it touched off a major political debate about privacy and how much access government should have to civilian communication records, such as email and cellphone data. ...
Students advance to national finals in transactional law competition
LAWRENCE – A team of University of Kansas School of Law students will compete in the finals of the National Transactional LawMeet next month after winning at the Chicago regional round. ...
Law professor: More than 1 million rapes unreported in official U.S. crime statistics
LAWRENCE — More than 1 million rape cases have gone undocumented across the United States during the past two decades, according to research by a University of Kansas law professor. The chronic under-reporting happened during what was widely considered a “great decline” in violent crime. ...
Fulbright Scholarship brings East Timorese to KU Urban Planning
LAWRENCE — Profirio Fernandes Xavier recently embarked on the journey of a lifetime. It’s taken him over 9,000 miles from the small country of East Timor to Marvin Hall, courtesy of the Fulbright Scholar Program. ...
Research will boost knowledge of melting Antarctic glaciers and sea-level rise
LAWRENCE — Sea-level rise is likely to be among the harshest consequences of global climate change. Higher oceans would spell catastrophe for coastal habitats and hundreds of millions of people around the world. ...