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Forty researchers win KU 'Leading Light' Award
The University of Kansas recognized some of its most productive researchers recently, conferring the Leading Light Award on 40 faculty and staff at the Lawrence campus. ...
MacArthur Fellow, author Edwidge Danticat to speak at KU
Edwidge Danticat, author of "Breath, Eyes, Memory" and "Brother, I’m Dying," will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, in the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Her lecture, "An Evening with Edwidge Danicat," is the spring installment of the Hall Center for the Humanities' 2012-2013 Humanities Lecture Series, and...
KU partnering with KIPP schools to increase college completion
A national network of open-enrollment, college-preparatory public charter schools, known as the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP), will partner with the University of Kansas to increase college completion rates for underserved students from KIPP schools nationwide. In partnering with KIPP, KU hopes to recruit and enroll three qualified KIPP alumni...
KPR listeners to vote for top-60 classical music selections
KU scholar’s new book examines Jewish theatre in Nazi Germany
For a prisoner with little freedom, the singing of a song or performing of a play may provide just enough of an escape to make it through another day. ...
Investigative reporter will discuss 'Betrayal' at KU
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter James B. Steele will present a lecture on his book, “Betrayal of the American Dream,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union at the University of Kansas. He will sign copies of the book afterward. The event is being...
KU architecture student cited for excellence in Denmark
Lennon, a University of Kansas student from Branson, Mo., has received the Academic Excellence Award for Architecture from the Danish Institute for Study Abroad. ...
Professor’s biography of mentor to Civil Rights activists wins award
The biography of Civil Rights mentor Benjamin E. Mays by a University of Kansas professor has been recognized as one of the top nonfiction works by an African-American author in 2012. ...
Lecture will address cultural norms of manhood
Recent events around the world are a reminder that violence is an issue of urgent importance both locally and globally. An upcoming lecture at the University of Kansas will explore the links between cultural norms of manhood and their relation to acts of violence – and what all of us can...
Researcher tackles new approach to diabetes management for American Indians
Indians have the highest prevalence of diabetes, at 17 percent, of all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet fighting the problem is not as simple as a doctor telling an individual to have a better diet and take...
KU announces new Emerging Leaders Academy graduates
The University of Kansas Public Management Center has announced the latest graduates of the Emerging Leaders Academy. The graduation ceremony was Feb. 1 on the KU Edwards Campus. The 49 graduates, who began their course in September, included staff from local, county, state and federal agencies from across Kansas as...
Andover student finalist for Truman Scholarship
Hannah Sitz, a University of Kansas student from Andover planning a career in the nonprofit sector, has been named a finalist for a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. The national scholarships provide up to $30,000 for college juniors preparing for leadership in public service. ...
Professor develops profiles, guidance for creative students
Any teacher could name them. And anyone who ever had classmates could probably remember at least a few of them: Students who are clearly bright or creative but don’t necessarily excel in school or are often in trouble. A University of Kansas professor has published a paper showing that profiles...
‘Alums Come Home’ will bring theatre alumni, students together to network
The University of Kansas Department of Theatre and University Theatre expect more than 120 alumni to return to campus Feb. 28-March 2 for the sixth edition of “Alums Come Home.” The turnout is the biggest so far in the series. ...
Men, women evaluate losses differently in mating contexts, researcher says
Much research in psychology and economics has shown that people are “loss averse,” meaning they tend to weigh losses more strongly than equivalent gains. For example, people are more motivated by a loss of $100 than a gain of the same amount. ...
KU announces employees of the month
The University of Kansas has bestowed Employee of the Month honors for the months of December and January. They are as follows:...
Michael Branicky named dean of KU School of Engineering
The University of Kansas School of Engineering has celebrated several achievements recently, including completion of the new Measurement, Materials and Sustainable Environment Center and groundbreaking for the second phase of the Learned Engineering Expansion. The latest cause for celebration is today’s announcement of new Dean of Engineering Michael Branicky. ...
Professor leads review on operations, future of U.S. Government Printing Office
From Census statistics to federal investigations, the U.S. government is responsible for making thousands of its documents available to the public every year. ...
Hall Center to host 11th annual Celebration of Books
will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. March 5 in the Hall Center Conference Hall. It is free and open to the public. ...
Book examines lawyers, legal field in popular culture
John H. and John M. Kane Distinguished Professor of Law at KU, has published “The Law in Postcards & Ephemera 1890-1962.” The book collects postcards, holiday cards, cigarette cards and real photo cards he’s collected over a period of 10 years. ...
KU law school team advances to international rounds of moot court competition
A team of University of Kansas law students earned the opportunity to compete in the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition after qualifying recently as finalists at the regional level. ...
KU Law alumni and Shook, Hardy & Bacon set $1 million goal for Advocacy Center
University of Kansas alumni employed by Shook, Hardy & Bacon have reached $880,000 in gifts and pledges for the KU Law School’s Center for Excellence in Advocacy. Their latest contributions, combined with anticipated matching gifts from the firm and the Center’s existing endowment, are expected to bring the Center’s total...
Prenatal DHA reduces early preterm birth, low birth weight
University of Kansas researchers have found that the infants of mothers who were given 600 milligrams of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA during pregnancy weighed more at birth and were less likely to be very low birth weight and born before 34 weeks gestation than infants of mothers who were...
University Press announces book design exhibit
For 10 days, the University Press of Kansas asks that you please do judge a book by its cover. From March 4 to March 15, UPK will host the Association of American University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show. The exhibit will be on display at UPK headquarters, 2502 Westbrooke...
KU debaters qualify for the National Debate Tournament
Senior Melanie Campbell and sophomore Amanda Gress have qualified to represent the University of Kansas at the National Debate Tournament, which will be March 28-April 2 in Ogden, Utah. It is the 46th consecutive year that KU has qualified for the National Debate Tournament. They qualified for the NDT by...
Ancient wood from La Brea tar pits shows how trees respond to long-term carbon dioxide change
Say “La Brea Tar pits,” and most people imagine the saber-tooth cats and woolly mammoths that were trapped on sticky asphalt (now in modern-day Los Angeles), only to have their bones preserved for the ages. But other forms of life were also preserved in the asphalt, including the wood of...
Public invited to attend meetings about proposed transit changes
The city of Lawrence and the University of Kansas will hold three public meetings to discuss proposed changes to the bus service for next year. The public is invited to attend. The meeting schedule is as follows:...
KU, Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department launch Academic Health Department
The University of Kansas Work Group on Community Health and Development and the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department have launched a new kind of partnership, called the Academic Health Department, the first in Kansas and one of only a few in the country. ...