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KU Public Management Center recipient of governor’s proclamation
accredited Kansas CPM program is managed for the state of Kansas by the KU Public Management Center in Topeka. There are roughly 1,400 graduates of the Kansas program, and they work in various levels of leadership in city, county, state, federal and quasi-governmental agencies. The Kansas CPM program is widely...
Law, business students offer free tax preparation service
Law and business students from the University of Kansas are offering free tax services for those who qualify from Feb. 13 through April 15. ...
Final Edwards vice chancellor candidate to visit
David Cook, an associate professor in the KU School of Medicine and associate vice chancellor for community engagement at KU Medical Center, will visit the Lawrence and Edwards campuses on Wednesday, Jan. 30, and Thursday, Jan. 31. His public presentation and Q&A will be at 10 a.m. Jan. 30 on...
KU School of Business maintains prestigious AACSB accreditation
The University of Kansas School of Business has maintained both the business school and the accounting accreditations by AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Dean Neeli Bendapudi said the dual AACSB accreditation has been maintained following the recent five-year review, making KU one of only 178...
University Career Fair set for Feb. 13
More than 100 companies and representatives will be on hand at the 2013 University Career Fair, which will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 13 in the Kansas Union. ...
Center for Undergraduate Research announces Faculty Fellow
The Center for Undergraduate Research has selected Professor Holly Storkel to serve as the initial Faculty Fellow starting this semester. This position will work with the Center staff to develop initiatives to support faculty involved with undergraduate research. ...
Center for Civic and Social Responsibility announces new Faculty Fellow
The Center for Civic and Social Responsibility has announced Shannon Criss, associate professor of architecture in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, as the new Service Learning Faculty Fellow. As Faculty Fellow, Criss will serve a two-year term and work with the CCSR staff and the CCSR Faculty Advisory...
Architecture lecturer named HeathCare Design Magazine Educator of the Year
HealthCare Design magazine has named Frank Zilm, the University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design and Planning's Chester Dean Lecturer, as its Heathcare Design Educator of the Year. ...
LHS to receive KU-designed hybrid go-kart
A parallel hybrid go-kart, designed during the spring 2012 semester by the University of Kansas School of Engineering EcoHawks, will be given to a local high school Friday, Jan. 25, in an effort to showcase the possibilities that exist in engineering. ...
Twenty sophomores named University Scholars
Twenty University of Kansas sophomores have been named to the 32nd class of the University Scholars Program. ...
Geologic map for Hodgeman County now available
Limestone used for fence posts, sediment washed off the Rocky Mountains millions of year ago and hundreds of natural, intermittent playa lakes of uncertain origin are among the geologic attributes featured on a new full-color map of Hodgeman County in west-central Kansas. ...
Governor, KU to host Kansas Conference on Slavery and Human Trafficking
Gov. Sam Brownback and the University of Kansas will host the Kansas Conference on Slavery and Human Trafficking on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in the Kansas Union. ...
KU radar research provides significant input to climate study in Nature
A collection of breakthrough discoveries that provide new details on changes in the Earth’s climate from more than 100,000 years ago — made possible in part by a team of researchers from the University of Kansas — is featured in the most recent issue of one of the world’s most...
National expert appointed co-director of Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation
A nationally recognized expert in K-12 assessment, accountability systems and performance standards joins the Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation at the University of Kansas as its co-director. Marianne Perie joins Neal Kingston, current director and faculty member in the KU School of Education. ...
Deadline nears to nominate Student Employee of the Year
The University of Kansas is still accepting nominations for the Student Employee of the Year Award for the 2012-13 academic year through the end of January. Departmental supervisors can submit their nominations online. The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Jan. 31. Only one nomination per student will be accepted. ...
KU Educational Opportunity Programs resecure funding
The University of Kansas’ Educational Opportunity Programs have secured more than $4 million in funding to ensure they can continue to help first-generation and low-income students not only reach college, but also be successful once they get there. ...
Researcher doubts significant changes ahead for filibuster reform
With the U.S. Senate still poised to take action on filibuster reform this week, some experts remain skeptical on whether politicians will strike a deal that includes significant changes. ...
Scientist honored by Kansas Geological Society
Lynn Watney of the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, has been recognized for contributions to the geological sciences and Kansas by the state’s pre-eminent geological society. ...
Second Edwards vice chancellor candidate to visit KU
Researcher finds social media platform boosts student engagement on provocative topics
can attest that engaging students with classroom material can be challenging. A University of Kansas professor is leading a study showing that given an online platform in which they can discuss provocative topics like what justifies war, middle school students not only get engaged, they go beyond class requirements. ...
Exhibition, panel to explore photographers' indie publishing movement
The University of Kansas Department of Design, with support from the Hallmark Corporate Foundation, is exhibiting a curated selection of independently published photography books, journals and magazines from across the globe. This exhibition, titled "A Fair," provides an inside look at the impact of emerging methods of independent publishing and...
KU officials issue statements on death of Madison 'Al' Self
University of Kansas officials are mourning the death of alumnus Madison “Al” Self, of Hinsdale, Ill. He died Sunday, Jan. 13, in Hinsdale at the age of 91. A memorial service will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence. ...
KU announces Undergraduate Research Award winners
Fifty-eight University of Kansas students will work on research projects funded by the Undergraduate Research Award program this semester. ...
Composer to return for KU performances of 'Tartuffe'
Kirke Mechem’s three-act opera "Tartuffe," the first opera he composed, will come to life on the stage of Crafton-Preyer Theatre when KU Opera presents this modern work next week at the University of Kansas. ...
First Edwards vice chancellor candidate to visit KU
Studio 804 begins construction on new EcoHawks research and teaching facility
Early in January a group of University of Kansas architecture students started the foundations of a new research and teaching facility for EcoHawks, a KU School of Engineering student research program, on KU's West Campus. ...
University mourns death of student Raphael 'Rafe' Biltz
University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little released the following statement regarding the death of KU junior Raphael “Rafe” Biltz:...
Study reflects children's opinions on race, presidential election
significance of Barack Obama’s historic 2008 election as the first African-American president was widely analyzed, discussed and documented by pundits and everyday citizens alike. A University of Kansas researcher has authored an article documenting what Obama’s 2008 victory meant for the country’s youngest citizens, how aware they were of politics...
KU introduces accelerated program to earn bachelor's and law degrees
The University of Kansas is offering a new program that will allow undergraduates the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree and a law degree in six years. ...
KU Libraries joins major digital collection partnership
The University of Kansas Libraries has become the newest member of HathiTrust, a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating in an extraordinary initiative to preserve and provide access to the published record in digital form. ...