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Willmott film 'Jayhawkers' explores Chamberlain era
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Film and Media Studies Professor Kevin Willmott’s latest film, “Jayhawkers,” examines the intersection of three legendary KU figures – Wilt Chamberlain, Phog Allen and Chancellor Frank Murphy. ...
Civil rights struggle theme of film series
LAWRENCE — To introduce four documentaries with riveting new footage illustrating the history of the long civil rights struggle in America, the Langston Hughes Center at the University of Kansas will offer a series of film screenings, lectures and discussion forums centered around the documentaries "Slavery By A Different Name,"...
Inaugural graduate history conference calls for proposals
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas will host the inaugural historical conference between KU and Kansas State University history graduate student organizations. The conference, called Intersections, will take place April 25-26 on the KU Lawrence campus. ...
Founding editor of ProPublica to receive 2014 William Allen White award
LAWRENCE — The 2014 William Allen White Foundation National Citation will go to one of the most accomplished editors in American journalism. Paul Steiger will receive the citation at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, in the Alderson Auditorium of the Kansas Memorial Union on the University of Kansas campus. Following...
New Strategic Initiative Grants support KU research on energy, human health, environment
LAWRENCE — Three new University of Kansas research projects are the latest recipients of internal Strategic Initiative Grants, designed to achieve goals laid out in KU’s Bold Aspirations strategic plan. The three Level I projects address significant global challenges and will receive more than $982,000 in funding over the next...
Technology, entrepreneurship fellow to give talk on millennial innovation
LAWRENCE — Bloggers and mainstream media have proposed countless theories on the uncertain future millennials will inherit from the baby boomer generation. But according to Bill Frezza, a fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, millennial success will be driven by innovation and individual progress. ...
New Libraries Lecture Series to highlight KU scholarship
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries has announced inaugural speakers for the newly created Libraries Lecture Series. The series highlights the breadth of interdisciplinary research and creative work found on an expansive range of topics across campus. ...
Grant to aid advances in remote sensing tools for climate change
LAWRENCE — A team of researchers from the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) at the University of Kansas has received a grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to develop technology that better maps and tracks the conditions within glaciers and at the bottom of fast-flowing...
Undergraduate Advising Center “Dashboard Data” project receives bronze NASPA Excellence Award
LAWRENCE — An innovative University of Kansas project led by the Undergraduate Advising Center has been recognized with a 2013-2014 NASPA Excellence Awards Bronze Certificate. Working closely with partners including the Office of Institutional Research and Planning and Student Housing, the UAC created a unique advising “dashboard” using Tableau Software. ...
Journalism students land nationally prestigious reporting, editing internships
LAWRENCE — Eight students from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas have been awarded competitive reporting and editing internships at prestigious national news outlets for summer 2014. ...
Garmin co-founder makes $1M gift for School of Engineering
LAWRENCE — Dr. Min Kao, of Garmin International Inc., has made a $1 million gift through the Kao Family Foundation to support programs and scholarships at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. Half of the gift will create the Min H. Kao Engineering Design Studios, and half will establish...
Program will help students achieve entrepreneurial success
LAWRENCE — The KU Catalyst, a new student-business accelerator, will provide the work space, mentoring and access to capital students need to build their business ideas into successful startup operations. ...
Event to examine connections among race, wealth, demographics of poverty
LAWRENCE — Race, Wealth and the New Demographics of Poverty, the third installment of an ongoing series at the University of Kansas, will examine connections among poverty, assets and the American dream. ...
KU School of Law offers in-state tuition scholarship to KCMO metro residents
Vantage gives students who have established residency in one of 11 Missouri counties the chance to pursue a KU law degree at an in-state tuition rate. Students entering the KU law school in the summer or fall of 2014 from the following 11 counties are eligible: Bates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay,...
Spring 2014 University Scholars announced
LAWRENCE — Twenty University of Kansas sophomores have been selected for the 33rd class of the University Scholars Program. ...
KU announces 50 Undergraduate Research Award winners
LAWRENCE — This spring, 50 KU students will work on research projects funded by the Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) program, coordinated by the Center for Undergraduate Research. Recipients will receive $1,000 to fund their projects, which encompass departments from across campus and explore a wide range of topics. ...
Initiative opportunity for students to develop technology for NASA
LAWRENCE — A new initiative that brings research into the classroom is giving seniors at the University of Kansas a chance to develop technology for NASA. The program, which pairs undergraduates with a graduate student mentor, will expose students to advanced research while giving them opportunities to contribute to the...
KU, Hutchinson Community College partner to offer lifelong learning courses
LAWRENCE — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas in partnership with Hutchinson Community College will offer six courses and three special events this spring on three HCC campuses. In addition to the courses offered on the main campus in Hutchinson, the McPherson and Newton centers now...
KU’s Osher Institute, Kansas State University announce spring courses and events
LAWRENCE — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas in partnership with Kansas State University will offer six courses in Manhattan this spring, with topics ranging from World War II to the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Most courses are offered offcampus at various host community locations to...
Humanities faculty members, graduate students receive Hall Center Travel Awards
LAWRENCE — Two humanities faculty members and two graduate students were awarded travel grants by the Hall Center for the Humanities to aid in their research. The Hall Center provides financial support to researchers who require domestic or international travel undertaken as a necessary component of a research or creative project. ...
New partnership will drive ecological research, education in Brazil
LAWRENCE — The Environmental Studies Program at the University of Kansas has entered into a partnership with Instituto Sustentar, a nongovernmental organization based in Brazil headed by KU alumnus Douglas Trent. ...
Media advisory: KU to host events commemorating Brown v. Board 60th anniversary
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host a series of events, Brown v. Board, Legacies Created, Questions Remain, in April, marking the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education case. ...
KU awarded $775,000, designated as DOD Language Training Center
LAWRENCE — The Institute for International Education has awarded $775,000 from the Department of Defense to the University of Kansas to provide critical language instruction to the military, making KU one of nine DoD Language Training Centers in the United States. ...
Geological Survey receives grant to advance underground-imaging techniques
LAWRENCE—The Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas has been awarded a $650,000 grant from the company XRI Geophysics to improve on technologies used to detect underground voids and faults, to determine the fitness of earthen dams and levees, and in other endeavors. ...
Dole Institute announces spring 2014 program schedule
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has released the programming schedule for the spring 2014 semester, including the second half of its 10th Anniversary Series and the 2014 Presidential Lecture Series. All events are located at the Dole Institute and are free and open...
Study shows high school athletes perform better in school, persist to graduation more than non-athletes
LAWRENCE — A new study from the University of Kansas that analyzed academic performance of athletes and nonathletes across Kansas shows that participation in interscholastic athletics is often associated with better educational outcomes. ...
Sharon Graham named interim executive director for KU Continuing Education
“Sharon has held integral positions with KU’s Continuing Education team throughout the years providing leadership and vision for successful strategic initiatives," Cook said. "Her knowledge and experience with the department will provide needed continuity of leadership during this transition.”...
KU Alumni Association sets dates for Homecoming 2014
LAWRENCE —The University of Kansas will celebrate its 102nd Homecoming Sept. 21-27, culminating in the KU football game against the University of Texas on Saturday, Sept. 27, in Memorial Stadium. ...
Historian Sean McMeekin to speak on beginning of World War I
LAWRENCE — Sean McMeekin, author of "July 1914: Countdown to War," will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Lied Center Pavilion. His lecture will focus on his recent publication, in which he alleges that Russia and France were largely responsible for the outbreak of World War I. ...