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KU researchers highlight how $80.6 billion in federal spending supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities nationwide
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Faculty named to American Mathematical Society initial class of fellows
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Panel discussion to discuss amateurism, saving big-time college athletics
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KU architecture graduate program moves up in national rankings
The University of Kansas Department of Architecture's masters of architecture program is ranked 14th out of the 99 universities offering graduate degrees in architecture, up three places from last year, according to a leading national survey of architecture firms. ...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences to present diploma to Navajo code talker
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KU Endowment receives LEED certification for its K.C. office building
KAN. — KU Endowment's office building in Kansas City, Kan., has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification. ...
Mortar Board to honor outstanding faculty, staff
A University of Kansas honor society will recognize five faculty and staff members as outstanding educators during an upcoming exhibition basketball game. ...
Law professor: International efforts to fight terrorism through trade have failed
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Hall Center names Simons Public Humanities Fellow for 2012-13
Science journalist and television producer Bill Lattanzi will be the Simons Public Humanities Fellow for 2012-2013 at the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas. He is in residence at the Hall Center through Dec. 15. ...
KU announces International Education Week events
Offices across the University of Kansas have planned events in observance of International Education Week for the week of Nov. 12- 16. Initiated in 2000 by the U.S. Departments of State and Education, International Education Week is dedicated to celebrating the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. ...
Loan default rates lower in rural communities
It's often said there are no secrets in a small town. ...
New chairs bring leadership experience to School of Engineering
Three new department chairs are now on the job at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. Theodore Bergman in mechanical engineering and Zhi Jian "Z.J." Wang in aerospace engineering began as chairs of their respective departments at the start of the fall semester. They join Tom Mulinazzi, who...
NSF awards KU engineers grant to develop advanced polar research radars
A team of researchers with the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) at the University of Kansas will soon have better ways to monitor and predict the impact of climate change on polar ice sheets. ...
KU Theatre to stage Sondheim musical 'Into the Woods'
The University of Kansas Theatre will stage the popular musical "Into the Woods" at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 and Nov. 15-17 and at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 11 and Nov. 18 in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. The play features a book by James Lapine and music and lyrics by...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Greenblatt to speak at KU
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Hall Center lecture to address radical rethinking of humanities doctorate
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Journalism school names Haynes professor, director of Media Crossroads
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Journalism school creates PTS website in tandem with upcoming national workshop
Students and faculty from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications have created a website on post-traumatic stress (PTS). ...
KU students named Global Scholars
Fifteen sophomores at the University of Kansas have been competitively selected as Global Scholars. This program, coordinated by Brent Steele, director of faculty programs for International Programs, recognizes and encourages undergraduate students who have an interest in global studies and a strong academic record. ...
Torrance advises National Academies on seemingly sci-fi topic synthetic biology
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KU to stage Professional Clothing Drive
Delta Epsilon Iota, a career-focused honor society at the University of Kansas, will have its annual professional clothing drive in the month of November to benefit KU students in need of professional attire. ...
Professors land $2.5M grant to help schools better technology for struggling learners
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KU to host Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration
The University of Kansas School of Business, in a partnership with the engineering and journalism schools, will host a celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week on Nov. 9 at the Lied Center of Kansas pavilion. ...
Chancellors Club honors public administration professor, neurology researcher for faculty awards
Making strides internationally in the areas of public affairs and neurology, KU professors John Nalbandian and Dr. Richard J. Barohn have been named winners of the 2012 Chancellors Club career teaching and research awards, respectively. ...
Former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, to speak at the Dole Institute
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will host "An Evening with Newt Gingrich," 7:30 p.m., Wed., Nov. 14, at the Dole Institute. This event is free and open to the public and will include a book sale and signing. ...
Event to explore themes, poetry of Lauryn Hill's lyrics
It's a testament to rapper and singer Lauryn Hill's artistry that her lyrics resonate just as powerfully today as they did when her solo album was released in 1998. The poetry of her words will be the topic of discussion at a University of Kansas presentation from 7 to 9...