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Jazz ensemble to perform in Europe with notable musicians
LAWRENCE - This summer nineteen University of Kansas students will share their talents on the international stage when they embark on a whirlwind European tour. ...
Journalism school brings high school students to campus
LAWRENCE — More than 120 high school journalism students, along with award-winning journalism educators, will “Get it Together” on the KU campus this week. ...
Engineering faculty, students receive year-end honors
LAWRENCE — More than 340 students were awarded degrees from the University of Kansas School of Engineering at the school’s recognition ceremony for graduates May 17 at Allen Fieldhouse. Nearly 280 undergraduate students and more than 70 graduate students earned their degrees, and special honors were given to 10 seniors...
Media advisory: KU trademark and Indian law experts available to discuss Redskins ruling
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas School of Law experts in Indian law and trademark law are available to discuss today’s U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ruling that cancels the Washington Redskins trademark registration, calling the football team’s name “disparaging to Native Americans.” Elizabeth Kronk Warner, associate professor of law and...
Researcher calls attention to vast, overlooked zone called ‘aquaterra’
LAWRENCE — Think how people everywhere would marvel at the discovery of a continent lost beneath the sea, one that just a few thousand years ago played home to human civilizations that history has entirely missed. ...
Academic Accelerator Program names interim director
LAWRENCE — The new Academic Accelerator Program at the University of Kansas will provide first-year international students a mix of academic and cultural courses to assist in their transition to the KU and Lawrence community. To lead the development of the academic program, KU has called on Antha Cotten-Spreckelmeyer, a...
KU announces 2014 -15 senior administrative fellows
LAWRENCE — Twelve University of Kansas faculty members have been named senior administrative fellows for 2014-2015. ...
Math professor elected director of international organization
LAWRENCE — Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics and courtesy professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Kansas, has been elected the program director of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory. SIAM is an international community of more...
KU collects food, surplus items for donation following student moveout rush
LAWRENCE — KU Surplus, along with Student Housing at the University of Kansas and a number of community partners, collected leftover food and hundreds of unwanted items, from futons to fish tanks, during the student move out rush last month. ...
School of Pharmacy ranks among nation's best in residency placement
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy ranks 19th among all schools of pharmacy in percentage of students accepted to post-graduation residency positions in 2014, according to a report from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The school ranks 16th nationwide in the number of students matched, with...
Research center joining Life Span Institute
LAWRENCE — Two prominent and successful University of Kansas research centers with complementary missions are about to join forces. ...
Architecture students reimagine Austin’s waterfront
LAWRENCE — Last fall Department of Architecture lecturer Josh Shelton, who teaches a graduate-level architectural design studio, made a presentation on urban master plans at an American Institute of Architects conference. ...
Researcher creates survey tool on women's participation in civil leadership
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas researcher has developed a survey instrument that cities across the nation can use to determine how to get more women involved in civic leadership and what challenges are in the way of women taking such positions. ...
KU announces May employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced its Employees of the Month for May 2014. They are as follows:...
Ford donates Transit Connect van to CDR WellCar project
LAWRENCE — What started as a University of Kansas Center for Design Research request to use the design of a vehicle as the basis of a project called the WellCar has resulted in a donation of the real thing — a Ford Transit Connect van. ...
KanPro Research begins work as 25th KU startup company
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas scientist has launched a new startup company designed to tackle the most complicated protein production for academic and industrial clients. ...
RedTire helps secure future of publishing company, community newspaper
LAWRENCE — With the help of the RedTire program, an alumnus was recently able to find a buyer for his publishing and newspaper business and pass on his legacy to a young couple passionate about journalism. ...
Media advisory: Experts can discuss violence, political situation in Iraq
LAWRENCE — As members of the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, last week besieged Mosul, Iraq, and on Monday the northern city of Tal Afar, the conflict threw the country into chaos. Several University of Kansas faculty members are available to speak with media about...
Professor studies how utilitarianism provides framework for major policy decisions
LAWRENCE — Critics have decried the use of utilitarianism to justify major American policy changes, like the Affordable Care Act and raising the minimum wage, instead arguing both fail the "do no harm" test. ...
University announces annual science fiction awards
LAWRENCE — The winners of this year's John W. Campbell Memorial Award for the best science fiction novel and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for the best short science fiction have been announced by Christopher McKitterick, director of the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University...
KU names director of School of Public Affairs and Administration
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas has named an alumnus who is a nationally recognized public administrator as the new director of its School of Public Affairs and Administration. ...
Twitter project will mark 100th anniversary of assassination that sparked World War I
Lawrence – On June 28, the event that unleashed World War I and forever shaped history will unfold through 140-character tweets in an elaborate e-reenactment featuring more than 25 historical figures and multiple languages. ...
Institute receives $25M to customize, administer assessments for Alaska public schools
LAWRENCE — The Achievement & Assessment Institute at the University of Kansas has received a $25 million award from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development to develop and administer customized assessments for Alaska’s public schools. The agreement extends through June 2020 and is the largest award in KU...
KU partners with Lawrence Arts Center for 2014 Free State Festival
LAWRENCE — This June, the Lawrence Arts Center will host headlining musicians, outdoor films, and indoor and outdoor art installations as part of its annual Free State Festival. The event represents a significant partnership between the Lawrence Arts Center and the University of Kansas. ...
Former chancellors establish teaching professorship for business school
LAWRENCE — Two former University of Kansas chancellors and their wives — Archie and Nancy Dykes of Leawood and Gene and Gretchen Budig of Isle of Palms, South Carolina — have jointly established a new teaching professorship in the School of Business. ...
Donations sought for Audio-Reader's For Your Ears Only benefit
LAWRENCE — The Kansas Audio-Reader Network is now accepting donations of gently used audio equipment, vinyl records, CDs and musical instruments. Donated items will be sold at Audio-Reader’s annual benefit sale, For Your Ears Only, which will take place Sept. 12-13 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Lawrence. ...
Despite terrorism fears, economic relationships drive visa decisions, study finds
LAWRENCE — Despite heightened focus on preventing global terrorism since the 9/11 attacks in 2001, a University of Kansas researcher has found that the economic relationship between two countries is the most significant factor in determining the acceptance or rejection rate of visas. ...
Professor: Limit regulation on creating new life forms
LAWRENCE — When the first widespread computer virus was born, government didn’t shut down all computer science research. Similarly, now that synthetic biology, a field of science that uses standardized pieces of DNA to build new life forms, medications, industrial processes and biological systems, is growing rapidly, it should not...
Nathan Thomas named vice provost for Diversity and Equity
LAWRENCE — E. Nathan Thomas III, a highly successful educator, administrator and entrepreneur, has been named the vice provost for Diversity and Equity at the University of Kansas. Thomas will join the KU community on July 14. ...
Phi Beta Kappa chapter inducts 98 new members
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society has initiated 98 new members. ...