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KU launches website to help faculty, staff create accessible materials
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has launched a new website to help faculty and staff create online materials that are accessible to individuals with disabilities. ...
University announces October 2013-March 2014 Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced its Employees of the Month for October 2013-March 2014, who are under consideration along with April-September 2013 honorees to be named the Employee of the Year at the annual recognition ceremony, which will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, in the...
Alumnus to discuss career as paleo-artist at KC event
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas alumnus who has made a career of creating reproductions of early humans and dinosaurs will discuss his work as a paleo-artist in a public lecture in Kansas City. ...
Annual celebration to honor outstanding women at KU
LAWRENCE – The Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity at the University of Kansas will host the annual Women’s Recognition Banquet at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in the Kansas Union Ballroom. The program, which recognizes outstanding women in the Kansas community, will induct six new members to...
Kansas designates two official state fossils
LAWRENCE — As anyone who has attended Kansas public schools can attest, the Western Meadowlark is the state bird, and the Wild Native Sunflower is its official state flower. Now they can add two signature Kansas fossil animals to the list of exemplary animals and plants that represent the state...
Chancellor to present national science advocacy award to U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran
LAWRENCE — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran will receive a national award for his support of science research at 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 14, at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. ...
KU to host major linguistic conference on African languages
LAWRENCE – The world’s premier conference for linguistic research on African languages will be hosted this year at the University of Kansas. ...
Award-winning photographer Mark Klett to speak
LAWRENCE — Renowned photographer Mark Klett will give a Hallmark Symposium Lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at the Spencer Museum of Art. He will lead Coffee @ The Commons, an informal conversation driven by audience questions, at 1 p.m. Friday, April 18. ...
Chancellor to present University Scholarly Achievement Awards on April 15
LAWRENCE — Four University of Kansas faculty members have earned 2014 University Scholarly Achievement Awards, which recognize mid-career scholars who have made significant scholarly or research contributions to their fields. ...
Twitter project to commemorate WWI centennial
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) has announced a new educational outreach initiative utilizing KU students, resources and social media to explore history related to World War I. The #KU_WWI Twitter Project will be a re-enactment of the June 28, 1914,...
Interdisciplinary research team to look at land-use change in Mexico
LAWRENCE — An international, interdisciplinary research team will convene a symposium to explore environmental and land-use change to the Valley of Mexico. The event will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, in The Commons. The event is open to the public; presentations will extend from 9 a.m. to noon...
Scholar to lecture on U.S. politics, media
LAWRENCE — Robert McChesney, professor of communication at the Institute of Communications Research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will speak at The Commons at 4 p.m. Monday, April 7. His talk, "Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America," will address the relationship between the U.S. ...
Book details inner workings of Spanish Inquisition
LAWRENCE — When someone in 1578 hung a doll-like effigy from the door of the church in the Mexican town of Tecamachalco, inquisitors spent four years trying to uncover who was responsible for misusing one of its symbols. ...
School of Social Work marks anniversary of Strengths Perspective
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is commemorating the anniversary of a school of thought that not only put the School of Social Welfare on the map, it changed social work and education across the globe. ...
Geology professor wins education, teaching award
LAWRENCE – Robert Goldstein has won the annual geoscience education award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), a professional organization representing 36,000 geoscientists in 129 countries. He is the University of Kansas associate dean for the natural sciences and mathematics and Haas Distinguished Professor in the Department of...
Second panel planned to discuss Ukraine, Crimea
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies has invited representatives of four disciplines to comment on current events in Ukraine and the recent annexation of Crimea by Russia. ...
K-12 students to attend 'Mathematics, Magic and Mystery'
LAWRENCE – More than 200 elementary, junior high and high school students from area schools will be on the University of Kansas campus in April to participate in Mathematics Awareness Month activities. ...
Film festival to show realities of African culture
LAWRENCE — The Kansas African Studies Center is hosting the University of Kansas' third annual Africa World Documentary Film Festival (AWDFF) from April 10-12. ...
Researcher taking part in survey on men's motivations to take part in anti-gender-based violence events
LAWRENCE — Involving men in gender-based violence prevention events and community mobilization is one step toward confronting a serious problem. A University of Kansas researcher is part of an international survey to find out what motivates men to take part in such events, why they do or don’t continue with...
NSF Graduate Research Fellows announced
LAWRENCE — Six students and alumni from the University of Kansas have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships for 2014-2015. In addition, eight students and alumni have been recognized with honorable mentions in the competition. ...
In wake of 'super typhoon,' researchers measure blow to biodiversity
LAWRENCE — In November 2013, as Super Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines with the highest-ever recorded wind speed for a Category 5 tropical cyclone, it wreaked near complete devastation for miles. The cost was dear for both humans and wildlife. ...
Journalism professor analyzes role of political cartoons, social media during Syrian crisis
LAWRENCE — Political cartoons aren’t just for newspapers any more. A University of Kansas professor and her students analyzed how political cartoons were presented on Facebook during the Syrian uprising, the themes they explored, reactions to them and what they can tell us about social media use in Syria. ...
Hall Center director to lecture on Margaret Thatcher at annual KU in Wichita event
WICHITA — The Hall Center for the Humanities, in partnership with the KU Alumni Association and its Wichita Chapter, will be hosting its KU in Wichita annual public symposium at the Wichita Museum of Art on Thursday, April 10. Victor Bailey, Charles Battey Distinguished Professor of Modern British History and...
Grant could aid in effort to bolster computer performance
LAWRENCE — Turning powerful graphics cards that increase the speed and performance of video games into reliable processors for high-performance computing has earned a University of Kansas researcher a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) award. ...
Academic Achievement and Access Center names new director
LAWRENCE — Andrew Shoemaker has been named the new director of the Academic Achievement and Access Center (AAAC) at the University of Kansas. Shoemaker has served as associate director since 2009. ...
Four juniors advance as finalists for Truman Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Each of the four juniors nominated by the University of Kansas for 2014 Harry S. Truman Scholarships has been selected as a finalist for the up-to $30,000 scholarships. Each will interview with the Foundation’s Regional Review Panel on Monday, April 7, in Kansas City, Mo. The Foundation reviewed...
For Junction City veterinarian, retirement arrived via postcard
LAWRENCE — As retirement loomed, Casey Thomas knew he would eventually have to sell his animal hospital of more than 30 years. He spent seven years preparing to sell his business without an inkling of who would actually buy the Junction City veterinary practice. ...
Antarctic trench named for professor, researcher
LAWRENCE — A section of Antarctica now bears the name of a University of Kansas professor and alumnus. ...
Professor among few who study art of North Korea
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas art history professor is one of few scholars who have traveled to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea, specifically to study how art has helped shape the country’s narrative from triumphant revolutionaries to communist dynasty. ...
Visiting scholars to present 'Shakespeare the Recycler'
LAWRENCE – In an age where reduce, reuse, recycle is a popular mantra, Shakespeare would have fit right in. ...