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Lawrence campus phone outage planned Nov. 9-10 (Opens in new window)
There will be a total Lawrence campus phone outage beginning Nov. 9 at 10 p.m. until Nov. 10 at 4 a.m. This outage only affects traditional and VoIP phone lines on the main Lawrence campus (KUMC, Parsons, Edwards, KLETC are not affected); no part of KU computer or wireless networks...
Film talks, speakers among International Education Week events
LAWRENCE — Offices across the University of Kansas have planned events in observance of International Education Week for the week of Nov. 11- 15. 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. ...
Study shows Great Recession hit young people especially hard, limiting ability to save for future
LAWRENCE — Many households lost money, savings and net wealth during the Great Recession, but the effects didn’t stop with households; balance sheets. The final effects of the recession are lingering for many young people as well. A professor at the University of Kansas has authored a study showing that young people...
KU to host Engineers Without Borders regional conference
LAWRENCE — More than 150 engineering professionals and students are expected at the University of Kansas School of Engineering for the annual Engineers Without Borders Midwest Regional Conference, set for Friday, Nov. 8, to Sunday, Nov. 10, at Eaton Hall. ...
Marine Corps to celebrate 238th birthday at Dole Institute
LAWRENCE — A cake-cutting ceremony celebrating the 238th birthday of United States Marine Corps will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the Dole Institute of Politics. ...
Lecturer launches financial ethics training series
LAWRENCE — To some observers, “financial ethics” is a contradiction in terms. Or even worse, a myth. ...
KU welcomed into National Academy of Inventors
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has been named a member of the National Academy of Inventors, officials recently announced. ...
Journalist, historian to speak in part of multiyear event commemorating World War I
LAWRENCE — Sir Max Hastings, author of 12 books on military history, including "Inferno: The World at War 1939-45," will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Lied Center Pavilion on “Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War.” The event is free and open to the public. A reception...
Jacobs leader to examine ethics with students
LAWRENCE — Ethics in engineering will be the focus of a November lecture presented at the University of Kansas School of Engineering by the leader of one of the world’s largest technical professional and construction services firms. ...
Speaker series to link student debt, poor financial outcomes in later life
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare and Assets and Education Initiative will present "Rethinking the American Dream: Education, Student Debt and Asset Building" from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in Alderson Auditorium of the Kansas Union. The event is the second in a series on connections...
KU to host conference on interdisciplinary aging research
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas professor Dennis Domer is often cited among the leading historic preservationists in his field. ...
KU to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week through lens of social entrepreneurs
LAWRENCE — Each November since 2008, Global Entrepreneurship Week has been celebrated internationally to encourage and inspire innovation. ...
Four candidates for dean of graduate studies to meet with KU community
Thursday, Nov. 7, 4 p.m., Big 12 Room, Kansas Union...
Researchers: Promoting self-determination increases opportunities for students with disabilities
LAWRENCE — When young people finish high school the societal expectation is that they’ll continue their education, find employment and become productive members of society. When it comes to students with disabilities, researchers at the University of Kansas have found that focusing on self-determination while they are in school can...
Fifth annual campus run will honor veterans
LAWRENCE — Calling it “A Run to Remember,” the University of Kansas Collegiate Veterans Association will host its fifth annual Veterans Day Run on Nov. 10. ...
Reception honors students, mentors in NIH science programs
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Office for Diversity in Science Training hosted its seventh annual Fall Reception, which honors students and faculty mentors at KU and Haskell Indian Nations University participating in 2013-2014 programs funded by the National Institutes of Health to encourage underserved students to pursue careers in...
Study shows that parenting improves with coaching via cell phone
LAWRENCE — In the first randomized trial of the effects of cell phone use, University of Kansas and Notre Dame researchers found that when parenting coaches texted and called mothers who had participated in a home-based parenting program, they were much more likely than the other mothers in the study...
High school competitors to share secret agent devices at engineering contest
LAWRENCE — Hundreds of high school students from around Kansas and the Kansas City metro area are scheduled to compete Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the University of Kansas School of Engineering High School Design Competition. ...
GM North America president to speak Nov. 6
LAWRENCE — A top executive with General Motors Co. will speak with University of Kansas students about product and career development at the School of Engineering early next month. ...
Distinguished Professor to deliver lecture on universal properties of random data
LAWRENCE — David Nualart, the Black-Babcock Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mathematics, will deliver his Distinguished Professor Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6. His lecture, “The Roughness of the Random,” will take place in the Bruckmiller Room of the Adams Alumni Center. ...
University mourns Calder Pickett, professor emeritus of journalism
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Dean of Journalism Ann Brill released the following statements regarding the death of Journalism Professor Emeritus Calder Pickett:...
Professional clothing drive in November benefits KU students
LAWRENCE – Delta Epsilon Iota (DEI), a career-focused honor society at the University of Kansas, is hosting its annual professional clothing drive during the month of November to benefit KU students in need of professional attire. ...
Researcher extends study of human migration in isolated Aleutian Islands
LAWRENCE — Seasick, cold and lugging around 3,000 pounds of equipment during her first research venture upon Alaska’s Aleutian Islands 20 years ago, Dixie West nonetheless fell in love with unearthing history in the frigid, remote archipelago. ...
Researchers show excessive student loan debt causes young people to fall behind in saving, investing for future
LAWRENCE — The American Dream has always held that if one works hard he or she can be successful and attain sufficient wealth to live a financially comfortable life. Higher education has always been understood to be a crucial link in the chain between effort and attainment. Increasingly, however, college...
Pawlicki to retire from Continuing Education
LAWRENCE – Fred Pawlicki, executive director of Continuing Education at the University of Kansas since May 2006, will retire Jan. 17. He has worked at KU for more than 21 years. ...
KU film student premieres short at Honduran festival
Hispano Durón, an international PhD student in Film and Media Studies, recently screened his new short film “El Lugar de la Cruz” at the II El Heraldo Short Film Festival in Honduras. ...
Researcher looks at the enduring impact of land use on an ecosystem
LAWRENCE — Land use by past generations of humans imprints a legacy on the landscape, even decades after an ecosystem may appear to have recovered. ...
KU to screen cult classic horror film shot on campus
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Department of Film and Media Studies will host a screening of Herk Harvey’s cult classic film “Carnival of Souls.”...
Professor creates course, publishes research to help educators fight 'terroristic bullying,' troublesome behaviors
LAWRENCE — October is National Anti-bullying Month. While educators across the country are working on ways to fight the problem, a University of Kansas professor is working to train future teachers and those already in schools to curb bullying. ...
Aerospace student's design earns second place at international competition
LAWRENCE — A 2013 University of Kansas School of Engineering graduate earned international acclaim for his performance in a prestigious aerospace design competition. ...