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KU Research Achievement Award honors two distinguished academic staff members
LAWRENCE — Two prominent senior scientists at the University of Kansas are the 2013 recipients of the KU Research Achievement Award. The award is the highest honor given annually to a full-time academic staff researcher working in a department or research center on KU’s Lawrence campus. ...
Students, faculty honored at School of Engineering ceremony
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Engineering awarded degrees to nearly 350 students at the school’s graduate recognition ceremony May 18 at Allen Fieldhouse. Degrees went to nearly 300 undergraduate and 50 graduate students, with special honors going to 10 seniors and five faculty members. ...
Steve Warren receives American Psychological Association award
LAWRENCE — The American Psychological Association has named Steve Warren, vice chancellor for research and graduate studies and professor of applied behavioral science at the University of Kansas, the 2013 recipient of its Edgar Doll Award. ...
KU Field Station adds two new structures designed and built by students
LAWRENCE — Two new infrastructure projects, a bridge and a gateway designed and built this spring by University of Kansas students, add to the visitor-friendly features at the KU Field Station north of Lawrence. The projects were built by students in architecture and architectural engineering classes. They are the most...
College professors win book awards
LAWRENCE — Verónica Garibotto, assistant professor of Spanish & Portuguese, has won the 2013 Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies Book Publication Award for her upcoming publication "Crisis and Reemergence: The Nineteenth Century in Contemporary Southern Cone Fiction," to be published in Spanish by Purdue University Press. The annual award is...
Second candidate for vice provost for diversity and equity to visit KU
LAWRENCE — The second of four candidates for vice provost for diversity and equity will visit the University of Kansas and host a public forum Thursday, June 20. ...
Engineering students earn top lighting honors in national competition
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas School of Engineering students claimed the top two spots for their designs in a national lighting competition, earning each of them an $8,000 scholarship. ...
Researcher finds female athletes conform to gender norms on personal sites
LAWRENCE — Ever since the first sports page rolled off the press, there has been an uneven amount of coverage for men’s and women’s sports. With the dawn of the Internet, there was hope that women could bypass traditional media and present a more full picture of their sports, but a...
Governor joins KU, community leaders for BTBC expansion groundbreaking event
LAWRENCE — Less than three years after opening its doors, the Bioscience & Technology Business Center (BTBC) at the University of Kansas has taken the next step in its ongoing economic development success story. ...
Candidates for vice provost and dean of undergraduate studies to meet with KU colleagues
LAWRENCE — Four outstanding University of Kansas faculty members have been selected as finalists for vice provost and dean of undergraduate studies. Next week, each candidate will host a presentation and take questions from his and her colleagues regarding this newly created leadership position. ...
First candidate for vice provost for diversity and equity to visit KU
LAWRENCE — The first of four candidates for vice provost for diversity and equity will visit the University of Kansas and host a public forum Monday, June 17.Sheying Chen, professor of public policy and administration and former associate provost for academic affairs at Pace University in New York, will make...
Outstanding undergraduates selected as Hall Center Scholars
LAWRENCE — Nine outstanding University of Kansas undergraduates have been selected to serve as Hall Center Scholars for 2013-2014. They are as follows:...
The Commons awards interdisciplinary research funds
LAWRENCE — The Commons, a partnership at the University of Kansas that encourages cross-disciplinary research and learning, has awarded $25,000 in the Spring 2013 round of its Interdisciplinary Seed Grant. ...
Project will digitize, file animal sounds
LAWRENCE — Once, during a night time trek through a remote patch of Philippine rainforest to record frogs and collect their eggs for his doctoral dissertation, University of Kansas researcher Rafe Brown found himself alone, far ahead of his colleagues on the trail. ...
New class of senior administrative fellows named
LAWRENCE — Ten University of Kansas faculty members have been named senior administrative fellows for 2013-2014. ...
Governor, chancellor to attend BTBC expansion groundbreaking June 14
LAWRENCE – The largest business incubator network in the Midwest is about to get larger. ...
Dole Institute to commemorate the Battle of Gettysburg’s 150th anniversary
LAWRENCE — July will mark 150 years since the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will honor the event with a full day of programming on Thursday, June 20. ...
Professor finds increased job burnout among TV journalists
LAWRENCE — The media landscape has changed drastically in recent years, but despite increased hiring and revenue, those changes often result in increased and premature burnout among those working in the field. ...
Study of soap operas reflects media influence in southeast Asia
LAWRENCE — As the recent "Gangnam Style" craze illustrated, South Korean media can be hugely influential, not just among American music fans, but throughout the world. A University of Kansas journalism professor and master’s student have published a study examining the link between the influence of wildly popular South Korean soap...
KU announces Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has bestowed Employee of the Month honors for April 2013. They are as follows:...
In wake of state budget cuts, KU tuition proposal balances affordability, excellence
UPDATE: On June 19, 2013, the Kansas Board of Regents approved these rates for the 2013-14 academic year. ...
KU’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter inducts 91 new members
LAWRENCE - The University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society has initiated 91 new members. ...
KU announces 33 Undergraduate Research Award winners
LAWRENCE — This summer, 33 University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards to support their research projects. ...
College recognizes outstanding graduate students with annual awards
LAWRENCE — The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently presented awards to graduate students for accomplishments in research and academics. This year’s recipients represent a broad span of fields in the College: psychology, theatre, physics and astronomy, and speech-language-hearing. ...
Student orientation sessions begin June 10
LAWRENCE — New students will start their experience at the University of Kansas when orientation begins Monday, June 10. ...
Engineering department selects new chair
LAWRENCE — A man with nearly 40 years of research and teaching experience at the University of Kansas School of Engineering will soon assume a new role. ...
Earliest evidence of cancer discovered in human fossil record
LAWRENCE — Many cancers in modern humans are caused by exposure to toxins, pollution, radiation and unhealthy diets over a long period of time. ...
Audio-Reader accepting donations for annual music benefit sale
LAWRENCE — Anyone with vinyl records, CDs, gently used audio equipment or musical instruments gathering dust in their homes is encouraged to consider donating them to the University of Kansas Audio-Reader Network, a local nonprofit that serves the blind, visually impaired and print-disabled. ...
KU ROTC commissions new officers
LAWRENCE – Thirty-five new graduates of the University of Kansas were honored as newly commissioned officers in the armed forces during ceremonies May 20. An additional two graduates of other universities were honored as well. ...