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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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Toolkit to help those with psychiatric disabilities reach educational goals
All too often, when individuals experience a mental health impairment, it derails their education. Researchers at the Office of Mental Health Research and Training at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare have released a new iteration of a toolkit designed to help mental health agencies support these individuals...
Women of Distinction calendar honorees announced
Twenty-four current students, faculty members and KU alumnae are among this year's honorees in the 2012-13 KU Women of Distinction calendar. The annual calendar recognizes women across the KU community for outstanding achievements. ...
KU celebration to thank Kemper Foundation for faculty awards
From 1996 through 2011, nearly 300 University of Kansas professors received William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence. The awards included cash gifts and became synonymous with the start of the academic year. Presentations were made in surprise classroom visits by leaders of the Kemper Foundation, KU and KU Endowment;...
KU officers to participate in crackdown on drunken driving, other traffic violations
University of Kansas Public Safety officers will participate in a crackdown on drunken and impaired drivers with almost 150 other local police agencies and the Kansas Highway Patrol. ...
Mount Oread Scholars to make symbolic walk up the hill Aug. 19
Continuing a meaningful tradition, the 2012-2013 Mount Oread Scholars will make a symbolic walk up the hill known as Mount Oread at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19. ...
Hall Center seed grant to aid study of mixed-ability musical improvisation
University of Kansas faculty members Sherrie Tucker, American studies; Michelle Heffner Hayes, dance; Nicole Hodges Persley, theatre; Kip Haaheim, music; and outside collaborator Pauline Oliveros, Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, were awarded the 2012 Collaborative Research Seed Grant to study group musical improvisation and its role in forming sites of community among...
Rock Chalk Roadshow will visit high schools across Kansas
The annual Rock Chalk Roadshow is set to visit more than 80 schools across 4,207 miles in more than 60 counties in Kansas. ...
KPR wins 14th Station of the Year award
Another year of hard work paid off for KPR. ...
KU Natural History Museum to offer expanded hours, programs in fall 2012
New programs for families and University of Kansas students as well as extended hours on Thursdays are on the menu for fall programming at the KU Natural History Museum. ...
Central KU departments to open Saturday, Aug. 18, in preparation for start of fall classes
href="http://hawkweek.ku.edu">Hawk WeekNew Student OrientationLAWRENCE — Several key University of Kansas departments will be open most of the day Saturday, Aug. 18, to serve new and returning students and their families and help prepare them for the Monday start to fall classes. ...
Researcher lands grant to study, improve services for Latino kids in child welfare
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KU, city of Lawrence to launch Good Neighbor program
For many University of Kansas students, the college experience includes living in an off-campus house or apartment in a Lawrence neighborhood, often alongside non-student residents and families. ...
Business school, CFA Institute renew partnership
The CFA Institute and the University of Kansas School of Business have renewed an agreement that distinguishes the school as a CFA program partner. KU is among only 140 institutions globally, 58 in the Americas, to merit this distinction. ...
Kansas governor to present 2012 Anderson Chandler Lecture
Gov. Sam Brownback will present "Economic Growth and Kansas Tax Policy" as the University of Kansas School of Business 2012 Anderson Chandler Lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, at the Lied Center. ...
KU professor to edit new journal Women, Gender, and Families of Color
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New course trains nurses to better understand, treat people with disabilities
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KU names new associate vice chancellor for research and graduate studies
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San Francisco couple give $1M gift to KU School of Law
and Chuck Doyle, San Francisco, received the James Wood Green medallion in 2008. ...
Geological Survey drilling SW Kansas well to assess CO2 sequestration potential
A well being drilled in southwest Kansas is part of a study by the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas to determine whether carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial sources can be safely injected deep underground for storage and to produce hard-to-reach oil. ...
Insect fossil from Devonian may shed light on birth of insect flight
As scientists have toiled to chronicle of the evolution of insects, a frustrating blank spot in the fossil record has masked one of the most critical points in insects' development — the Devonian, or roughly 365 million years ago. ...
Journalism school, communications center open media informatics lab
William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications and the University of Kansas Information Technology & Telecommunication Center have announced an interdisciplinary partnership as they open The Media Informatics Lab. ...