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Students win awards at national biomedical research conference for minority scientists
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Second candidate for dean of engineering to participate in public forum
Amr Elnashai...
Researchers land grant to design new, improved games for young learners
James Basham...
Professor offers solutions to spur energy development on tribal land
Elizabeth Ann Kronk...
KU Libraries launches online exhibit of Kansas African-American photography
A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified bridesmaid helping an unidentified bride adjust her veil. Three other women are partially visible in the background of the image. The groom's last name has been identified as "Johnson." ...
KU design students collaborate on Belfast reconciliation project
LAWRENCE — This past summer four recent graduates from the University of Kansas Department of Design worked with the Genesis+Art Studio to use art to promote social justice and reconciliation within the East Belfast community in Northern Ireland. ...
Research shows texting is a compulsion for young adults, if not quite an addiction
Paul Atchley...
Candidate for dean of engineering to participate in public forum
Michael Branicky...
Museum announces talk with Wichita-based sculptor on 'Future Bus'
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New faculty mentoring award honors longtime KU journalism professor
Dean Ann Brill, Mark Mears and Timothy Bengtson. ...
Faculty named to American Mathematical Society initial class of fellows
Judy Roitman...
Panel discussion to discuss amateurism, saving big-time college athletics
Angela Lumpkin...
Eleventh annual GIS Day @ KU to explore mapping, data
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host the 11th annual GIS Day @ KU on Wednesday, Nov. 14, part of an international celebration that recognizes practical applications and technological innovations in geographic information systems, commonly known as GIS. ...
KU architecture graduate program moves up in national rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Architecture's masters of architecture program is ranked 14th out of the 99 universities offering graduate degrees in architecture, up three places from last year, according to a leading national survey of architecture firms. ...
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences to present diploma to Navajo code talker
Chester Nez...
KU Endowment receives LEED certification for its K.C. office building
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — KU Endowment's office building in Kansas City, Kan., has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification. ...
Mortar Board to honor outstanding faculty, staff
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas honor society will recognize five faculty and staff members as outstanding educators during an upcoming exhibition basketball game. ...
'Gonzo visionary' photographer Smith to speak on motivations, art Nov. 15
Gary Mark Smith...
Law professor: International efforts to fight terrorism through trade have failed
Raj Bhala...
Hall Center names Simons Public Humanities Fellow for 2012-13
LAWRENCE — Science journalist and television producer Bill Lattanzi will be the Simons Public Humanities Fellow for 2012-2013 at the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas. He is in residence at the Hall Center through Dec. 15. ...
KU announces 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. 12- 16. 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. ...
New chairs bring leadership experience to School of Engineering
LAWRENCE — Three new department chairs are now on the job at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. Theodore Bergman in mechanical engineering and Zhi Jian "Z.J." Wang in aerospace engineering began as chairs of their respective departments at the start of the fall semester. They join Tom...
NSF awards KU engineers grant to develop advanced polar research radars
LAWRENCE — A team of researchers with the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) at the University of Kansas will soon have better ways to monitor and predict the impact of climate change on polar ice sheets. ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Greenblatt to speak at KU
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KU Theatre to stage Sondheim musical 'Into the Woods'
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Theatre will stage the popular musical "Into the Woods" at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 and Nov. 15-17 and at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 11 and Nov. 18 in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall. The play features a book by James Lapine and music and...