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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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School of Pharmacy names new associate dean for academic affairs
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$1 million gift establishes physiology chair at KU Medical Center
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KU professor honored for work with wastewater treatment that yields alternative fuel source
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New supplier contracts estimated to save over $800,000 per year for KU
New contracts negotiated as part of the Changing for Excellence initiative at the University of Kansas will lower costs by as much as $875,000 per year. Four new agreements have recently gone into effect, two of which also include one-time financial incentives totaling $2.7 million for the university. ...
Chemistry professor awarded NSF CAREER award to fund protein research
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Students receive more than $29,000 from College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas honored outstanding students this spring with more than $29,000 in awards and scholarships. The 18 undergraduate and graduate students received amounts ranging from $500 to $2,760. ...
Young musicians around the world to gather at KU for study, performances
href="http://www.iiym.com/IIYM/Home.html">International Institute for Young MusiciansSchool of MusicLAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Music will host the International Institute for Young Musicians Summer Music Academy for another year of student music study and competition. This year's event will be July 8-27. ...
Researcher aims to shed light on epileptic seizures and oxidative stress in the brain
More than 3 million Americans live with epilepsy, the chronic neurological disorder that brings on recurrent seizures. One of the most overlooked but damaging aspects of epileptic seizures is oxidative stress to cells in the brain. ...
New KU admission standards approved
New admission standards for the University of Kansas designed to encourage student achievement and increase the number of students who graduate from the university were approved by the Kansas Board of Regents today. ...
New KU center to focus on health disparities in underserved populations
href="http://www.journalism.ku.edu">School of JournalismLAWRENCE — The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas has announced the inauguration of the Center for Excellence in Health Communication to Underserved Populations. The center, based in Stauffer-Flint Hall, will serve as a comprehensive center addressing communication about health...
KU professor's study calls for establishing savings accounts for all kids
Children who own a savings account early in life are much more likely to have greater financial assets and positive financial habits when they grow older than those who don't. A University of Kansas professor has authored an article urging policy makers to establish early life accounts for all American...
Media advisory: KU expert available to discuss White House proposal to block deportation of younger immigrants
A Latino literature expert at the University of Kansas is available to respond to today's news that the Obama administration will block deportations of some young immigrants. ...
Audio-Reader accepting donations of records, CDs, equipment for annual sale
The University of Kansas Audio-Reader Network, a reading and information service for the blind and print-disabled, is accepting donations of gently used vinyl records, CDs, audio equipment, musical instruments and DVDs for For Your Ears Only, their annual sale of all things audio. ...
Music students to return to sister city Eutin for summer music exchange
A group of University of Kansas School of Music students will return to Lawrence's sister city, Eutin, Germany, to continue the successful music exchange developed between the two cities. ...
Kansas Geological Survey honors outstanding students
of Wayne, N.J., who graduated in May with a doctorate in geology, was presented the Lee C. and Darcy Gerhard Field Research Student Award. A member of the KGS Stratigraphic Research section, Platt was recognized for his work with trace fossils in the Ogallala Formation, specifically around Scott State Lake...
Public tour planned at KU medicinal garden Saturday
are Kim Scherman, Eudora, KU senior in English and journalism and mass communications; Katie Fankhauser, Topeka, KU junior in environmental studies; and Allyson Prue, Lawrence, a Haskell Indian Nations University junior in environmental science, work at KU Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden. ...
KU research on distracted driving, wireless automobile devices to be featured at tech conference
University of Kansas research on distracted driving and wireless automobile technology will get top billing at a major mobile technology convention this week. ...
KU author pens book on school program with 'Unmistakable Impact'
A University of Kansas-developed program that matches teachers with coaches to improve education is making an "unmistakable impact," as is the new book that makes instructional coaching available to entire schools. ...
Research discovery: Near-complete set of templates for protein complexes exists today
Visualize trying to finish a jigsaw puzzle where each individual piece keeps changing shape. If that sounds like an impossible task, imagine the vexing job scientists have faced in computer modeling of interactions between tens of thousands of proteins that are fundamental to biology. ...
Estate gift establishes scholarship for KU students studying in Germany
A $1.7 million estate gift from two late Topeka psychiatrists has established a study abroad scholarship for University of Kansas students to study in Germany. The Drs. Dean T. and Elisabeth Collins Scholarship will annually provide full support for KU students to study longer-term — a semester or a year...
Media advisory: KU Libraries collection includes many rare Ray Bradbury works, interviews
University of Kansas Libraries holds a large amount of items both by and about world-renowned science fiction author Ray Bradbury, who died June 6 at the age of 91. Library staff and faculty members are available to speak with media working on feature retrospective stories about Bradbury's work and legacy. ...
Kansas high school students begin Journey to J.D. at KU law school camp
Sixteen high school students from across the state of Kansas are getting a taste of law school and careers in the legal profession this week during the third annual Journey to J.D. at the University of Kansas School of Law. ...
Recent MPA graduate selected as 2012 Presidential Management Fellow
A graduate student who earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Kansas this May has been named a 2012 Presidential Management Fellow. Fewer than 1 percent of applicants are selected to take part in this prestigious program that matches outstanding graduate students with federal leadership opportunities and...
Summer school for teachers includes course on app creation
A small group of high school educators from northeast Kansas will be at the University of Kansas School of Engineering in June for a hands-on introduction to the world of cutting-edge app development and programming for Android tablets. ...
MEDIA ADVISORY: KU faculty available to comment on Ray Bradbury's career
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