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Tue, 06/05/2012

College recognizes several faculty for outstanding advising

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Tue, 06/05/2012

Outstanding theatre students honored at banquet

Graduating doctoral students Chandra Owenby Hopkins and Boone J. Hopkins received the top awards given by the Department of Theatre during the annual Stage Supper, which was May 4 on the Crafton-Preyer Theatre Stage. ...

Tue, 06/05/2012

KU historian touts benefits of foods indigenous to Americas

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Mon, 06/04/2012

Project to digitize ancient fossils could clarify influence of climate change

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Mon, 06/04/2012

Spencer adds rich variety of rare European books from 16th through 19th centuries

A gift of 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th century rare books from Eliot S. Berkley to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas will offer scholars new insights into the period in such diverse topics as religion, philosophy, military and political history, geography, biography, social commentary and...

Fri, 06/01/2012

CLAS awards Tony Arnold award to chair of sociology

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Thu, 05/31/2012

Steeples Award honors three faculty members for their service to Kansans

William Johnson...

Wed, 05/30/2012

Peruvian mummy focuses attention on death, memory in the Amazon

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Wed, 05/30/2012

Twenty KU students chosen for University Scholars program

University of Kansas sophomores from a variety of disciplines were selected earlier this spring to become the next generation of University Scholars. ...

Tue, 05/29/2012

Education professors study how college leaders manage 'financial tsunami'

Karen Multon...

Tue, 05/29/2012

KU Libraries to host discussion on preserving family history

Before you toss that old family portrait or stack of letters, remember that it might be history. The University of Kansas Libraries will present "Preserving Family History," a discussion explaining the importance of family keepsakes and how to preserve them, on Saturday, June 2, in Watson Library. ...

Mon, 05/28/2012

KU mourns former communications director Lynn Bretz

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Fri, 05/25/2012

College names political science professor Budig Teaching Professor for 2012-2013

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Thu, 05/24/2012

Media advisory: KU researcher available to speak about European financial crisis

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Thu, 05/24/2012

KU math department announces award winners

The University of Kansas mathematics department recognized its undergraduate and graduate students and faculty for outstanding academic and teaching achievements at its 55th annual honors banquet April 24 at the KU Adams Alumni Center. ...

Thu, 05/24/2012

Law school honors top graduates for scholarship, leadership, service

Joel Griffiths...

Wed, 05/23/2012

Professor conducting study to determine whether supplements help muscles grow

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Wed, 05/23/2012

KU names acting director of CREES

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Tue, 05/22/2012

KU to conduct emergency management training exercise

The KU Public Safety Office will conduct an emergency management training exercise May 23 at Corbin Hall, 420 W. 11th St. The exercise will begin at 10 a.m. and run approximately four hours. ...

Tue, 05/22/2012

Yellow monkey flower could shed light on a few of evolution's deepest mysteries

Kelly's work involves the wildflower Mimulus guttatus (yellow monkeyflower). ...

Mon, 05/21/2012

Associate vice chancellor accepts visiting assignment with the National Science Foundation

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Mon, 05/21/2012

Midwest Energy Solutions moves into BTBC at KUMC

Kan. – The Bioscience & Technology Business Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center (BTBC at KUMC) has secured its fifth tenant. ...

Fri, 05/18/2012

KU climbs to No. 2 nationally in pharmacy research funding

For the second time in three years, the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is ranked No. 2 in the nation in National Institutes of Health funding. ...

Fri, 05/18/2012

Dole Institute Archives hosting exhibit of Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist

The Robert J. Dole Institute Archive and Special Collections at the University of Kansas will host the "Herblock" exhibition until Aug. 21, featuring political cartoons on the environment, education, civil rights, democracy and 13 U.S. presidents by four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Herbert Block. ...

Fri, 05/18/2012

Media advisory: KU researcher available to speak about Facebook initial public offering

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Thu, 05/17/2012

Five KU students win prestigious Fulbright awards

University of Kansas students have received prestigious Fulbright awards for research, study or teaching English as an assistant abroad for the 2012-13 academic year. ...

Thu, 05/17/2012

KU names new director of Undergraduate Advising Center

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Thu, 05/17/2012

KU researcher contributes to book on adult literacy

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Wed, 05/16/2012

KU proposes admission standards that encourage student achievement

At the request of the Kansas Board of Regents, the University of Kansas is proposing new admission standards designed to encourage student achievement and increase the number of students who go on to graduate from KU. ...

Wed, 05/16/2012

Three KU faculty members win Fulbright grants to teach, conduct research abroad

John Janzen...

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