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New translation of Ovid’s ‘Heroides’ offers insight into ‘ancient fan fiction’
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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. ...
Education professors study how college leaders manage 'financial tsunami'
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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. ...
College names political science professor Budig Teaching Professor for 2012-2013
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Law school honors top graduates for scholarship, leadership, service
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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. ...
Media advisory: KU researcher available to speak about European financial crisis
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Professor conducting study to determine whether supplements help muscles grow
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KU to conduct emergency management training exercise
href="https://kupolice.ku.edu/">KU Public Safety OfficeLAWRENCE — 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. ...
Yellow monkey flower could shed light on a few of evolution's deepest mysteries
Kelly's work involves the wildflower Mimulus guttatus (yellow monkeyflower). ...
Associate vice chancellor accepts visiting assignment with the National Science Foundation
— Joshua Rosenbloom, professor of economics at the University of Kansas and associate vice chancellor for research and graduate studies, is en route to Washington, D.C., this summer in a new role. In August, he begins a visiting stint as a program director with the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and...
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. ...
Media advisory: KU researcher available to speak about Facebook initial public offering
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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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Three KU faculty members win Fulbright grants to teach, conduct research abroad
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Gift commitment will create scholarship for KU's School of Social Welfare
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Two-thirds of KU undergraduates to see no tuition increase
The University of Kansas' Four-Year Tuition Compact will enable 65 percent of the school's undergraduates to have no tuition increase in the coming year, according to the 2012-13 tuition proposal submitted to the Kansas Board of Regents. ...
ROTC units commission 31 new officers
Twenty-seven graduates of the University of Kansas were honored as newly commissioned officers in the armed forces during ceremonies Monday. An additional four graduates of other universities were honored as well. ...
Today's fear and loathing of fat bodies rooted in ancient Western civilization
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KU electric vehicle earns top accolades at international student competition
The Jayhawk Motorsports team earned three top awards at the Formula Hybrid International competition, which wrapped up May 3 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. The KU Formula Hybrid team placed first in the Electric-only category – and was recognized by the Institute of Electrical and...
KU geography researcher receives NSF CAREER award for community adaptation research
A University of Kansas researcher has been awarded one of the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious honors. ...
KU announces more than 4,800 spring 2012 candidates for degrees
The names of more than 4,800 candidates for degrees at the University of Kansas this spring — representing 94 Kansas counties, 45 other states and 47 other countries — have been announced by the University Registrar. ...