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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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KU researcher and student train Peruvian medical professionals in caring for people with spinal cord injury
University of Kansas researcher Glen W. White and University Honors Program student Sam Ho visited Lima, Perú, in March to teach medical rehabilitation professionals how to better care for patients with spinal cord injury. ...
IBM, KU to empower researchers with world-class supercomputing
The University of Kansas will partner with Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM Corp. to help advance supercomputing at KU, the school announced today. ...
New program teaches youngsters nitty-gritty of nanoscale, energy
Sometimes things are so small, they’re quite hard to envision — especially for kids. For instance, nanotechnology deals with objects sized between one and one thousand billionths of a meter. ...
Former State Sen. David Wysong named Advancement Board chair
left are Mary Birch, former Sen. David Wysong and Cheryl Jernigan. ...
Three Jayhawks win American Association of University Women fellowships
A University of Kansas postdoctoral researcher, an assistant professor and a graduate student have each been awarded a fellowship by the American Association of University Women. ...
Snyder Book Collecting Contest winners honored
href="http://www.libraries.ku.edu">KU LibrariesLAWRENCE — The winners of the 56th Snyder Book Collecting Contest at the University of Kansas were honored at a reception April 19. Dean Lorraine J. Haricombe presented the awards to the students, and James Gunn, KU English professor emeritus and noted science fiction author, delivered a keynote address. ...
Guest lecturer to discuss impact of Langston Hughes in China
An author and professor from China best known for his research on English poetry, African-American literature and literary translation has been invited by the University of Kansas for a lecture about Langston Hughes. ...
KU School of Business, Deloitte Foundation to host audit symposium
The University of Kansas School of Business will partner with the Deloitte Foundation to host the 21st biennial Auditing Symposium from April 26 to April 28 at the Oread. ...
Journalism school hosting D.C. event on covering, coping with PTSD
the military goes to war, journalists follow. While the two groups have different roles to play, they do share common ground: Their experiences in combat zones can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. ...
Corporate political donations do not boost stock performance, KU professor says
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Forty-five students named to KU chapter of Mortar Board
Forty-five University of Kansas students have been initiated into Mortar Board, a senior honor society. ...
Study: Military providing example of becoming sustainable without politics
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KU to test public address system, external speaker array
The University of Kansas will broadcast a test of the emergency public address system, including a demonstration of an external speaker array, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24. ...
Hall Family Foundation makes $790K gift for KU's Hall Center for the Humanities
A $790,000 gift from the Hall Family Foundation will provide $430,000 for renovations to the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas and $360,000 toward meeting a National Endowment for the Humanities matching challenge grant. ...
SpaceUp Kansas Set for April 29
Two University of Kansas student organizations are helping craft a new style of conference that will delve into a variety of space exploration topics. ...
Scientist in early-stage drug discovery to receive KU Research Achievement Award
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KU to honor outstanding graduate students April 24
More than 25 outstanding graduate students at the University of Kansas will be recognized at the annual Graduate Student Awards Ceremony, at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Awards will be presented by Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter and Dean of Graduate Studies Thomas...
Researchers find time in wild boosts creativity, insight and problem solving
There’s new evidence that our minds thrive away from it all. ...
History of Black Writing Project helps recover poetry of expatriate Allen Polite
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Panel discussion on higher education to honor alumnus' civic contributions
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KU professor: Latino immigration stories shape U.S. imagination in Gatekeeper era
English professor and department chairman, meets with a group of undergraduate honors students. Photo by David McKinney...
KU ranked among nation's most environmentally responsible schools
The University of Kansas is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible universities, according to The Princeton Review. ...
KU center releases new instructional tools for use in Kansas schools
href="http://www.cete.us">Center for Educational Testing and EvaluationLAWRENCE — The Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation at the University of Kansas has released new formative assessment tools, marking the first time the center has released formative assessment tools that target the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts. This continues the center’s...
KU football legend to chair Audio-Reader's third annual Golf Classic
Legendary University of Kansas and professional football player John Hadl will show his support for KU Audio-Reader by participating in the third annual Audio-Reader Golf Classic. ...