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KU announces August employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced employees of the month for August 2013:...
Guth placed on administrative leave
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little today issued the following statement regarding Associate Professor of Journalism David Guth:...
Freshmen get involved early through Engineers Without Borders
LAWRENCE — An effort to get freshman members more involved is paying dividends for one student organization at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...
Ten new Docking Young Faculty Scholars announced
LAWRENCE — In 1999, former Kansas First Lady Meredith Docking made a commitment of $1 million to establish the Docking Young Faculty Scholar Award. In 2013, ten exceptional faculty members at the University of Kansas have been honored as the latest recipients. ...
Campaign to kick off for new Marching Jayhawks uniforms
LAWRENCE - The visual and musical presence of the Marching Jayhawks on football game days is an undeniable aspect of the KU tradition. The Marching Jayhawks uniforms — a critical component of that great tradition — are nearing the end of their life cycle. ...
Educational resources developed to fight outbreak of mosquito-borne illness
LAWRENCE — Dengue fever, the mosquito-borne tropical infectious disease, was nearly wiped out before World War II. It has made a dramatic resurgence, infecting more than 50 million people annually, and Central American countries have been significantly affected. Researchers at the University of Kansas and University of Costa Rica have...
Donors score a victory for Jayhawk collection
LAWRENCE — Thanks to the generosity of James J. Ascher Sr. and his wife, Mary Ellen, of Overland Park, a 1,000-piece collection of Jayhawks now has a permanent home at the University of Kansas. They will be displayed at the Kansas Union. The Aschers made a financial gift to KU Endowment...
University of Kansas decries offensive comments
KU team to create sculpture for Fed Bank’s 100th anniversary
LAWRENCE — The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and the University of Kansas Department of Visual Art have begun work on producing a sculpture to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Reserve Bank, which was established in 1914. As part of this unique partnership, the sculpture’s production team includes students...
Dole Institute to host programming on national debt reduction
LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute at the University of Kansas will welcome former congressmen Jim Slattery (D-Kan.) and Tom Tauke (R-Iowa) for the 10th Anniversary Series event “Can We Fix the Deficit?” This bipartisan, two-part program will explore the nation’s budget issues. ...
Changes announced for KU Band Day
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Music will stage the 66th annual Band Day, which will take place Saturday, Sept. 21. Seventeen high school bands from Kansas and Missouri will participate in the event. ...
NSF grant to boost KU’s life sciences computing power
LAWRENCE — A three-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will provide a boost to computational life sciences research at the University of Kansas and KU Medical Center. The award — which comes with $200,000 from KU, bringing the total to $700,000 — provides funds to purchase computer hardware...
Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center to celebrate 10-year anniversary
LAWRENCE — The Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with an open house, which will take place 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25. ...
American studies celebrates 60 years at KU
LAWRENCE – Sixty years after Chancellor Deane Malott called for a new academic program to “cut across the existing departmental and group barriers,” the Department of American Studies celebrates its history at the University of Kansas. ...
Alumni Association to honor two recipients of Fred Ellsworth Medallion
LAWRENCE — The 2013 recipients of the Fred Ellsworth Medallion for extraordinary service to the University of Kansas are P.J. “Jim” Adam, Tucson, Ariz., and Robert Malott, Wilmette, Ill. The KU Alumni Association will honor them Friday, Sept. 20, during the fall meeting of the national Board of Directors. Since...
Researcher meets with U.S. Secretary of Education
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Associate Research Professor Amy McCart shared her vision of inclusive education and how it might impact national policy with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and his senior staff. She was one of only three education experts invited to Washington to discuss how the administration...
Next Red Hot Research session set for Sept. 20
LAWRENCE — As a part of continued efforts to bring together scholars from all disciplines, and in response to the call set forth by Bold Aspirations, The Commons continues the the 2013-1014 Research Sharing Sessions, a series designed specifically for research exchange. The format of these sessions is inspired by...
Expert on U.S.-Iranian relations to speak at KU
LAWRENCE — John Limbert, a former ambassador and diplomat in the Middle East, as well as a hostage in the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, will talk on U.S.-Iranian relations during a visit to the University of Kansas. ...
Student helps with Mars rover database
LAWRENCE — Massive amounts of data generated by the Mars rover Curiosity can pose a challenge for the NASA scientists and engineers tasked with the daily operations of the spacecraft. Each day Curiosity is on the Martian surface, the NASA team learns more about how the rover responds to commands...
Sister City administrators to visit KU
LAWRENCE — A group of senior administrators from Kanagawa University in Hiratsuka, Japan, including the president, will visit the University of Kansas on Tuesday, Sept. 17, and Wednesday, Sept. 18, to discuss the long–standing relationship between the two institutions. ...
Savings accounts for children linked with later financial success
LAWRENCE — A new series of reports based on research conducted at the University of Kansas shows that young people who have savings from an early age are more likely to maintain positive relationships with financial institutions, diversify their financial portfolios and accumulate more assets as they age. ...
Chancellor releases statement about animal abuse investigation
The incident was investigated by the Lawrence Police Department and Douglas County District Attorney's Office, Interfraternity Council and the national headquarters of the fraternity. Sanctions have been issued at every step. The university considers this matter concluded. ...
Architecture, design students make water videos in 'Blitz'
LAWRENCE — Over Labor Day weekend 38 students from the departments of Architecture and Design produced videos on the subject of water, part of an intensive design workshop. ...
Google’s Brian McClendon to serve as grand marshal for KU Homecoming parade
LAWRENCE — In keeping with the 2013 University of Kansas Homecoming theme, “Jayhawks Around the World,” KU graduate and Google Earth co-creator Brian McClendon will lead the Homecoming Parade as grand marshal. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, on Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence. ...
School of Music ushers in the new school year with the 14th annual Collage Concert
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Music ushers in the new school year with the 14th annual Collage Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at the Lied Center of Kansas. ...
New book touts benefits of modern classroom assessments
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas professor has written a book on how assessment takes place in the modern classroom. Modern assessment not only shows what students have learned; it helps increase their achievement. It also helps teachers gauge progress and share that information with parents, administrators and others. ...
Office of First-Year Experience to host First-Year Seminar proposal workshops
LAWRENCE — The Office of First-Year Experience will host two upcoming workshops on preparing a First-Year Seminar proposal. These workshops are for faculty interested in proposing a seminar for fall 2014. Workshops will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, International Room, Kansas Union, and 1...
Lecture series to focus on impact of human migration
LAWRENCE — The departments of anthropology and Latin American and Caribbean studies are launching a new lecture series on human migration. ...
New study abroad program will send students to Israel
LAWRENCE — For its inaugural study abroad trip to Israel, the University of Kansas School of Business is teaming up with the Middle East country’s oldest university, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. The two-week-long program, focused on entrepreneurship, innovation and technology, is open to undergraduate and graduate students from...
New book outlines five types of flirting styles
LAWRENCE — “I’m pretty sure he likes me. Why doesn’t he just ask me out?”...