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New translation of Ovid’s ‘Heroides’ offers insight into ‘ancient fan fiction’
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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. ...
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. ...
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 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...
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
— A major contributor to two high-profile early-stage drug discovery programs at the University of Kansas is the 2012 recipient of KU’s Research Achievement Award. The award is the highest honor given annually to a full-time academic staff researcher working in a department or research center on KU’s Lawrence campus. ...
Researchers find time in wild boosts creativity, insight and problem solving
There’s new evidence that our minds thrive away from it all. ...
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. ...
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 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 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 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. ...
Three KU research projects to be featured at entrepreneurship symposium
University of Kansas researchers have earned three of 31 presentation slots at one of the nation’s most exclusive venture capital events. ...
Professor to receive Scripps award as national journalism teacher of the year
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KU Earth Day event to include rain barrel benefit auction
Our Community, Our Environment will feature a keynote presentation by Kelly Kindscher, University of Kansas professor and senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey, followed by environmental panel discussions on solid waste management, preservation, land use, environmental law and policy, and history of environmentalism, moderated by Environs coordinators. ...
KU researchers find further evidence of disturbed immune system in autism
of the 29 cytokine levels analyzed, the researchers found disturbed levels in five related to the T-helper cell immune system and three involved in hematopoiesis or the production of blood cells possibly affecting antibody production required for normal immune system activity. ...
Hall Center lecture on Mark Twain and politics slated in Wichita
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KU, Haskell students to present research projects 12th annual symposium
href="https://odst.ku.edu/">Office for Diversity in Science TrainingLAWRENCE — Research relating to cancer, genetics, medicinal plants and social relationships will be among student research presented at the 12th annual University of Kansas-Haskell Indian Nations University Undergraduate Research Symposium. ...
Engineering, business schools collaborate for Students in Free Enterprise
A group of University of Kansas School of Engineering and School of Business students has revived a campus organization that strives to give its members “a head for business and a heart for the world.” Twenty-two students from the two schools are involved in Students in Free Enterprise. The organization...