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KU launches new Bachelor of Science in Nutrition to meet growing demand for food and health expertise
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College recognizes outstanding graduate students with annual awards
LAWRENCE — The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recently presented awards to graduate students for accomplishments in research and academics. This year’s recipients represent a broad span of fields in the College: psychology, theatre, physics and astronomy, and speech-language-hearing. ...
Student orientation sessions begin June 10
LAWRENCE — New students will start their experience at the University of Kansas when orientation begins Monday, June 10. ...
Engineering department selects new chair
LAWRENCE — A man with nearly 40 years of research and teaching experience at the University of Kansas School of Engineering will soon assume a new role. ...
Audio-Reader accepting donations for annual music benefit sale
LAWRENCE — Anyone with vinyl records, CDs, gently used audio equipment or musical instruments gathering dust in their homes is encouraged to consider donating them to the University of Kansas Audio-Reader Network, a local nonprofit that serves the blind, visually impaired and print-disabled. ...
KU ROTC commissions new officers
LAWRENCE – Thirty-five new graduates of the University of Kansas were honored as newly commissioned officers in the armed forces during ceremonies May 20. An additional two graduates of other universities were honored as well. ...
College honors faculty members for advising and mentorship
LAWRENCE — The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas recognized six faculty members for outstanding student advising. All winners were nominated by the students they have served in mentoring or advising relationships, demonstrating the impact they have in shaping the entire experience of their students. ...
Journalism school announces winner of inaugural mentoring award
LAWRENCE — The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications has honored Professor Susanne Shaw with the inaugural Dr. Tim Bengtson Journalism Faculty Mentor Award. The award was established by journalism school alumnus Mark Mears and his wife, Stacy, to honor University of Kansas Associate Professor Timothy Bengtson. ...
School of Business names architect for new building
LAWRENCE — A committee has selected the architecture team for the new School of Business building at the University of Kansas. ...
Open house planned June 8 for Studio 804-built research and development center
LAWRENCE — The public is invited to tour the new Hill Engineering Research and Development Center, located on the University of Kansas west campus. The building will be open between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, June 8. ...
KU Alumni Association announces 2013 Homecoming details
LAWRENCE — “Jayhawks Around the World” is the theme for the 2013 University of Kansas Homecoming celebration, which will begin Sunday, Sept. 29, and feature daily activities leading up to the KU-Texas Tech football game Saturday, Oct. 5, in Memorial Stadium. ...
KU to welcome top rhetorical scholars for conference
LAWRENCE — The fifth biennial Rhetoric Society of America’s Summer Institute will take place on the Lawrence campus of the University of Kansas from Monday, June 3, through Sunday, June 9. The conference will host 420 scholars of rhetoric. ...
KU Law team places 15th in international moot court competition
LAWRENCE — A team of third-year students once again proved the University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court mettle on the highest stage, placing 15th in the world at the WTO International Moot Court Competition. ...
Eudora school, journalism professor win service learning awards
LAWRENCE — The Center for Civic and Social Responsibility at the University of Kansas, formerly the Center for Service Learning, has announced the 2013 Excellence in Service Learning Awards to honor service learning achievements in curricular best practices, community impact and student development. ...
Wichita senior wins Whitcomb essay prize
LAWRENCE — A senior’s essay on the disconnect between our way of eating and our way of life was chosen as the winner of the Philip W. Whitcomb Memorial Essay Prize at the University of Kansas. ...
25 instructors selected for summer institute on African-American poetry
LAWRENCE — Twenty-five college and university teachers nationwide have been selected to attend a federally funded three-week institute at the University of Kansas focused on African-American poetry. ...
New Discovery Lab lets middle, high school students explore engineering
LAWRENCE — A new lab that uses interactive, hands-on displays to showcase how engineers make the world a better place is now open at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...
Architecture professor receives city of Krakow Laurel Award
LAWRENCE — Wojciech Lesnikowski, University of Kansas professor in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, received the Krakow Laurel Award from the mayor of Krakow, Poland, earlier this month. Representatives of the city’s science, art and business communities select the recipients. It was given in the City Council’s debating...
Author of 'The Chaperone' receives Tony Arnold research award
LAWRENCE — A best-selling author on the faculty of the Department of English at the University of Kansas has received an award to support research for her next novel. ...
KU announces 2013-14 sabbaticals for Lawrence campus
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced approved sabbaticals for the 2013-2014 academic year. The list is as follows:...
Hall Center announces Humanities Lecture Series for 2013-14
LAWRENCE — The Hall Center for the Humanities has announced the speakers for its 2013-2014 Humanities Lecture Series. The series will include Arsalan Iftikhar, Jill Lepore, Junot Díaz, Anne Hedeman, Peter Brown and Jeffrey Toobin. ...
Golf Classic raises more than $18,000 for Audio-Reader
LAWRENCE — Winning teams have been announced for the fourth annual Golf Classic, which raised more than $18,000 for the Kansas Audio-Reader Network. ...
Hall Center names Henry Fortunato the Simons Public Humanities Fellow
LAWRENCE — Henry Fortunato, director of public affairs at the Kansas City Public Library and director emeritus of the KU History Project, will be the Simons Public Humanities Fellow for 2013-2014 at the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas. He will be in residence at the...
College rewards undergraduates for academic excellence
LAWRENCE — The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences selected 12 recipients for its annual undergraduate student awards in recognition of academic achievement. ...
KU to host international conference on environmental humanities
LAWRENCE – More than 700 scholars from all over the world interested in the intersections of environmental studies and the humanities will come to the University of Kansas from Tuesday, May 28, through Saturday, June 1, for the 10th biennial conference of the Association for the Study of Literature and...
Law school honors top graduates for scholarship, leadership, service
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Law honored more than 170 graduates at a hooding ceremony Saturday, May 18. During the ceremony, eight students received awards for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community. ...
Cultural outsiders can influence public discourse, too, KU scholar says
LAWRENCE — Citizen bricoleurs: They’re the unsung heroes who spearhead efforts such as the Occupy protests and the food reform movement. ...
Public invited to Science Saturday: Wild Gardens
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Natural History Museum will encourage children and families to get into gardening at Science Saturday: Wild Gardens, which will be 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 25. ...
Public tour planned at KU medicinal garden June 2
LAWRENCE — The public is invited to the annual summer tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2. ...
KU researcher pursuing new treatments for Tourette syndrome
LAWRENCE — Chances are, you know or have seen someone affected by Tourette syndrome (TS), a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary tics like blinking, head-jerking or uncontrolled vocalizations. Depending on the severity of the tics, they can range from a mild annoyance to a dramatic impact on a person’s ability...
Research center recognized by pharmaceutical leader Eli Lilly
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas research center has been recognized among the world’s elite drug discovery contributors by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. ...