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Mon, 01/28/2013

Final Edwards vice chancellor candidate to visit

Mon, 01/28/2013

KU School of Business maintains prestigious AACSB accreditation

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business has maintained both the business school and the accounting accreditations by AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Dean Neeli Bendapudi said the dual AACSB accreditation has been maintained following the recent five-year review, making KU one of...

Fri, 01/25/2013

Center for Undergraduate Research announces Faculty Fellow

LAWRENCE — The Center for Undergraduate Research has selected Professor Holly Storkel to serve as the initial Faculty Fellow starting this semester. This position will work with the Center staff to develop initiatives to support faculty involved with undergraduate research. ...

Fri, 01/25/2013

Center for Civic and Social Responsibility announces new Faculty Fellow

 

Thu, 01/24/2013

Architecture lecturer named HeathCare Design Magazine Educator of the Year

LAWRENCE — HealthCare Design magazine has named Frank Zilm, the University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design and Planning's Chester Dean Lecturer, as its Heathcare Design Educator of the Year. ...

Thu, 01/24/2013

LHS to receive KU-designed hybrid go-kart

LAWRENCE — A parallel hybrid go-kart, designed during the spring 2012 semester by the University of Kansas School of Engineering EcoHawks, will be given to a local high school Friday, Jan. 25, in an effort to showcase the possibilities that exist in engineering. ...

Thu, 01/24/2013

Twenty sophomores named University Scholars

LAWRENCE — Twenty University of Kansas sophomores have been named to the 32nd class of the University Scholars Program. ...

Thu, 01/24/2013

Geologic map for Hodgeman County now available

LAWRENCE — Limestone used for fence posts, sediment washed off the Rocky Mountains millions of year ago and hundreds of natural, intermittent playa lakes of uncertain origin are among the geologic attributes featured on a new full-color map of Hodgeman County in west-central Kansas. ...

Thu, 01/24/2013

Governor, KU to host Kansas Conference on Slavery and Human Trafficking

LAWRENCE – Gov. Sam Brownback and the University of Kansas will host the Kansas Conference on Slavery and Human Trafficking on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in the Kansas Union. ...

Thu, 01/24/2013

KU radar research provides significant input to climate study in Nature

LAWRENCE — A collection of breakthrough discoveries that provide new details on changes in the Earth’s climate from more than 100,000 years ago — made possible in part by a team of researchers from the University of Kansas — is featured in the most recent issue of one of the...

Wed, 01/23/2013

KU Educational Opportunity Programs resecure funding

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas’ Educational Opportunity Programs have secured more than $4 million in funding to ensure they can continue to help first-generation and low-income students not only reach college, but also be successful once they get there. ...

Wed, 01/23/2013

Researcher doubts significant changes ahead for filibuster reform

LAWRENCE — With the U.S. Senate still poised to take action on filibuster reform this week, some experts remain skeptical on whether politicians will strike a deal that includes significant changes. ...

Wed, 01/23/2013

National expert appointed co-director of Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation

LAWRENCE — A nationally recognized expert in K-12 assessment, accountability systems and performance standards joins the Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation at the University of Kansas as its co-director. Marianne Perie joins Neal Kingston, current director and faculty member in the KU School of Education. ...

Wed, 01/23/2013

Deadline nears to nominate Student Employee of the Year

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is still accepting nominations for the Student Employee of the Year Award for the 2012-13 academic year through the end of January. Departmental supervisors can submit their nominations online.  The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Jan. 31. Only one nomination per student will...

Tue, 01/22/2013

Scientist honored by Kansas Geological Society

LAWRENCE — Lynn Watney of the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, has been recognized for contributions to the geological sciences and Kansas by the state’s pre-eminent geological society. ...

Tue, 01/22/2013

Second Edwards vice chancellor candidate to visit KU

Tue, 01/22/2013

Researcher finds social media platform boosts student engagement on provocative topics

LAWRENCE — Teachers can attest that engaging students with classroom material can be challenging. A University of Kansas professor is leading a study showing that given an online platform in which they can discuss provocative topics like what justifies war, middle school students not only get engaged, they go beyond class...

Tue, 01/22/2013

Exhibition, panel to explore photographers' indie publishing movement

LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Department of Design, with support from the Hallmark Corporate Foundation, is exhibiting a curated selection of independently published photography books, journals and magazines from across the globe. This exhibition, titled "A Fair," provides an inside look at the impact of emerging methods of independent...

Fri, 01/18/2013

Composer to return for KU performances of 'Tartuffe'

LAWRENCE — Kirke Mechem’s three-act opera "Tartuffe," the first opera he composed, will come to life on the stage of Crafton-Preyer Theatre when KU Opera presents this modern work next week at the University of Kansas. ...

Fri, 01/18/2013

Studio 804 begins construction on new EcoHawks research and teaching facility

LAWRENCE — Early in January a group of University of Kansas architecture students started the foundations of a new research and teaching facility for EcoHawks, a KU School of Engineering student research program, on KU's West Campus. ...

Fri, 01/18/2013

First Edwards vice chancellor candidate to visit KU

Fri, 01/18/2013

KU announces Undergraduate Research Award winners

LAWRENCE — Fifty-eight University of Kansas students will work on research projects funded by the Undergraduate Research Award program this semester. ...

Fri, 01/18/2013

KU officials issue statements on death of Madison 'Al' Self

LAWRENCE — University of Kansas officials are mourning the death of alumnus Madison “Al” Self, of Hinsdale, Ill. He died Sunday, Jan. 13, in Hinsdale at the age of 91. A memorial service will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence. ...

Thu, 01/17/2013

KU introduces accelerated program to earn bachelor's and law degrees

LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas is offering a new program that will allow undergraduates the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree and a law degree in six years. ...

Thu, 01/17/2013

Trumpet ensemble to perform in 2013 Presidential Inauguration Parade

LAWRENCE — The KU Trumpet Ensemble will perform in the Presidential Inauguration Parade in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 21. The ensemble is the only group from Kansas invited to perform. ...

Thu, 01/17/2013

Study reflects children's opinions on race, presidential election

LAWRENCE — The significance of Barack Obama’s historic 2008 election as the first African-American president was widely analyzed, discussed and documented by pundits and everyday citizens alike. A University of Kansas researcher has authored an article documenting what Obama’s 2008 victory meant for the country’s youngest citizens, how aware they...

Thu, 01/17/2013

KU introduces accelerated program to earn bachelor's and law degrees

LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas is offering a new program that will allow undergraduates the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree and a law degree in six years. ...

Thu, 01/17/2013

KU Libraries joins major digital collection partnership

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries has become the newest member of HathiTrust, a partnership of major academic and research libraries collaborating in an extraordinary initiative to preserve and provide access to the published record in digital form. ...

Thu, 01/17/2013

University mourns death of student Raphael 'Rafe' Biltz

LAWRENCE – University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little released the following statement regarding the death of KU junior Raphael “Rafe” Biltz:...

Wed, 01/16/2013

KU alumnus makes $500,000 gift for debate team

LAWRENCE — David Pittaway is a sixth-generation Kansan whose ancestors moved to Kansas prior to the Civil War. He has lived out of state since graduating from the University of Kansas in 1972, yet still considers Kansas his home. To show his support for Kansas, KU and KU’s debate team,...

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