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Good Neighbor program volunteers to inform students
LAWRENCE — A group of University of Kansas students will hit the pavement Friday to educate their classmates on how to be good citizens of Lawrence. ...
Media advisory: Professor can comment on Obama tour to promote college affordability
LAWRENCE — William Elliott III, associate professor of social welfare at the University of Kansas and nationally regarded expert on educational outcomes associated with different financial aid approaches, is available to speak with media about college affordability as it relates to President Barack Obama's bus tour to discuss making higher education more...
KU’s Formula car team racing in first European competition
LAWRENCE — Jayhawk Motorsports is gearing up to go global. ...
Honors students to participate in annual walk up the Hill
Mathematics professor named fellow of IFAC
LAWRENCE — Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics and courtesy professor of electrical engineering and computer science, has been elected a Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control. The IFAC Fellow award is given to persons who have made outstanding and extraordinary contributions in the field of interest of IFAC. ...
Professor examining potential laws to regulate de-extinction
LAWRENCE — Science has a way of catching up with fantasy. While movies like “Jurassic Park” brought dinosaurs back to life, few imagined that the day might come when extinct creatures could be revived. But the possibility of such revival is not only real, it’s getting closer all the time. ...
Visiting researcher to present 'The Cancer Epigenome'
LAWRENCE – The University Of Kansas Department Of Molecular Biosciences welcomes Dr. Peter A. Jones to present “The Cancer Epigenome” at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, in the Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union. ...
KPR wins 15th Station of the Year award
LAWRENCE — KPR’s trophy case is getting awfully crowded. ...
Annual teaching awards, grants to be presented at Teaching Summit
LAWRENCE — Two prestigious teaching awards and three grants for the development of teaching initiatives will be presented during the annual KU Teaching Summit, co-hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence, the Office of the Provost and the University of Kansas Medical Center. ...
Provost announces 2013-2014 Staff Fellows
'Bleeding Kansas, Bleeding Missouri' examines retaliatory effects of Border War
LAWRENCE — History books are filled with the gruesome and grandiose details of epic Civil War battles such as Gettysburg, Antietam and Chancellorsville. ...
Media expert available to discuss Al Jazeera America
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas Professor of Journalism Emeritus Malcolm Gibson is available to speak about the launch of Al Jazeera America. The Qatar-based news organization bought Current TV and re-launched the network as its American affiliate today. ...
Faculty, staff invited to A Taste of KU Dining
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas faculty and staff are invited to attend a free KU Faculty and Staff Appreciation Event, A Taste of KU Dining. The event will be from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, in The Underground, Wescoe Hall. ...
KU breakthrough has implications for climate change, oil
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas geologists have synthesized the mineral dolomite at a low temperature without the aid of microorganisms — a feat that scientists have been trying to accomplish for almost a century. ...
$1.7M granted for unique communication measure of people with severe disabilities
LAWRENCE — A team of researchers led by University of Kansas scientists Nancy Brady and Kandace Fleming, collaborating with Connie Kasari of the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Training, has been funded to continue the development of the Communications Complexity Scale (CCS). The CCS is a unique measure for...
University mourns death of employee Tim Thomasson
Researchers developing model anti-bullying policy for Kansas schools
LAWRENCE — Although Kansas law requires schools to have an anti-bullying policy, schools may struggle to translate this legal obligation into effective policies and practices to prevent and intervene with this pervasive problem. A team of University of Kansas researchers has been awarded a contract to develop a model anti-bullying policy that...
Drivers reminded of move-in traffic Aug. 23 around Daisy Hill
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas employees and the Lawrence community should anticipate heavy traffic around 15th and Iowa streets Friday, Aug. 23, for the primary move-in day for student housing residents. Traffic around Daisy Hill is expected to be heaviest from about 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The most congested...
Studio 804's Galileo's Pavilion earns LEED Platinum rating
LAWRENCE — The U.S. Green Building Council announced earlier this month that Galileo’s Pavilion, a sustainable classroom building designed and built by the Department of Architecture’s Studio 804, has earned an LEED Platinum designation. ...
KU Theatre announces fall auditions
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas University Theatre opens its doors to new talent this month to kick off the 2013-2014 season. Auditions for fall productions will take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, and Tuesday, Aug. 27, in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall. ...
Discussion groups, visit by Timothy Egan highlights of fall KU Common Book activities
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas students, faculty, staff and community members will develop a greater understanding of the Dust Bowl, its effects on the region and its continued relevance in the 21st century through several opportunities connected to the 2013-14 KU Common Book, “The Worst Hard Time.” The Common Book...
2013 Homecoming Parade moves to downtown Lawrence
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Homecoming Parade will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, on Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence. Colorful floats depicting this year’s theme, “Jayhawks Around the World,” will travel north down Massachusetts, along with the Spirit Squad and the Marching Jayhawks. ...
Researcher says newer teachers most likely to be engaged at work
LAWRENCE – Conventional wisdom says experienced teachers are often the best teachers, right? ...
Research boosts understanding of nano-carbon in photodetectors
LAWRENCE — As modern electronic devices get ever smaller, the age of silicon transistors is going by the wayside. Tomorrow’s electronics — such as photovoltaic panels, transparent conductors, capacitors, transistors and photodetectors — are likely to be based in state-of-the-art nano-carbon materials, such as single walled carbon nanotubes, fullerene and graphene derivatives. ...
School of Business alumnus, Harvard professor returns to KU for 2013 Chandler Lecture
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business Anderson W. Chandler Lecture Series welcomes Robert Steven Kaplan to present “What You’re Really Meant to Do,” a talk on leadership and professional development. The lecture is 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, at the Lied Center of Kansas. ...
Education researchers select five states for national schoolwide reform initiative
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers have selected five states to implement a five-year, $24.5 million K-eighth grade national education initiative called SWIFT (School-wide Integrated Framework for Transformation) Center funded by U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs in October 2012. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Center announces May graduates
YODER – Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter congratulated 52 new law enforcement officers during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) Friday, May 24. ...
DHA-enriched formula in infancy linked to positive cognitive outcomes in childhood
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas scientists have found that infants who were fed formula enriched with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) from birth to 12 months scored significantly better than a control group on several measures of intelligence conducted between the ages of 3 to 6 years. ...
Study finds prenatal anti-HIV meds not linked to children’s language delays
LAWRENCE — Children who were exposed to HIV in the womb whose mothers received anti-HIV medications during pregnancy were no more likely to show language delays by age 2 than HIV-exposed children whose mothers were not treated during pregnancy, according to a study by University of Kansas Distinguished Professor Mabel...