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KU researchers highlight how $80.6 billion in federal spending supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities nationwide
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Business ethics expert, philosophy professor to deliver 2012 Sutton Ethics Lecture
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Law professor named adviser for American Law Institute election project
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Google providing new Android tablets to next EECS class
This fall incoming freshmen in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) will receive brand-new Android tablets to launch their engineering studies through a $50,000 donation from Google. ...
Graduate students win awards for research presentations at Capitol
Four projects by graduate students from the University of Kansas and KU Medical Center each received $500 awards at the ninth annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit, which was Feb. 16 in Topeka. ...
KU recognized with STARS Bronze rating for sustainability achievements
The University of Kansas has received a STARS Bronze Rating in recognition of sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. This is KU’s first year...
KU program puts technology, expert training, new teaching in classrooms
It’s becoming more common with every semester for a school to hand out new electronics such as iPads or laptop computers to give students a new tool in their educational kit. For years now, a University of Kansas program has been going several steps beyond, knowing it’s not enough to...
Media advisory: Islamic law expert can discuss Afghan Quran burning protests
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Research links uplifting continents to crashes in biodiversity on Earth
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Lecture with KU researcher to offer strategies to alleviate depression
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KU accepting nominations for 2013 honorary degrees
The University of Kansas is now accepting nominations for honorary degrees to be awarded in May 2013. ...
Study shows inmate re-entry programs not evaluated optimally
A recent study shows a government-funded program designed to help prisoners re-enter society and avoid returning to prison did not produce better results for those in the program when compared to those not taking part in the program. But a University of Kansas professor argues that it is not accurate...
KU researcher's East St. Louis study forecasts change in America's suburbs
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Annual KU Engineering Expo to focus on fun
A University of Kansas School of Engineering tradition more than 100 years strong returns this month with a couple of new features. Engineering Expo is set for 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, and 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. The theme this year is “Engineering: At the Top...
More Kansas City-area students eligible for discounted KU tuition
More Missouri residents will be eligible for discounted tuition at the University of Kansas Edwards Campus thanks to action by the Kansas Board of Regents. ...
Legal Services for Students offers free tax help for KU students
University of Kansas Legal Services for Students is offering free tax workshops for all KU students. The workshops are held on the KU campus, and separate sessions are available for U.S. residents and international students filing as nonresidents. ...
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences bestows highest honor on alumni
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KU professors' book examines fight for African-American secondary schooling
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Rock Chalk Revue nearing $1M mark in United Way donations
This year organizers of Rock Chalk Revue, the compilation of five 20-minute student variety shows, anticipate reaching a $1 million fundraising milestone for the United Way of Douglas County since 1983. ...
Professor finds team unity can detract from students' social networks
It has long been assumed that a university’s athletic teams help bring students together, form new bonds and make them feel a part of the community. A new study by a University of Kansas professor shows, however, that students’ team identity can actually detract from the quality of their social...
Navy admiral honored as distinguished MBA alumnus
dean of the University of Kansas School of Business, and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mark Heinrich. ...
Harvard law professor to deliver human rights lecture Feb. 16
Steiner, a well-known champion of human rights at Harvard Law School, will deliver the fifth annual International Law Students Association Human Rights Lecture, “Muslims in Europe: Multiculturalism, Cultural Clash, Human Rights,” on Thursday, Feb. 16 at the University of Kansas School of Law. ...
Joint discussion to focus on role of athletics at the university level
The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications and Ecumenical Campus Ministries will host their second discussion, titled “The Media and Big-Time College Athletics: The View from the Sports Desk,” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Big 12 Room of the Kansas Union. The discussion will...
Chancellor: KU appreciates continued federal support for university research
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Hutchinson News, Arkansas City Traveler win Marvin News Enterprise Awards
Hutchinson News and The Arkansas City Traveler are the winners of the 2011 Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award. ...
Omega-3 fatty acid on trial: Study to evaluate long-term effects on intelligence, behavior
University of Kansas researchers John Colombo and Susan Carlson have been awarded $2.5 million for the next five years of a 10-year, double-blind randomized controlled trial to determine whether prenatal nutritional supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acid DHA benefits children’s intelligence and school readiness. ...
State Department brings Middle Eastern women to KU for leadership training
The Arab Spring has opened up a plethora of opportunities for change in the Middle East and North Africa. The U.S. State Department awarded a grant to the University of Kansas for a Women’s Leadership Institute that is giving 18 young women from Egypt, Yemen and Bahrain training and experience...
KU announces fall 2011 candidates for degrees
The names of more than 1,600 candidates for degrees for the fall 2011 semester at the University of Kansas have been announced by the Office of the University Registrar. ...