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Olathe student wins prestigious electrical engineering scholarship
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas sophomore Brett Siegrist has been awarded a prestigious Power and Energy Systems (PES) Scholarship from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The multiyear awards are aimed at attracting talented engineers interested in advancing alternative energies, developing smart grid technology and transforming energy generation...
Robinson Center to host Feel Good Fitness open house for faculty, staff Nov. 20
LAWRENCE — Robinson Center and students in the Psychological Aspects of Exercise are offering a Feel Good Fitness Day for University of Kansas faculty and staff that will feature information on the KU Staff and Faculty Exercise Program and a wealth of resources. The open house will take place from 11 a.m. ...
Students named Global Scholars
LAWRENCE — Fourteen sophomores at the University of Kansas have been competitively selected as Global Scholars. This program, coordinated by Dena Register, director of faculty programs for International Programs, recognizes and encourages undergraduate students who have an interest in global studies and a strong academic record. ...
Honors Program nominates two students for Churchill Scholarship
LAWRENCE — A committee coordinated by the University of Kansas Honors Program has selected two outstanding senior students to compete for the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, which provides one year of study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. ...
Historians to reflect on 50th anniversary of JFK assassination
LAWRENCE — On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Department of History at the University of Kansas will host an event to reflect on the impact of the president’s death. ...
Professors analyze feedback on journalism accreditation process
LAWRENCE — In the rapidly changing profession of journalism, educators are tasked with giving students the technical knowledge they’ll need to succeed in their careers, balanced with a liberal arts education that fosters critical thinking. How exactly they get there is a difficult question to answer and the aim of...
Compound in plastics can worsen migraines
Researchers at the University of Kansas Medical Center have shown that a compound frequently found in plastics, Bisphenol A (BPA), can worsen migraine headache-related symptoms. The findings suggest that migraine sufferers might be able to reduce the frequency and severity of their headaches by changing their diets. ...
Popular Ukrainian writer to speak at KU
LAWRENCE — Celebrated Ukrainian writer Yuriy Vynnychuk, author of "The Tango of Death," will deliver the Ukrainian Studies Fall 2013 Palij Lecture for the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies (CREES) at the University of Kansas. ...
Edwards Campus adds educational technology degree
OVERLAND PARK — The University of Kansas is adding a master’s degree in educational technology at its Edwards Campus in Overland Park to serve the need of state and local businesses and industries to expand workforce online learning programs. ...
Finance professor to lead global conference on housing crisis
LAWRENCE — As the global economy moves past the Great Recession, scholars and policymakers are taking time to reflect on the housing crisis in hopes of avoiding another meltdown. ...
Internet research author to speak for Data & Democracy series
LAWRENCE — In conjunction with The Commons’ 2013-2014 programming theme Data & Democracy, Nicco Mele, author of “The End of Big: How the Internet Makes David the New Goliath” (St. Martin’s Press, 2013), will give presentations on Thursday, Nov. 21, and Friday, Nov. 22, at the University of Kansas. ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Díaz to speak at KU
LAWRENCE — Junot Díaz, author of the critically acclaimed novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" and short story collection "This Is How You Lose Her," will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in the Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. His lecture, "An Evening with Junot Díaz:...
Journalism senior wins $5,000 in national sportswriting competition
LAWRENCE — Michael Vernon, a University of Kansas journalism senior from Houston, has been named a winner of the prestigious 2013 Jim Murray Memorial Foundation scholarship, a national award for excellence in sports writing at the college level. ...
Shutz Award recipient to lecture on studio environment
LAWRENCE — Jeremy Shellhorn, University of Kansas associate professor of visual communications and recipient of this year’s Byron T. Shutz Award for Excellence in Teaching, will give a presentation next week on the unique educational opportunities that exist in a studio environment. ...
Audio-Reader honors longtime volunteers
LAWRENCE — Kansas Audio-Reader volunteers, staff and listeners gathered last month to celebrate 42 years of service. The Halloween-themed event took place at Maceli’s and drew nearly 200 people, some of whom came in costume. ...
Novelist Aminatta Forna to speak on writing through war, memory and identity
LAWRENCE — Novelist Aminatta Forna will discuss her newly released novel, "The Hired Man," at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Hall Center for the Humanities Conference Hall. The event is free and open to the public, and a reception and book signing will follow. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Center announces October graduates
YODER – Hutchinson Community College President Ed Berger congratulated 47 new law enforcement officers during their graduation from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Oct. 4. ...
Kansan.com wins six Online Pacemaker Awards in seven years (Opens in new window)
LAWRENCE — The University Daily Kansan’s online news site, Kansan.com, has once again been recognized as one of the best in the country. It recently received the 2013 Online Pacemaker Award, the Associated Collegiate Press’ highest honor, making this the sixth time the publication has won the award in seven...
Dance concerts will feature Israeli choreographer’s work
LAWRENCE — The University Dance Company fall concerts Nov. 21-22 will honor the legacy of a founding faculty member of the University of Kansas Department of Dance. ...
Film talks, speakers among International Education Week events
LAWRENCE — Offices across the University of Kansas have planned events in observance of International Education Week for the week of Nov. 11- 15. Initiated in 2000 by the U.S. departments of State and Education, International Education Week is dedicated to celebrating the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. ...
KU to host Engineers Without Borders regional conference
LAWRENCE — More than 150 engineering professionals and students are expected at the University of Kansas School of Engineering for the annual Engineers Without Borders Midwest Regional Conference, set for Friday, Nov. 8, to Sunday, Nov. 10, at Eaton Hall. ...
Marine Corps to celebrate 238th birthday at Dole Institute
LAWRENCE — A cake-cutting ceremony celebrating the 238th birthday of United States Marine Corps will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the Dole Institute of Politics. ...
Lecturer launches financial ethics training series
LAWRENCE — To some observers, “financial ethics” is a contradiction in terms. Or even worse, a myth. ...
KU welcomed into National Academy of Inventors
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has been named a member of the National Academy of Inventors, officials recently announced. ...
Study shows Great Recession hit young people especially hard, limiting ability to save for future
LAWRENCE — Many households lost money, savings and net wealth during the Great Recession, but the effects didn’t stop with households; balance sheets. The final effects of the recession are lingering for many young people as well. A professor at the University of Kansas has authored a study showing that young people...
Lawrence campus phone outage planned Nov. 9-10 (Opens in new window)
There will be a total Lawrence campus phone outage beginning Nov. 9 at 10 p.m. until Nov. 10 at 4 a.m. This outage only affects traditional and VoIP phone lines on the main Lawrence campus (KUMC, Parsons, Edwards, KLETC are not affected); no part of KU computer or wireless networks...
KU to host conference on interdisciplinary aging research
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas professor Dennis Domer is often cited among the leading historic preservationists in his field. ...
Jacobs leader to examine ethics with students
LAWRENCE — Ethics in engineering will be the focus of a November lecture presented at the University of Kansas School of Engineering by the leader of one of the world’s largest technical professional and construction services firms. ...
Journalist, historian to speak in part of multiyear event commemorating World War I
LAWRENCE — Sir Max Hastings, author of 12 books on military history, including "Inferno: The World at War 1939-45," will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Lied Center Pavilion on “Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War.” The event is free and open to the public. A reception...
Speaker series to link student debt, poor financial outcomes in later life
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare and Assets and Education Initiative will present "Rethinking the American Dream: Education, Student Debt and Asset Building" from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in Alderson Auditorium of the Kansas Union. The event is the second in a series on connections...