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From abandoned coal mines to war zones, Kansas Geological Survey technology reveals underground threats
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Concrete skills earn national recognition for KU engineering students
LAWRENCE — A team of architectural engineering students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering received high honors for accomplishments in a national prestressed concrete beam design competition. ...
KU Libraries, IT land grant to improve region's research data storage
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries and Information Technology, in partnership with the Greater Western Library Alliance and the Great Plains Network, have been awarded a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Studies to explore and plan a shared regional approach to help researchers manage data collected during...
Professors interview hoarding teams, propose ethical framework for intervention
LAWRENCE — The TV shows make it look dramatic. A hoarder, someone who has accumulated so many piles of junk and possessions he can barely move in his own home, is nearly buried alive. But the problem is no scripted drama. Real people across the country hoard to the extent...
Media advisory: KU to announce eight-figure transformational gift for the School of Business
WHAT: University and School of Business leaders, KU Endowment and a donor will join in a celebration to announce a historic gift for the KU School of Business. ...
KU Osher Institute, Ottawa University announce partnership
LAWRENCE — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas and Ottawa University in Ottawa have announced an agreement to offer Osher Lifelong Learning courses on the Ottawa campus this fall. ...
Chemistry faculty member receives $1.38 million NIH grant for HIV vaccine research
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Applications to KU law school jump 19 percent
LAWRENCE – Bucking national trends, the University of Kansas School of Law saw a 19 percent increase in applicants for the entering class of 2012 and enrolled a class whose academic credentials held steady despite a challenging legal market. ...
NPR best-selling author Sarah Vowell to speak in Humanities Lecture Series
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Dole Institute Archive announces 2012 research fellow
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute Archive and Special Collections at the University of Kansas will host its 2012 Research Fellow, Prakash Kumar, from today until Oct. 4. Kumar is researching the science of genetically modified crops, globalization and civil society resistance in India. ...
Study: Welfare system works against some reaching educational goals
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Project on the History of Black Writing receives grant for poetry institute
Maryemma Graham...
KU's freshman class grows while setting academic, diversity records
LAWRENCE – The incoming freshmen at the University of Kansas have the highest collective ACT score in the school's history, are the most diverse in the school's history and reverse a decline in freshman enrollment dating back to 2009. ...
Grant will help professor develop battery to aid home energy use
Trung Van Nguyen...
Research yields promising breakthrough in solar cells based on nanocarbon
Shenqiang Ren...
Prominent African-American studies researcher to give annual Tuttle lecture
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Particle astrophysics research by KU faculty member supported by Keck Foundation Grant
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KU professor writes book about balancing professorship, motherhood
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Local government management topic of presentation on Edwards campus
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Renowned Princeton chemist to deliver 2012 Smissman Lectures
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Go-Kart giveaway to build awareness for hybrid technologies
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Engineering is offering an opportunity for one Kansas high school to get an exhilarating, hands-on learning experience. ...