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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. ...
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. ...
Twenty sophomores named University Scholars
LAWRENCE — Twenty University of Kansas sophomores have been named to the 32nd class of the University Scholars Program. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Second Edwards vice chancellor candidate to visit KU
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
First Edwards vice chancellor candidate to visit KU
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
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:...
Chancellor comments on governor's budget
University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little’s comments on the governor’s budget:...
University mourns death of student Brian Carman
Becoming the Dream celebration to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will honor and celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a celebration Monday, Jan. 21. ...
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,...
Research links family's role in reducing childhood obesity
LAWRENCE — Despite recent data showing that childhood obesity in the U.S. has begun to drop, overweight and obese kids and teens remain a personal and public health hazard. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 17 percent of children and adolescents ages 2-19 are obese — that’s...
Audio-Reader receives $10,000 grant from Rice Foundation
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Audio-Reader Network, a reading and information service for the blind and print-disabled, has received a $10,000 grant from the Ethel and Raymond F. Rice Foundation. The grant will help fund Braille program guides, closed circuit radios and outreach expenses for the organization. ...