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KU launches new Bachelor of Science in Nutrition to meet growing demand for food and health expertise
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CTE to offer teaching workshop for faculty, staff, GTAs
LAWRENCE — The Center for Teaching Excellence has organized a workshop with education expert Pat Hutchings, "Improving Student Learning: The Power (and Limits) of Evidence," which will be 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. April 18 in the Kansas Union's Alderson Auditorium. ...
Department of Architecture announces new leader
LAWRENCE — John Gaunt, dean of the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, has announced that Paola Sanguinetti, associate professor, will become the Department of Architecture’s new chair. ...
Media advisory: Researcher available to talk about career, legacy of Margaret Thatcher
LAWRENCE — Victor Bailey, Charles W. Battey Distinguished Professor of Modern British History and director of the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas, is available to discuss the death of Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher, Great Britain’s first, and thus far only, female prime minister, died Monday morning after...
Banquet to honor outstanding women at KU
LAWRENCE – The Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity at the University of Kansas will host its annual Women’s Recognition Banquet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in the Kansas Union ballroom. The induction of six new members of the KU Women’s Hall of Fame will highlight a...
Langston Hughes visiting professor to present lecture on civil rights movement
LAWRENCE — David G. Holmes, the spring 2013 Langston Hughes Visiting Professor, will present “Occupy This: Political Representation, Prophetic Voices, Popular Culture and the Contested Rhetorical Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement” at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union. The lecture is free...
University Dance Company brings performance and classes to Salina
LAWRENCE – Movement drives the University Dance Company of the University of Kansas. This month the company’s movement will take it all the way to Salina. ...
KU researcher to focus on the impact of film festivals
LAWRENCE -- For the casual moviegoer, attending a film festival is a chance to check out the latest indie flicks and perhaps catch a glimpse of a favorite actor or director. ...
Microsoft researcher to speak at next Idea Cafe
LAWRENCE — The Commons continues its programming for Data & Democracy with an Idea Café, led by Nancy Baym, principal researcher at Microsoft Research New England and former associate professor of communication studies at KU. ...
Engineering students prepare concrete canoe for regional contest
LAWRENCE — A new ingredient is proving to make it much smoother sailing this year for University of Kansas School Engineering students participating in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) concrete canoe competition. ...
Lied Center leader to retire
LAWRENCE – Tim Van Leer, executive director of the Lied Center of Kansas, today announced that he will retire at the end of 2013. ...
Annual crime figures reflect Public Safety Office's commitment to curb fake ID use
LAWRENCE – Increased efforts to curb use of fake IDs and a change in the way drunken-driving cases were counted led to a rise in offenses reported to the KU Public Safety Office, according to data released today.Public Safety handled 818 criminal offenses in 2012 and participated in a multiagency,...
KU steel bridge team prepares for engineering endeavor
LAWRENCE — A team of six University of Kansas School of Engineering students is putting the finishing touches on its entry for the 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) steel bridge competition, set for April 4-6 on the campus of Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Ill. ...
Researchers examine prevalence, challenges of cyberbullying
LAWRENCE — As long as there have been classrooms, there have been bullies, and teachers have been expected to recognize and stop such behavior. However, the role of teachers in preventing cyberbullying, a means of bullying through electronic devices, is a difficult question to address. In fact, a recent University...
Students selected to attend Clinton Global Initiative University
LAWRENCE — Two students from the University of Kansas have been selected to attend the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative University at Washington University in St. Louis. The sixth annual CGI U meeting will be April 5-7. Both students are members of the University Honors Program. ...
John Hadl to chair Audio-Reader Golf Classic
LAWRENCE — Renowned University of Kansas and professional football player John Hadl will show his support for Audio-Reader by chairing the fourth annual Audio-Reader Golf Classic for the second year. The tournament will take place May 20 at Alvamar Country Club. ...
Researchers seek to promote positive development in Latino youths
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas professors have landed a grant to address common health concerns and promote positive youth development among urban Latino youth. ...
KU Army ROTC to host 19th annual Ranger Buddy Competition
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas Army ROTC Cadets will be among 300 students from across the United States challenging them to find out just how physically and mentally strong they can be. ...
Undergraduate students to present research at Capitol
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students from the Lawrence campus and KU Medical Center will join their peers from other Kansas Board of Regents public four-year universities in Topeka for the first annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...
Two KU technologies to be featured at entrepreneurship symposium
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas will be well-represented at one of the nation’s most exclusive venture capital events. ...
KU awards first Wounded Warrior scholarships
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas’ Office of Graduate Military Programs has announced two students have received the University’s first-ever Wounded Warrior Scholarship. ...
KU Edwards Campus adds two project management degrees
OVERLAND PARK — Rising demand for project management expertise in science, information technology, manufacturing, business, construction and engineering has prompted the University of Kansas to add two master’s degrees programs for working adults. ...
KCK schools superintendent to speak at KU
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Special Education has announced that Cynthia Lane, superintendent of schools for the Kansas City, KS Public School System, will deliver the keynote address at the Leadership for Learning Seminar. ...
New Arts Engagement certification available to undergraduates
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of the Arts is encouraging students’ involvement in the arts with a new certificate for arts engagement. According to the National Endowment for the Arts, arts engagement for students can lead to academic success, improved career opportunities and greater civic engagement. ...
Area schools to participate in KU's Math Awareness Month
LAWRENCE – More than 200 elementary, junior high and high school students from area schools will visit the University of Kansas campus in April to participate in Mathematics Awareness Month activities. ...
Kevin Willmott talk planned with screenings of Tuskegee Airmen film
LAWRENCE — The Dole Institute of Politics and the University of Kansas Libraries will host a program on the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first African-American military aviators, featuring KU professor Kevin Willmott. Willmott will look at the historical and racial significance of their service through the film lens in the...
Two KU juniors awarded Goldwater scholarships
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas juniors have been chosen as recipients of prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. The awards are the premier undergraduate recognition to honor academically gifted students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians and engineers. ...
Architecture professor receives New Researcher Award
Conference will address global drought, conservation
LAWRENCE — The international area studies centers at the University of Kansas have announced the conference Global Water: Drought, Conservation and Security In The 21st Century, set for April 12-13 at The Commons in Spooner Hall. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. ...
Students invited to compete at KUCTC Innovation Fair
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students are invited to share their entrepreneurial ideas and translational research – and compete for $4,500 in prize money – at the 2013 KUCTC Innovation Fair on April 30 in the Kansas Union Ballroom. ...