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Equal opportunity functions transferred to Office of Diversity & Equity
In order to emphasize the importance of diversity and equity at the University of Kansas, responsibility for equal employment opportunity, the Americans with Disabilities Act, affirmative action and other equal opportunity functions are being transferred to the Office of Diversity and Equity from KU’s Department of Human Resources and...
Kansas Audio Reader helping broadcast news for blind in Minnesota
For the next few days, the blind and others using Minnesota’s Radio Talking Books Network will be hearing the news through Kansas Audio Reader at the University of Kansas. ...
Kansas Geological Survey receives $11.5M to test storage of CO2 underground
agreement is the largest ever received by the KGS. ...
Promoting Well-Being, Finding Cures focus of second KU strategic initiative summit
The second all-day strategic initiative summit, Promoting Well-Being, Finding Cures, will bring the KU community together Friday, Dec. 2. The summit is hosted by the Office of the Provost and will begin at 8:30 a.m. at The Commons in Spooner Hall. ...
KU law professor's book details storied history of federal district court in Kansas
“There is something about Kansas that inspires men and women to excel,” begins a new book by a University of Kansas law professor that colorfully commemorates the state’s branch of the federal court system. ...
KU lands grant to produce more English as second language teachers
The University of Kansas has earned a grant to improve education for students learning English by producing more Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, or TESOL, endorsed teachers. The grant will benefit teachers currently working in Topeka Public Schools, paraeducators with Topeka Public Schools and KU students seeking to...
Heart disease expert to speak at KU
director of the Heart Research Center and professor of cardiovascular medicine at Oregon Health & Science University. He plays a leadership role in the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, which addresses public health issues such as heart disease, obesity and diabetes through interdisciplinary developmental approaches on...
Psychology department wins undergraduate advising award
The Department of Psychology at the University of Kansas has been recognized for outstanding undergraduate advising. ...
Refrigerator identified as apparent cause of Malott lab fire
A fire that occurred Saturday morning in a medicinal chemistry laboratory on the fifth floor of Malott Hall was likely caused by a refrigerator that overheated. ...
KU Libraries to host reception for opening of Stokstad Reading Room
After 10 months of planning and construction, KU Libraries is celebrating the grand opening of the Marilyn Stokstad Reading Room in the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with a reception Tuesday, Nov. 29. In addition to being a distinguished professor of art history at the...
KU researchers find foreign faculty more productive, less satisfied than U.S. peers
Three University of Kansas researchers have published a study showing that university faculty members born and educated outside of the United States are significantly more productive than their peers but are often less satisfied in their jobs. ...
KPR presents A Big Band Christmas with renowned jazz vocalist Kevin Mahogany
href="http://www.kansaspublicradio.org">Kansas Public RadioLAWRENCE – Get ready for a cool Yule when KPR presents A Big Band Christmas, a concert of holiday favorites served up by the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra. ...
KU to test emergency text alert system
href="http://www.alert.ku.edu">KU Web page alertsLAWRENCE – The University of Kansas will test its emergency text alert system at noon Wednesday, Nov. 30. ...
Thanksgiving observances often skip historical violence against Native Americans
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback recently signed a pre-Thanksgiving proclamation apologizing on behalf of the people of the state for the wrongs committed against Native American tribes, a rare acknowledgement this time of year, according to research from the University of Kansas. ...
Gift helps Spencer Museum acquire life-size kimono sculpture
When Hope Talbot of Overland Park saw a series of unique life-size glass sculptures by Karen LaMonte featuring absent figures of women in kimonos, she had two reactions. ...
Architecture professor named educator of the year by Acoustical Society of America
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KU develops national partnership to test students for career readiness
Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation at the University of Kansas has announced a partnership with educational experts from Kansas and Mississippi to develop the Career Pathways Assessment System, a new, innovative assessment for determining students’ career readiness. The tool will use computer-based tests with innovative item types and performance...
Cash or credit? Payment methods affect consumers' perceptions of products, KU researcher says
With the holiday shopping season set to begin this week, millions of Americans will soon descend upon their local shopping malls in search of the hottest new clothes, toys and electronics. ...
Student group to host regional Chinese New Year Gala at Lied Center
A Chinese student group at the University of Kansas will host the 2012 Greater Kansas Area Chinese New Year Gala at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Lied Center. ...
Research could boost durability, cut cost of railroad tracks across U.S.
Every year, companies that own railroad track across the United States spend millions of dollars maintaining ballast, the crushed rock underneath railroad ties and steel rails. In addition to the high cost, railroads must reroute trains around operations that maintain ballast, delaying the delivery of freight. ...
First KU strategic initiative summit to explore theme of Sustaining the Planet, Powering the World
of Kansas community will participate in the first all-day strategic initiative summit, Sustaining the Planet, Powering the World, starting at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18. The summit is hosted by the Office of the Provost and will take place at The Commons in Spooner Hall. ...
Professor studies whether media influence opinions on same-sex marriage
On just about any given day, a person can find more than one story in the media about same-sex marriage and from a variety of perspectives on the matter. But can the media a person chooses to consume sway his or her opinion on a matter as hotly contested as...
Princeton Review cites KU's MBA program among best
The University of Kansas School of Business and its Master of Business Administration program earned high praise in The Princeton Review’s 2012 edition of “The Best 294 Business Schools.” The publication, released in October, credited the KU MBA program for its educational individualization, international study opportunities and student body diversity. ...
KU Center of Latin American Studies celebrates 50 years
invites all faculty, students, alumni and friends to attend its 50th anniversary conference Saturday, Nov. 19, centering on Latin American Studies: Past, Present and Future in Global Context. ...