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'Party in the Panorama' to raise funds for iconic exhibition
LAWRENCE — The natural history exhibit that brought Kansas to the world stage in 1893 is the focus of a new event at the KU Natural History Museum. ...
KU Class of 2017 sets records for academics, diversity
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Class of 2017 set records for academic talent and diversity, according to enrollment figures announced today. ...
Engineering team wins second in National Space Design Contest
LAWRENCE — A team of eight University of Kansas School of Engineering students received national recognition for its meticulous design of a reusable space launch vehicle. ...
Campus Art Walk to offer creative view of campus
LAWRENCE — Several organizations at the University of Kansas are collaborating to host the third annual KU Campus Art Walk on Thursday, Oct. 3. The event is designed for participants to explore a variety of creative works, including 2D, 3D and digital art, as well as dance and musical performances...
Architecture professor awarded prestigious grant
LAWRENCE — Farhan Karim, an assistant professor of architecture, has been awarded a Graham Foundation grant. It will support the research for his book, “Dreaming of a Nation: Architecture and Cold War Modernization in Postcolonial Pakistan, 1947-1971.”...
Author addresses history of intellectual disability in America
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas professor has produced a pair of books examining how intellectual disability and its treatment and perceptions have been viewed throughout history as well as a review of positive psychology as it pertains to disability.. ...
Nonprofit founder to discuss fighting homelessness, building communities
LAWRENCE — The founder and president of Family Promise, a national organization dedicated to fighting homelessness and poverty, will give a series of talks at the University of Kansas, including a public event at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. ...
John Augusto to lead expansion of experiential learning
LAWRENCE — John Augusto, director of the KU Center for Undergraduate Research, has taken on the additional role of assistant vice provost for experiential learning in undergraduate studies. Augusto will be the leader of the Experiential Learning Collaborative, which brings together staff from the Center for Civic and Social Responsibility,...
Legal writing experts to convene for national conference at School of Law
LAWRENCE — Legal writing faculty from law schools across the country will gather this week at the University of Kansas to exchange views about how to teach the next generation of lawyers to communicate and advocate effectively. ...
Collaboration helps communities plan for disaster, new research shows
LAWRENCE — When it comes to large-scale disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina or the Sept. 11 attacks, communities may be their own best allies for overcoming such crises, through their networks of contacts and connectedness, according to a new research article co-written by KU scholars, “Social Capital and Emergency Management...
Chancellors Club honors KU professors
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas professors Vicky Unruh and Charles Little respectively are recipients of the 2013 Chancellors Club Career Teaching Award and Chancellors Club Research Award. Unruh is a professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and Little is a professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell...
KU to host Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan
LAWRENCE – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan, whose chronicle of the Dust Bowl in “The Worst Hard Time” is the 2013-14 KU Common Book, will visit the Lawrence campus for a pair of public events this week. ...
Conservative when crowded? Crowds affect consumer behavior, researcher says
LAWRENCE — Heading to the mall this weekend for some new shoes? Dropping by Home Depot tonight? Or grabbing a burger at the McDonald’s drive-through window? ...
KU announces August employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced employees of the month for August 2013:...
Guth placed on administrative leave
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little today issued the following statement regarding Associate Professor of Journalism David Guth:...
Freshmen get involved early through Engineers Without Borders
LAWRENCE — An effort to get freshman members more involved is paying dividends for one student organization at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...
Ten new Docking Young Faculty Scholars announced
LAWRENCE — In 1999, former Kansas First Lady Meredith Docking made a commitment of $1 million to establish the Docking Young Faculty Scholar Award. In 2013, ten exceptional faculty members at the University of Kansas have been honored as the latest recipients. ...
Donors score a victory for Jayhawk collection
LAWRENCE — Thanks to the generosity of James J. Ascher Sr. and his wife, Mary Ellen, of Overland Park, a 1,000-piece collection of Jayhawks now has a permanent home at the University of Kansas. They will be displayed at the Kansas Union. The Aschers made a financial gift to KU Endowment...
Educational resources developed to fight outbreak of mosquito-borne illness
LAWRENCE — Dengue fever, the mosquito-borne tropical infectious disease, was nearly wiped out before World War II. It has made a dramatic resurgence, infecting more than 50 million people annually, and Central American countries have been significantly affected. Researchers at the University of Kansas and University of Costa Rica have...
Campaign to kick off for new Marching Jayhawks uniforms
LAWRENCE - The visual and musical presence of the Marching Jayhawks on football game days is an undeniable aspect of the KU tradition. The Marching Jayhawks uniforms — a critical component of that great tradition — are nearing the end of their life cycle. ...
University of Kansas decries offensive comments
KU team to create sculpture for Fed Bank’s 100th anniversary
LAWRENCE — The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and the University of Kansas Department of Visual Art have begun work on producing a sculpture to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Reserve Bank, which was established in 1914. As part of this unique partnership, the sculpture’s production team includes students...
Dole Institute to host programming on national debt reduction
LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute at the University of Kansas will welcome former congressmen Jim Slattery (D-Kan.) and Tom Tauke (R-Iowa) for the 10th Anniversary Series event “Can We Fix the Deficit?” This bipartisan, two-part program will explore the nation’s budget issues. ...
Changes announced for KU Band Day
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Music will stage the 66th annual Band Day, which will take place Saturday, Sept. 21. Seventeen high school bands from Kansas and Missouri will participate in the event. ...
NSF grant to boost KU’s life sciences computing power
LAWRENCE — A three-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will provide a boost to computational life sciences research at the University of Kansas and KU Medical Center. The award — which comes with $200,000 from KU, bringing the total to $700,000 — provides funds to purchase computer hardware...
Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center to celebrate 10-year anniversary
LAWRENCE — The Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with an open house, which will take place 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25. ...
Researcher meets with U.S. Secretary of Education
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Associate Research Professor Amy McCart shared her vision of inclusive education and how it might impact national policy with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and his senior staff. She was one of only three education experts invited to Washington to discuss how the administration...
Alumni Association to honor two recipients of Fred Ellsworth Medallion
LAWRENCE — The 2013 recipients of the Fred Ellsworth Medallion for extraordinary service to the University of Kansas are P.J. “Jim” Adam, Tucson, Ariz., and Robert Malott, Wilmette, Ill. The KU Alumni Association will honor them Friday, Sept. 20, during the fall meeting of the national Board of Directors. Since...
American studies celebrates 60 years at KU
LAWRENCE – Sixty years after Chancellor Deane Malott called for a new academic program to “cut across the existing departmental and group barriers,” the Department of American Studies celebrates its history at the University of Kansas. ...
Savings accounts for children linked with later financial success
LAWRENCE — A new series of reports based on research conducted at the University of Kansas shows that young people who have savings from an early age are more likely to maintain positive relationships with financial institutions, diversify their financial portfolios and accumulate more assets as they age. ...