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New translation of Ovid’s ‘Heroides’ offers insight into ‘ancient fan fiction’
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Argenta becomes eighth tenant at BTBC Main Facility
href="http://www.btbcku.com">Bioscience & Technology Business CenterLAWRENCE — Global animal health leader Argenta has finalized its lease with the Bioscience & Technology Business Center at the University of Kansas (BTBC at KU) and will move into the BTBC Main Facility on Jan. 1. ...
'Opera Is My Hobby' ends broadcasts after more than 59 years on KPR
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KU researchers work to create safer, smarter dashboards
“Keep your eyes on the road” has always been the most important rule of driving. ...
Hall Center announces 2012-13 Research and Creative Work Fellows
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KU names inaugural honorary degree recipients
A former Senate leader, the current Ford Motor Company CEO, a former FDIC chairwoman and a noted choral composer are the University of Kansas’ first four honorary degree recipients. ...
KU researchers at atom smasher help to collect breakthrough Higgs boson data
Momentous progress in the hunt for the Higgs boson, sometimes dubbed the “God particle,” depended in part on work from physicists from the University of Kansas. ...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Top expert on distracted driving available to speak about NTSB's proposed cell phone ban
Paul Atchley, associate professor of psychology at the University of Kansas, conducts pioneering research into issues of vision and attention related to driving. ...
Law students win 13 appeals cases for defendants who didn't receive fair trials
Everyone has the right to a fair trial, but when the legal system slips up, not all is lost. ...
University mourns death of student Yujie He
Media Advisory: Chancellor to present KU strategic plan to Board of Regents
href="http://boldaspirations.ku.edu ">Bold AspirationsWHAT: Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little will present Bold Aspirations, the strategic plan for the University of Kansas, to the Kansas Board of Regents. ...
Chancellor congratulates new president of Emporia State University
University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little issued the following statement on the appointment of Michael Shonrock as president of Emporia State University: ...
KU chemistry professor receives award from National Science Foundation
An assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Kansas has received one of the most prestigious awards given to junior faculty by the National Science Foundation. ...
Public invited to 'State of the Libraries' address Dec. 8
In 2011, KU Libraries’ seven locations saw more than 1.5 million visits, the equivalent of each student at KU visiting 58 times. Librarians and staff taught 16,587 participants in 1,093 instruction sessions, and patrons checked out nearly 300,000 items. But the numbers only tell part of the story. ...
Researcher peers into universe's ancient past to better know how stars form
It takes light from our closest star, the Sun, about eight minutes to reach Earth. But light that leaves stars in distant galaxies takes a lot more time to reach our planet — billions of years more. ...
Law professor to speak in Palestine promoting arbitration efforts
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KU names new director of risk management
Identifying business efficiencies and managing risk are top priorities for the University of Kansas. As a result, KU has created a new position and hired an experienced corporate risk manager to lead the effort. ...
Hall Center for the Humanities lands challenge grant for collaborative research
The National Endowment for the Humanities has notified the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas of a $425,000 National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant award, contingent upon the Center raising a 3:1 match of $1.275 million. The resulting endowment will fund the Hall Center’s new...
University mourns freshman Ryan Zwiener
KU study: Journalism 'layoff survivors' tap resources to remain satisfied
Newspapers have been cutting staff left and right for several years, dramatically changing how those still in the field do their jobs. In the wake of declining financial resources, journalists who have been able to hold on to emotional resources such as trust, morale and perceived job quality have the...
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. ...
Thomas Heilke named KU dean of Graduate Studies
– Thomas Heilke, professor of political science and director of the Center for Global and International Studies at the University of Kansas, has been named dean of graduate studies. He will report to Steve Warren, vice chancellor for research and graduate studies. The appointment is effective Jan. 8, 2012. ...
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. ...