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New translation of Ovid’s ‘Heroides’ offers insight into ‘ancient fan fiction’
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KU biorefining initiative has economic potential for rural Kansans
A biorefining initiative under way at the University of Kansas holds tremendous economic promise for rural Kansas, university and industry leaders told the Kansas Bioscience Authority today. ...
KU lands $7.5M grant to study online education for students with disabilities
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Kansas welcomes West Virginia to the Big 12
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger today welcomed West Virginia University to the Big 12 Conference. ...
Community planners can use reality TV to drive participation, KU researchers say
Community planners trying to increase citizen participation in planning projects might want to consider “The Bachelor,” “American Idol” or “Jersey Shore” for inspiration. ...
KU researchers safeguard Afghanistan's ancient water systems
For millennia, communities in Afghanistan have depended upon ingenious systems called karez to move water for drinking and agricultural irrigation. ...
Symposium to explore ties between African literature, Nobel Prize
Multiple generations of African writers, theater practitioners and critics will explore the state, focus and direction of African literatures within a global context and from new critical perspectives during the symposium “African Literatures in Global Perspective.”...
KU will stage software engineering conference
href="http://www.ase-conference.org">Conference detailsNearly 200 of the world’s leading experts on software engineering will gather at the University of Kansas next month to exchange research on the development of more efficient, reliable and secure software systems during the 26th Annual IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering. ...
KU lands grant to improve educational stability of students in foster care
Students in foster care often have numerous people working in many aspects of their lives, from courts to schools and at home. The problem is that it is not always easy for those entities to communicate with one another. The University of Kansas has received a grant to improve communications...
Sustainability Leadership Award winners announced
The KU Center for Sustainability presented its fifth annual Sustainability Leadership Awards on Oct. 26 as part of Campus Sustainability Week festivities. The awards recognize outstanding leadership and creativity in addressing issues of environmental, economic and social responsibility on the KU campus and in the broader community. Award recipients include:...
University Dance Company concerts feature works from notable guest artists
The works of two esteemed guest artists will be featured in the University Dance Company fall concerts Nov. 17-18 at the University of Kansas. ...
Jacobs CEO to deliver annual engineering lecture
Craig Martin, leader of one of the world’s largest engineering services firms, will deliver the 2011 Distinguished Engineering Lecture at the University of Kansas. ...
Future educators invited to attend career fair
href="http://www.kucareerhawk.com">University Career CenterLAWRENCE — The University Career Center at the University of Kansas will have its 12th annual Education Career Fair from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, in the Kansas Union Ballroom. ...
Civil War historians will evaluate impact of Border Wars
Mention the Civil War, and history buffs tend to think of Gettysburg, Bull Run or maybe Fort Sumter, but rarely of the terrorist and guerrilla attacks along the Kansas-Missouri border that characterized the war in the West. ...
Center for Applied Economics releases report on Kansas broadband Internet industry
Broadband connections continue to grow to meet consumer demand in Kansas, and the development of wireless business models will help further expand access to such service statewide, according to a new report by the Center for Applied Economics at the University of Kansas. ...
Donations sought for Professional Clothing Closet
Delta Epsilon Iota honor society will stage its annual clothing drive next month, focusing on professional apparel for the benefit of University of Kansas students. ...
KU among first to sign declaration on open access policies
The University of Kansas has reaffirmed its commitment to making scholarly work widely available by becoming one of the first American universities to sign the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. ...
'Sugar-coated cells' topic of chemistry lecture
University of California-Berkeley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Carolyn R. Bertozzi will deliver the fifth biennial Richard L. Schowen Lectures in Bioorganic Chemistry next month. ...
KPR wraps up most successful fall membership drive
href="https://kansaspublicradio.org/">Kansas Public RadioLAWRENCE — Despite a challenging economy and looming budget cuts — or maybe because of it — Kansas Public Radio donors made the station’s membership drive the most successful fall drive in the station’s history. ...
Professor: 'Border Wars' concept belongs to modern coaches, not history
Today’s use of "Border Wars" to describe athletic rivalries between the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri did not evolve in the decades that followed the Civil War, according to a study at the University of Kansas. ...
Media advisory: Islamic law expert available to discuss Gadhafi's death
DISCUSS: U.S. policy toward the Middle East; Islamic law; terrorism, al-Qaida, Muslim Brotherhood and the Taliban; international trade law and policy; the World Trade Organization; Arab revolutions and democracy; Syria; Iran; Gulf countries; Pakistan, India, and Kashmir; and Israel and Palestine. ...
KU partners with BioPontis Alliance to boost drug development, investment
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Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture Series returns with 'Real Men, Real Talk'
href="http://janamackeyseries.ku.edu/">Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture SeriesLAWRENCE — The University of Kansas welcomes educator and activist Tony Porter as keynote speaker at the annual Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture Series in memory of late women’s rights activist and KU law student Jana Lynne Mackey. ...
Colloquium celebrates English professor's contributions to poetry
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KU unveils sustainability plan
University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and the KU Center for Sustainability have announced the completion of Building Sustainable Traditions, the KU campus sustainability plan. Aspects of the plan will be the focus of events during KU Sustainability Week, which is Oct. 24-28. ...