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'Bright Circle’ illuminates role of women in American intellectual tradition
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Panel of African-American World War II veterans to speak at Dole Institute
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas Libraries and the Dole Institute of Politics will host a panel discussion featuring firsthand accounts of members of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first African-American military aviators, as well as other veterans of World War II. The program brings together a group of African-American veterans...
Media advisory: Library experts can speak about online 1940 census data
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries have three experts available to speak with media about the National Archives’ online release of 1940 U.S. Census data. A wealth of information from that year’s census will be made available online and is highly anticipated by historians and genealogy researchers. ...
Professor's study examines why people choose same-sex schools
LAWRENCE — In the last decade, same sex schools and classes have increased dramatically across the United States. Many studies have examined the differences in the education students receive in a same sex school versus co-ed institutions. Now, a KU professor has co-authored a study asking why administrators, parents and...
Utah to implement cutting-edge school testing systems developed at KU
LAWRENCE — An innovative new test delivery system developed by the Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation at the University of Kansas will be used for the first time to provide statewide assessments to students. The Utah State Office of Education will start using the Kansas Interactive Testing Engine, known as...
Professor authors study on 'everyday differences' of liberals and conservatives
Tien-Tsung Lee...
Researchers find new way to assess communication of people with severe disabilities
LAWRENCE — A team of researchers led by University of Kansas scientist Nancy Brady has developed a new way to assess the communication capability of individuals with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities who often communicate with gestures, body movements and vocalizations instead of spoken words. The study was published in...
Five researchers named recipients of University Scholarly Achievement Awards
Cory Berkland...
Newly discovered plant-based molecules showing cancer-fighting potential
Physalis longifolia...
KU to host experts on developing assets, reducing college debt for students
Deb Adams...
Water researcher brings lessons from latest science to Washington, D.C.
LAWRENCE – A researcher from the University of Kansas is bringing the Environmental Protection Agency and members of Congress a strong message stemming from the latest water science: Progress requires patience. ...
Attorney Sarah Weddington to give Women’s Leadership Lecture at KU
LAWRENCE – Sarah Weddington, the lawyer most known for her role as one of Jane Roe's defense attorneys in Roe v. Wade, will be the speaker at the 2012 Emily Taylor and Marilyn Stokstad Women's Leadership Lecture, sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities. ...
KU chancellor to narrate Copland's 'Lincoln Portrait' at scholarship concert
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Music will present its second annual School of Music Scholarship Concert, featuring a reading by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Lied Center of Kansas. This concert will feature the...
KU Energy Conference to address transportation, smart grids and fracking
LAWRENCE — From policies and practices, to consumption and controversy — an upcoming conference at the University of Kansas will provide a comprehensive overview of energy with the hope of showing the way to a brighter future. ...
Lecture series to explore Arab Spring, history, political science, social media
James Gelvin...
Burns & McDonnell Foundation makes $500,000 gift for School of Engineering
LAWRENCE — A $500,000 gift from the Burns & McDonnell Foundation will help the University of Kansas School of Engineering increase the number of engineering graduates. ...
KU's health, education programs rise in rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas remains a leader in the region and measures well against its national peers in preliminary 2013 U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate programs. Almost 50 KU programs are included in the report released today, including 35 ranked in the top 40 among...
KU to test improved online math tutorials in Singapore, Kansas schools
LAWRENCE — On the surface, Kansas and Singapore may not appear to have much in common. But researchers at the University of Kansas have developed a set of online math tutorials they will test in schools in both places, in hopes of developing curriculum that will improve math scores for...
KU's expansive Irish literature collection would make St. Patrick proud
LAWRENCE — There’s an old saying that everyone is a little Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. The KU Libraries are a lot Irish every day, thanks to one of the largest collections of Irish literature in existence outside of Ireland. ...
Selections from 100 Novels project to be displayed at Watson Library
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Media advisory: KU experts available to comment on Russia's election
Edith Clowes...
KU aircraft design team prepares for competitions
LAWRENCE — Members of the University of Kansas School of Engineering Jayhawk Heavy Lift team are employing a technique that’s literally cutting-edge as they prepare their remote control aircraft for two competitions this spring. First up is the SAE Aero Design West competition, set for March 16-18 in Van Nuys,...