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Tue, 04/10/2012

Nine students, alumni win National Science Foundation fellowships

LAWRENCE — Nine students and alumni from the University of Kansas have won National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships for 2012-13. ...

Mon, 04/09/2012

Atkinson to retire June 30; chancellor names acting EVC and executive dean

Barbara Atkinson...

Mon, 04/09/2012

Professor examines how newspaper 'layoff survivors' view themselves, work

Scott Reinardy...

Mon, 04/09/2012

Media advisory: KU education experts can speak on same-sex schooling, other AERA research topics

The University of Kansas has several education professors and experts in various fields of education who will be on hand for the American Educational Research Association conference April 13-17 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The faculty members, and a description of the work they will be presenting, are below. To...

Fri, 04/06/2012

KU-Fort Leavenworth security conference to focus on Afghanistan 2014

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies and the Center for Global and International Studies, together with the Foreign Military Studies Office at Fort Leavenworth, will host the third annual KU-Fort Leavenworth Security Conference on April 25. The conference, which will be in...

Fri, 04/06/2012

Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution recasts years of research for KU sociolinguist

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Fri, 04/06/2012

KU Social Work Day to highlight latest developments, research in the field

Marsha Martin...

Fri, 04/06/2012

KU to host first scholarly conference on detection of test fraud May 23-24

LAWRENCE — The Center for Education Testing and Evaluation at the University of Kansas will host the Conference on Statistical Detection of Potential Test Fraud on May 23-24. The conference will be the first scholarly conference focusing on statistical approaches to identifying test fraud, a growing concern as methods of test...

Thu, 04/05/2012

Researcher: U.S. health care policies not family-friendly

Mary K. Zimmerman...

Thu, 04/05/2012

2011 report reflects downward trend in Lawrence campus crime

LAWRENCE – The number of criminal offenses reported on the University of Kansas Lawrence campus declined in 2011, according to information released today by the Public Safety Office. ...

Wed, 04/04/2012

Journalism professor to give lecture on writing's role in modern multimedia

Doug Ward...

Wed, 04/04/2012

KU research continues to grow, but funding challenges loom

LAWRENCE – Research at the University of Kansas made a major impact on the state’s economy last year, in addition to finding cures, discovering new technology and benefiting Kansans everywhere. ...

Wed, 04/04/2012

Researcher's innovation boosts performance of graphene for solar panels

LAWRENCE — Imagine a sheet of chicken wire only one carbon atom thick, and you have a good idea of graphene. The material is the focus of intense research across the world because of its unique properties of electrical conductivity, flexibility, optical transmittance and chemical inertness. Scientists who showed how...

Wed, 04/04/2012

KU to host environmental security conference

LAWRENCE – Environmental security is a concern being defined even as situations around the world unfold. The challenge is to identify what is to be secured and how to work toward that goal collaboratively. ...

Tue, 04/03/2012

National authors, KU professors part of 2012-13 Humanities Lecture Series

Nikki Finny...

Tue, 04/03/2012

Six to be inducted into KU Women's Hall of Fame

LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Women’s Hall of Fame will induct six new members during the annual Women’s Recognition Program today. The program, which honors outstanding women in the KU community, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union. ...

Tue, 04/03/2012

Four KU students win prestigious Goldwater scholarships

LAWRENCE — Four University of Kansas students have been chosen as recipients of prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. The awards are the premier undergraduate recognition to honor academically gifted students to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians and engineers. ...

Mon, 04/02/2012

Study finds entrepreneurship nearly entirely absent from early economics ed

Barbara Phipps...

Fri, 03/30/2012

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...

Fri, 03/30/2012

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...

Fri, 03/30/2012

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. ...

Thu, 03/29/2012

KU researcher developing synthetic patch to improve tracheal surgery

Thu, 03/29/2012

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...

Wed, 03/28/2012

Professor authors study on 'everyday differences' of liberals and conservatives

Tien-Tsung Lee...

Tue, 03/27/2012

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...

Tue, 03/27/2012

Five researchers named recipients of University Scholarly Achievement Awards

Cory Berkland...

Mon, 03/26/2012

Newly discovered plant-based molecules showing cancer-fighting potential

Physalis longifolia...

Mon, 03/26/2012

KU to host experts on developing assets, reducing college debt for students

Deb Adams...

Fri, 03/23/2012

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. ...

Fri, 03/23/2012

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. ...

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