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Three KU faculty members win Fulbright grants to teach, conduct research abroad
Debra Hedden...
Gift commitment will create scholarship for KU's School of Social Welfare
Shirley and Roger Werholtz...
KU proposes admission standards that encourage student achievement
LAWRENCE – At the request of the Kansas Board of Regents, the University of Kansas is proposing new admission standards designed to encourage student achievement and increase the number of students who go on to graduate from KU. ...
Two-thirds of KU undergraduates to see no tuition increase
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas' Four-Year Tuition Compact will enable 65 percent of the school's undergraduates to have no tuition increase in the coming year, according to the 2012-13 tuition proposal submitted to the Kansas Board of Regents. ...
Gift creates neuroscience fellowships at KU Medical Center
Siblings George and Mabel Woodyard...
ROTC units commission 31 new officers
LAWRENCE — Twenty-seven graduates of the University of Kansas were honored as newly commissioned officers in the armed forces during ceremonies Monday. An additional four graduates of other universities were honored as well. ...
Today's fear and loathing of fat bodies rooted in ancient Western civilization
Christopher Forth...
KU electric vehicle earns top accolades at international student competition
LAWRENCE — The Jayhawk Motorsports team earned three top awards at the Formula Hybrid International competition, which wrapped up May 3 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. The KU Formula Hybrid team placed first in the Electric-only category – and was recognized by the Institute of...
KU geography researcher receives NSF CAREER award for community adaptation research
So-Min Cheong...
Study: Athletics don't affect how students view their school's prestige
Aaron Clopton...
KU announces 2012 Chancellor's Student Awards
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas has honored 10 students with 2012 Chancellor’s Student Awards as part of the 140th Commencement. ...
Six faculty members to be honored at Commencement for outstanding teaching
LAWRENCE — Six faculty members will be honored at Commencement for outstanding work in the classroom during the 2011-12 academic year with distinguished teaching awards. ...
Five researchers honored at University Scholarly Achievement Awards ceremony
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little with the University Scholarly Achievement Awards winners. ...
Dissertations awarded Argersinger Prizes
LAWRENCE — Two doctoral graduates will be presented with the 2012 Marnie and Bill Argersinger Prize for outstanding doctoral dissertations at the annual Doctoral Hooding Ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12, in the Lied Center. ...
Study: Kids in positive sports climate better adjusted, show less depression
LAWRENCE — It’s only natural that when kids are part of a positive, caring sports environment, they can have more fun. But a new study by a University of Kansas professor shows that a positive sporting environment can predict their psychological well-being and help them deal with a range of...
Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Prather wins top alumni award from alma mater
Marla Prather...
KU study sheds new light on influence of vice presidential nominees in elections
LAWRENCE – Mitt Romney’s campaign advisers may want to read a new study at the University of Kansas on how vice presidential candidates influence presidential voting. ...
KU honors employees for years of service
Recognized with the University of Kansas 2012 Team Award was the team from Speech, Language and Hearing that hosts the annual Sertoma-Schiefelbusch Clinic Communication Camp. ...
Kansas oil production up, gas production continues decline in 2011
LAWRENCE—Oil production in Kansas rose and natural gas production dropped in 2011 as crude oil prices remained high and gas prices fell, according to estimates from the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas. ...
Former Kansas governor, insurance leader earn law school's Distinguished Alumni Award
Charles Hostetler...
Study: Teen mothers' writing offers clues on reaching 'at risk' students
Heidi Hallman...
KU educational center unveils world's largest learning map
LAWRENCE — Likened to the human genome project for education, the Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment Consortium, led by the University of Kansas’ Center for Education Testing and Evaluation, has unveiled the world’s largest learning map, a structure of student learning that includes more than 3,000 skills students should master by...
University mourns death of student Peter 'Skip' Skahan
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little issued the following statement regarding the death of student Peter "Skip" Allen Skahan. “On behalf of the entire University of Kansas community, I offer the deepest sympathies on the death of Peter Skahan. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones...
Counterterrorism expert says democracy in Central Asia lost in translation
Mariya Y. Omelicheva...
KPR wraps up spring membership drive with more than $290,000 in pledges
LAWRENCE – Through a week of ups and downs, KPR listener-members helped bring the spring membership drive to an end with a near-record amount of pledges. ...