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Former chancellor and spouse to receive Dole Humanitarian Award
LAWRENCE — The Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas will bestow the Dole Humanitarian Award to former chancellor Gene A. Budig and his wife, Gretchen Budig, on May 10 during a ceremony at the Dole Institute of Politics. ...
KU among higher ed institutions honored for community service
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. This is KU’s first year to be recognized with...
Registration open for fifth year of Mini College
LAWRENCE – In its fifth year at the University of Kansas, Mini College continues to grow while incorporating new opportunities for lifelong learners. ...
Chancellor will honor scholastic achievements of area high school students
WHAT: A celebration of the academic achievements of Lawrence’s top high school sophomores and juniors.WHO: University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, more than 100 students representing the top of all four Lawrence high school classes, students’ families and guests.WHEN: May 14, 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. ...
Two faculty honored for undergraduate mentoring
LAWRENCE — Two University of Kansas faculty members with distinguished records of undergraduate mentoring, Cima Katz and Adrian Melott, received the K. Barbara Schowen Undergraduate Research Mentor Award on Saturday, April 27, at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. The award winners were selected from a list of 14 faculty members...
Article addresses constitutional issues with private government contractors
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas law professor has co-authored an article about remedying constitutional violations perpetrated by privately employed government contractors on the heels of briefing the same issue in the U.S. Supreme Court. ...
KU announces March employees of the month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced its employees of the month for March 2013. They are as follows:University Unclassified Staff EmployeeWho: Jeff SeverinStart date: March 2004Current title: Director, KU Center for Sustainability ...
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KPR spring drive surpasses $300,000 in pledges
LAWRENCE — It was a KPR membership drive of firsts — first drive to take a day off for breaking news coverage, first drive to come back on a second Monday and first drive to raise more than $300,000. ...
Researcher to shed more light on methane-making microbes in Arctic permafrost
LAWRENCE — As our globe continues to heat up, one grim threat to humanity — and indeed much of the planet’s biology — is the danger of increased levels of methane in the atmosphere from thawing Arctic permafrost and the rapid release of methane pockets in shallow ocean sediments. That’s...
KU historic district earns national recognition
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Historic District is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the National Park Service has announced. The district comprises the heart of the Lawrence Campus and was added to the Register of Historic Kansas Places in February. The only campus historic district...
CETE to host Dynamic Learning Maps conference
LAWRENCE — The Center for Education Testing and Evaluation (CETE) at the University of Kansas will host the first Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Explore and Learn Conference on July 24-25. ...
Engineering will honor three for lifetime contributions
LAWRENCE — Three men with extremely successful but vastly different career paths will be recognized next month by the institution that helped set the foundation for their achievements. Harold Finch, Tom Jones and Jim Remsberg will receive the University of Kansas School of Engineering’s highest honor, the Distinguished Engineering Service...
KU announces winners of statewide math competition
LAWRENCE — More than 100 third- through 12th-grade students from schools in Hays, Kansas City, Lawrence, Leawood, Manhattan, Olathe, Overland Park, Topeka and Wichita tackled problem solving and critical thinking at the Mathematics Competition April 6 at the University of Kansas. ...
KUMC researcher wins Baxendale Commercialization Award
LAWRENCE – Lisa Stehno-Bittel, professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science in the University of Kansas School of Health Professions, is the 2013 recipient of KU’s Jim Baxendale Commercialization Award, to be presented Tuesday, April 30, in conjunction with the KU Center for Technology Commercialization...
For some sea animals, biodiversity peaks at Earth’s mid-latitudes, not the equator
LAWRENCE — For years, most biologists have taught that more numerous and varied species inhabit regions around the Earth’s equator than any other latitude — and, that from this zenith, biodiversity plummets steadily all the way to the North and South poles. ...
Education researchers select six schools to launch national inclusion initiative
LAWRENCE — Researchers at the University of Kansas have selected six schools from across the country to serve as models of inclusive education for KU’s five-year, $24.5 million K-eighth grade national education initiative called SWIFT (School-wide Integrated Framework for Transformation) funded by U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education...
Undergraduates to showcase research at annual symposium
LAWRENCE — More than 90 undergraduates at the University of Kansas will present research at the 16th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in the Kansas Union. ...
Facebook users who post more personal, less political seen as more humorous
LAWRENCE — Want to seem funnier on Facebook? Be more personal, less political. ...
KU honors outstanding graduate students
LAWRENCE — More than 40 outstanding graduate students at the University of Kansas were recognized at the annual Graduate Student Awards Ceremony, Tuesday, April 23, in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Awards were presented by Vice Chancellor Steve Warren and Dean of Graduate Studies Thomas Heilke. ...
Researcher examining effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid
LAWRENCE — A new approach to recognizing and helping individuals experiencing mental health distress is steadily gaining in use and popularity worldwide. A University of Kansas researcher is leading efforts to determine the effectiveness of the program, known as Mental Health First Aid. ...
Jayhawk Motorsports will offer public preview of Formula racecars
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Engineering Formula racecar team is putting the finishing touches on two vehicles and setting lofty goals for this year’s international competitions. Members of Jayhawk Motorsports hope to duplicate the success of the 2012 team – the first in school history to earn...
KU to host open studio, exhibit for exceptional student art
LAWRENCE — Visual art students competing for scholarships will exhibit their works in a show starting Sunday, April 28, at the University of Kansas. ...
Rec center hosting Leave Your Mark mural contest
LAWRENCE — Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center is now accepting submissions for Leave Your Mark, a mural design contest. ...
School to celebrate 100 years of architectural education
LAWRENCE —The University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design and Planning will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of its architecture program this weekend. ...
Hall Family Foundation donates $2.7 million for Hall Center for the Humanities
LAWRENCE — A $2.7 million gift from the Hall Family Foundation will provide lasting support for the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas. The gift includes $500,000 to establish a distinguished professorship in the collaborative humanities, $1 million to create a postdoctoral fellowship in the digital...
Pharmacy professor earns national recognition
LAWRENCE — Janelle Ruisinger, clinical associate professor and community pharmacy residency director at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, has received the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management Distinguished Achievement Award in Pharmacy Practice. She accepted the award at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) annual meeting March 1-4...
Media advisory: New media expert available to speak on crowd sourcing in Boston attacks aftermath
LAWRENCE — Hyunjin Seo, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Kansas, is available to speak about social media, new media, crowd sourcing and how they played a role in the coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent search for suspects. ...
2013 Dole Lecture to honor President Eisenhower
LAWRENCE — Dwight D. Eisenhower, a personal hero of Bob Dole, will be the subject of the annual Dole Lecture, titled “Ike’s Legacy.”...