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New digital tool provides satellite monitoring of crop health across US
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Media advisory: Islamic law expert can discuss Afghan Quran burning protests
Raj Bhala...
Research links uplifting continents to crashes in biodiversity on Earth
Adrian Melott...
Lecture with KU researcher to offer strategies to alleviate depression
Steve Ilardi...
KU accepting nominations for 2013 honorary degrees
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas is now accepting nominations for honorary degrees to be awarded in May 2013. ...
KU program puts technology, expert training, new teaching in classrooms
LAWRENCE — It’s becoming more common with every semester for a school to hand out new electronics such as iPads or laptop computers to give students a new tool in their educational kit. For years now, a University of Kansas program has been going several steps beyond, knowing it’s not...
Study shows inmate re-entry programs not evaluated optimally
LAWRENCE — A recent study shows a government-funded program designed to help prisoners re-enter society and avoid returning to prison did not produce better results for those in the program when compared to those not taking part in the program. But a University of Kansas professor argues that it is...
KU researcher's East St. Louis study forecasts change in America's suburbs
Jennifer Hamer...
Annual KU Engineering Expo to focus on fun
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas School of Engineering tradition more than 100 years strong returns this month with a couple of new features. Engineering Expo is set for 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, and 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. The theme this year is “Engineering: At...
More Kansas City-area students eligible for discounted KU tuition
TOPEKA – More Missouri residents will be eligible for discounted tuition at the University of Kansas Edwards Campus thanks to action by the Kansas Board of Regents. ...
Legal Services for Students offers free tax help for KU students
LAWRENCE –The University of Kansas Legal Services for Students is offering free tax workshops for all KU students. The workshops are held on the KU campus, and separate sessions are available for U.S. residents and international students filing as nonresidents. ...
Rock Chalk Revue nearing $1M mark in United Way donations
LAWRENCE — This year organizers of Rock Chalk Revue, the compilation of five 20-minute student variety shows, anticipate reaching a $1 million fundraising milestone for the United Way of Douglas County since 1983. ...
KU professors' book examines fight for African-American secondary schooling
John Rury...
Professor finds team unity can detract from students' social networks
LAWRENCE — It has long been assumed that a university’s athletic teams help bring students together, form new bonds and make them feel a part of the community. A new study by a University of Kansas professor shows, however, that students’ team identity can actually detract from the quality of...
Navy admiral honored as distinguished MBA alumnus
Neeli Bendapudi, dean of the University of Kansas School of Business, and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mark Heinrich. ...
Harvard law professor to deliver human rights lecture Feb. 16
LAWRENCE — Henry Steiner, a well-known champion of human rights at Harvard Law School, will deliver the fifth annual International Law Students Association Human Rights Lecture, “Muslims in Europe: Multiculturalism, Cultural Clash, Human Rights,” on Thursday, Feb. 16 at the University of Kansas School of Law. ...
Joint discussion to focus on role of athletics at the university level
LAWRENCE – The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications and Ecumenical Campus Ministries will host their second discussion, titled “The Media and Big-Time College Athletics: The View from the Sports Desk,” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Big 12 Room of the Kansas Union. The...
Chancellor: KU appreciates continued federal support for university research
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little...
Hutchinson News, Arkansas City Traveler win Marvin News Enterprise Awards
LAWRENCE — The Hutchinson News and The Arkansas City Traveler are the winners of the 2011 Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award. ...
Omega-3 fatty acid on trial: Study to evaluate long-term effects on intelligence, behavior
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers John Colombo and Susan Carlson have been awarded $2.5 million for the next five years of a 10-year, double-blind randomized controlled trial to determine whether prenatal nutritional supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acid DHA benefits children’s intelligence and school readiness. ...
State Department brings Middle Eastern women to KU for leadership training
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Media advisory: KU chancellor to speak at Fort Leavenworth Black History Month event
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little...
Law school to host debate about affirmative action in university admissions
Ron Sullivan...
Professor to explore antievolution controversies in Hall Center lecture
Jeff Moran...
Groundwater level decline continues across western, central Kansas
LAWRENCE—Average groundwater levels throughout western and central Kansas dropped more in the past year than they had annually since 1996, according to preliminary data compiled by the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas. ...
New Student Design Center opens in Kansas Union
LAWRENCE — KU Student Senate, working with KU Memorial Unions, has launched a Student Design Center. Graphic design students have been employed to provide graphic design services to registered University of Kansas student clubs and organizations. The Student Senate and Coca-Cola have joined in funding SDC. ...