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Engineering, business schools collaborate for Students in Free Enterprise
LAWRENCE — A group of University of Kansas School of Engineering and School of Business students has revived a campus organization that strives to give its members “a head for business and a heart for the world.” Twenty-two students from the two schools are involved in Students in Free Enterprise. ...
KU, Haskell students to present research projects 12th annual symposium
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KU professor: Decline in young adult voters not democracy's death knell
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Gift for $5M to advance energy and environment research at KU
LAWRENCE — Chesapeake Energy Corporation, based in Oklahoma City, has pledged a $5 million gift to fund an interactive high-tech auditorium to anchor the new $28 million Energy and Environment Center at the University of Kansas. The center, a future addition to Lindley Hall, will create a unique team approach...
KU spring concerts to feature work of renowned choreographer
University Dance Company members. Photograph by Becca Dreyfus. ...
KU School of Music announces spring Opera Gala performances
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Music has announced spring dates for the 2012 KU Opera Gala. ...
University mourns longtime employee Jim Busse
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and Bala Subramaniam, director of the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, issued the following statements on the death of employee James E. Busse: ...
KU climbs in annual national ranking for federally funded research
LAWRENCE — Federally funded research at the University of Kansas increased in 2010 to a record $147.6 million. That figure ranked KU 41st among national public research universities, according to an annual survey released recently by the National Science Foundation. ...
'Notes from No Man's Land' selected as KU Common Book for 2012-2013 academic year
LAWRENCE – “Notes from No Man’s Land,” a 2009 collection of essays by writer Eula Biss, has been named the KU Common Book for the 2012-2013 academic year, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little announced today. ...
KU receives grant for Jayhawk Buddy System
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has received a $10,000 grant from The Foundation for Alcohol Research’s Great Plays program to support KU’s Jayhawk Buddy System. Similar funds could be available for a second and third year of the program, subject to the availability of funds and the Foundation’s review...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center to host dedication ceremony for driver training facility
YODER — The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center will name its new driver training facility in honor of Robert J. Senecal, dean emeritus at the University of Kansas, at a dedication ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 20, on the KLETC campus. ...
Professor can speak about preparedness five years after Virginia Tech tragedy
David Guth...
Distractions, quick thinking lead to conservative thoughts, research finds
LAWRENCE — Could knocking back a few beers influence a person’s views on property rights or the role of government in production and trade? ...
Shakespeare comedy in original pronunciation to premiere on KPR
LAWRENCE – Ever wondered what it would be to like to time-travel back to Shakespeare’s London, sneak into the Globe Theatre and eavesdrop on opening night of “Hamlet” or “Romeo and Juliet”? What did English sound like back then — anything like today’s British or American English? ...
Professor helping improve out-of-school learning time for Kansas City youth
David Hansen...
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. ...
Atkinson to retire June 30; chancellor names acting EVC and executive dean
Barbara Atkinson...
Professor examines how newspaper 'layoff survivors' view themselves, work
Scott Reinardy...
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...
Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution recasts years of research for KU sociolinguist
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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...
KU Social Work Day to highlight latest developments, research in the field
Marsha Martin...
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...
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. ...
Journalism professor to give lecture on writing's role in modern multimedia
Doug Ward...
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. ...
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...
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. ...