News
Music theorist finds chord’s ‘third nature’ in composition suppressed during Soviet era
More news
KU professor writes book about balancing professorship, motherhood
Lisa Wolf-Wendel...
Local government management topic of presentation on Edwards campus
Robert O'Neill Jr. ...
Renowned Princeton chemist to deliver 2012 Smissman Lectures
David W.C. MacMillan...
Go-Kart giveaway to build awareness for hybrid technologies
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Engineering is offering an opportunity for one Kansas high school to get an exhilarating, hands-on learning experience. ...
Public tour planned at KU medicinal garden Saturday
LAWRENCE — The public is invited to the annual fall tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. ...
Media advisory: News conference added to Colombian president's visit to KU
Juan Manuel Santos...
KU researcher awarded NCI grant to investigate ovarian cancer treatments
LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas researcher has been awarded a grant from the National Cancer Institute to conduct ovarian cancer research. ...
Journalism school, Kansas Union open new interactive multimedia center
LAWRENCE — Media Crossroads, an interactive multimedia center and joint project with the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications and the Kansas Union, opened Saturday. The University of Kansas football game against Texas Christian University was the first media experience of this new venture of the School,...
Media advisory: KU chancellor and Washburn University president to sign lifelong learning agreement
WHAT: The University of Kansas and Washburn University will sign an agreement to offer courses in Topeka through KU's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. ...
Study finds rural residents more likely to be obese than urban counterparts
KANSAS CITY, KAN. —A new study finds that Americans living in rural areas are more likely to be obese than city dwellers. Published in the National Rural Health Association's Fall 2012 Journal of Rural Health, the study indicates that residential location may play an important role in the obesity epidemic. ...
Aerospace engineering graduates win multiple honors in competitions
LAWRENCE — Aerospace engineering students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering continue a long tradition of Jayhawk success in international design competitions. ...
Architect to speak on creating transformative buildings
LAWRENCE — Henry Smith-Miller, principal of Smith-Miller+Hawkinson Architects, will speak at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium on the University of Kansas campus. ...
Machine learning pioneer to speak today at KU
LAWRENCE — Vladimir Vapnik, a pioneer in machine learning (ML), will speak at 2 p.m. today, Sept. 13, in Nichols Hall as part of the new Bold Aspirations Visitor and Lecture series. The event is free and open to the public. ...
Professor: Pre-existing condition aspect of Affordable Care Act doing its job
LAWRENCE — When the Affordable Care Act was passed, one of the very first provisions to take effect was the establishment of a pool to cover individuals who had been denied coverage due to pre-existing conditions. A University of Kansas researcher has authored a policy brief showing that while the...
Dole Institute Archive releases new online political documents for students
LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute Archive and Special Collections at the University of Kansas has created online samples of primary source documents from the Dole Collection. The guides are available on the Dole Archive website at dolearchive.ku.edu/research/historyday. ...
KU remains focused on student success as ranking drops slightly
LAWRENCE – Leaders at the University of Kansas remain focused on making changes that will enable more students to be successful, even as the university saw a slight drop in its U.S. News & World Report ranking released today. ...
KU School of Engineering top-ranked in state
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Engineering saw significant gains in the 2013 edition of U.S. News & World Report's rankings of best undergraduate engineering programs. ...
'Nature's Historians' to honor Hall Distinguished Professor of American History Emeritus
Donald Worster...
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences welcomes new faculty members
LAWRENCE – The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas will host a reception to welcome 31 new faculty members Friday, Sept. 14. All faculty and staff at KU are welcome to attend. ...