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Massive universe mapping could unlock 'dark energy' secrets
LAWRENCE — A researcher at the University of Kansas is playing an important role in BigBOSS, a huge new plan to grasp why the expansion of the universe is accelerating rather than slowing down. This mystery of physics is due to little-understood “dark energy,” which has been calculated to make...
Professor: Don't expect sweeping gun reform after Newtown shootings
LAWRENCE — The Dec. 14 massacre at a Newtown, Conn., elementary was the second-deadliest school shooting in American history. ...
Media advisory: Professor can speak about post-traumatic stress, journalists
Barbara Barnett...
KU launches graduate distance learning program for working engineers
James Stiles...
Prisinzano appointed chair of School of Pharmacy's Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Thomas Prisinzano...
KU researcher looks to better understand tau protein's role in Alzheimer's disease
Chris Gamblin...
Dust Bowl chronicle to be 2013-14 Common Book
LAWRENCE – Pulitzer Prize winning author Timothy Egan's history of the Dust Bowl, "The Worst Hard Time," has been announced as KU's 2013-14 KU Common Book by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little. ...
KU engineering students to present at Grundfos Challenge finals in Denmark
From left are John DiBaggio, Cole Bittel and Dave Minnick. ...
Partnership works to help at-risk youth
LAWRENCE — A partnership between Kansas Children's Service League, a private nonprofit social service agency, and University of Kansas researchers has shown that restorative justice helps at-risk youth reach their educational potential while reducing problem behavior. ...
Kansas Masonic Foundation makes $1 million gift to address emotional aspects of cancer care
Mark Nelson...
University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy to give inaugural lecture
Ann Cudd...
Olathe auditor named KU director of internal audit
LAWRENCE – John Curran, city auditor for Olathe, has been named the new director of the Office of Internal Audit at the University of Kansas, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little announced today. ...
Open House at KU to highlight new experiential opportunities and first-year experiences
LAWRENCE — The KU Core, the new undergraduate curriculum for all University of Kansas students, encourages students to participate in experiential learning to fulfill one of the 12 required units. In anticipation of increased interest and participation in experiential learning, KU has established the Collaborative for Experiential Learning. ...
Research aims to boost algae-to-biofuel production in multidisciplinary effort
Val Smith...
KU Mini College is heading to Phoenix
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas is taking its popular adult education retreat on the road to sunny Phoenix this February. Mini College invites all KU alumni and non-alumni alike to take part in the smartest trip you’ll ever take at its Winter Mini College on Feb. 1 and 2. ...
Juggling study ties stress levels to competitive learning environment
LAWRENCE — Learning a new skill can be stressful enough on its own. Research by a University of Kansas doctoral student has shown that learning a new skill — juggling, in this case — in an ego-driven, non-nurturing environment can elevate physiological stress levels that can be dangerous to health...
Couple make gift commitment to create scholarship for KU's School of Social Welfare
Vergie and Mark Anderson...
Distinguished professor to bring wealth of knowledge in environmental history to KU
Edmund Russell...
KU joins global consortium offering wireless access for traveling scholars
LAWRENCE — To support domestic and international outreach and collaboration as part of its Bold Aspirations strategic initiative, the University of Kansas has partnered with eduroam, a secure, worldwide roaming Internet access service developed for the international research and education communities. ...
Study to examine what Garden City's cultural success can teach educators
LAWRENCE – Schools bring communities together. And when a community undergoes demographic and cultural changes due to immigration, nowhere is that change more evident than the local centers of education. ...