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KC musician Eddie Moore makes ‘a happier album’
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KU’s Partnership for the Arts series presents Opera/Vocal Outreach project
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Music and Reach Out Kansas, Inc., are pleased to present the 2011-12 Kansas Partnership for the Arts, a series featuring numerous performances by renowned faculty, students and international guest artists. Included in this new series is the Opera/Vocal Outreach initiative, a program...
KU names new senior recruitment and outreach coordinator based out of Garden City
Megan Kinney...
Collection gift broadens Latin American collections at KU Libraries
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KU to develop multimedia training for educators of kids with disabilities
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Scientists probe mystery of phototropism while training young researchers
LAWRENCE — Plunk a houseplant near a window, and often that plant will bend eagerly toward the light to soak up as much energy as possible. Phototropism is the name of this process, and you can see it in organisms ranging from algae to sunflowers. ...
KU's Partnership for the Arts program introduces 'West Side Story' lecture series
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Music and Reach Out Kansas, Inc., are pleased to present the 2011-12 Kansas Partnership for the Arts, a series featuring numerous performances by renowned faculty, students and international guest artists. Included in this program is “The Creation of West Side Story,” a...
KU researchers find enriched infant formulas benefit brain and heart
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas scientists have found new evidence that infant formulas fortified with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) are good for developing brains and hearts. ...
KU Law School ranks in top 20 nationally for hands-on learning opportunities
Students in the School of Law's Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic interact with doctors at the KU Med Center, where the clinic has an office in the Department of Family Medicine. Photo by Steve Puppe. ...
Researchers find early savings accounts help low-income kids reach college
LAWRENCE — Anyone who has saved for a college education, whether for a child or for themselves, can attest it’s not easy to put money away. A team of researchers from the University of Kansas and colleagues have shown that when savings accounts are started for children of low-income families...
Renowned history professor to discuss Hitler, Stalin at Backus Lecture at KU
LAWRENCE — The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREES) at KU has announced that prominent author Dr. Timothy Snyder, a professor of history at Yale University, will present this year’s Backus Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. in the Malott Room of the Kansas Union. ...
KU joins peer institutions in promoting university-based economic development
The University of Kansas has a great story to tell about innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as the positive outcomes of the university’s efforts in technology commercialization, industry collaborations and job creation. ...
Media Advisory: U.S. District Court to host naturalization ceremony at Dole Institute
WHAT: The University of Kansas and the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics welcomes the U.S. District Court and approximately 100 prospective new citizens from many different nations, and their families, to the Dole Institute of Politics for a naturalization ceremony on Friday, September 16, 2011 at 10 a.m. ...
KU-developed school reform program shows inclusion can boost performance
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$61 million fundraising milestone met for The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Capitol Federal Foundation Chairman John C. Dicus...
World War II historian, Nazi expert to kick off Hall Center lecture series
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Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation announces upgrades to Kansas educational assessment tests
LAWRENCE — The Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation at the University of Kansas, in partnership with the Kansas State Department of Education, has announced changes to the Kansas Interim Assessments for the 2011-12 school year. ...
KU to host National Hazing Prevention Week activities
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host National Hazing Prevention Week from Monday, Sept. 19 to Friday, Sept. 23 with events and activities to raise awareness about and eliminate hazing. ...
NSF grant to fund new research facilities at KU Field Station
LAWRENCE — An interdisciplinary team of 12 KU collaborators has received a $330,000 award from the National Science Foundation to develop greenhouse-based research capabilities and to construct associated support facilities at the University of Kansas Field Station, north of Lawrence. ...
KU ranking rises slightly, but university leaders have bigger goal in mind
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas rose slightly in rankings released today, but university leaders say ongoing efforts to strengthen KU’s academics and research will have benefits far beyond rankings. ...
KU Libraries to mark James Naismith's 150th birthday with exhibit, discussion
LAWRENCE — To celebrate the 150th birthday of basketball’s inventor, the University of Kansas Libraries will unveil a new exhibition, “James Naismith’s Life and Legacy: Celebrating 150 Years.”...
Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair set for Sept. 14
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas engineering and computer science students on the hunt for a dream job have the chance to make key connections and find the right match at the Fall Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 14, from noon to 5 p.m., on the fifth...
Article shows human genome testing has wide implications on American law
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Pickup artist strategies appeal to dangerous combo of sexist couples, KU researchers say
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Media Advisory: Chancellor, Provost to announce KU strategic plan
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Google exec, KU grad donates tablet computers to engineering students
LAWRENCE — Brian McClendon, a 1986 KU electrical engineering graduate, surprised first-year students in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the University of Kansas by handing out new tablet computers during class on Monday. Much more than a cool gift, the tablets are a tool...
School of Pharmacy professor earns national honor as Arthur C. Cope Scholar
LAWRENCE — Jeff Aubé, professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, has won a prestigious 2012 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award. ...
Reception to honor students, faculty in NIH science programs
LAWRENCE — The KU Office of Diversity in Science Training will host its 5th Annual Welcome Reception honoring students and faculty mentors at KU and Haskell participating in 2011-12 programs funded by the National Institutes of Health to encourage underserved students to pursue careers in biomedical science. ...
Events scheduled for Sexual Assault Awareness Week at KU Sept. 12-18
LAWRENCE — The Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center at the University of Kansas has planned several themes, events and activities in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Week for the week of Sept. 12 through 18:...