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Poet and scholar argues attention to place is one of the most urgent practices of our time
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KU celebration to thank Kemper Foundation for faculty awards
LAWRENCE — From 1996 through 2011, nearly 300 University of Kansas professors received William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence. The awards included cash gifts and became synonymous with the start of the academic year. Presentations were made in surprise classroom visits by leaders of the Kemper Foundation, KU and...
KU officers to participate in crackdown on drunken driving, other traffic violations
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Mount Oread Scholars to make symbolic walk up the hill Aug. 19
LAWRENCE — Continuing a meaningful tradition, the 2012-2013 Mount Oread Scholars will make a symbolic walk up the hill known as Mount Oread at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19. ...
Hall Center seed grant to aid study of mixed-ability musical improvisation
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas faculty members Sherrie Tucker, American studies; Michelle Heffner Hayes, dance; Nicole Hodges Persley, theatre; Kip Haaheim, music; and outside collaborator Pauline Oliveros, Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, were awarded the 2012 Collaborative Research Seed Grant to study group musical improvisation and its role in forming sites of...
Rock Chalk Roadshow will visit high schools across Kansas
LAWRENCE — The annual Rock Chalk Roadshow is set to visit more than 80 schools across 4,207 miles in more than 60 counties in Kansas. ...
KPR wins 14th Station of the Year award
LAWRENCE – Another year of hard work paid off for KPR. ...
KU Natural History Museum to offer expanded hours, programs in fall 2012
LAWRENCE — New programs for families and University of Kansas students as well as extended hours on Thursdays are on the menu for fall programming at the KU Natural History Museum. ...
Central KU departments to open Saturday, Aug. 18, in preparation for start of fall classes
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Researcher lands grant to study, improve services for Latino kids in child welfare
Michelle Johnson-Motoyama...
KU, city of Lawrence to launch Good Neighbor program
LAWRENCE – For many University of Kansas students, the college experience includes living in an off-campus house or apartment in a Lawrence neighborhood, often alongside non-student residents and families. ...
Business school, CFA Institute renew partnership
LAWRENCE — The CFA Institute and the University of Kansas School of Business have renewed an agreement that distinguishes the school as a CFA program partner. KU is among only 140 institutions globally, 58 in the Americas, to merit this distinction. ...
KU professor to edit new journal Women, Gender, and Families of Color
Jennifer Hamer...
New course trains nurses to better understand, treat people with disabilities
Jamie Simpson...
San Francisco couple give $1M gift to KU School of Law
Lydia Beebe and Chuck Doyle, San Francisco, received the James Wood Green medallion in 2008. ...
Geological Survey drilling SW Kansas well to assess CO2 sequestration potential
LAWRENCE — A well being drilled in southwest Kansas is part of a study by the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas to determine whether carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial sources can be safely injected deep underground for storage and to produce hard-to-reach oil. ...
Insect fossil from Devonian may shed light on birth of insect flight
LAWRENCE — As scientists have toiled to chronicle of the evolution of insects, a frustrating blank spot in the fossil record has masked one of the most critical points in insects' development — the Devonian, or roughly 365 million years ago. ...
Journalism school, communications center open media informatics lab
LAWRENCE — The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications and the University of Kansas Information Technology & Telecommunication Center have announced an interdisciplinary partnership as they open The Media Informatics Lab. ...
KU center launches tool to help locate resources for students with disabilities
Diana Greer...
Kansas Geological Survey scientist selected for international lecture program
Rick Miller...
MBA alumnus hired as RedTire program manager
LAWRENCE – A new program launched in July by the University of Kansas School of Business designed to keep rural businesses open for business will be managed by an MBA alumnus with extensive management accounting experience in international companies. ...
Professor: End myth of amateurism to help restore balance in college athletics
Angela Lumpkin...