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Engineering students' lecture series to focus on Brazil's expansion
LAWRENCE — Two lectures on the University of Kansas campus will provide valuable insight on a burgeoning world power and help students prepare for a changing global economy. ...
Research center wins $4.25M grant on community living
Glen W. White, Amanda Reichard and Martha Hodgesmith...
New award established to honor KU librarians
LAWRENCE — A new University of Kansas Libraries award will honor an outstanding KU librarian each year. ...
Residence halls to open doors to trick-or-treaters
LAWRENCE — Daisy Hill residence halls will offer Lawrence trick-or-treaters the annual “Halloween in the Halls,” including a kid-friendly haunted house and carnival, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. ...
Intellectual disabilities research center wins $7 million grant
LAWRENCE — The Kansas Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center has been awarded a five-year, $7 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. ...
Sculpture by KU graduate named among best in North America
LAWRENCE — A sculpture created by a 2011 University of Kansas graduate is considered among the best contemporary student works in North America, according to the International Sculpture Center. ...
KU engineering professor researching gel to hinder spread of HIV
LAWRENCE — An assistant professor at the University of Kansas School of Engineering is working with a team of researchers to develop new treatments to prevent the spread of HIV to women. Sarah Kieweg, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, recently received a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of...
Chancellor comments on Big 12 agreement, invitation of TCU
Bernadette Gray-Little...
Couple make $4 million gift commitment to KU
LAWRENCE — Kansas City area civic leaders Tom and Judy Bowser have made a $4 million gift commitment to the University of Kansas. ...
GSA analyst to speak on federal careers
LAWRENCE — Erin Swain, management and program analyst with the U.S. General Services Administration, will speak at the Federal Careers for Young Professionals presentation from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Dole Institute of Politics. ...
iPad research promising for children with cortical visual impairment
Moxie is working with Muriel Saunders, an assistant research professor at KU's Life Span Institute. ...
KU flu clinics for students and employees
LAWRENCE — Flu season has arrived with the cooler weather, and Student Health Services will once again offer flu vaccinations, the most reliable way to ward off the flu. ...
KU awarded grant to boost arts education achievement standards
Christopher M. Johnson...
Exhibit will highlight NYC in African-American literature
LAWRENCE — On Thursday, Oct. 6, The Project on the History of Black Writing at the University of Kansas will present selections from its 100 Novels project that highlight the significance of “place” for African-American writers. ...
KU architecture students win competition on waiting room design
LAWRENCE — For patients and their families, a visit to the hospital can entail waiting outside the intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency room — and the wait isn’t always pleasant. ...
School of Education to release tools to help schools with universal instruction
LAWRENCE — The Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation at the University of Kansas will release tools to help Kansas schools in their transition to using universal educational content standards, known as the Common Core, as the basis for instruction. ...
Scientist to present 'Genes from the Fountain of Youth' for Higuchi lecture
Cynthia Kenyon...
Kansas Public Health Association honors two KU-Wichita medical faculty
Elizabeth Ablah and Suzanne Hawley...
KU Endowment elects new trustees
The KU Endowment Board of Trustees elected two new trustees at its 120th annual meeting, held Sept. 30. ...
KU Endowment provides $112 million to KU
KU Endowment distributed $112.3 million in direct financial support to the University of Kansas in fiscal year 2011, which ended June 30. ...
Professor earns American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' highest honor
LAWRENCE — Valentino J. Stella, University Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, has been selected to receive the Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist Award from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). ...
Award-winning filmmaker presenting documentary 'Genocide Revealed'
LAWRENCE — The Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies announces the Ukrainian Studies 2011 Palij Lecture by Ukrainian-Canadian filmmaker Yurij Luhovy and a viewing of his documentary, “Genocide Revealed.” The event will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union. A...
Public Service Career Fair set for Oct. 25
LAWRENCE — The Public Service Career Fair will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. ...
Tiny glass beads help detect cancer earlier
LAWRENCE — In architecture, a whispering gallery is an arch or vault that projects sound so that a person at one end can hear someone else whispering from the other side. ...
KU meeting state's need for more engineers
The University of Kansas School of Engineering made significant gains in undergraduate enrollment this fall as part of an ongoing effort to meet Kansas’ workforce needs. ...
KU School of Pharmacy once again sets enrollment record
For the second straight year, the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy has reached a record-high enrollment as part of its work to meet the serious need for pharmacists in Kansas. ...