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KU receives $5.8 million NIH Phase 3 COBRE funding for Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease center
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Newly discovered plant-based molecules showing cancer-fighting potential
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KU to host experts on developing assets, reducing college debt for students
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Water researcher brings lessons from latest science to Washington, D.C.
LAWRENCE – A researcher from the University of Kansas is bringing the Environmental Protection Agency and members of Congress a strong message stemming from the latest water science: Progress requires patience. ...
Attorney Sarah Weddington to give Women’s Leadership Lecture at KU
LAWRENCE – Sarah Weddington, the lawyer most known for her role as one of Jane Roe's defense attorneys in Roe v. Wade, will be the speaker at the 2012 Emily Taylor and Marilyn Stokstad Women's Leadership Lecture, sponsored by the Hall Center for the Humanities. ...
KU chancellor to narrate Copland's 'Lincoln Portrait' at scholarship concert
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Music will present its second annual School of Music Scholarship Concert, featuring a reading by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Lied Center of Kansas. This concert will feature the...
KU Energy Conference to address transportation, smart grids and fracking
LAWRENCE — From policies and practices, to consumption and controversy — an upcoming conference at the University of Kansas will provide a comprehensive overview of energy with the hope of showing the way to a brighter future. ...
Burns & McDonnell Foundation makes $500,000 gift for School of Engineering
LAWRENCE — A $500,000 gift from the Burns & McDonnell Foundation will help the University of Kansas School of Engineering increase the number of engineering graduates. ...
Lecture series to explore Arab Spring, history, political science, social media
James Gelvin...
KU's health, education programs rise in rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas remains a leader in the region and measures well against its national peers in preliminary 2013 U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate programs. Almost 50 KU programs are included in the report released today, including 35 ranked in the top 40 among...
KU to test improved online math tutorials in Singapore, Kansas schools
LAWRENCE — On the surface, Kansas and Singapore may not appear to have much in common. But researchers at the University of Kansas have developed a set of online math tutorials they will test in schools in both places, in hopes of developing curriculum that will improve math scores for...
KU's expansive Irish literature collection would make St. Patrick proud
LAWRENCE — There’s an old saying that everyone is a little Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. The KU Libraries are a lot Irish every day, thanks to one of the largest collections of Irish literature in existence outside of Ireland. ...
Selections from 100 Novels project to be displayed at Watson Library
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Media advisory: KU experts available to comment on Russia's election
Edith Clowes...
KU aircraft design team prepares for competitions
LAWRENCE — Members of the University of Kansas School of Engineering Jayhawk Heavy Lift team are employing a technique that’s literally cutting-edge as they prepare their remote control aircraft for two competitions this spring. First up is the SAE Aero Design West competition, set for March 16-18 in Van Nuys,...
Memories of good, bad deeds can alter perception of brightness
Promothesh Chatterjee...
Professor studies how teens view flash mobs and their violent potential
Hyunjin Seo...
Adults can head back to class at KU's Mini College
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites all lifelong learners to skip the beach vacation and instead hit the books this summer at Mini College. ...