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Thu, 06/29/2023

Department of Chemistry announces spring, summer awards and scholarships

Thu, 06/29/2023

Survey results: New KU advising structure shows early signs of effectiveness

LAWRENCE — The embedded advising structure that the University of Kansas implemented in fall 2022, dubbed Jayhawk Academic Advising, is showing some early signs of positive outcomes, according to nearly 1,900 students who responded to a recent survey. A strong majority of respondents indicated their academic adviser has been available...

Tue, 06/27/2023

Reliable internal candidates preferred over more qualified external ones, according to new study

Mon, 06/26/2023

KU professor curates summer show in Seoul to create space for mother-artists

Fri, 06/23/2023

KU chapter of Phi Beta Kappa initiates 82 new members

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society has initiated 82 new members. ...

Thu, 06/22/2023

KU Law's moot court program ranks in top 10 for first time

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court program is 10th in the nation, according to rankings published recently by the University of Houston Law Center. ...

Thu, 06/22/2023

Law professor writes that Supreme Court ruling allowing 'self-intervention' is in error, poses new problems

LAWRENCE — The popular television show where people confront their loved ones to help address addiction is called “Intervention,” not “Self-Intervention.” Because an intervention requires other parties. Or does it? ...

Thu, 06/22/2023

KU invites developers to submit proposals for campus gateway project

LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas is taking an important step in developing its new campus gateway at the intersection of 11th and Mississippi streets. ...

Wed, 06/21/2023

Media invited to Dole Institute to interview Stan Herd as he works on commemorative earthwork June 26

LAWRENCE — Members of the media are invited to attend and interview renowned artist Stan Herd next week as he continues his work on a landmark earthwork at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The piece will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the institute. ...

Wed, 06/21/2023

New book offers fresh take on Jewish political thought

Tue, 06/20/2023

KU Department of Theatre & Dance announces its 2023 award and scholarship recipients

LAWRENCE — The Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas recognized 59 students for academic merit and contributions to departmental performances at its year-end awards ceremony in May. ...

Tue, 06/20/2023

KU Engineering professor surveys earthquake damage in Turkey

LAWRENCE — When Rémy Lequesne worked his steel-toed boots over the pervasive rubble of apartment buildings, schools, hospitals and dozens of other structures damaged and destroyed by a massive earthquake in early February in Turkey, he faced the real-life devastation already known by so many: more than 50,000 dead, more...

Tue, 06/20/2023

New book guides law students, lawyers through 'Principles of Arbitration Law'

Mon, 06/19/2023

New system more accurately describes musical shapes

LAWRENCE — Every square is a rectangle. But not every rectangle is a square. ...

Thu, 06/15/2023

KU receives State Department grant to create first hybrid study abroad program

Thu, 06/15/2023

KU Law students make 2023 honor roll for pro bono service

LAWRENCE – Sixty-three University of Kansas School of Law students provided 1,927 hours of free legal services during the 2022-2023 academic year, earning them a spot on KU Law’s Pro Bono Honor Roll. ...

Thu, 06/15/2023

KU researcher awarded Defense Department funding to study eating disorders in active-duty military

LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas researcher who developed the first screening tool for eating disorders in veterans has been awarded a four-year, $4.2 million grant by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to address eating disorders in active-duty members of the military. ...

Thu, 06/15/2023

KU Edwards Campus launches new online bachelor’s in operations management

OVERLAND PARK — As organizations grow, they are constantly on the lookout for well-educated professionals to manage teams and oversee operations. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in all management occupations is projected to grow 8% by 2031 – faster than the national average – with financial management,...

Thu, 06/15/2023

Pharmacy researcher develops intervention for metabolic diseases like diabetes, stroke and heart disease

Tue, 06/13/2023

Oscar-winning KU professor to host filmmaking master class

LAWRENCE — This July, aspiring filmmakers can learn firsthand the methods and tools used by a successful writer-director to craft award-winning films. Taught by Kevin Willmott — a KU professor of film & media studies who won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for 2019’s “BlacKkKansman” — these master...

Tue, 06/13/2023

International community has fallen short of Stockholm Conference environmentalism goals, law professor writes

LAWRENCE — Just over half a century ago, world leaders gathered for the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, one of the first international efforts to protect the Earth and develop policies for sustainability and to reduce environmental degradation. A University of Kansas law professor has published a new scholarly...

Mon, 06/12/2023

Book series soars to new heights

Thu, 06/08/2023

Study: Southern states may have borne brunt of COVID-19 mental health impact

LAWRENCE — A new study appearing today in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS ONE shows how federal and state lockdowns and health mandates implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19 affected the mental health of people living in four U.S. geographic regions and affiliated with two major political parties. ...

Thu, 06/08/2023

Digital tool spots academic text spawned by ChatGPT with 99% accuracy

LAWRENCE — Heather Desaire, a chemist who uses machine learning in biomedical research at the University of Kansas, has unveiled a new tool that detects with 99% accuracy scientific text generated by ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence text generator. ...

Thu, 06/08/2023

Professors call for further study of potential uses of AI in special education, avoiding bans

Thu, 06/08/2023

Media advisory: Columnist Leonard Pitts among speakers at Kansas City leadership conference co-hosted by KU

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Public Affairs and Administration is co-hosting the 22nd annual Social Equity Leadership Conference from June 12-14 at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. ...

Wed, 06/07/2023

Phi Kappa Phi chapter fellowship awarded to graduate Kiana Magee

Tue, 06/06/2023

Kansas science teachers visit KU Field Station this week

Tue, 06/06/2023

New push will digitize records of African plants held in herbaria and museums across the US

Mon, 06/05/2023

Jayhawk Global Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute appoints interim director

LAWRENCE — Michelle Mohr Carney, founding vice provost for Jayhawk Global, has appointed Jennifer Johnson to serve as interim director of Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute (KFRTI). Johnson has held leadership roles with KFRTI since January 2020. Johnson succeeds KFRTI director Kelly McCoy, who announced his departure in April...

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