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KU’s Research Rising awards will address critical challenges facing humanity
Creating more secure and resilient communities, harnessing the power of big data to discover disease-fighting drugs, unlocking the secrets of genomes for the benefit of life on our planet, and transforming understanding of and support for intellectual and developmental disabilities. These are among the noble goals of the four projects...
KU announces plan to verify alignment of KU Core with Regents general education framework
A recent Kansas Board of Regents policy change on a systemwide general education program has raised questions about its impact and implementation at the University of Kansas. ...
KU offering 3 new graduate degrees to Fort Leavenworth community beginning in fall 2022
The University of Kansas has been awarded a new agreement to offer three graduate degrees to the Fort Leavenworth community beginning with the fall 2022 semester. ...
KU announces online professional studies undergraduate programs for fall 2022
— The University of Kansas is launching a new online bachelor’s degree program in professional studies for the 2022-2023 academic year, giving students with an associate degree or equivalent hours the chance to enter a growing and in-demand field. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in management occupations...
Engineering professor to join KU Research leadership team
A University of Kansas School of Engineering faculty member with a track record of helping colleagues build successful research programs is joining the Office of Research as associate vice chancellor. ...
KU resecures $7M in federal funding for Educational Opportunity Programs
The Center for Educational Opportunity Programs (CEOP) has recently secured over $7 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to ensure the University of Kansas can continue to help first-generation and low-income students not only reach college but also be successful once they get there. ...
KU marketing experts help expand teen crisis and suicide prevention program to hundreds of families
Any parent can attest the teenage years can be trying, even in the best of times. A University of Kansas graduate class recently completed a collaboration with Prepped and Ready, an evidence-based program developed at Children’s Mercy Hospital to help parents prevent crises among their teens, with topics including suicide...
KU names new director to lead Kansas Geological Survey
Jay Kalbas, a leader in the energy industry, has been named director of the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas. He will start his new role July 25. ...
Authors blame hyperpartisanship for death of political apology
When was the last time you heard a decent political apology? In the current hyperpartisan political atmosphere, they hardly exist. Doubling down is the rule. And, according to two new papers co-written by an instructor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas, our polarization is not...
Media advisory: Large Hadron Collider scientists available for comment on 10th anniversary of Higgs boson discovery and collider restart
For years, physicists from the University of Kansas have played a major role conducting experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider — hunting for new fundamental particles, supersymmetry and extra dimensions. ...
KU experts can discuss Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, implications for abortion law, constitutional rights
In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court announced Friday morning it had overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that guaranteed access to abortion across the country. The decision means that states across the nation will have a patchwork of laws on where abortions are legal and where they are...
KU physicists joining national 10th anniversary celebration of Higgs boson discovery with public event June 30
Ten years after the Large Hadron Collider’s Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment contributed to the discovery of the long sought-after Higgs boson, University of Kansas physicists who contributed to that work are inviting the public to join them in a national celebration of this groundbreaking moment in science. ...
Kansas Geological Survey project aims to help agricultural communities prepare for risks of climate change in the Kansas River basin and eastern Great Plains
A new project based at the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas aims to help rural communities on the eastern Great Plains, including in eastern Kansas, manage agricultural and water resources today and prepare for potential risks posed by a changing climate in the future. ...
KU heads into next stage of search for executive dean of the College
The position description for the inaugural executive dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas has been posted, and applications and nominations are being accepted. ...
KU Law receives top-30 ranking for outcomes, affordability
The University of Kansas School of Law is among the top 30 law schools in the country, according to new rankings. KU Law ranks 10th among public law schools and 30th overall in this year’s Top 50 Law School Rankings from Above the Law. ...
Department of Mathematics announces spring 2022 awards
The University of Kansas Department of Mathematics recently recognized its undergraduate and graduate students and faculty for outstanding academic and teaching achievements. ...
Campaign to end human trafficking introduces more challenges for migrating Nigerian women, author says
Human anti-trafficking campaigns rely on the “three p’s” of prevention, protection and prosecution. ...
Literary scholars digitally illuminate early critique of Columbus
It’s an overstatement to say that the current movement to topple statues of Christopher Columbus and end Columbus Day celebrations began with John Brougham’s “Columbus” burlesque of 1857-1876. ...
KU community remembers university electrician Terrence 'Bones' Morris
The University of Kansas community is remembering electrician Terrence “Bones” Morris, who died Feb. 22 at age 60. ...
KU names new leader of Office of Civil Rights & Title IX
The University of Kansas has selected a new leader to oversee its civil rights and Title IX efforts. ...
Study reveals smaller-than-expected percentage of research in psychology is truly multidisciplinary
Colleges and universities across the U.S. have seen a decades-long push for scholars to carry out “multidisciplinary” research — academic work that combines experts from different fields who mix know-how to work on a certain topic. ...
Book gives fresh perspective on Black literature of 1930s
In the conventional telling of African American literary history, the 1930s are overshadowed, at best, by the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and the social realism/protest novels of the 1940s. ...
KU language center that trains select military personnel receives funding through 2025
The University of Kansas’ designation as a Department of Defense (DoD) Language Training Center has been renewed through 2025. ...
Study shows electric vehicles could be charged on the go via peer-to-peer system
Every day, Americans see more battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) on the road. According to Fortune Business Insights, the market for electric vehicles in the U.S. is expected to grow from $28.24 billion in 2021 to $137.43 billion in 2028. The reasons for the switch from internal-combustion-engine vehicles to BEVs are compelling:...
University community remembers faculty member David Jarmolowicz
The University of Kanas community is remembering David Jarmolowicz, associate professor of applied behavioral science, who died May 22. He was 45. ...
School of Architecture & Design announces 2021 alumni awards
The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced the recipients of the 2021 KU Architecture & Design Alumni Awards. ...
Crystal Burkhardt selected for American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Fellows Program
Crystal Burkhardt, clinical professor in the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, has been selected to participate in the Academic Leadership Fellows Program, coordinated by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Burkhardt is one of 35 aspiring leaders nationally selected for AACP’s yearlong fellows program. KU Pharmacy Dean Ronald...
KU Law’s moot court program ranked 14th in the nation
The University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court program is 14th in the nation, according to rankings published recently by the University of Houston Law Center. ...
Department of Chemistry announces awards, scholarships for spring-summer 2022
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Kansas recognized the academic, research and teaching achievements of department majors by awarding over $170,000 in awards and scholarships at the Awards and Graduation Recognition Ceremony on May 7. In addition to presenting awards and scholarships, students graduating with bachelor’s degrees in...
Managers face identity conflict within foreign-employing organizations, study shows
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