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Paleontologists will convene in Kansas to boost sharing and crediting of scholarly data
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KU School of Architecture & Design announces appointment of Bjarke Ingels Group to complete space planning and design
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced that it has retained Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to complete space planning, programming, and concept design for the multidisciplinary design school. ...
KU engineering professor, research leadership team member wins research award
LAWRENCE — A professor of engineering and a member of the senior research leadership team at the University of Kansas is being honored for leading research that fuses biology, materials science and engineering into repairing tissue functions, addressing dental and oral diseases and restoring oral health as well as developing...
KU launches new online applied cybersecurity degree to meet demand of local tech-sector job market
OVERLAND PARK — Noting the growing demand for skilled employees in tech-sector jobs in the Kansas City metropolitan area and beyond, the University of Kansas School of Professional Studies is launching a new bachelor’s degree in applied cybersecurity, targeted toward undergraduate transfer and degree-completion students. The first applied cybersecurity courses...
Study finds K-12 education journalists prefer gut instinct to analytics to determine who's reading
Center for Montessori Research director is lead editor on first-of-its-kind Montessori education publication
LAWRENCE — Angela Murray, director of University of Kansas Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Montessori Research (CMR), is an anthology editor of the upcoming Bloomsbury Handbook of Montessori Education, a comprehensive guide to Montessori education that serves as an authoritative and accessible resource tracing Montessori education from its historical...
KU to test emergency alert system on Lawrence campus March 7
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will conduct an all-systems test of its emergency alert systems for the Lawrence campus at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 7. The test will include the Lawrence campus emergency public address system, tornado sirens, text message alerts and email alerts. ...
Legal Services for Students offering tax filing assistance
LAWRENCE — Legal Services for Students, an office at the University of Kansas that offers legal assistance, advice and education to students on wide variety of issues, will offer free tax filing assistance this spring through a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance grant from the Internal Revenue Service. ...
Project to document positives of LGBTQ+ student relationships, boost campus supports
LAWRENCE — There is a tendency among both researchers and service providers to focus on the negatives when it comes to LGBTQ+ relationships: the unique challenges and stresses individuals face from society, families, peers and others. But a new University of Kansas research project is working with LGBTQ+ college students...
Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity invites KU community to opening of Pregnant & Parenting Resource Pantry
LAWRENCE — The Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity has announced that its Pregnant & Parenting Resource Pantry Premiere will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. March 6 in Suite 1040 of the Burge Union. ...
KU students to present at Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
LAWRENCE — Undergraduate researchers from the University of Kansas Lawrence and Medical Center campuses will present their research projects March 1 as part of Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. ...
KU Law students offer assistance with free tax preparation
LAWRENCE – Do you know if you’re eligible for free tax preparation services? ...
KU Police Department releases 2022 crime data for Lawrence campus
LAWRENCE — Reported crimes were up at the University of Kansas Lawrence campus, according to statistics released today by the KU Police Department. ...
Elizabeth MacGonagle honored with 2022 Woodyard International Educator Award
LAWRENCE — Elizabeth MacGonagle, associate professor of history and African & African-American studies at the University of Kansas, is the recipient of the 2022 George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award. ...
Kansas African Studies Center announces series on public health, well-being
LAWRENCE — The Kansas African Studies Center (KASC) has announced the schedule for the 2023 Ujamaa Virtual Colloquium Series, which continues the 2022-2023 academic year theme of “Public Health and Well-being in Global Africa.” It features presentations from researchers across the health professions, including biomedicine, health humanities and psychology. ...
University of Kansas, KU Alumni Association open Jayhawk Welcome Center and renovated Adams Alumni Center
Bestselling author to discuss the ‘dark history and troubling present of eugenics’
LAWRENCE — A scientist, broadcaster and bestselling author who focuses on the complicated, interwoven history of genetics and race will give a public seminar at the University of Kansas in early March. ...
KU Autism Conference to feature wide range of sessions for professionals, scientists, families
LAWRENCE — Researchers, students, professionals, educators, families and advocates are invited to Autism Across the Life Span, an annual conference presented by the Kansas Center for Autism Research & Training (K-CART) at the University of Kansas Life Span Institute. ...
KU announces online data analytics undergraduate program for fall 2023
OVERLAND PARK — The University of Kansas is launching a new concentration in applied data analytics in its Bachelor of Professional Studies degree program in the School of Professional Studies. It will be offered online through the University of Kansas Edwards Campus beginning in the 2023-2024 academic year, giving students...
Researchers plan center to track mammal pathogens in the wild to warn of coming pandemics
Policymaker, cybersecurity expert to give 2023 KU Self Graduate Fellowship Symposium Lecture
LAWRENCE — R. David Edelman, an American policymaker and academic who currently directs the Project on Technology, the Economy, and National Security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will deliver the Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship Symposium Lecture at the University of Kansas. Edelman is one of the...
KU debate team wins Mid America Championship debate tournament
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas debaters Ethan Harris, sophomore from Lawrence, and Will Soper, junior from Bucyrus, won the Mid America Championship debate tournament hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma. The pair went undefeated over 10 rounds of debates Feb. 17-19 to win the championship. ...