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University recognizes November 2023 Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced Employees of the Month for November 2023. These staff members have made outstanding contributions to the KU Lawrence community. ...
$1M Mellon Foundation grant will boost transgender studies at KU
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies has received a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to deepen the department’s work in transgender studies. ...
KU architecture class partners with Lawrence elementary school to construct shade structure
Google Earth creator Brian McClendon is KU’s newest National Academy of Inventors Fellow
LAWRENCE — The National Academy of Inventors has added another Jayhawk to its fellows. ...
Paul Popiel named dean of KU School of Music
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has selected Paul Popiel as the next dean of the KU School of Music. Popiel has served as the interim dean since January. He has been a professor of music at KU since 2010. ...
Media advisory: KU expert available to discuss proposed changes to U.S. Census and how people with disabilities are counted
LAWRENCE — Through Dec. 19, the U.S. Census Bureau is accepting public comment on proposed changes to the American Community Survey — the most comprehensive survey of American life. A University of Kansas expert on disability studies is available to discuss with reporters the proposals that are raising concerns among...
Ecology and evolutionary biology professor receives NSF Career Award
LAWRENCE – Kelly Matsunaga, assistant curator of paleobotany and Thomas N. Taylor Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation. ...
Mary Rezac named new dean of KU School of Engineering
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has selected Mary Rezac as the next dean of the KU School of Engineering. Rezac currently serves as the dean of Washington State University’s Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture. Her appointment as dean is effective March 1, 2024. ...
KU lands grant to empower underserved communities to ID, address racial disparities in child welfare system
LAWRENCE — Despite growing national attention on racial inequities in the child welfare system, Kansas has seen the disproportionality experienced by Black and Indigenous children increase during the last five years in the foster care system. ...
Nazi plans for dividing and 'improving' Africa during World War II examined
LAWRENCE — While Germany’s 1939 invasion of Poland marks the official start of World War II, one of the major on-ramps to war was the Italian invasion of Ethiopia four years earlier. ...
KPR’s Big Band Christmas will celebrate the joy of jazz
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio will return with the Big Band Christmas holiday jazz concert for another year of festive cheer. Join KPR staff members at 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at Liberty Hall. Doors will open at 7 p.m. ...
Film screening, discussion to explore economic justice through lens of Occupy Movement
LAWRENCE – The third event in the Global Revolution Film Series at the University of Kansas, featuring “Mic Check: Documentary Shorts from the Occupy Movement,” will take place at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Forum at Marvin Hall. After the screening, a discussion will follow. ...
15 KU students named 2024 Global Scholars
LAWRENCE — From around the world and across diverse academic units, 15 University of Kansas second-year students have been selected as the 2024 cohort of Global Scholars. ...
KU Undergraduate Ethics Bowl Team concludes successful fall semester
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Undergraduate Ethics Bowl Team, based in the Department of Philosophy, achieved notable success in its second year. Competing at the Rocky Mountain Region Ethics Bowl hosted by the Colorado School of Mines on Nov. 11, the team secured a third-place overall. Noteworthy victories were...
School of Public Affairs & Administration announces new director
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Public Affairs & Administration (SPAA) will welcome new leadership in 2024. Maja Husar Holmes has been named director of the school, effective Jan. 1. ...
University will host inaugural Faculty Finals Fest Event
LAWRENCE — In recognition of the time and work that goes into the academic semester, the Office of Faculty Affairs invites all Lawrence and Edwards campus faculty members to join the inaugural Faculty Finals Fest. This come-and-go event takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5-7 in 145...
AAI announces the Center for Reimagining Education
LAWRENCE — The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) has announced the new Center for Reimagining Education (CRE), whose mission is to accelerate the pace of change in schools and districts. CRE will pursue its goals by leveraging technology and data and bringing together diverse teams of people to establish school-community...
'Masculine Pregnancies' reveals literary relationship between artistic creation and procreation
Class of 2024 honors chemistry professor Shuai Sun with HOPE Award for teaching
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas senior class has honored a chemist with the 2023 HOPE Award — to Honor an Outstanding Progressive Educator. ...