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KU Libraries accepting entries to Snyder Book Collecting Contest
KU Libraries have announced an open call for entries to its annual Snyder Book Collecting contest, which awards University of Kansas undergraduate and graduate students for their collections of books, digital items, graphic novels, music and film that share a particular subject, topic or theme. ...
KU announces online project management undergraduate programs for fall 2022
— Driven by globalization, evolving technology and rapid automation of work processes, all types of organizations are placing growing emphasis on project-based planning, development and operations to gain a competitive advantage. The University of Kansas is launching two new online bachelor’s degree programs, as well as a minor, in project...
School of Architecture & Design announces Spring 2022 Architecture Lecture Series
The School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas has announced programming for the Spring 2022 Architecture Lecture Series. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 289th Basic Training Class
Nineteen new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Feb. 25 at a ceremony held in the KLETC Integrity Auditorium. ...
Firearm-related threats increase likelihood of gun owners to support more regulation, study finds
Most people probably assume that American attitudes toward gun regulation are fixed. But a new study reveals how such attitudes are malleable, even among gun owners themselves. ...
SEC likely doesn't have authority to enact new regulations on 'unicorns,' law professor writes
Not long ago, private startup companies that hit a billion-dollar valuation before going public were rare enough to earn the nickname unicorns. Now that there are more than 1,000 such companies, the Securities and Exchange Commission is weighing new regulations designed to force them to go public and take on...
Donna Ginther awarded Regents Distinguished Professorship
The Kansas Board of Regents has named an accomplished economics scholar at KU as its next Regents Distinguished Professor. ...
KU students to present at Kansas Undergraduate Research Days
Ten University of Kansas students will participate in the 2022 Kansas Undergraduate Research Days, which will be March 2-3. ...
AAUW awards international fellowship to architecture doctoral student
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded its 2021-22 International Fellowship to University of Kansas graduate student Bushra Nayeem of Bangladesh. Nayeem is a doctoral candidate and lecturer in the School of Architecture & Design’s Department of Architecture. ...
Study shows how rural transgender youths are resilient, resistant to oppression
Transgender and gender-diverse youths face a great deal of discrimination, hostility and tension in their daily lives, especially those who live in rural areas where there are fewer transgender youths and low levels of support and resources. A new study from the University of Kansas found that these youths not...
KU Alumni Association sets dates for Homecoming 2022
The University of Kansas will celebrate its 110th Homecoming Sept. 26-Oct.1, culminating in the KU football game against Iowa State Oct. 1 in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. ...
KU Legal Aid Clinic, Douglas County DA’s Office to host Expungement Clinic
The University of Kansas School of Law’s Legal Aid Clinic and the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office will host a virtual Clean Slate Criminal Record Expungement Clinic in March. ...
KU junior to compete for Beinecke Scholarship
The University of Kansas has nominated a junior for the Beinecke Scholarship Program. Each year the Beinecke Scholarship offers 20 scholarships to undergraduates who intend to pursue a research-focused master’s or doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences. Selected students receive $30,000 to be used for graduate study...
Adaptable, at-home COVID testing device developed at KU receives funding boost
An at-home COVID-19 testing device developed by a University of Kansas professor is another step closer to hitting the market. ...
University mourns death of KFRTI employee Patricia Shay
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Patricia Shay, a business coordinator for the Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute. Shay died Feb. 13 in Olathe. She was 57. ...
Expert says issues such as student loan debt forgiveness, gender-based pay differentials can benefit from diversity of economists
For its history as a science, economics has struggled to recruit both females and underrepresented minorities to the major field of study and the profession. ...
Social welfare faculty chosen as editors for the Journal of Community Practice
A team of faculty members from the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare will join a faculty colleague from the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work to serve as the new team of editors for the Journal of Community Practice. The editors will serve a three-year term from...
International travel grants available to faculty, graduate students
KU International Affairs is accepting proposals and applications for travel grants that support faculty and graduate student research and collaboration abroad. ...
KU Libraries’ 'Sitting in a Circle' exhibition to open March 10 in Haricombe Gallery
The University of Kansas Libraries will open a new exhibition in Watson Library’s Haricombe Gallery on March 10. “Sitting in a Circle” showcases the creative work and reflections generated by students and faculty as they engage with the 2021-22 KU Common Book, “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the...
Five KU juniors competing for Goldwater Scholarships
Five University of Kansas students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. ...
Architecture & Design dean candidate Mahbub Rashid to present Feb. 24
The final candidate for the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design dean position will give his public presentation from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 24 in The Forum at Marvin Hall. Mahbub Rashid is the last candidate who will present publicly on his approach to leadership, how...
KU students open positive psychotherapy clinic, provide more than 800 hours of counseling services
Shortly before the Positive Psychotherapy Clinic was set to open on the University of Kansas Lawrence campus, the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone to work and learn from home. But that temporary delay enabled the clinic to reach far beyond campus and provide hundreds of hours of free counseling services to...
Sanctions on Russia chance for US to improve on 'checkered history,' international trade law expert says
As the United States and its European allies impose sanctions on Russia for the escalating conflict with Ukraine, talk has centered on the economic ramifications not just for Moscow, but for the global economy. International trade law expert Raj Bhala of the University of Kansas School of Law is available...
KU theatre student earns top design awards
playwrights, cast and entire creative team of “Changemakers” earned a commendation for collaboration. Further, the cast of “Musings of Fire” earned a commendation for ensemble performance and its production staff and crew for multimedia collaboration. Additionally, the department was invited to show scenes from “Changemakers” at KCACTF Region V Festival. ...
Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative awards seed grants to 3 interdisciplinary, interprofessional research teams
The Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative (HHARC) at the University of Kansas has made part of its mission to support existing and emerging collaborative research at the intersection of health and humanities and arts disciplines. Along these lines, HHARC has awarded a second round of seed grant funding to...
Bestselling book 'Origin' details peopling of the Americas via latest genetic and archaeological evidence
A new book for popular audiences combines archaeology with emerging genetic evidence to tell the story of peoples from Siberia who were the first to populate the Americas some 20,000 years ago. ...
New book explores how schools can prepare students for an uncertain future
As technology evolves and changes the world at a faster pace than ever before, two veteran educators have written a new book that explores how schools can prepare young people for a globalized future that is still taking shape. ...
Don’t ignore deeper 'Plague Year' anniversary context, professor says
As the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic coincides with the 300th anniversary of the publication of Daniel Defoe’s novel “A Journal of the Plague Year,” a University of Kansas professor of English who specializes in literature of that era said there are even stronger continuities between the book and...
Russia-US expert available to discuss escalating Ukraine crisis
With numerous indications that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine, the world is watching how this volatile situation will play out. ...
KU team to compete at national bankruptcy moot court competition
Two University of Kansas School of Law students will compete at the 30th Annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition in New York City later this month. ...