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Research-intensive courses are on the rise at KU
LAWRENCE — In an effort to provide research opportunities to more students, 18 University of Kansas faculty members are working with the Center for Undergraduate Research this fall and spring to redesign portions of their courses to include a larger research or creative component. Recipients of the Research-Intensive Course Grants...
Geologic map for Miami County now available
LAWRENCE — The Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, has released a new full-color geologic map of Miami County that highlights the type and age of rock layers found at the surface or immediately below the vegetation and soil in the east-central Kansas county. Shaded relief provides...
KU community mourns death of faculty member Lorie Vanchena
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of professor Lorie A. Vanchena, who died Dec. 2 at the age of 61. ...
Office of Faculty Affairs expands to offer more support
LAWRENCE — A longtime KU faculty member is bringing her expertise to the Office of Faculty Affairs. ...
KU team publishes guide for communities to reach overlooked populations in COVID-19 communications
KPR celebrates the season with the return of Big Band Christmas
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio welcomes back its Big Band Christmas holiday jazz concert after a two-year hiatus. Join KPR staff members at Liberty Hall at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. Doors will open at 7 p.m. ...
Controversial internal control audits improve operational efficiency for small firms, study finds
Law expert argues in print, before judges to follow arbitration precedent, not 'outlier' rulings
LAWRENCE — For decades, courts have held that a U.S. Bankruptcy Code provision permitting “rejection” of some contracts does not prevent enforcement of arbitration agreements against the bankruptcy estate. And even though a 2019 Supreme Court decision indirectly supports that same approach, a more recent lower court held to the...
Couple establishes professorship in support of Monarch Watch with $1.4M gift, encourages others to support the cause
LAWRENCE — With a desire to find more time for writing and experiments, Orley “Chip” Taylor, University of Kansas professor emeritus of ecology & evolutionary biology, says it’s time to step aside — but not before making sure Monarch Watch, the program he founded in 1992, is well-positioned for the...
KLETC announces launch of Kansas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program
YODER — The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) serves as the facilitator of the new voluntary Kansas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (KLEAP), launched statewide Dec. 1. Since 1968, KLETC has served as the headquarters for all law enforcement training in Kansas and is a unit of the University of...
Michael Krueger’s art offers a moment of humor, hope
LAWRENCE – Michael Krueger’s art is brightly colored and funny, but, like his MAD magazine inspirations, there is a serious subtext of interpersonal, international politics behind the floating cubist noses and revving hot rods. ...
KU names executive dean of College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas has selected Arash Mafi to be executive dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Mafi currently serves as the interim dean at the University of New Mexico, a position he has held since July 2021. His appointment as executive dean of the...
Dole Institute honors Bob Dole on the first anniversary of his death
LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will mark the first anniversary of U.S. Sen. Bob Dole’s death with an open house from noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 5, featuring music and reflection, as well as the debut of a newly renovated permanent...
School of Social Welfare launches Master of Social Work partnership with Kansas State University Salina
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare will begin offering a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree at the Kansas State University Salina campus. ...
University honors fall Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas recently has announced the August, September and October 2022 Employees of the Month. These staff members have made outstanding contributions to the Lawrence campus community. ...
NIH funds trial giving AI-powered digital tools to clinicians treating teens for anorexia
Petroleum engineering professor wins international ‘Breakthrough Research of the Year’ award
Kansas Geological Survey scientist emeritus receives Water Legacy Award
LAWRENCE — Donald Whittemore, scientist emeritus at the Kansas Geological Survey whose groundbreaking work toward understanding and addressing a wide range of water resources issues in Kansas has touched every corner of the state, is the recipient of the Water Legacy Award presented by the Kansas Water Office. ...
KU Engineering student receives prestigious Boren Award
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas junior from Overland Park has been awarded a David L. Boren Scholarship for $25,000 to study at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, in 2023. ...
2023 Engaged Leaders Series will feature scientist, author Beronda Montgomery
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries and The Commons will host the 2023 Engaged Leaders Series, a lecture program featuring Beronda Montgomery, scholar and author of “Lessons From Plants.”...
‘Everybody’ opens at KU Theatre Dec. 2, promising audience participation, dark comedy
LAWRENCE — A play opening soon at the University of Kansas explores a topic that’s become ever more relevant in recent years: death. “Everybody,” a production of the University Theatre within the Department of Theatre & Dance, offers opportunity for community members to mourn, laugh at and reflect on the...
KU lands grant to train more Kansas teachers working with ESOL students
LAWRENCE— Students learning English face many challenges, even in ideal conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated those, causing students to lose supports for various reasons. The University of Kansas has secured funding to prepare more teachers with English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) endorsement and to provide professional development for...
With next-generation space telescope, researchers glimpse first evidence of photochemistry on exoplanet
KU welcomes Ukrainian scholars following fundraising efforts
LAWRENCE — Shortly after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the University of Kansas began working on several initiatives to support academic peers in Ukraine. One such endeavor, led by the Department of Slavic, German & Eurasian Studies, sought funding to support graduate students and faculty whose education and...
Partisan alignment of CEOs and US president increases biased optimism in corporate disclosures
Los Angeles Times Executive Editor Kevin Merida to receive William Allen White Foundation National Citation
LAWRENCE — Kevin Merida, executive editor of the Los Angeles Times, has been selected to receive the 2023 William Allen White Foundation National Citation. The award, which recognizes individuals for outstanding journalistic service, comes from a vote of the trustees of the William Allen White Foundation, which is named in...