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New study abroad funding program established in honor of architecture alumnus Richard Peters
LAWRENCE — Students in the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design may now benefit from a fund that’s been established to help them study abroad. The Richard C. Peters Architecture Study Abroad Student Support Fund is designed to provide $1,000 in financial support to a student who is...
New online professional management graduate certificate from KU designed to help current, future leadership executives
OVERLAND PARK — Advancing into leadership or even the executive ranks of an organization can be challenging. To help more people achieve and succeed in these vital roles, the University of Kansas School of Professional Studies has launched an online graduate certificate in professional management. The program focuses on in-demand...
New consortium to improve data science across Kansas
LAWRENCE — Information flows around and through all of us, abundant as water, rich as oil. A new data science initiative is empowering students to harness this resource while benefiting Kansas businesses and organizations. ...
Bruce Lieberman named director of KU Paleontological Institute
LAWRENCE — Bruce Lieberman, professor in the University of Kansas Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and senior curator in the Division of Invertebrate Paleontology at the Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum, has been named director of the KU Paleontological Institute. He previously served as interim director from 2005...
Declassified documents reveal Black Sea’s history as ‘forbidden border zone’ during Cold War
STEP enrollment for supervisors begins in October
LAWRENCE — Supervisor training will be required for new University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards staff who are newly hired, promoted or appointed to a supervisory position after Oct. 1. The Supervisory Training for Excellence in Performance (STEP) program is a professional development curriculum designed to improve the capacity of...
CDC-funded research project at KU to evaluate initiatives to reduce youth violence in Kansas City metro area
Third DEIB vice provost candidate to present Sept. 28
LAWRENCE — The third candidate for the University of Kansas Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) vice provost position will give his public presentation from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, in The Forum at Marvin Hall. ...
Gunn Center plans Sturgeon Symposium, featuring slate of notable writers
Editor's note: This story was updated Sept. 27 to reflect a change of venue for the symposium to the Hall Center for the Humanities. ...
KU, TFI partner to reduce instances of children running from foster care
TOPEKA — Youth in foster care run away from placements for many reasons, but it almost always boils down to the need for family, connection, belonging and normalcy. ...
Researcher aims to boost rural access to 5G, harden wireless network security and help conceive 6G
New series will explore disinformation and how university communities can respond
LAWRENCE — A new virtual series this fall at the University of Kansas will ask important questions about the threats that misinformation and disinformation pose to democracy, while pairing these challenges with a consideration of care — for ourselves and our communities. ...
Week of activities for KU Homecoming begins Sept. 26
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host its 110th Homecoming Sept. 26-Oct. 1. The week will feature a variety of events for alumni and students, culminating in the KU football game against Iowa State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. ...
New federal awards to SWIFT Education Center will fund projects that move schools from inclusion to rightful presence
LAWRENCE — SWIFT Education Center, within the Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas, has received two federal awards for a total of $13 million to support educational systems in transforming their policies and practices to create schools where students have the resources and sense of belonging that they...
New assessment model will allow teachers to modify instruction as students learn
LAWRENCE — Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessments Systems (ATLAS) has teamed up with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) on a $2.5 million grant project to develop an innovative assessment model that provides students opportunities to demonstrate knowledge and skills not only at the end of the...
Controversy over Columbus is old news, scholar shows
LAWRENCE – As annual commemorations of Columbus Day (Oct. 10) are once again met with protest and demands to remake them as Indigenous Peoples Day, a University of Kansas literary scholar can comment on the history of explorer Christopher Columbus' popular reputation, noting that it began to suffer well before...
Jayhawk Global aligns existing resources to meet the needs of future students
LAWRENCE – When Michelle Mohr Carney accepted the role of founding vice provost for Jayhawk Global in February, her charge from Barbara A. Bichelmeyer, provost and executive vice chancellor, was to lead the strategic development process by facilitating the design and implementation of a new organization that is responsible for...
Second DEIB vice provost candidate to present Sept. 23
LAWRENCE – The second candidate for the University of Kansas Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) vice provost position will give her public presentation from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, in the Kansas Union Woodruff Auditorium. ...
University community mourns death of professor, researcher James Thompson
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of professor and senior scientist James Thompson, who died Sept. 11. ...
$2.4 million grant to expand KU undergraduate degrees in intelligence and national security program
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has received a $2.4 million grant from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to add undergraduate degrees in biotechnology, information technology and cybersecurity to its existing intelligence and national security program. ...
KU architecture students awarded 2022 Kansas City Architectural Foundation scholarships
LAWRENCE — Among the 12 Kansas City-area students pursuing degrees in architecture who were awarded 2022 Kansas City Architectural Foundation scholarships, seven were from the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design. ...
Research traces how Spain's rioting rebel 'Segadors' now viewed as national heroes
LAWRENCE — The peasant rebels known as segadors (“reapers”) rioted in Barcelona in 1640, triggering a war that led to the 12-year secession of the Spanish territory. ...
First DEIB vice provost candidate to present Sept. 20
LAWRENCE – The first candidate for the University of Kansas Office of Diversity, Equity Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) vice provost position will give her public presentation from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the Kansas Union Big 12 Room. ...
Expert helps shape another commemoration of Emmett Till case
LAWRENCE – The continuing relevance of the 1955 Emmett Till murder case to the issue of achieving equal rights for African Americans sometimes surprises even those who know it best. ...
Symposium will highlight scholarship of 2022 Global Humanities Institute in Tanzania
KU Alumni Association honors three recipients of Fred Ellsworth Medallion
LAWRENCE — Three Jayhawks will receive the 2022 Fred Ellsworth medallion for their faithful, longtime service to the University of Kansas and higher education. John Ballard, Overland Park; Warren Corman, Lawrence; and Kala Mays Stroup, Lawrence, will be honored Sept. 23 at the Burge Union in conjunction with the fall...
KU experts can discuss role of climate policy issues in November midterms
LAWRENCE — As the 2022 midterm elections near, climate, transportation and related policies are among the issues coming to the forefront among climate voters and the broader electorate. University of Kansas School of Public Affairs & Administration and Environmental Studies Program faculty experts are available to speak with media about...