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KU announces May, June 2023 Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced Employees of the Month for May and June 2023. These staff members have made outstanding contributions to the KU community. ...
'Walk With Me' tells stories of Black men's resilience in face of twin pandemics
LAWRENCE — Birthdays are supposed to be a joyous occasion. But on March 13, 2020, as Matthew Kane might normally have been celebrating, he heard the news of the killing of Breonna Taylor by police in her apartment, and it was also the day the country largely shut down for...
KU Kudos: Jayhawk faculty and staff achievements, summer 2023
LAWRENCE — It's time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues' achievements: KU News Service accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses and affiliates. Have something to share? Submit by Aug. 11...
KU Engineering alumnus Murli Tolaney and son donate $100,000 for environmental engineering scholarship
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas School of Engineering alumnus Murli Tolaney is donating $50,000 to strengthen the Tolaney Family Scholarship he established 15 years ago. His ongoing goal: help KU environmental engineering students follow in his academic and professional footsteps, a career that included building MWH Global into an international...
18 KU students receive Gilman Scholarship to travel abroad
LAWRENCE — Representing diverse academic fields across campus, 18 University of Kansas undergraduate students have received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad. ...
Media invited to Dole Institute to interview Stan Herd as he works on commemorative earthwork July 2
LAWRENCE – Members of the media are invited to attend and interview renowned artist Stan Herd on Sunday, July 2, as he continues his work on a landmark earthwork at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The piece will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the institute. ...
KU launches new on-campus and online criminal justice programs to meet job market demand
OVERLAND PARK — Criminal justice is a large and growing career field encompassing jobs in law enforcement, corrections, policy analysis, court administration, law and intelligence. With the growing demand for skilled employees to fill roles in the Kansas City metro and nationally, KU’s School of Professional Studies is launching two...
Survey results: New KU advising structure shows early signs of effectiveness
LAWRENCE — The embedded advising structure that the University of Kansas implemented in fall 2022, dubbed Jayhawk Academic Advising, is showing some early signs of positive outcomes, according to nearly 1,900 students who responded to a recent survey. A strong majority of respondents indicated their academic adviser has been available...
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KU chapter of Phi Beta Kappa initiates 82 new members
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society has initiated 82 new members. ...
Law professor writes that Supreme Court ruling allowing 'self-intervention' is in error, poses new problems
LAWRENCE — The popular television show where people confront their loved ones to help address addiction is called “Intervention,” not “Self-Intervention.” Because an intervention requires other parties. Or does it? ...
KU Law's moot court program ranks in top 10 for first time
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court program is 10th in the nation, according to rankings published recently by the University of Houston Law Center. ...
KU invites developers to submit proposals for campus gateway project
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas is taking an important step in developing its new campus gateway at the intersection of 11th and Mississippi streets. ...
Media invited to Dole Institute to interview Stan Herd as he works on commemorative earthwork June 26
LAWRENCE — Members of the media are invited to attend and interview renowned artist Stan Herd next week as he continues his work on a landmark earthwork at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The piece will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the institute. ...
New book offers fresh take on Jewish political thought
LAWRENCE — Before and apart from modern Israel, the stateless, “wandering” Jew was and is a cliché. So how can there be a particularly Jewish form of political thought? ...
KU Engineering professor surveys earthquake damage in Turkey
LAWRENCE — When Rémy Lequesne worked his steel-toed boots over the pervasive rubble of apartment buildings, schools, hospitals and dozens of other structures damaged and destroyed by a massive earthquake in early February in Turkey, he faced the real-life devastation already known by so many: more than 50,000 dead, more...
KU Department of Theatre & Dance announces its 2023 award and scholarship recipients
LAWRENCE — The Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas recognized 59 students for academic merit and contributions to departmental performances at its year-end awards ceremony in May. ...
New system more accurately describes musical shapes
LAWRENCE — Every square is a rectangle. But not every rectangle is a square. ...
Pharmacy researcher develops intervention for metabolic diseases like diabetes, stroke and heart disease
KU Edwards Campus launches new online bachelor’s in operations management
OVERLAND PARK — As organizations grow, they are constantly on the lookout for well-educated professionals to manage teams and oversee operations. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in all management occupations is projected to grow 8% by 2031 – faster than the national average – with financial management,...
KU researcher awarded Defense Department funding to study eating disorders in active-duty military
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas researcher who developed the first screening tool for eating disorders in veterans has been awarded a four-year, $4.2 million grant by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to address eating disorders in active-duty members of the military. ...
KU Law students make 2023 honor roll for pro bono service
LAWRENCE – Sixty-three University of Kansas School of Law students provided 1,927 hours of free legal services during the 2022-2023 academic year, earning them a spot on KU Law’s Pro Bono Honor Roll. ...
Oscar-winning KU professor to host filmmaking master class
LAWRENCE — This July, aspiring filmmakers can learn firsthand the methods and tools used by a successful writer-director to craft award-winning films. Taught by Kevin Willmott — a KU professor of film & media studies who won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for 2019’s “BlacKkKansman” — these master...
International community has fallen short of Stockholm Conference environmentalism goals, law professor writes
LAWRENCE — Just over half a century ago, world leaders gathered for the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, one of the first international efforts to protect the Earth and develop policies for sustainability and to reduce environmental degradation. A University of Kansas law professor has published a new scholarly...