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KU enrollment increases due to growth in first-time freshmen, transfer students
Enrollment at the University of Kansas grew slightly this year due in large part to increases in first-time freshmen and transfer students, according to annual data released today by the Kansas Board of Regents. ...
KU debaters win Binghamton Tournament
Two KU Debate teams closed out the championship round of the Phyllis Schatz Invitational Debate Tournament hosted by Binghamton University. The teams of senior Jon Mantis, Glenview, Illinois, with sophomore Alex McCarthy, Lenexa, and senior Ryan Snow, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with freshman Alex Barreto, Oklahoma City, each advanced to the...
New book explores co-evolution of faculty training with educational trends
Since the 1970s, colleges and universities have seen an increase in faculty development, or programs designed to help professors improve their teaching. These centers for teaching and learning have adapted their approaches just as pedagogy in the classroom has shifted to student-centered and student-directed approaches. “At the Crossroads of Pedagogical...
KU announces August, September 2021 Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas recently has announced the June and July 2021 Employees of the Month. These staff members have made outstanding contributions to the Lawrence campus community. ...
KU, community partners sponsoring '51 Years OUT! Celebrating Gay Liberation History of KU and Lawrence'
The Lawrence Gay Liberation Front (LGLF), which began at the University of Kansas in 1970, has an important place in KU and local history. Join the 50th anniversary celebration of LGLF and early activism that challenged stereotypes and discrimination, changed the cultural climate and created a foundation for an LGBTQ+...
Fall 2021 KU Architecture Lecture Series lineup announced
The School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas has announced programming for the Fall 2021 Architecture Lecture Series. ...
Writers still putting ‘Richard Wright in Context’
For “Native Son” author Richard Wright, New York City was superior to his previous homes in Mississippi, Memphis and Chicago. But even there, in the U.S. publishing capital, he encountered such racism and restriction that he decamped for Paris, where he lived out his life. ...
KU Debate has strong showing in first major tournament of 2021-22 season
KU Debate began the 2021-22 season with a strong start as four University of Kansas teams qualified for the elimination rounds at a 100-plus team virtual tournament hosted by Northwestern University. ...
KU CREES Cold War global legacies series will include speaker Fiona Hill
A new lecture series from the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREES) at the University of Kansas will feature some of the world’s leading experts to talk about the Cold War and its aftermath. ...
KU to resume Educate & Act Series, offering sessions to address participation in US democracy
A series that encourages civic participation among members of the University of Kansas community will resume this fall with two virtual events. ...
Study: Whether journalists who left jobs chose to or were laid off predicts physical, emotional reaction
More than half of U.S. newspaper jobs have been cut since 2008. A new study from the University of Kansas explores how journalists have dealt with the emotional and physical toll of unemployment and how they adjusted to new jobs and careers. Those findings likely illustrate what the thousands more...
Thirteen KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for fall
This fall, 13 University of Kansas students will receive an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
New School of Business program aims to instill professional excellence among undergraduates
The University of Kansas School of Business has launched a new program aimed at developing professionalism among undergraduate business students. ...
KU Alumni Association, Black Alumni Network honor leaders and innovators
Nine alumni will receive the University of Kansas Alumni Association’s Black Alumni Network Mike and Joyce Shinn Leaders and Innovators Award for their contributions to the university, their profession and their communities. The award is named for the late Mike Shinn, a 1966 School of Engineering alumnus, who helped found...
Self Graduate Fellowship announces 2021-2022 Board of Trustees
The Madison and Lila Self Graduate Programs at the University of Kansas have announced the Board of Trustees for the Self Graduate Fellowship. Trustees include KU leaders and faculty members:...
KU’s Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence Awards scholarships to ICCAE Scholars
The Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (ICCAE) at the University of Kansas has awarded five ICCAE scholars with an academic scholarship. ICCAE scholars are high-achieving students in the intelligence and national security studies (INSS) minor or certificate program at KU and who are dedicated to working in the U.S. ...
Feedback sought from Kansas families to understand internet service gaps
Researchers at the University of Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research aim to develop high-quality data on broadband affordability and access, and they need assistance from Kansas families to understand internet priorities across the Sunflower State. ...
KU Medical Center launches online concentration in Master of Public Health
— Making the world a healthier place is a key motivator that brings together all public health organizations and professionals. The University of Kansas Medical Center partnered with the KU Edwards Campus to launch an online generalist concentration for the Master of Public Health degree along with related online certificates...
Career & Experiential Learning Offices bring Experiential Learning Institute to KU
This fall, 15 faculty and instructional staff from across University of Kansas units will be completing a six-week virtual experiential learning training program administered by the Institute for Experiential Learning (IFEL) through a partnership with the Office of Academic Programs & Experiential Learning. The program will expose participants to a...
Feel the noise! Play about air guitar opens KU Theatre season
– "Airness," a comedy written by Chelsea Marcantel, will rock the William Inge Memorial Theatre at the University of Kansas. This peek into the lives of air guitar contestants in competition is directed by Jonah Greene, doctoral student in KU's Department of Theatre & Dance. ...
'Amplification' of other people's ideas bolsters one's own status, KU research finds
After receiver Nate Meikle caught a dozen passes in the 2005 Las Vegas Bowl as a member of the BYU Cougars, he couldn’t help but notice how good it felt to be acknowledged for his contributions. ...
Documentary explores how mothers bring whole selves to art
At one time or another, nearly every employed person feels pressed by the push and pull of personal and work life. For mothers who are the primary caregivers of young children, it's even more extreme. ...
Wescoe Hall roof repair came with a free extra: a giant 'K-U'
A new university landmark on the Lawrence campus measures 80 feet from top to bottom yet goes unnoticed by people walking right past it along Jayhawk Boulevard. ...
Project on the History of Black Writing lecture series will further explore Zora Neale Hurston's life, legacy
An upcoming series of webinars will further explore the scholarship around celebrated Black literary figure Zora Neale Hurston, author of “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” whose life and works were the subject of a National Endowment for the Humanities Virtual Summer Institute hosted by The Project on the History of...
School of Engineering’s Tiberti Lecture set for Oct. 14
A past president of the American Society of Civil Engineers will give this year’s J.A. Tiberti Family Lecture at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...
New $1.25 million grant enables investigation into vital role of sex hormones in tissue repair
Our ability to heal and regenerate new tissue after an injury has much to do with biological sex. For instance, following menopause, the loss of sex-hormone signaling in women can lead to degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, where bone and cartilage degrade and become more delicate and brittle...
Donna Ginther named recipient of ASCB Public Service Award
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) announced in early September that Donna Ginther, University of Kansas Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor of Economics, has been named recipient of the group’s prestigious Public Service Award, which recognizes outstanding public service in support of biomedical research or advocacy of sound research...
KU professor's 'The Youth Sports Handbook' offers lessons in leadership, teamwork
When Jordan Bass started a youth club baseball team, he wanted to give his players something to read on how to be a good teammate and leader and how to learn from athletic failure. To his surprise, he could find no books that directly covered those topics for young athletes. ...
KU Alumni Association announces events for Homecoming 2021
The University of Kansas will celebrate its 109th Homecoming Oct. 13-16, culminating in the KU football game against Texas Tech on Oct. 16 in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. ...
KU Law, Wichita State partner to expand accelerated bachelor's, law degree program
Students at Wichita State University will have an opportunity to accelerate their legal education and save a year of tuition, thanks to an expansion of the Legal Education Accelerated Degree (LEAD) program at the University of Kansas. ...