News


More news

Mon, 06/27/2022

KU names new director to lead Kansas Geological Survey

Mon, 06/27/2022

Authors blame hyperpartisanship for death of political apology

LAWRENCE – When was the last time you heard a decent political apology? In the current hyperpartisan political atmosphere, they hardly exist. Doubling down is the rule. And, according to two new papers co-written by an instructor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas, our polarization...

Mon, 06/27/2022

Media advisory: Large Hadron Collider scientists available for comment on 10th anniversary of Higgs boson discovery and collider restart

LAWRENCE — For years, physicists from the University of Kansas have played a major role conducting experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider — hunting for new fundamental particles, supersymmetry and extra dimensions. ...

Fri, 06/24/2022

KU experts can discuss Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, implications for abortion law, constitutional rights

LAWRENCE — In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court announced Friday morning it had overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that guaranteed access to abortion across the country. The decision means that states across the nation will have a patchwork of laws on where abortions are legal and where...

Fri, 06/24/2022

Kansas Geological Survey project aims to help agricultural communities prepare for risks of climate change in the Kansas River basin and eastern Great Plains

Fri, 06/24/2022

KU physicists joining national 10th anniversary celebration of Higgs boson discovery with public event June 30

LAWRENCE — Ten years after the Large Hadron Collider’s Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment contributed to the discovery of the long sought-after Higgs boson, University of Kansas physicists who contributed to that work are inviting the public to join them in a national celebration of this groundbreaking moment in science. ...

Thu, 06/23/2022

KU Law receives top-30 ranking for outcomes, affordability

LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law is among the top 30 law schools in the country, according to new rankings. KU Law ranks 10th among public law schools and 30th overall in this year’s Top 50 Law School Rankings from Above the Law. ...

Thu, 06/23/2022

Campaign to end human trafficking introduces more challenges for migrating Nigerian women, author says

LAWRENCE – Human anti-trafficking campaigns rely on the “three p’s” of prevention, protection and prosecution. ...

Thu, 06/23/2022

Department of Mathematics announces spring 2022 awards

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Mathematics recently recognized its undergraduate and graduate students and faculty for outstanding academic and teaching achievements. ...

Thu, 06/23/2022

KU heads into next stage of search for executive dean of the College

LAWRENCE — The position description for the inaugural executive dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas has been posted, and applications and nominations are being accepted. ...

Wed, 06/22/2022

Literary scholars digitally illuminate early critique of Columbus

Tue, 06/21/2022

KU community remembers university electrician Terrence 'Bones' Morris

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering electrician Terrence “Bones” Morris, who died Feb. 22 at age 60. ...

Tue, 06/21/2022

KU names new leader of Office of Civil Rights & Title IX

LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas has selected a new leader to oversee its civil rights and Title IX efforts. ...

Tue, 06/21/2022

Study reveals smaller-than-expected percentage of research in psychology is truly multidisciplinary

Mon, 06/20/2022

Book gives fresh perspective on Black literature of 1930s

LAWRENCE – In the conventional telling of African American literary history, the 1930s are overshadowed, at best, by the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and the social realism/protest novels of the 1940s. ...

Fri, 06/17/2022

KU language center that trains select military personnel receives funding through 2025

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas’ designation as a Department of Defense (DoD) Language Training Center has been renewed through 2025. ...

Thu, 06/16/2022

Crystal Burkhardt selected for American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Fellows Program

LAWRENCE — Crystal Burkhardt, clinical professor in the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, has been selected to participate in the Academic Leadership Fellows Program, coordinated by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Burkhardt is one of 35 aspiring leaders nationally selected for AACP’s yearlong fellows program. KU Pharmacy...

Thu, 06/16/2022

KU Law’s moot court program ranked 14th in the nation

LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court program is 14th in the nation, according to rankings published recently by the University of Houston Law Center. ...

Thu, 06/16/2022

Study shows electric vehicles could be charged on the go via peer-to-peer system

Thu, 06/16/2022

University community remembers faculty member David Jarmolowicz

LAWRENCE — The University of Kanas community is remembering David Jarmolowicz, associate professor of applied behavioral science, who died May 22. He was 45. ...

Thu, 06/16/2022

School of Architecture & Design announces 2021 alumni awards

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced the recipients of the 2021 KU Architecture & Design Alumni Awards. ...

Wed, 06/15/2022

Department of Chemistry announces awards, scholarships for spring-summer 2022

Wed, 06/15/2022

Managers face identity conflict within foreign-employing organizations, study shows

Tue, 06/14/2022

Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 294th Basic Training Class

Mon, 06/13/2022

Study shows program improves teaching skills, students' word problem-solving

Mon, 06/13/2022

Project to help KU build African linguistic expertise

Fri, 06/10/2022

Kansas Geological Survey receives grant to study critical minerals mining potential in region

LAWRENCE — The Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kansas has been awarded $1.5 million for a two-year project to study the feasibility of recovering minerals critical to advanced and defense manufacturing as well as the clean energy industry from coal deposits, associated rock layers and legacy mining...

Thu, 06/09/2022

AAI announces recipients of Arts & Humanities Grant

LAWRENCE — The Achievement & Assessment Institute has announced the recipients of this year’s Arts & Humanities Grant. ...

Thu, 06/09/2022

Visual communication design students awarded American Advertising Federation of Kansas City Foundation Scholarships

LAWRENCE — Four University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design students in the Visual Communication Design program have been awarded 2022 American Advertising Federation of Kansas City (AAF-KC) Foundation Scholarships. ...

Thu, 06/09/2022

KU community mourns death of theatre & dance administrative associate Kim Bohmann

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Kim Bohmann, an administrative associate for the Department of Theatre & Dance. Bohmann, 62, died June 3. ...

Media Contacts

Erinn Barcomb-Peterson

KU News Service

785-864-8858