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Cool Science offers online learning for adults, art contest for kids
Cool Science, a National Science Foundation-funded program that integrates science and art to promote understanding of extreme weather events, returns again in 2021 with remote programming for children and adults in Kansas, Missouri and Massachusetts. ...
Chief of police search committee announces final candidate presentation
The third and final candidate for the next University of Kansas chief of police and director of public safety will take part in campus interviews Friday, June 4. ...
Managerial experience with natural disasters affects corporate ability to prepare for future catastrophes
In the Midwest, a thunderstorm is considered commonplace. ...
KU Law’s moot court program ranks 13th in nation
The University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court program is 13th in the nation, according to rankings published recently by the University of Houston Law Center. ...
KU announces featured speakers for the 2021 Virtual Summer Conference
The School of Education & Human Sciences at the University of Kansas has announced the featured speakers for each session of the 2021 Strategies for Educational Improvement Summer Conference, a virtual multisession professional development series. ...
KU study will help define broadband priorities in Kansas
Access to education, health care, public safety and government services increasingly depends on access to affordable, high-speed internet service. It provides small-business owners with access to resources and markets around the world, allows students the opportunity to participate in remote education and connects patients in medically underserved areas to critical...
Chief of police search committee to lead candidate presentations
Three candidates for the next University of Kansas chief of police and director of public safety will begin campus interviews beginning Wednesday, June 2. ...
Study: Parler provided echo chamber for vaccine misinformation, conspiracy theories
In the early days of COVID-19 vaccine development, a new social media platform provided a place for like-minded people to discuss vaccines, share misinformation and speculate about the motivations for its development. A new study from the University of Kansas shows people flocked to Parler to discuss the vaccines in...
Following successful fundraising in pandemic year, KU United Way campaign looks ahead
A normal school year brings students, faculty and staff back to campus — and the annual United Way campus campaign, with signs, letters, bake sales, auctions, meetings, volunteers and money raised for a good cause. ...
Law graduate Bria Nelson wins public interest award
Bria Nelson, a recent graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law, is a recipient of a 2021 Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award. Nelson is one of eight students selected for the national award, which recognizes law students for their exemplary commitment to public interest law and...
Dole Institute to welcome Juan Manuel Santos for special program
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that it will livestream a special event featuring former Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos at 7 p.m. June 10 on the institute’s YouTube channel. ...
KU proposes expansion and modernization of Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center near Hutchinson
The Kansas Board of Regents earlier this month approved a plan from the University of Kansas to renovate the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) campus located near Hutchinson. The KLETC Campus Master Plan would provide facilities for new curriculum, interagency training and capacity for more students. The plan will...
Researchers examine record-shattering 2020 trans-Atlantic dust storm
For two weeks in June 2020, a massive dust plume from Saharan Africa crept westward across the Atlantic, blanketing the Caribbean and Gulf Coast states in the U.S. The dust storm was so strong, it earned the nickname “Godzilla.”...
KU HR professional selected for national leadership program
Monica Bradshaw, employee relations specialist at the University of Kansas, is one of 13 people selected nationally for yearlong leadership development program designed for early-career human resource professionals working in higher education. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 278th Basic Training Class
Twenty-three new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on May 21 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Department of Chemistry announces annual student awards, scholarships
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Kansas recently recognized the academic and research achievements of its students by awarding over $160,000 in awards and scholarships. ...
New research model reveals how contagion spreads among network of connected people
What do misinformation and disease have in common? They spread easily. ...
Authors seek to define 'Hamilton' secret superpower
What is the essential quality that has made “Hamilton” one of the most successful Broadway musicals ever? ...
KU announces new 2021-2022 Self Memorial Scholars
Twenty students have been selected to receive the University of Kansas Madison and Lila Self Memorial Scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year. ...
Chancellor announces Lawrence faculty sabbaticals for 2021-22
Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved sabbatical leave for the following 45 faculty members and researchers at the University of Kansas Lawrence campus:...
KU Law students make 2021 honor roll for pro bono service
Fifty-five University of Kansas School of Law students contributed 4,105 hours of unpaid legal services over the past year. This is the largest number of students who completed pro bono service in an academic year since the beginning of KU Law’s pro bono program. ...
AAI announces recipients for Arts & Humanities Grant
The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) in the University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences has announced the recipients of the organization’s first Arts & Humanities Grant. ...
Law school honors 2021 students for scholarship, leadership and service
Eleven University of Kansas School of Law students received awards in spring 2021 for distinguishing themselves in scholarship, leadership and service to the law school and the community. ...
2021 KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Family Teaching Awards
Three outstanding high school teachers will be recognized with the 2021 Wolfe Family Teaching Award this graduation season. ...
University announces 2021 KU Academic Advisor of the Year Award
Rosana Godinez, Academic Advisor II in the Undergraduate Advising Center (UAC), was named the 2021 KU Academic Advisor of the Year during a virtual awards ceremony May 11. ...
University recognizes spring Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas has announced and honored several Employees of the Month who have made outstanding contributions to the Lawrence and Edwards campus communities. ...
School of Architecture & Design hosting pre-college summer design camp
The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design will host its annual pre-college KU Design Camp June 13-19. ...
Kansas Geological Survey to study interaction of agriculture, playas in western Kansas
Shallow depressions that hold water from rainfall and runoff to create small temporary lakes called playas dot the western Great Plains. When full, they’re transformed into mini-wetlands that are home to a variety of plants and wildlife not normally found in the region. They also serve as areas of recharge,...
NSF EPSCoR grant will advance understanding of neutrinos and support new faculty
Neutrinos are almost intangible subatomic particles that hardly interact with matter in the universe. Billions of neutrinos are shooting through your body as you read this sentence, and you don’t even notice. Explosive deep-space events like gamma-ray bursts, merging black holes, neutron stars and even the Big Bang all emitted...
Incarcerated poets impress teacher with written word’s power
After the COVID-19 pandemic broke Brian Daldorph's 20-year streak of teaching a weekly class at Douglas County Jail, the University of Kansas senior lecturer in English hopes to work with inmates again someday soon. ...