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KU announces new 2021-2025 Self Graduate Fellows
KU Pharmacy students again rank among best in licensure exams
The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy posted the second-highest pass rate in the nation on the 2020 Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE). The school’s 2020 graduating class had a 99% first-time pass rate, compared to a national pass rate of 85% among all ACPE accredited programs. ...
KU Edwards Campus joins Evergy’s Renewables Direct program, supporting wind energy expansion
— Sustainability has always been a priority for the University of Kansas and its Edwards Campus (KUEC) in Overland Park. Participation in Evergy’s Renewables Direct program is KUEC’s latest sustainability effort. The 20-year agreement KUEC signed with Evergy went into effect this month, supporting the expansion of wind energy in...
Chauvin verdict not 'cure-all that protects from police violence,' race expert says
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of three counts of murder and manslaughter April 20 in the death of George Floyd. The widely anticipated verdict was reached just under a year after Floyd died after being pinned underneath Chauvin’s knee, which sparked protests across the country. The impending...
Two students selected for Beckman Scholars Program
University of Kansas students Claire Dopp and Sarah Noga have been selected to participate in the 2021 Beckman Scholars Program. ...
Radhia Abdirahman named a Newman Civic Fellow
From across the country, college and university presidents of Campus Compact member institutions have nominated promising student leaders as Newman Civic Fellows. Through service, research and advocacy, these fellows have demonstrated an investment in their community and are working to better understand themselves, the root causes of social issues and...
Research shows creative students sensed global catastrophe coming, had increased anxiety
New research from the University of Kansas shows that some of the most creative adolescents may have had a sense that a global crisis was looming as far back as 2014. ...
Montana Fire Services Training School leads demonstrated ability training event at Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute for training officers statewide
Firefighting is an inherently dangerous job. Firefighters must be well-trained for safe operations, but they also must be well-trained to deliver exceptional service to customers – those calling 911 and anyone in need of help. ...
Today's labor battles, legislation harken back to conflicts of nearly a century ago, professor writes
President Joe Biden has pledged to support union organizing, and the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the union-supported Protecting the Right to Organize Act. Yet, high-profile efforts to unionize Amazon warehouse workers have not succeeded, and the PRO Act may not pass the U.S. Senate. These mixed results for...
Spencer Museum hosts virtual event with MacArthur fellows Janine Antoni, John Rich
A virtual event hosted by the Spencer Museum of Art at 4 p.m. April 26 will present internationally acclaimed artist Janine Antoni in conversation with other researchers about how to better understand and connect to our bodies through multiple perspectives. A free livestream of this event is available through the...
Dole Institute to welcome ambassador of Belgium for the 2021 Dole Lecture
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that the guest for the 2021 Dole Lecture will be Jean-Arthur Régibeau, the ambassador of Belgium to the United States. This year’s lecture will take place at 7 p.m. May 5 on the institute’s YouTube channel. ...
Audit effort affected by partner rotation and board inspections, study finds
Audit firms and their clients should enjoy a friendly relationship. Just not too friendly. ...
Global Opportunities Expo for students, educators set for April 20-21
The University of Kansas, in partnership with Donnelly College, is hosting its annual Global Opportunities Expo (GOE). The two-day event is set for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 20 and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 21. The expo is designed for educators and students in grades 7-12 through college, but it is...
School of Business hosts inaugural sales competition with King’s Hawaiian
The University of Kansas School of Business hosted the inaugural KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition virtually April 9-10. ...
SOEHS to host Mawson Scholar Speaker Series lecture on April 21
The University of Kansas Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences welcomes Joseph Cooper, associate professor and J. Keith Motley endowed chair of sport leadership and administration at the University of Massachusetts Boston, as keynote speaker at the 2021 Mawson Scholar Speaker Series lecture. Cooper will present “Anti-Racism, Inclusive Excellence,...
Four KU students nominated for Udall Scholarships
Four students at the University of Kansas are nominees for Udall Undergraduate Scholarships, which recognize students who demonstrate leadership, public service and commitment in the fields of tribal public policy, native health care or the environment. ...
Department of African & African-American Studies marks 50th anniversary with conference
KU School of Music presents two contemporary operas in free virtual event
A double-bill performance featuring students from the University of Kansas School of Music voice and orchestra programs will explore themes of identity, trauma and resilience through two contemporary operas. The virtual event is free to livestream from the Lied Center’s website at 7:30 p.m. April 27. ...
Melissa Peterson appointed director of tribal relations, will work to improve Native American student success
The University of Kansas is creating a new position to promote the belonging of Native American KU students and build sustainable relationships that are mutually beneficial for the university, Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) and sovereign tribal nations in serving Native American initiatives. ...
Study of marten genomes suggest forested safe havens along the coast aided peopling of Americas
How did the first humans migrate to populate North America? It’s one of the great scientific puzzles of our day, especially because forbidding glaciers covered most of Canada, Alaska and Pacific Northwest during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). These glaciers limited human movements between northern ice-free areas, like the Beringia...
University of Kansas announces 2021 Common Book
After a brief hiatus, the Common Book program at the University of Kansas will relaunch in 2021-22 with new and exciting collaborations. First, KU and Haskell Indian Nations University will unite to explore the same book, Robin Wall Kimmerer’s critically acclaimed and bestselling “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and...
Author illuminates feud between classical composers
He doesn’t go there in the new book “Stravinsky in Context” (Cambridge University Press), but Alan Street is fine if you think of the artistic conflict between rival 20th-century classical music composers Igor Stravinsky and Arnold Schoenberg as akin to the Biggie-Tupac feud. ...
KU's Project WRITE helps struggling learners improve writing skills
A new body of research from the University of Kansas has found that a new program is highly effective at helping teachers use technology to improve the writing skills of students, especially those with disabilities, as well as save educators time and give them new tools to assess learners’ progress. ...
Kansas bird book aims to inspire wonder, reciprocity
If you visit a state park this spring and summer, you will be offered a literary entrée into nature, as well — a free, illustrated book of poetry inspired by our fine feathered friends, the birds. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 276th Basic Training Class
Twenty-three new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on April 9 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
School of Architecture & Design introduces the 80+40 Lecture series
The final KU Architecture Lecture Series event of the 2021 spring semester will mark the first lecture supported by a new fund created by Department of Architecture Class of 1980 alumni. ...
KU students win national Debater of the Year, Graduate Student Coach of the Year awards
University of Kansas student Azja Butler, of Lansing, was named the winner of the National Debater of the Year Award, and assistant coach Jyleesa Hampton was named the winner of the Graduate Student Coach of the Year Award by the Cross Examination Debate Association at an awards ceremony April 11. ...
KU Army ROTC hosts Ranger Challenge Competition
Teams from 35 universities across the country converged on the soggy fields of Rim Rock Farm last weekend to participate in a grueling military skills challenge known as the Ranger Buddy Competition, hosted by the University of Kansas Jayhawk Battalion. ...
KU Alumni Association sets dates 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. ...
Spencer Museum receives $20K from NEA to research exhibition on 'Bold Women'
The Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas has been awarded $20,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support research and development of the exhibition “Bold Women: Changing the World and Art.” With an international assemblage of women and nonbinary artists, the exhibition will foster...