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KU Law team wins Thurgood Marshall moot court competition
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law’s moot court teams have concluded the season with another national title. Ally Monson and Amanda McElfresh, third-year law students, won the Federal Bar Association’s Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C., in late March. ...
Three KU Engineering faculty recognized for early career research achievement
LAWRENCE — Three assistant professors from the University of Kansas School of Engineering have each received prestigious national awards granted to early-career faculty whose research shows promise. ...
KU community invited to grand opening celebration for newest KU Innovation Park facility
LAWRENCE — KU faculty, staff and students are invited to celebrate the opening of the newest KU Innovation Park facility from 4 to 6 p.m. April 20. ...
Event centers climate anxiety, frames emotional response as tool for action
LAWRENCE — Mental health and climate scholars will discuss approaches to addressing ecological grief and transforming emotions into a force for collaboration at a virtual event at the University of Kansas. Hosted by The Commons and the Institute for Policy & Social Research Center for Compassionate and Sustainable Communities, this...
Brazilian journalist to give lecture on modern slavery, global consumption
LAWRENCE – Brazilian journalist Leonardo Sakamoto will visit the University of Kansas this month to discuss the connection of modern slavery to climate change and global consumption. ...
KU, Haskell students to present research projects at 23rd annual symposium
LAWRENCE – Research on the evolution of immunity, historical trauma and social determinants of health in Native American communities, use of microfluidics for diagnostics, communication strategies of bacteria, soil microbe effects on maize growth and effects of social behavior and stress on brain signaling will be among student work presented...
KU community invited to attend KU Remembers, an event honoring late Jayhawks
LAWRENCE — KU Student Affairs has announced that it will host KU Remembers, an event to honor University of Kansas students, employees or retirees who have passed away since Aug. 1, 2019. This event will take place at 3:30 p.m. April 24 at the Kansas Room in the Kansas Union. ...
Professor: SEC wants to regulate 'unicorns,' but law stands in its way
LAWRENCE — For the second time in two years, the United States’ top corporate regulator has proposed a sweeping overhaul to crack down on large private startup companies, commonly known as “unicorns.” And for the second time in two years, the proposed overhaul falls outside of the agency’s legal authority...
Junior Cherin Russell named KU’s 2023-24 Newman Civic Fellow
LAWRENCE — 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...
Final spring 2023 'Wellness in Our Democracy' events planned April 12, 26
LAWRENCE — A collaborative series at the University of Kansas that centers misinformation, disinformation and the wellness of democracy continues in the spring 2023 semester with discussions on climate change and domestic terrorism. Led by Najarian Peters, KU associate professor of law and faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center...
Study shows families making choices that perpetuate segregation in city with school choice policy
LAWRENCE — Even though Brown v. Board of Education outlawed school segregation in 1954, racially segregated schools have persisted in practice. In recent years, the decades-long trend of white flight to suburbs has reversed in some areas as some white residents are moving to city centers. New research from the...
'Cabaret' examines themes as relevant as ever, opening April 20 at KU Theatre
LAWRENCE — The University Theatre’s sold-out season finale opens with a big, inviting party. That’s one reason why Act 1 of “Cabaret” is so adored and a reason the musical’s ending hits so hard, said Markus Potter, director and assistant professor in the University of Kansas Department of Theatre &...
Kansas Biological Survey to host public forums about native grazing lands
LAWRENCE — In April, the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research will host two free public forums in Douglas County about native grazing lands. The first forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 20 at Worden Cornerstone Church west of Baldwin City. The second forum will take...
Carol Smith named next dean of KU Libraries
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has selected Carol E. Smith to be the dean of the KU Libraries. Smith currently serves as university librarian at Colorado School of Mines, an institution with a Carnegie classification of very high research activity. Her appointment as dean of KU Libraries is effective...
Two KU juniors to compete for Astronaut Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Two outstanding University of Kansas undergraduates are representing KU in the Astronaut Scholarship program. ...
Kate Wienke, St. Louis junior studying physics, receives 2023 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas junior in physics is KU’s newest Barry M. Goldwater scholar. ...
Study shows link between wealth, health differs across race, ethnicity in young adulthood
Executive compensation incentives influence firms’ conforming tax avoidance, research finds
LAWRENCE — The line between tax avoidance and tax evasion is often very thin. ...
Robert Rohrschneider receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Austria
LAWRENCE — Robert Rohrschneider, the Sir Robert Worcester Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to travel to Austria to conduct research on European illiberal parties. ...
KU professor co-writes award-winning 'Benevolent Gaslight' essay
LAWRENCE – Gaslighting – the act of invalidating another person's lived experiences and memories, particularly for interpersonal or political manipulation – is so well-established by now that two scholars of an award-winning essay have defined a subset they call “the benevolent gaslight.” That’s when a white, ostensibly progressive individual perpetuates...
Jayhawks host 3rd annual KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition
LAWRENCE – Students from 11 teams across the U.S. competed in the third annual KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition on March 24-25 at Capitol Federal Hall. ...
Stephen Ware to give his inaugural distinguished professor lecture
LAWRENCE — Stephen Ware’s writings have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and in at least 34 other federal and state cases. The University of Kansas community has the chance to hear Ware give his inaugural distinguished professor lecture at 4 p.m. April 7 via Zoom. Attendees of the...