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KU law expert can discuss retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, 'best hope of true advocates'
LAWRENCE — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has announced he will retire, giving President Joe Biden his first opportunity to make an appointment to the high court. Stephen McAllister, a University of Kansas professor and expert in constitutional law who has argued before the Supreme Court nine times, can comment...
KU Libraries now accepting applications for Sprints Week 2022
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries are now accepting applications for Sprints Week 2022, a program that offers faculty and academic staff the opportunity to team up with librarians on a research or teaching project. ...
KU research employs nearly 4,000 on campus, buys $50.7M in goods and services from Kansas companies
Spotlight on Care returns in virtual format for spring 2022
LAWRENCE – The Spotlight on Care series at the University of Kansas resumes Jan. 27, with sessions planned at noon Thursdays on a biweekly basis. As is signature for the series, each session will engage perspectives and practices of colleagues near and far who incorporate or center care and well-being...
U.S. News & World Report highlights KU online education programs in rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences has three programs ranked among the nation’s best in the 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs,” released Jan. 25. ...
KU School of Business online MBA program rises in U.S. News & World Report rankings
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business online MBA program moved up four spots to No. 16 overall in the 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs.”...
Dole Institute announces initial spring 2022 programming
LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its early spring 2022 programming lineup, featuring a variety of notable speakers. This semester’s guests include a former U.S. senator from Kansas, a former chief of staff for the late U.S. Sen. Bob Dole,...
KU, KU Medical Center faculty named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four University of Kansas faculty members on the Lawrence and Medical Center campuses are this year’s recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta to receive William Allen White Foundation National Citation
LAWRENCE — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who has won multiple Emmy awards as chief medical correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN podcast “Chasing Life,” has been selected to receive the 2022 William Allen White Foundation National Citation. The award, which recognizes individuals for outstanding journalistic service, comes from a...
Author argues for urgency of addressing race in school, society
LAWRENCE – In the new book she co-edited and co-wrote, “Racism by Another Name” (Information Age Publishing, 2021), Dorothy Hines contends that race has been the American public schools’ most profound legacy because it is one of society’s deepest fears. ...
Spencer Museum, The Commons, Office of Graduate Studies welcome graduate students back to campus
LAWRENCE – Three University of Kansas campus partners who serve graduate students across disciplines through their work will host a welcome-back, drop-in reception between 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Spencer Museum of Art. ...
Project now housed at KU adds to 60 years of intellectual and developmental disability research at the university
LAWRENCE — One of only three federally funded longitudinal data projects of national significance that collects and analyzes how public funds are expended on services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has moved to the University of Kansas, building on 60 years of work in the field at KU. ...
Experts advancing research on crustaceans, coronaviruses and drug design receive KU achievement awards
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers increasing understanding of crustaceans, coronaviruses and drug design have received this year’s Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award and the KU Research Staff & Postdoctoral Achievement Awards. ...
Submit your professional achievements to KU Today
LAWRENCE — Starting in 2022, KU Today will include a recurring feature that highlights University of Kansas employee external achievements and professional milestones. KU Kudos is intended to highlight notable professional achievements from outside the university, such as awards, honors and fellowships; elections to regional and national boards or committees...
Researchers land NIH grant to boost testing, vaccination for women leaving incarceration
Kansas Geological Survey to study social, environmental factors of successful groundwater conservation programs
KU Endowment president plans to retire in 2022
LAWRENCE — KU Endowment President Dale Seuferling has announced his plans to retire later this year. ...
KU Law students win grants, committed to serving rural Kansas
LAWRENCE – Two third-year students at the University of Kansas School of Law will receive grants from the Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation. Mary McMullen and Luke Sunderland are recipients of the foundation's Rural Law Practice Grant. ...
KU professor David Slusky selected to direct national organization for health economists
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas scholar David Slusky has been selected as the next executive director of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon), a professional organization for health economics research in the United States. ASHEcon holds an annual research conference, publishes the American Journal of Health Economics, and organizes...
University community remembers IT storeroom supervisor John Adee
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is remembering employee John Adee, who died Dec. 28, 2021. He was 52. ...
Loretta Ross to present 'Calling in the Calling Out Culture'
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging will welcome a national activist and scholar as part of programming related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Loretta Ross, professor at Smith College, will present “Calling in the Calling Out Culture” for an online lecture at...
KU Debate team wins two tournaments
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas debate program opened 2022 by winning back-to-back tournaments Jan. 4-9 hosted by the University of Texas in Dallas and the University of Texas in San Antonio. The KU teams of senior Lily Ottinger, Shawnee, and freshman Samir Rahaman, Chicago, and freshmen Ethan Harris and...