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Evening of stories, performances will offer support for Ukraine
LAWRENCE — Featuring personal stories, poetry, theatre performance and music, several University of Kansas partners will host a night in support of Ukrainians on April 18. ...
International Jayhawk Festival will celebrate KU’s global community April 19
LAWRENCE — Connect with the diverse global community at the University of Kansas and discover an abundance of international opportunities at the sixth annual International Jayhawk Festival, which will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. April 19 at the Burge Union. ...
Seats available for Kansas Racial Equity Collaborative Symposium
LAWRENCE — Limited seats are available for the in-person Kansas Racial Equity Collaborative Symposium, the culmination of activities over the past year from the Kansas Racial Equity Collaborative. ...
NSF award fuels quest to understand what makes voting-rights advocacy groups thrive
LAWRENCE — With voting rights being challenged across the nation, a University of Kansas scholar is examining what today's voting rights advocacy groups can learn from a political organization that has traveled down that road before. ...
International legal scholar to discuss post-conflict federalism at KU lecture
LAWRENCE – International legal scholar Jens Woelk will discuss post-conflict federalism during the Casad Comparative Law Lecture at the University of Kansas School of Law. ...
Multidisciplinary team of KU graduate students chosen as finalist in HUD competition
KU mathematics researcher receives NSF CAREER award
LAWRENCE — Agnieszka Międlar, associate professor of mathematics at the University of Kansas, has received the National Science Foundation award for the Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER). ...
School of Engineering bestows 3 with Distinguished Engineering Service Award
LAWRENCE — Three alumni from the University of Kansas School of Engineering will receive the school’s highest award in a ceremony set for 6 p.m. May 5. ...
KU project to aid young women with autism in mapping health resources in community
LAWRENCE — Transitioning to life after high school is a monumental time in young people’s lives, as they move on to college, enter the workforce, leave home and begin adult life. But for young people with autism, that time can be especially fraught, as supports and programs in place to...
Spencer Museum announces Sydney Pursel as new curator for public practice
KFRTI expands reach in western Kansas with annual fire school partnership, new remote hire
KU, Haskell scholars to present research projects at annual symposium
LAWRENCE – Research on the spread of fungal infections, effectiveness of teletherapy, use of microfluidics for diagnostics, communication strategies of bacteria, and effects of social behavior and stress on brain signaling will be among student work presented at the 22nd annual University of Kansas-Haskell Indian Nations University Student Research Symposium. ...
In ‘zhúje ‘waxóbe/Sacred Red Rock Project receives $5 million Mellon Foundation Monuments Project Grant
LAWRENCE — The Mellon Foundation has announced a grant to the In ‘zhúje ‘waxóbe/Sacred Red Rock Project for the return of a 28-ton red Siouxan quartzite boulder located for the past 93 years in Robinson Park, Lawrence, to the Kaw Nation. ...
Two language departments in the College to merge
LAWRENCE – This July, the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Languages & Literatures and the Department of German Studies at the University of Kansas will merge and become the Department of Slavic, German & Eurasian Studies. The merged department in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences will host a...
KU Law to honor 3 alumni with top award
LAWRENCE — Three University of Kansas School of Law alumni will receive the law school’s highest alumni honor, the Distinguished Alumni Award, this year. The award celebrates graduates for their professional achievements, contributions to the legal field and service to their communities and the university. ...
KU Debate reaches Final Four at National Debate Tournament
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Debate team of juniors Mickey McMahon, Leawood, and Michael Scott, Glenview, Illinois, advanced to the Final Four at the 76th National Debate Tournament hosted at James Madison University April 1-5. The duo is the 19th KU team to advance to the semifinal round of...
KU conference to examine Russian cybersecurity threats and disinformation
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host an international conference April 6-7 devoted to understanding cybersecurity threats emanating from Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Among the issues in focus will be the global spread of disinformation, which in recent years has undermined trust in electoral democracy, hindered efforts to...
In school record, five KU juniors earn Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships
LAWRENCE — A record number of KU juniors — five — have earned Barry M. Goldwater scholarships, recognizing their achievements in the STEM fields. ...
Gaypril festivities underway at KU
LAWRENCE – Lavender Graduation, a drag performer makeup tutorial and lesbian visibility day are just three of many events on deck for Gaypril, an annual occasion featuring various programs put on by the University of Kansas Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity. ...
Research showcase, reception planned for IPSR Doctoral Research Fellows
LAWRENCE — The Institute for Policy & Social Research and The Commons at Spooner Hall will present the IPSR Doctoral Research Fellows Reception from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 1. This event will showcase the research of the 2021-2022 Doctoral Research Fellows, an interdisciplinary cohort of scholars in social...
KU Libraries announce 2022 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers
LAWRENCE — KU Libraries have announced the recipients of the 2022 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award. Kristin Schodorf, Sedan, and Sandra Jackson-Opoku, Chicago, were selected for their interest in furthering their study of the history of the African American experience in Kansas. ...
KU accounting student selected for prestigious FASB Postgraduate Technical Assistant Program
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas School of Business student Luke Kennedy has been selected for the Postgraduate Technical Assistant Program with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the premier institution that establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for U.S. organizations and companies. ...
James Walters receives Fulbright Scholar Award to Czech Republic
LAWRENCE — James Walters, University of Kansas associate professor of ecology & evolutionary biology, has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to conduct research for nine months in the Czech Republic. ...
Dole Institute announces Dole Lecture, additional spring programming
LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced new upcoming programming in addition to its early spring event lineup. ...