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Businessman’s $500K gift to Dole Institute recognizes senator’s diplomacy, leadership
A meeting between Jim Xhema, a Greenwich, Connecticut, businessman of Albanian descent, and Kansas Sen. Bob Dole turned into a friendship that has lasted more than 30 years. ...
KU IT working to secure the new remote work, learning reality
When students, faculty and staff are working and learning on campus at the University of Kansas, all traffic goes through the Jayhawk network and is behind the campus firewall, making it easier for KU Information Technology Security Office (ITSO) staff and security systems to protect people and data. However, the...
Find inclement weather notifications for the Lawrence and Edwards campuses
When inclement weather affects operations on the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses, information about closings or delays is delivered in several ways:...
Spencer Museum’s Backyard Bash showcases art by KU students in Marvin Grove
The Spencer Museum of Art invites the University of Kansas and Lawrence communities to explore its fifth annual Backyard Bash, a monthlong outdoor celebration with an interactive art installation in Marvin Grove on view Saturday, Oct. 24, through Nov. 19. ...
2020 Staff Fellows investigate resources, stigma associated with mental health
Nearly one in five adults in the United States live with a mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Health. Yet many people who experience mental illness don’t seek treatment. A study by the National Council for Behavioral Health cites several factors: high cost and insufficient insurance coverage,...
'The Dockum Drugstore Sit-in' presentation will reflect on historic Wichita event
In July 1958, Black students gathered at downtown Wichita’s Dockum Drugstore to stage a peaceful protest against the unequal practice of segregation. Tired of being denied access to the city’s movie theaters and restaurants, students took action and turned their attention to the lunch counter at the popular drugstore. ...
Leading immigration historian Erika Lee to give virtual Hall Center lecture
Historian Erika Lee will talk about her 2019 book, "America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States," at an event this week for the Hall Center for the Humanities. ...
KU law, journalism scholars sum up nonexistent state of workplace cyberbullying laws
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced much of life to move online, including education, entertainment, communications and work. While technology has provided a way for many parts of life to carry on virtually, it has also provided space for negative elements of life such as cyberbullying to increase. Schools have made...
Asian Americans more affected by pandemic-related unemployment than any other racial group
While the lockdown associated with COVID-19 has negatively affected people from all walks of life, one U.S. minority group is bearing the brunt of unemployment. ...
Pharmacy alumnus pledges $100K to Gene Hotchkiss Pharmacy Scholarship Fund
A University of Kansas School of Pharmacy alumnus has pledged $100,000 to honor a longtime school administrator. ...
Six students, one alumna nominated for Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell scholarships
Six current seniors and a recent graduate have been endorsed for prestigious fellowships for study in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the support of the University of Kansas Office of Fellowships. ...
2020 Gene A. Budig Lecture will explore 'Seven Habits of Highly Effective College Teachers'
The School of Education & Human Sciences welcomes Meagan Patterson, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, as the 2020 Budig Teaching Professorship in Education award recipient and featured lecturer. ...
Study identifies tech challenges of women transitioning from incarceration
Marginalized communities have been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and for women transitioning back to society after incarceration, it has severely affected their access to and knowledge about technology, one of the keys to making the transition. University of Kansas scholars have written a study about the return...
New Kansas Geological Survey online journal geared toward Midcontinent research
Leading scientific journals today mostly address topics with broad international appeal, making it increasingly difficult to publish significant regional studies. To fill a niche for geoscience research undertaken in a large swath of the United States — from Ohio to Montana and North Dakota to west Texas — the Kansas...
Federal grant bolsters Russian, East European, Eurasian studies at KU
With the phrase “Russian hacker” on everyone’s lips, a federal grant will give the University of Kansas more tools to study the area of the world from which the threat is deemed to emanate. ...
Virtual debate would allow issues to be explored, expert says
If your goal is a free-flowing, fair discussion of crucial issues facing the nation, there is no valid reason to object to a computerized debating arena, according to a University of Kansas educator and debate coach whose students have been arguing remotely for months during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 269th Basic Training Class
Twenty-two new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Oct. 9 at a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. ...
Dole Institute to livestream 2nd 'A Conversation on Race' event
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that it will livestream the second installment of its series “A Conversation on Race” at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 on the institute’s YouTube channel. The event will feature Puerto Rico Sen. Carmelo Ríos-Santiago, Washington State Rep. ...
Audio-Reader hosting donation drive Oct. 17
Kansas Audio-Reader will host a donation drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Lied Center of Kansas. Donate your gently used audio equipment (modern and vintage), vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, cassette tapes and musical instruments. The Audio-Reader Network’s annual benefit sale, For Your Ears Only,...
KU joins industry partners to advance gas-separation with green materials first created for soda bottles
A $1 million, 18-month collaboration between the University of Kansas School of Engineering and the RAPID Manufacturing Institute for Process Intensification launched in 2017 by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers will develop technology to separate gas using renewable, high-performance furanic-based polymers that were originally developed for replacing PET-based soda...
Gap between gun owners and non-owners explains disparities in political attitudes, voting patterns
Whether one views gun ownership as positive or negative is a matter of perspective. But according to new research, it's the total number of guns a person owns that may define them politically. ...
KU Army ROTC alumnus sky-dives for recruiting event
Retired Maj. Raymond Finch, 64, considered himself lucky to retire from the Army in 1998 having never been ordered to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. ...
KU partnering with Douglas County to provide civic engagement office hours
The University of Kansas will offer weekly Civic Engagement Office Hours, in conjunction with the Douglas County Clerk’s Office, leading up to the 2020 general election. ...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day activities to build awareness at KU
Several University of Kansas organizations and offices have partnered to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day through a program featuring a renowned Cherokee Nation scholar reflecting on representation of Native cultures on college campuses. ...
KU professors honored by American Journal of Sociology
Argun Saatcioglu, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies and (by courtesy) the Department of Sociology, and Tom Skrtic, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education, both at the University of Kansas, have been selected to receive the 2020 Roger V. Gould Prize from the American...
Public Management Center tapped by national transportation organization to lead trainings
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has chosen the University of Kansas Public Management Center (KU PMC) to provide its annual professional development series for its membership beginning in 2021. ...
Kansas Economic Policy Conference to address policy interventions in times of crisis
When the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, government at all levels needed to manage a public health crisis, continue providing essential services and stave off economic disaster. However, public health interventions, such as stay-at-home orders and contact tracing, have had mixed reception from the public...
KU Serves Week focuses on voter education
The Center for Service Learning’s (CSL) fall KU Serves Week is taking place this week (Oct. 5-9) in conjunction with National Voter Education Week. During this week, the CSL and their Civic Engagement Ambassador partners are sharing information about registering to vote, learning about candidates on the ballot and more...
New book details power of paratext in medieval works
Back in the days before hyperlinks – before the printed page, even – how did people make reference to one written work within the body of another? How did they relate a historic account to the context of then current times? ...
Zombies change to keep up with the times, professor writes
A University of Kansas researcher is writing a book on the proliferation of zombie TV shows, scheduled to come out in 2022 in publisher McFarland’s Contributions to Zombie Studies series. ...