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Math competition part of KU Math and Statistics Awareness Month activities
LAWRENCE – To celebrate the month of April as national Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month (MSAM), the University of Kansas Department of Mathematics will offer a series of educational events for area students. ...
KU Debate qualifies 3 teams for NDT, places 3 teams in Final 16 at American Debate Association tournament
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has qualified two additional debate teams to compete at the National Debate Tournament, to be held at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, March 31-April 4. The team of Graham Revare, sophomore from Shawnee, and Ryan Snow, senior from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, qualified through...
Facial characteristics of female candidates hinder electability by conservative voters, but not liberals
University of Kansas joins EPA Green Power Partnership
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has a long-held commitment to sustainability that aims to reduce the overall fossil fuel consumption on campus. In line with this mission, the university recently joined the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership in an effort to increase the development and use of green...
KU Libraries announce the 2022 Textbook Heroes cohort in celebration of Open Education Week
James Thompson receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Portugal
LAWRENCE — James Thompson, professor of special education at the University of Kansas, has received a Fulbright Specialist Award to lead a series of plenary presentations and workshops in Portugal this semester. ...
Science policy expert, author to give KU Self Graduate Fellowship Symposium Lecture
LAWRENCE — Bina Venkataraman, a journalist, science policy expert, author and futurist who has served as a presidential adviser and taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver the Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship Symposium Lecture at the University of Kansas. Venkataraman is a thought leader on the topics...
KU researchers win grant to study how young adults decide whether to get HPV vaccine
LAWRENCE — As vaccines have been politicized and people face pressures whether to receive them, one group is often overlooked. A group of University of Kansas researchers is launching an initiative to better understand how people ages 18-24 decide whether to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine. ...
KU to test emergency alert systems March 8
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will conduct an all-systems test of its emergency alert systems at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 8. The test will include KU’s emergency public address system, tornado sirens, text message alerts and email alerts. ...
Community Learning and Practice Series resumes with focus on Indigenous values, practice
LAWRENCE — Continuing the series that launched last fall, the KU First Nations Student Association, Office of Native American Initiatives and The Commons will offer two more virtual events in the Community Learning and Practice Series, which offers space for building understanding and leading with Indigenous values and practice, including...
KU Kudos: Recent Jayhawk faculty, staff achievements
LAWRENCE — It's time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues' achievements: For the third edition of KU Kudos, KU News Service accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses. Have something to...
School of Pharmacy Summer Camp registration open
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is hosting 6 one-day summer camps for high school students and incoming freshmen June 13, 15, 17, 20, 22 and 24. Summer camp will take place on the Lawrence Campus, where participants explore the many career opportunities of a KU pharmacy...
KU Law team wins championship at national Indian law moot court competition
LAWRENCE – For the second consecutive year, a University of Kansas School of Law team won first place at the National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) Moot Court Competition. ...
KU Engineering develops curriculum to address workforce shortage in microchip production
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas School of Engineering assistant professor has received a federal grant to explore using “gamifying” techniques to boost the interest of undergraduate students to learn the design and application of electronic hardware. ...
EPA Region 7, KU Center for Environmental Policy to collaborate on research, opportunities
Research into steel bridges funded by three new Federal Highway Administration grants will fortify American infrastructure
Firearm-related threats increase likelihood of gun owners to support more regulation, study finds
LAWRENCE — Most people probably assume that American attitudes toward gun regulation are fixed. But a new study reveals how such attitudes are malleable, even among gun owners themselves. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 289th Basic Training Class
HUTCHINSON — Nineteen new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Feb. 25 at a ceremony held in the KLETC Integrity Auditorium. ...
School of Architecture & Design announces Spring 2022 Architecture Lecture Series
LAWRENCE — The School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas has announced programming for the Spring 2022 Architecture Lecture Series. ...
KU announces online project management undergraduate programs for fall 2022
OVERLAND PARK — Driven by globalization, evolving technology and rapid automation of work processes, all types of organizations are placing growing emphasis on project-based planning, development and operations to gain a competitive advantage. The University of Kansas is launching two new online bachelor’s degree programs, as well as a minor,...
KU students to present at Kansas Undergraduate Research Days
LAWRENCE — Ten University of Kansas students will participate in the 2022 Kansas Undergraduate Research Days, which will be March 2-3. ...
SEC likely doesn't have authority to enact new regulations on 'unicorns,' law professor writes
Donna Ginther awarded Regents Distinguished Professorship
LAWRENCE — The Kansas Board of Regents has named an accomplished economics scholar at KU as its next Regents Distinguished Professor. ...
AAUW awards international fellowship to architecture doctoral student
LAWRENCE — The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded its 2021-22 International Fellowship to University of Kansas graduate student Bushra Nayeem of Bangladesh. Nayeem is a doctoral candidate and lecturer in the School of Architecture & Design’s Department of Architecture. ...
KU Legal Aid Clinic, Douglas County DA’s Office to host Expungement Clinic
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law’s Legal Aid Clinic and the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office will host a virtual Clean Slate Criminal Record Expungement Clinic in March. ...
KU junior to compete for Beinecke Scholarship
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has nominated a junior for the Beinecke Scholarship Program. Each year the Beinecke Scholarship offers 20 scholarships to undergraduates who intend to pursue a research-focused master’s or doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences. Selected students receive $30,000 to be used for...