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School of Architecture & Design announces 2020 Alumni Awards
The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced the recipients of the 2020 KU Architecture & Design Alumni Awards. This year’s honorees for the Distinguished Alumni Award are Earl Santee, Bruce Smith and Todd Voth. The Young Architect/Designer Award has been given to Eddy Tavio. ...
KU announces ExCEL Award winners, concludes 108th Homecoming celebration
Two University of Kansas students, Elaine Pope of Overland Park and Adrian Romero of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, are winners of the 30th annual Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Awards. The award presentation during the KU-Oklahoma State football game Oct. 3 in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium concluded KU’s 108th...
KU bioengineering program awarded grant to expand opportunities for underrepresented students
University of Kansas graduate student Pamela Johnson, along with her mentor Jennifer Robinson, assistant professor of chemical & petroleum engineering, has earned a prestigious Gilliam Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). ...
SEC has been illegally denying hearings for 25 years, professor writes in new article
class="image">A graph shows the increase in use of administrative summary judgments by the SEC in recent years. Credit: Alexander PlattLAWRENCE — When parties are accused of wrongdoing by a regulatory agency like the Securities and Exchange Commission, they are ordinarily entitled to procedural rights, like the right to present their...
Law Review Symposium to explore future of renewable energy
Renewable energy, such as wind and solar power, has become an essential resource. Current legal frameworks have supported significant wind and solar energy, but are they sufficient to accelerate clean energy in the next decade? Speakers from across the nation will present papers and discuss the topic of "Accelerating Clean...
Disability rights activist Judith Heumann will celebrate 30th anniversary of ADA with KU
Judith Heumann, a lifelong disability rights champion and former special adviser to former President Barack Obama and the World Bank, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month with the University of Kansas, the Lawrence community and guests worldwide...
As Election Day nears, KU experts can discuss candidates, issues
As a highly contentious U.S. election season heads into its final month, University of Kansas political experts are available to discuss candidates, key issues and procedures ahead of the Nov. 3 election:...
School of Education announces new name, effective fall 2020
The School of Education at the University of Kansas is now the School of Education and Human Sciences, effective fall 2020. ...
KU Endowment board members elect four new trustees
At the annual meeting of the KU Endowment Board of Trustees on Oct. 2, four new trustees were elected: Paul DeBruce of Mission Hills; Gerry Dixon of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey; Dana Hensley of Andover; and Dave Roland of Shorewood, Minnesota. ...
Debate expert calls for new rules to save democratic traditions
President Donald Trump's diagnosis with the COVID-19 infection, announced overnight, has thrown further debates with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden into question. But one conducted remotely via Zoom or a similar method could actually help implement University of Kansas debate expert Robert Rowland’s suggestions for improvement. ...
KU launches Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative
During a summer in which countless research projects across the University of Kansas were stalled on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, a small group of Lawrence and KU Medical Center-based administrators and faculty members met to brainstorm opportunities for collaboration among health professionals, researchers and students in the arts and...
KU enrollment falls 2.8 percent
Enrollment at the University of Kansas fell 2.8 percent this year due largely to declines in international students and first-time freshmen, according to data released today by the Kansas Board of Regents. ...
Industrial design program director receives IDSA Young Educator Award
Betsy Barnhart, assistant professor and program director of industrial design at the University of Kansas, has recently been awarded the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Young Educator Award. ...
Researchers will develop green technology to recycle refrigerants that drive climate change
KU Theatre & Dance 2020-21 season reinvented
The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance lifts up students' voices — and issues of importance to them — through a variety of original works that speak to this moment in time. Adhering to KU's pandemic policies in this unusual year, all performances of the University Theatre and...
Police use of excessive force influences core beliefs of civilians, study shows
With the city of Louisville still reeling from a grand jury's recent findings about Breonna Taylor's shooting, the ongoing debate about the limits of excessive force continues to divide the nation. ...
IDRH welcomes the 2020 Digital Humanities Fellows
The Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas has announced the newly selected fellows for the 2020-2021 program focusing on the ethics, politics and techniques of digital storytelling. ...
Study finds shortcomings in therapy for sexual minority clients
Sexual minority individuals experience depression and anxiety at higher rates than their heterosexual counterparts, yet both the individuals and therapists report experiencing difficulties in treatment. A University of Kansas researcher has published a study that examines the research on psychotherapy interventions for sexual minority clients and provides recommendations for improving...
Researchers travel the ‘Silk Road’ through cyberspace
The good news is that Sherry Fowler, University of Kansas professor of the history of art, has included twice as many works in a new online exhibition, “Interweaving Cultures Along the Silk Road(s),” as she would have been able to display at the Spencer Museum of Art last March. ...
KU researchers developing quick-turnaround COVID-19 test
A University of Kansas professor is leading an effort to develop a quick-turnaround COVID-19 test that can be used at home. ...
Five KU students named finalists for 30th annual ExCEL Awards
Five seniors have been selected as finalists for the 30th annual Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership Awards at the University of Kansas. Two winners will be announced at the conclusion of Homecoming week, which culminates in the KU-Oklahoma State football game Oct. 3 at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. ...
KPR's fall membership drive breaks record, raising over $315K
Kansas Public Radio received overwhelming support from listeners during its fall membership drive, which raised more than $315,000, making it the most successful fall drive in the station’s history. ...
New book 'Invested Stayers' tells stories of teachers who overcame early career challenges
Teaching is a challenging profession. Low pay, long hours, reliance on testing, and state and federal mandates make the job difficult, to say nothing of a pandemic that has upended education. Those stressors cause countless teachers to leave the field every year. Yet many others meet the challenges and stay. ...
KU Alumni Association honors John Hadl with the 2020 Fred Ellsworth Medallion
John Hadl, one of the Jayhawk football legends enshrined in Memorial Stadium’s Ring of Honor, is the 2020 recipient of the Fred Ellsworth Medallion for his lifelong service to the University of Kansas. ...
KU scientist Richard Schiefelbusch leaves a legacy on disability research
Richard L. (Dick) Schiefelbusch, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; longtime director of the Bureau of Child Research and namesake of the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, died Sept. 23, 2020, at age 102. ...
Race Against Time: Investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell to give virtual talk for Hall Center Lecture Series
Jerry Mitchell, investigative reporter for the Clarion-Ledger, MacArthur Fellow and co-founder of the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, will talk about his new book, "Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era" (2020). ...
Alzheimer’s researcher at KU Medical Center receives 2020 Chancellors Club Research Award
Dr. Jeffrey Burns has been hailed by his peers for putting the University of Kansas Medical Center on the map in Alzheimer’s disease research — in particular, demonstrating how aerobic exercise benefits cognitive function and helps slow Alzheimer’s disease progression. ...
Expert compares 'involuntary consent' of essential workers to exploitation of women in the adult film industry
Some essential workers might agree to work a certain job for money. Some might do so out of a sense of duty. Others might be pressured to say “yes” to their work. ...
Ambitious project spanning 5 states, 8 institutions will focus on intermittent streams
A major new research project headquartered at the University of Kansas will investigate how intermittent streams — the half of the world’s streams that flow only part of the year — support both the environment and humankind. ...
KU partnering with 3 Kansas counties to effectively use COVID relief funds for community needs
Every community has been touched by the COVID-19 pandemic, and while all have experienced some sort of negative outcomes, no two communities have been affected in the same way. That lack of a roadmap or template can make recovery difficult, especially in using federal funds dedicated to a pandemic response. ...