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University to honor retiring support, professional staff members
LAWRENCE — A University Support and University Professional Staff luncheon is planned this week to honor retiring KU employees. Barbara Bichelmeyer, provost and executive vice chancellor, will honor the retirees at the event at 11 a.m. May 12 in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Retirees will receive a gift. ...
KU recognizes 13 students with 2022 University Awards, Campanile Award
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has awarded 13 students with honors that recognize community engagement, leadership and academics. ...
Mahbub Rashid named dean of School of Architecture & Design
LAWRENCE — Mahbub Rashid has been named dean of the School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas. Rashid has served as the interim dean of the school since 2019. His appointment as the next dean of the school is effective immediately. ...
Study finds empathy training improves mother-child relationships, life satisfaction
LAWRENCE — Any parent who has had a child reach middle school age can attest that adolescence can be a tough time. A new study from the University of Kansas and Baker University has found that an intervention focusing on empathy skills can improve relationships between mothers and children and...
KU Engineering student wins Phi Kappa Phi fellowship
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas senior in chemical engineering with plans to pursue a medical degree in the KU School of Medicine after graduation is this year’s winner of the James Blackiston Memorial Graduate Fellowship from the KU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. Amanda Hertel, of Shawnee, wins $1,500...
KU Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science inducts inaugural class of Distinguished Service Award winners
LAWRENCE — A man who revolutionized the way the world views maps online and another who was a pioneer in computing on the University of Kansas campus are the first two recipients of the KU EECS Distinguished Service (KEDS) Award from the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. ...
Six years running, KU makes Phi Theta Kappa’s transfer honor roll
LAWRENCE — For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Kansas has been recognized for excellence in community college transfer by a national honor society. ...
KU to honor faculty, academic staff retirees
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas will honor retiring faculty and academic staff members and their guests with a lunch in May. Chancellor Douglas A. Girod and Chris Brown, vice provost for faculty development, will recognize the employees during the private event. ...
Experts team up to improve outcomes for often-overlooked student population
LAWRENCE — The shared belief that all students have a right to high-quality academic instruction has brought together experts from across the country to improve access to the general education curriculum for students who are deafblind with significant cognitive disabilities. ...
KU leading project to test new business model for rural, weekly newspapers
LAWRENCE — Business has changed since 1833. One would be hard-pressed to find businesses operating with the same model that was in place when Andrew Jackson was in the White House. But in the case of newspapers, many are still operating with the same business model established when Benjamin Day...
Study preserves memory in mice, offering promising new basis for active immunization against Alzheimer's disease
LAWRENCE — During experiments in animal models, researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered a possible new approach to immunization against Alzheimer’s disease (AD). ...
KU policy expert can discuss leaked SCOTUS opinion, '50 years of dismantling of legal abortion'
LAWRENCE — A draft opinion from the Supreme Court leaked May 2, indicating the court would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the law that has made abortion access legal throughout the United States for nearly 50 years. The highly unusual breach in the court’s protocol is not a final...
Information for news media covering University of Kansas Class of 2022 Commencement
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas invites news media to cover the university’s Commencement ceremony May 15 for the Class of 2022. ...
Speech-Language-Hearing Distinguished Professor Steven Warren set to give Inaugural Lecture
LAWRENCE — Steven Warren has worked on more than his fair share of studies and clinical trials in four decades as an expert in social and behavioral sciences. The University of Kansas community has the chance to hear the professor deliver his Inaugural Lecture at 5:30 p.m. May 4 in...
KU student Aylar Atadurdyyeva named a Key into Public Service Scholar
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas student Aylar Atadurdyyeva, from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, is one of 20 students selected as a Key into Public Service Scholar by the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society. The award recognizes students who have demonstrated interest in working in the public...
Abdelmajid Hannoum receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Morocco
LAWRENCE – Abdelmajid Hannoum, University of Kansas professor of anthropology, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to travel to Morocco to conduct research on African migration to Europe. ...
Russia-US expert available to discuss crucial May 9 date in Ukraine
LAWRENCE — May 9 is known as Victory Day in Russia. This year, it represents the date which President Vladimir Putin reportedly had envisioned declaring a symbolic victory over Ukraine. But things have not quite gone according to his plan. ...
150th anniversary of Victoria Woodhull's presidential run good time to reflect on political coverage of women, professor says
KU announces spring Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas recently has announced the February, March and April 2022 Employees of the Month. These staff members have made outstanding contributions to the Lawrence campus community. ...
KU law school ranks 8th nationwide for ‘best jobs’ employment
LAWRENCE – Nearly 95% of graduates in the Class of 2021 at the University of Kansas School of Law found full-time, long-term legal employment, according to data recently released by the American Bar Association. ...
Four IIGE director candidates to give public presentations
LAWRENCE — Four candidates, all University of Kansas faculty members, will give public presentations as part of the search for the inaugural executive director for the Institute for International & Global Engagement (KU-IIGE). ...