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KU Alumni Association announces events for Homecoming 2020
The University of Kansas will celebrate its 108th Homecoming Sept. 28-Oct. 3, culminating in the KU football game against Oklahoma State on Oct. 3 in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The theme for this year’s event is “Rock Chalk Around the World.”...
University Distinguished Professor, literary scholar receives Chancellors Club Teaching Award at KU
A distinguished professor and Black writing, literary and cultural studies scholar in the Department of English at the University of Kansas is the 2020 Chancellors Club Teaching Award recipient. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 268th Basic Training Class
Seventy new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Sept. 18 at a ceremony in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. The large class size was designed to prevent disruption to Kansas law enforcement and to ensure there was no additional delay in training created by the...
KU faculty members selected for 2020-2021 Class of Senior Administrative Fellows
A University of Kansas program with a commitment to developing potential in faculty has announced its newest cohort. The Senior Administrative Fellows Program, which began in 1993, cultivates the leadership skills and organizational know-how of tenured faculty through a yearlong exploration and mentoring curriculum. ...
KU develops app to help students self-monitor behavior, stay on task
Many students face challenges staying focused and on task in the classroom. Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed many homes into classrooms, those struggles have become even more challenging for parents, students and teachers. University of Kansas researchers have developed a web-based, self-monitoring system that has proven to help...
KU Symphony Orchestra receives national recognition
The University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra (KUSO), led by Carolyn Watson, conductor and director of orchestral activities, was honored earlier this month with a 2019-20 American Prize for Orchestral Performance (second place, College/University Division) for its performance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 12 "The Year 1917.” The concert took place on...
New book documents Arikara Tribe’s traditional use of plants
A new book by University of Kansas faculty member Kelly Kindscher and three co-authors is the first published compilation of traditional plant uses of the Arikara Tribe. The work, "Sahnish (Arikara) Ethnobotany," serves as a regional ethnobotany of the Arikara, one of the most influential tribes on the Northern Great...
Nine faculty members win awards for excellence in teaching
Nine faculty members at the University of Kansas have been recognized as winners of annual distinguished teaching awards. ...
Artificial intelligence expert originates new theory for decision-making
How should people make decisions when the outcomes of their choices are uncertain, and the uncertainty is described by probability theory? ...
Eight KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for Fall
This fall, eight University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRAs). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
The Commons announces shift to virtual format for Red Hot [Remote] Research in fall 2020
Red Hot Research will return this fall in a different setting. The series, sponsored by The Commons at the University of Kansas, will take place over Zoom and feature most of the trademark elements of the traditional in-person event as it shifts to a digital channel for connecting scholars to...
KU astronomer helps confirm first-ever planet found orbiting white dwarf star
A University of Kansas astronomer played a key role on the team that today announced the first-ever discovery of a planet orbiting a white dwarf star. The finding, published in Nature, shows the likely presence of a Jupiter-sized planet, named WD 1856 b, orbiting the smaller star remnant every 34...
New book guides educators, shares successes in transition from STEM to STEAM
In recent years, there has been a growing push to include arts in the widely accepted STEM focus in American education. Yet, making such a transition requires time, training and, perhaps most importantly, a willingness to explore new ways to teach STEM. Two University of Kansas scholars have edited a...
American World Trade Organization loss, repeal of Canada tariffs cloud future of unilateralism, says trade expert
Two major developments unfolded today in the ongoing trade war with China and the Trump administration’s expansion of tariffs. First, the World Trade Organization ruled that American tariffs on Chinese goods violated international rules. The administration also announced it would drop its 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum. ...
KU leading project to boost social, academic supports for students learning at school or home
The COVID-19 pandemic has touched every corner of society but perhaps affected none more profoundly than education. Schools were forced to close their doors, parents became teachers, and students transitioned to all-online instruction. ...
Former Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera to give virtual reading for Hall Center’s Migration Stories Speaker Series
Juan Felipe Herrera, the first Mexican American to be named the U.S. poet laureate, will give a talk this week for the Hall Center for the Humanities. ...
Law school names new class of Dean’s Fellows to mentor incoming law students
Thirteen students at the University of Kansas School of Law have been chosen as Dean’s Fellows for the 2020-21 academic year. ...
KU falls 1 spot among public universities, moves up 6 spots overall, in 2021 U.S. News & World Report rankings
The University of Kansas fell one spot to 60th among public universities in the 2021 edition of the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, released today. ...
New study asks if flirting is real and shows it can work
“She was totally flirting with you,” my friend told me after the hosts left our table. ...
School of Engineering will host virtual career fair
The KU School of Engineering is hosting a virtual Engineering & Computing Career Fair for employers and students to easily connect from any location. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16. ...
Four KU faculty members receive Distinguished Professor status
University of Kansas Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer has appointed four KU faculty members to be Distinguished Professors. The appointments for professors Shannon Blunt in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science; Sarah Deer in the Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies; Donna Ginther in the Department of Economics and...
KU English hosts Northwestern professor’s talk about Native American Literature
Kelly Wisecup, associate professor of English and co-director of the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research at Northwestern University, will deliver a virtual lecture sponsored by the University of Kansas Department of English titled “Indigenous Reading in the Archives of Empire: Simon Pokagon’s Birchbark Object Lesson.” The event is...
First KU School of Professional Studies class starts this fall, pursuing workforce-oriented education
— The back-to-school season looks a little different this year, and some University of Kansas students are not only starting a new semester but also make up the first class in the new KU School of Professional Studies. ...
Fall 2020 Architectural Lecture Series focusing on design responses to COVID-19 crisis
For fall 2020, the School of Architecture & Design’s Architecture Lecture Series curators teamed with the school’s Institute for Health + Wellness Design to create a series of “Grand Rounds” lectures that will address health care design during and after the current COVID-19 health crisis. ...
Burning for freedom: The migrants ‘Living Tangier’
Do you realize that people are willing to cling to the hulls of ships, floating on wooden planks across the Mediterranean, for the dream of a free life in Europe? ...
Sound and vision: MTV 'Buzz Clip' analysis reveals associations
In the heyday of music videos, cross-dressing was white, and baldness was Black. Guitars were associated with men, while drum machines were paired with women. ...
Faculty honored with 2020 College Awards
Faculty contributions in research, teaching and mentoring were recognized this spring with a series of awards from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas. The prizes acknowledge outstanding professors for commitment to advising and teaching undergraduate and graduate students, as well as community-engaged research. ...
Study shows contact with criminal justice system affects well-being — with consequences at the polls
When police in Aurora, Colorado, handcuffed children and made them lie face down on the pavement after stopping an African-American family they mistakenly identified, they not only made headlines, they prompted city officials to apologize for the officers’ behavior and offer to pay for therapy for the traumatized children. When...
School of Architecture & Design hosting annual prospective student event
Each September, the School of Architecture & Design opens its doors to give prospective undergraduate students a preview of what it is like to study the design fields at the University of Kansas. KU Architecture & Design Day allows prospective students the chance to explore the school’s diverse programs, tour...
KU will sponsor 'Russia and Race' lecture series
and Race” Lecture Series 2020-2021 begins at KU with a key address by Jonathan Flatley, Wayne State University, titled “'Our Friend Angela': The Black Communist Star,” at 4 p.m. Sept. 9. The lecture, which stands at the nexus of African-American and Russian studies, uses “race” as a lens of inquiry,...