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KU Libraries, Spencer Museum present exhibition highlighting work of Kansas artist and art therapist Mary Huntoon
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries, in collaboration with the Spencer Museum of Art, will open a new exhibition in Kenneth Spencer Research Library on Aug. 23. “Mary Huntoon: Artist & Art Therapist” features collection objects from both KU Libraries and the Spencer Museum. ...
KU researcher Kevin Cooke selected as AAAS Science & Technology Fellow
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas postdoctoral researcher Kevin Cooke has been awarded a yearlong Science & Technology Policy Fellowship from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. ...
University announces June, July 2021 Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas recently has announced the June and July 2021 Employees of the Month. These staff members have made outstanding contributions to the Lawrence campus community. ...
NEH grant to support training for high-impact public digital humanities collaborations
LAWRENCE — The Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas has been awarded $190,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to offer training in public digital humanities and academic-community collaborations. An intensive weeklong summer institute — to be offered in June 2022 at the...
Study finds renters of color less likely to become homeowners
LAWRENCE — Owning a home has long been a central tenet of the American dream, and scholarship has touted the economic benefits of homeownership. A new study from the University of Kansas explores the effects of wealth and debt on transitioning to ownership and back, finding that when all things...
Nine faculty members recognized for teaching excellence
LAWRENCE — Nine faculty members at the University of Kansas are being recognized as winners of annual distinguished teaching awards. ...
KU students eligible for vaccine incentives, including free tuition
LAWRENCE — Fully vaccinated students at the University of Kansas’ Lawrence and Edwards campuses will be eligible to enter a drawing to receive incentives including free tuition, upgraded parking passes and a range of other prizes after uploading their COVID-19 vaccine records to the Watkins Health Services student portal. ...
Kansas Biological Survey announces name change
LAWRENCE — In July, the University of Kansas formally approved the Kansas Biological Survey’s requested name change to better reflect its scope and mission as a KU designated research center. The center’s new name is the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research. ...
Study shows differences in rapidly processing sensory feedback among people with autism spectrum disorder
LAWRENCE — Sensorimotor issues aren’t well understood in people with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, yet they are important because they can be observed before social and communication indicators for the disorder, and they can predict worse functional outcomes. Such skills can affect everything from handwriting to zipping up a...
Alumnus honors professor with gift to KU Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
LAWRENCE — Zack Holland didn’t know he wanted to be a petroleum engineer. But an opportunity to study the subject at the University of Kansas on scholarship sent him down that path. Holland’s experience inspired him give back to KU with a $600,000 gift honoring influential professor Don Green in...
KU leading program to bring teachers into research labs, design education to draw diverse scholars to engineering
LAWRENCE — Improved recruitment of women, racial and ethnic minorities to engineering and the sciences has long been a goal in the field. Now, a multidisciplinary team of education and engineering researchers at the University of Kansas will work with middle school teachers to encourage potential scholars at a younger...
Clash of US empire and Indigenous peoples of Black Hills chronicled in ‘Myth-Mapping’ article
Hui Cai named architecture department chair
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced that Hui Cai, associate professor of architecture and associate director of the KU Institute of Health + Wellness Design, has been named the next chair of the Department of Architecture. ...
Book deconstructs myths of American West
LAWRENCE – Drug lords, cowboys and desperadoes loom large in American pop culture, from story and song to film and television. ...
Study shows food choices at an 'all-you-can-eat' buffet tied to likelihood for weight gain
University announces fall 2020, spring 2021 graduates
LAWRENCE — The names of more than 5,700 graduates at the University of Kansas for fall 2020 and spring 2021 have been announced by the University Registrar. A ceremony for 2020 and 2021 graduates took place May 23. See the video celebrating both classes. ...
Engineering professor named 1 of 5 finalists for the A.F. Harvey Engineering Research Prize
LAWRENCE — An engineering professor at the University of Kansas has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious international prizes in the profession. ...
Elaina Sutley named engineering associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging
LAWRENCE — Elaina Sutley, associate professor of civil, environmental & architectural engineering, has been named associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging for the University of Kansas School of Engineering. Sutley will guide KU Engineering’s Diversity & Women’s Program, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021. ...
Dole Institute accepting submissions for newly announced Kansas Veterans Virtual Memory Wall
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas is calling on veterans and their families to submit personal stories and photos of service men and women who have ties to Kansas. This comes as part of a larger announcement that the Dole Institute will...
New online sustainability management certificate helps professionals improve manufacturing, products, corporate practices
OVERLAND PARK — University of Kansas Lifelong & Professional Education just launched an online, self-paced Certificate in Sustainability Management. Participants who complete the four-course program are better positioned to contribute to their organization’s financial well-being while alleviating the negative environmental impact of their operation. ...
Research aims to stop fuzzy phrasing, medical errors in surgery
LAWRENCE – If you’re mowing the lawn and your spouse asks you to “cut it a little shorter,” any discrepancy resulting from your different interpretations of “little” is harmless. In an operating room, however, it can mean the difference, if not between life and death, then between successful healing and...
KU Law reports graduate employment over 90% for seventh consecutive year
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law reported graduate employment over 90% for the seventh consecutive year. ...