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KU names new director of Sorority & Fraternity Life
The University of Kansas has named Ethan Stubbs II as its Sorority & Fraternity Life director. He begins in the role July 27. ...
KU to commemorate 30th anniversary of ADA with internationally recognized disability rights leader, events and programs
The University of Kansas will host lifelong disability rights champion and leader Judith Heumann as part of its celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA became law on July 26, 1990. Heumann’s visit coincides with KU’s annual October celebration of National Disability Employment...
Endowed professorship to honor legend in environmental engineering
A longtime environmental engineering professor at the University of Kansas is being honored with an endowed professorship in his name. ...
Design students receive American Advertising Federation of Kansas City scholarships
Five University of Kansas visual communication design students have received 2020 American Advertising Federation of Kansas City (AAF-KC) Foundation Scholarships. ...
Research push will examine how plants and microbes interact and adapt during drought
Just below ground, an ancient and poorly understood relationship plays out between plants and microbes that infuse the soil. ...
School of Social Welfare announces new associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion
The School of Social Welfare has announced the appointment of Kim Warren, associate professor in history, as the new associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion beginning July 1. Warren will be joining the school in an administrative and research capacity. ...
Expert advocates renaming US military posts memorializing Confederate officers
While serving for six years in the U.S. Army, Michael Hill trained at Fort Benning and Fort Gordon in Georgia and Fort Polk in Louisiana. ...
KU Engineering names associate dean for academic affairs
Mario Medina, associate professor of civil, environmental & architectural engineering, was named associate dean for academic affairs for the University of Kansas School of Engineering, effective July 1. Medina will lead the school’s academic affairs at the undergraduate and graduate levels and play a critical role in promoting and maintaining...
How the Dead Sea Scrolls authors rewrote the Bible, literally
The exact identity and philosophy of the sect of Jewish scribes who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls around the time of Jesus – often called the Essenes — are part of the mystery that has surrounded the scrolls since their 1947 discovery became known to the world. ...
Washington NFL team name change 'long-overdue, welcome,' professor says
The Washington, D.C., NFL football team announced Monday it would retire the name “Redskins” and the accompanying logo, following increased pressure in recent weeks to end the use of a word that is defined in most dictionaries as a racial slur against Native Americans. While the team has not announced...
KU lands $29.9M contract to develop, deliver state ed assessments
The Kansas State Department of Education and Achievement & Assessment Institute at the University of Kansas have announced a five-year, $29.9 million contract to develop, deliver and support the statewide assessment program for Kansas, including academic and English language proficiency assessments. Compared to one-time grants, the contract is the largest...
Expert prescribes identification, empathy for better interracial communication
Dorthy Pennington has been writing and teaching about the difficulty of overcoming barriers to interracial and intercultural communication for decades at the University of Kansas. So this spring’s explosion of sometimes violent street protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis — and the subsequent Black Lives/All Lives...
Dole Institute announces award, contest winners
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced the winners of the 2020 Robert E. Hemenway Public Service Award, 2020 Senator Robert J. Dole Public Service Scholarship and the 2020 civic engagement essay contest. ...
Jefferson’s Osage encounter reevaluated through modern lens
Thomas Jefferson had a busy weekend. ...
KU Department of Theatre & Dance names 2020 award winners
The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance recognized 80 students as recipients of its year-end awards and scholarships, totaling nearly $200,000 in financial support. ...
Geologic map for Bourbon County now available
Layers of limestone, coal and other rocks formed about 310 million years ago and now found on or near the surface throughout Bourbon County are featured on a newly revised map available from the Kansas Geological Survey. ...
'Relating Through Technology' more important than ever
explores one of the most critical questions of our time: Does the vast connectivity afforded by mobile computing and social media lead to more personal connection with one another? ...
Study examines how Vietnamese journalists use social media
Social media plays a large role in today's journalism practices, from media personalities sharing headlines to reporting what the president tweeted. In non-Western countries, social media and digital technology are changing the face of journalism as well, but in different ways and through different platforms. A new study from the...
For Your Ears Only annual audio sale moving to series of online fundraisers
If you love music, collect vinyl records or simply need to update your stereo system, you can do that all from the comfort of your home as Audio-Reader’s annual benefit sale, For Your Ears Only, is going virtual this year. What normally is a two-day sale in the fall is...
Researchers join with Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health to monitor and evaluate COVID-19 response
A team from the University of Kansas Center for Community Health and Development has partnered with Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health and other community organizations to track and assess the countywide public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Inspection reports expose audit firms to litigation, study finds
Auditing is like few other professions because of the relationship between the client and firm. ...
Partnership between KU, Lawrence teachers helps students 'self-determine' their learning
When Free State High School mathematics teacher Annette McDonald first learned about a possible way to improve learning by letting students make decisions as part of the process, she was skeptical. After all, the curriculum was set, and students couldn’t just decide what they would learn. ...
University announces spring 2020 honor roll
More than 7,500 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2020 semester. ...
Couple’s $2M gift supports KU program in rural medicine
When Harold Ehrlich was growing up on a farm outside Marion, there was only one doctor in the area and he did everything, often for the price of a few chickens and some eggs. ...
Researchers foresee linguistic issues during space travel
It lacks the drama of a shape-shifting alien creature, but another threat looms over the prospect of generations-long, interstellar space travel: Explorers arriving on Xanadu could face problems communicating with previous and subsequent arrivals, their spoken language having changed in isolation along the way. ...
University announces spring 2020 Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas has announced the spring 2020 Employees of the Month. ...
Hall Center announces speaker series for 2020-2021
The last few months have highlighted the enormous value of the arts and humanities as they inform and inspire people across the United States and around the globe. The Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas is determined to sustain a lively, thoughtful community of ideas despite...
KU recognizes 2020 Sustainability Leadership Award recipients
The University of Kansas Center for Sustainability has recognized five individuals and initiatives with annual Sustainability Leadership Awards. Sustainability Leadership Awards highlight outstanding work of individuals and organizations in the KU community who are committed to issues of environmental, economic and social responsibility. ...
Study gauges how Kansans get information on COVID-19, how they assess risk
New information emerges about the novel coronavirus on a daily basis, sometimes confirming, other times contradicting what we thought we knew the day before. Our reaction to this constant information flow depends not only on our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic but also our sources, environment and how we estimate...
Study asks who's playing ‘hard-to-get’ and who’s attracted by the ploy
Playing “hard-to-get” is an age-old gambit for dating and mating, familiar to moviegoers, readers of literature and any admirer who’s ever been “left on read.”...