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KU announces October, November 2021 Employees of the Month
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas recently announced the October and November 2021 Employees of the Month. They are as follows:...
KU to host second annual Summit on Community-Engaged Learning and Scholarship
LAWRENCE — The KU Center for Service Learning will host the second annual virtual Summit on Community-Engaged Learning and Scholarship from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 13, 2022. The goal of the summit is to engage, connect and support University of Kansas faculty, staff, administrators and community partners with...
University announces 2022 cohort of Aspiring Leaders
LAWRENCE — Sixteen University of Kansas staff members will hone their leadership skills in 2022 through participation in the university’s Aspiring Leaders program. This is the seventh cohort since the program launched in 2017. ...
KU author explores how network connectivity, collective action made historic South Korean impeachment possible
Biotech company with KU roots wins national competition, secures funding to help move research 'from bench to bedside'
Gift from KU alumni creates scholarship for hometown students
LAWRENCE — Retired automotive chairman Robert Eaton and his wife, Connie Drake Eaton, both University of Kansas alumni, established the Eaton Scholarship at KU with a $1 million gift. The scholarship is awarded to students from their respective Kansas hometowns, Arkansas City and Burlington. ...
New book collects experiences of campus diversity leaders, power dynamics of their work
LAWRENCE — As the United States has dealt with a racial reckoning in recent years, college campuses have been among the leaders in addressing diversity issues and how they resonate in their communities. A new book edited by a University of Kansas professor collects experiences, narratives and lessons from higher...
Abhay and Mina Bisarya Scholarship to support international students
LAWRENCE — For Abhay and Mina Bisarya, Feb. 4, 1968, was a day of destiny. ...
KU Law graduate selected for prestigious Skadden Fellowship
LAWRENCE – D.C. Hiegert, a 2021 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law, will serve as a 2022 Skadden Fellow. ...
Spencer Museum receives $1.4M from Department of Education to help Kansas teachers bring art into their classrooms
Media advisory: Autism expert, Lancet Commission author available for comment on international report calling for personalized, stepped-care approach
LAWRENCE — A major report will be made public today by the Lancet Commission on the future of care and clinical research on autism. ...
Parallel pandemics of illness, racial inequality must be acknowledged for progress, law professor writes
University community mourns Distinguished Professor of Special Education Tom Skrtic
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning Tom Skrtic, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education, who died Nov. 19. He was 75. ...
KU School of Music celebrates the season with 97th annual Holiday Vespers, KU Jazz Vespers
LAWRENCE — A favorite University of Kansas holiday tradition, the 97th annual Holiday Vespers, will take place Sunday, Dec. 5, with concerts at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center of Kansas. Pre-Vespers performances will be at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the Bales Organ Recital Hall. ...
Author documents ancient graffiti of North Korea
LAWRENCE – The elites of premodern Korea carved their names into rocks in the sacred mountains of Kŭmgangsan for much the same reason that today’s graffiti taggers wield cans of spray paint: reputation and control. ...
KU faculty, community partners to advance racial equity through newly funded projects
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KU researchers to lead program to improve safe sleep practices for infants, families
KU Libraries name Letha Johnson as university archivist
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries have announced that Letha Johnson, assistant librarian, has been selected to serve as university archivist, responsible for curating all items that help preserve the history of KU. Currently, Johnson works for KU Libraries as curator of the Kansas Collection. She previously served as...
Undergraduate researcher Kade Townsend wins KU award
LAWRENCE — Kade Townsend, a junior from Topeka at the University of Kansas, has been awarded the Courtwright Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence through KU’s Center for Undergraduate Research. ...
Teruna Siahaan to deliver Distinguished Professor Inaugural Lecture with focus on brain diseases
LAWRENCE — Brain diseases are some of the most difficult to treat, but Teruna Siahaan’s research discoveries might lead to breakthroughs in treatment. Siahaan, the Aya and Takeru Higuchi Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas, will deliver his Inaugural Lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Individuals can register...
New grant aims to improve writing skills of Alaska Native students
LAWRENCE — Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems (ATLAS), a center within the Achievement and Assessment Institute at the University of Kansas, has partnered with Alaska’s Arctic Slope Community Foundation to improve Alaska Native students’ writing skills so they are better prepared for success after high school. ...
University community remembers Bruce Hopkins, law professor of practice
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas community mourns the passing of Bruce Hopkins, professor of practice from the School of Law. Hopkins died Oct. 31. He was 80. ...
'The Devils Between Us' opens Dec. 3 at KU Theatre
LAWRENCE — The next production from University Theatre will focus on lifting up LGBTQ and trans voices of color with an emphasis on appropriate casting and care for challenging subject matter. "The Devils Between Us," opening Dec. 3 at the University of Kansas, is unusual in many respects for a...