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KU faculty, community partners to advance racial equity through newly funded projects
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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...
KU federal lobbyist recognized by national association
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas’ federal lobbyist has been named among the industry’s top lobbyists by a national association. ...
Two graduate students claim prizes in KU’s 2021 3MT Competition
LAWRENCE – The Three Minute Thesis Competition is a global research communication event with a compelling challenge: How well can graduate students convey the scope of their research to a general audience in three minutes or less? After weeks of presentations featuring cutting-edge research, two University of Kansas graduate students...
KU shows increase in student voter rates, according to national report
LAWRENCE — According to Tufts University’s Institute for Democracy & Higher Education (IDHE), the percentage of University of Kansas students voting increased significantly in last year’s presidential election, rising to 71% in 2020. This marks an increase of nearly 20% from 2016. Those findings will be the topic of an...
Grant supports expansion of education abroad opportunities in School of Engineering
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas School of Engineering students will experience a new education abroad program through a $15,000 start-up grant from IES Abroad. ...
Modernized storage will safeguard a celebrated mammal collection for future generations
'Unicorniphobia' may be a rush to regulate big money private companies, professor says
Look for inclement weather notifications for the Lawrence and Edwards campuses
LAWRENCE — When inclement weather affects operations on the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses, information about closings or delays is available:...
New online homeland security graduate programs equip students with specialized industry knowledge
OVERLAND PARK — The University of Kansas is wrapping up the first semester of the new online Master of Science in Homeland Security: Law & Policy degree and an online Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security: Law & Policy. These KU School of Law programs allow military, government and other professionals...
University Dance Company will present Fall Concert with theme 'Bodies of Text'
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance will stage the University Dance Company’s repertory concert this week, featuring original works by KU faculty members Ashley Brittingham, Tristian Griffin and Maya Tillman-Rayton, as well as alumna Ashley Ebner. Ballet, modern/contemporary and hip-hop works will explore the fascinating,...
Alex Red Corn to speak on sovereignty, education
LAWRENCE — In honor of Native American Heritage Month, departments at the University of Kansas are bringing Alex Red Corn, assistant professor of educational leadership at Kansas State University, to offer a presentation titled “Liberating Sovereign Potential in Indigenous Education: Building Capacity and Confronting Colonial Entanglements.”...
To support increasing enrollment, KU announces changes to bolster marketing
LAWRENCE — To promote collaboration across all University of Kansas marketing that supports enrollment and the KU brand, the university is combining the Lawrence campus’s Marketing Communications unit with the marketing team that supports the Edwards Campus and Lifelong & Professional Education. ...
Office 'small talk' proves more beneficial than distracting for employees, study finds
FNSA, The Commons offer series highlighting Native ways of thinking
LAWRENCE — This fall, the University of Kansas First Nations Student Association (FNSA) and The Commons are offering regular events that center approaches and ideas of Native peoples, drawing on themes offered in the 2021-22 KU Common Book, "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants," by...
KU researcher part of teams developing treatments for COVID-19, other infectious diseases
Three seniors named as finalists for Marshall Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Three seniors at the University of Kansas have advanced in the competition for prestigious scholarships for study in the United Kingdom. ...
KU study shows political ideology determines health behavior, especially during pandemic
Lockton family gives $2M to expand insurance certificate program at KU School of Business
LAWRENCE — A $2 million gift from the family of the late Jack Lockton will support the expansion of the insurance and risk management certificate program at the University of Kansas School of Business. ...
KU-led national health project awarded $600,000 grant to study experiences of people with disabilities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
LAWRENCE — An established University of Kansas research program at the Life Span Institute that surveys Americans with disabilities about their health has been awarded a $600,000 grant to document experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, including those of marginalized populations within the disability community, such as LGBTQ+ individuals and people...