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Author, scholar Ersula Ore will discuss state-sanctioned racial violence
LAWRENCE — A winner of the Rhetoric Society of America Book Award will bring further insight to ongoing conversations at the University of Kansas and beyond about how to respond to state-sanctioned racial violences in the era of #BlackLivesMatter. ...
Molecular biosciences professor receives NSF CAREER Award
LAWRENCE — An assistant professor at the University of Kansas received a prestigious grant designed to help early-career faculty members in STEM disciplines establish a lifetime of leadership in their respective fields. ...
University Dance Company concert explores theme of information overload
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Dance Company will present its Spring Concert online, highlighting the many stimuli people experience as they move physically and virtually through the world. Six KU Department of Theatre & Dance faculty members will present original choreography in contemporary, ballet and hip-hop dance styles. ...
KU announces Travis Goff as new director of athletics
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas has selected Travis Goff to serve as its next director of athletics, Chancellor Douglas Girod announced today. ...
Jennifer Ng named to new AAU Advisory Board on Racial Equity
LAWRENCE — The Association of American Universities has named Jennifer Ng to its newly created Advisory Board on Racial Equity in Higher Education. ...
Three KU juniors win Goldwater Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Three friends and members of the executive board of the Chemistry Club at the University of Kansas received some good news about the future of their planned careers in STEM fields late last week. ...
KU researchers to study safety effects of pandemic on in-home, long-term care providers
KU Engineering diversity & women’s programs to celebrate 50 years
LAWRENCE — IHAWKe, the umbrella organization for diversity and women’s programs at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021 with virtual and in-person events, as well as a scholarship fundraising campaign, scheduled throughout the year. ...
Dole Institute will present 'Baseball: The Color Barrier'
LAWRENCE — The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that it will livestream the third installment of its series “A Conversation on Race” on Wednesday, April 14, on the institute’s YouTube channel. The event, which begins at 7 p.m., will feature Bob Kendrick,...
Study details how Middle East dust intensifies summer monsoons on Indian subcontinent
KU Life Span Institute to host conference on developmental and intellectual disabilities
Four researchers to receive University Scholarly Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at the University of Kansas will receive 2021 University Scholarly Achievement Awards, which recognize significant scholarly or research achievement for scholars in the middle of their careers. ...
KU researchers, students collaborate with artists and CERN on livestream performance April 8
KU ends historic run at National Debate Tournament semifinals
LAWRENCE — Kansas Debate's historic run at the National Debate Tournament, hosted by Harvard University, ended March 30 at the semifinals. The University of Kansas team of Azja Butler, Lansing, and Ross Fitzpatrick, Leawood, lost a hard-fought 3-2 split decision against the University of Michigan in the tournament's Final Four...
KU team will compete in Final Four of National Debate Tournament
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas team of Azja Butler, Lansing, and Ross Fitzpatrick, Leawood, has reached the Final Four at the National Debate Tournament hosted by Harvard University. They are the 18th KU team to reach the Final Four of the national tournament. ...
U.S. News & World Report ranks 50 KU graduate programs in top 50 among public schools
EDITOR'S NOTE: Updated at 7 p.m. March 30. The story below was corrected to add Nursing-Anesthesia, ranked No. 14 among public institutions, and updated that there are 50 KU programs in the top 50 among public universities. ...
Teachers can use popular media to address anti-Asian bias, KU research shows
LAWRENCE — Recent incidents of racial discrimination and violence against Asians and Asian Americans in the United States have prompted critical discussions about how to talk about such biases with younger age groups. New research from the University of Kansas shows using critical race media literacy, or examining how race...
KU teams advance in National Debate Tournament
LAWRENCE — After three days of opening events, all three University of Kansas teams competing in the National Debate Tournament have qualified for the single elimination rounds. The tournament continues today, March 29. This is the second time KU has qualified three teams for the elimination rounds at the NDT,...
KU Engineering partners with Kansas community to test energy-efficient materials
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Engineering is partnering with a south-central Kansas community on a federal pilot project to test energy-efficient materials in public sector buildings — an experiment that could reduce the kinds of extreme-weather rolling blackouts seen across the state this winter. ...
Randall Fuller to deliver inaugural Distinguished Professor Lecture on March 29
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas Distinguished Professor Randall Fuller will present “The Last Days and Forgotten Life of Martha E. Hunt, Transcendentalist” as his inaugural Distinguished Professor Lecture. ...
University community mourns death of staff member Ann Lindbloom
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Ann Lindbloom, an instructional designer for the KU Center for Online & Distance Learning. She died March 15. ...