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Ceramic artist wants viewers to look beneath surface
“A lot of my recent work is about facades and screens and things we put up to protect ourselves, or to project an image of ourselves,” said Sarah Gross, University of Kansas assistant professor of visual art. ...
Engineering professor to lead KU’s Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets
An electrical engineer with extensive experience in airborne polar science has been named director of the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) at the University of Kansas. ...
Studio 804 receives Architect Magazine Residential Design Award
Studio 804’s 2019 project has earned recognition from Architect Magazine. ...
Law Journal symposium to explore ever-changing work environment
Legal scholars, academics, practitioners and policy experts will gather in Lawrence to discuss how changes to the work environment impact the legal landscape at the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy’s annual symposium. ...
Law students, Legal Services for Students can help file your taxes for free
Are you a Kansas, Missouri or Illinois resident? Do you make less than $56,000 per year? Do you not itemize your tax deductions? ...
Graduate student Hosub Shim receives Early Career Prize
A graduate student in the Department of History was recently awarded the coveted Early Career Prize by the International Journal of Military History and Historiography. Hosub Shim received the award for his article "The Battle of An Khe Pass (1972): The Implications of the South Korean Army’s Pyrrhic Victory in...
‘War on poverty’ under examination at visiting scholar’s lecture Feb. 20
More than 50 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty. With this war came a dramatic expansion in government programs that included health insurance for the poor and elderly, food subsidies to promote nutrition, educational programs for preschool-age children and more. ...
Staff Senate workshop series focuses on creating more inclusive workplaces at KU
semester, the University of Kansas Staff Senate Diversity & Inclusion Committee will host its diversity, equity and inclusion workshop series for KU faculty and staff: “Unpacking Whiteness in the Workplace.” The workshop is a three-part series focusing on the impacts of privilege and white-dominant culture on the work environment. ...
Public health officials to speak on coronavirus at KU forum
A panel of state, county and University of Kansas health officials will share information about the coronavirus at a public forum from 2-3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, in the Forum at Marvin Hall. ...
‘Past Presence’ exhibition invites visitors to contemplate and share how history shapes the future
The Spencer Museum of Art’s new exhibition “Past Presence” features work by artists who have used historic moments and personal memories as the focus of their art. Together these works visualize how personal and collective memory influence our understandings of the past, present and future. ...
KU Staff Fellows to conduct faculty, staff focus groups exploring mental health at KU
employees are encouraged to attend a session designated specifically for them: ...
Study details effectiveness of Kansas program that pays farmers to conserve water
Crops need water. And in the central United States, the increasing scarcity of water resources is becoming a threat to the nation’s food production. ...
KPR hosts 2nd annual mug design contest
Back by popular demand, Kansas Public Radio will host its second annual KPR Mug Design Contest. KPR is looking for unique designs to place on the 2020 KPR membership coffee mug. Members will receive a mug at the Ice Cream Social on June 18 at Maceli's. ...
A mathematician-musician’s breakthrough melds East, West
After decades of playing the violin and years as a math professor at the University of Kansas, Purnaprajna Bangere has achieved an artistic breakthrough that synthesizes his musical and mathematical skills, creating an entirely new approach to music he calls “metaraga.”...
New online graduate certificate develops students’ community health and development skills
— The University of Kansas Department of Applied Behavioral Science and Edwards Campus (KUEC) are providing a new online certificate in applied community health and development. The program covers core aspects of public health, public policy and social welfare, including community assessment, strategic planning and intervention. The program can be...
KU law professor co-writes latest edition of frequently cited guide to civil litigation
A University of Kansas law professor has co-written a treatise that will help guide judges and attorneys through the ever-evolving field of civil procedure with in-depth, nuanced information on the rules guiding federal courts. “Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules and Commentary, 2020 edition” is complete and designed to keep...
University nominates 4 juniors for Truman Scholarships
Four outstanding juniors will be the University of Kansas’ nominees for Harry S. Truman Scholarships. ...
External funding results multiplied through College’s Research Excellence Initiative
A grant initiative that funds faculty and student research collaborations in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has helped attract more than $2 million in new external funding to the University of Kansas. ...
U.S. News & World Report highlights KU online education programs in 2020 rankings
The University of Kansas School of Education has three programs ranked among the nation’s best in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs,” released last month. ...
One Day. One KU. 24-hour giving campaign returns for third year
The spirit behind One Day. One KU., the annual 24-hour giving campaign, is that one day can make a big difference to the University of Kansas. ...
KU wins grants to develop national trainings for supported decision-making for individuals with disabilities
University of Kansas researchers have secured three grants to advance understanding of how to support people with disabilities to participate in the most important decisions about their lives. ...
Reimagining the link between geographic space and species could boost conservation and management efforts
In the latest issue of The American Naturalist, University of Kansas investigator Jorge Soberón offers a new method for ecologists to calculate the correlation between geographic space and the number of species inhabiting that space. ...
University announces fall 2019 honor roll
Nearly 6,300 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2019 semester. ...
Engineering and Computing Career Fair set for Feb. 13
More than 120 companies and agencies will be on hand at the Spring Engineering & Computing Career Fair, which is set for noon-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Kansas Union. ...
Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' rendered in new light at KU Theatre
"As You Like It" by William Shakespeare kicks off the University Theatre’s spring season. This pastoral comedy, rendered in new light, plays weekends Feb. 21 through March 1 in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre at Murphy Hall. ...
A laughing matter? KU aerospace grad launches successful standup comedy career in his native Mongolia
A former University of Kansas aerospace engineering student has become one of his nation’s leading innovators in an unexpected field: comedy. ...
Economist pinpoints when hospitalizations increase health care costs but don't prevent death
It’s no secret that a large percentage of U.S. medical spending is squandered. ...
School of Architecture & Design announces Spring 2020 Architecture Lecture Series lineup
The School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas has announced the Spring 2020 Architecture Lecture Series lineup. The Architecture Lecture Series welcomes architecture and experiential design leaders from around the country to the School of Architecture & Design. Lecturers bring a wide range of expertise...
Study shows transportation beliefs of 20 years ago largely myths, predicts today's will be as well
As long as humans have been moving, there have been fantastic predictions about how technology will revolutionize transportation. Most of them turn out to be myths. A University of Kansas researcher has written a study revisiting an influential article that called out widely held transportation predictions of 20 years ago...
Concerns about environmental disclosure from companies overblown, legal analysis finds
Companies often argue that requiring more information disclosures from public companies could overload investors. Those concerns are overblown, an analysis of comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission by a University of Kansas law professor shows. The study also reveals some surprising areas of common ground among companies and investors...