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Firearm-related threats increase likelihood of gun owners to support more regulation, study finds
LAWRENCE — Most people probably assume that American attitudes toward gun regulation are fixed. But a new study reveals how such attitudes are malleable, even among gun owners themselves. ...
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduates 289th Basic Training Class
HUTCHINSON — Nineteen new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on Feb. 25 at a ceremony held in the KLETC Integrity Auditorium. ...
School of Architecture & Design announces Spring 2022 Architecture Lecture Series
LAWRENCE — The School of Architecture & Design at the University of Kansas has announced programming for the Spring 2022 Architecture Lecture Series. ...
KU announces online project management undergraduate programs for fall 2022
OVERLAND PARK — Driven by globalization, evolving technology and rapid automation of work processes, all types of organizations are placing growing emphasis on project-based planning, development and operations to gain a competitive advantage. The University of Kansas is launching two new online bachelor’s degree programs, as well as a minor,...
SEC likely doesn't have authority to enact new regulations on 'unicorns,' law professor writes
Donna Ginther awarded Regents Distinguished Professorship
LAWRENCE — The Kansas Board of Regents has named an accomplished economics scholar at KU as its next Regents Distinguished Professor. ...
KU students to present at Kansas Undergraduate Research Days
LAWRENCE — Ten University of Kansas students will participate in the 2022 Kansas Undergraduate Research Days, which will be March 2-3. ...
AAUW awards international fellowship to architecture doctoral student
LAWRENCE — The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded its 2021-22 International Fellowship to University of Kansas graduate student Bushra Nayeem of Bangladesh. Nayeem is a doctoral candidate and lecturer in the School of Architecture & Design’s Department of Architecture. ...
KU junior to compete for Beinecke Scholarship
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has nominated a junior for the Beinecke Scholarship Program. Each year the Beinecke Scholarship offers 20 scholarships to undergraduates who intend to pursue a research-focused master’s or doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences. Selected students receive $30,000 to be used for...
KU Legal Aid Clinic, Douglas County DA’s Office to host Expungement Clinic
LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas School of Law’s Legal Aid Clinic and the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office will host a virtual Clean Slate Criminal Record Expungement Clinic in March. ...
KU Alumni Association sets dates for Homecoming 2022
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will celebrate its 110th Homecoming Sept. 26-Oct.1, culminating in the KU football game against Iowa State Oct. 1 in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. ...
Expert says issues such as student loan debt forgiveness, gender-based pay differentials can benefit from diversity of economists
LAWRENCE — For its history as a science, economics has struggled to recruit both females and underrepresented minorities to the major field of study and the profession. ...
University mourns death of KFRTI employee Patricia Shay
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Patricia Shay, a business coordinator for the Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute. Shay died Feb. 13 in Olathe. She was 57. ...
Adaptable, at-home COVID testing device developed at KU receives funding boost
LAWRENCE — An at-home COVID-19 testing device developed by a University of Kansas professor is another step closer to hitting the market. ...
Five KU juniors competing for Goldwater Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Five University of Kansas students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. ...
KU Libraries’ 'Sitting in a Circle' exhibition to open March 10 in Haricombe Gallery
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Libraries will open a new exhibition in Watson Library’s Haricombe Gallery on March 10. “Sitting in a Circle” showcases the creative work and reflections generated by students and faculty as they engage with the 2021-22 KU Common Book, “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge,...
International travel grants available to faculty, graduate students
LAWRENCE — KU International Affairs is accepting proposals and applications for travel grants that support faculty and graduate student research and collaboration abroad. ...
Social welfare faculty chosen as editors for the Journal of Community Practice
LAWRENCE — A team of faculty members from the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare will join a faculty colleague from the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work to serve as the new team of editors for the Journal of Community Practice. The editors will serve a three-year...
KU students open positive psychotherapy clinic, provide more than 800 hours of counseling services
LAWRENCE — Shortly before the Positive Psychotherapy Clinic was set to open on the University of Kansas Lawrence campus, the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone to work and learn from home. But that temporary delay enabled the clinic to reach far beyond campus and provide hundreds of hours of free counseling...
Architecture & Design dean candidate Mahbub Rashid to present Feb. 24
LAWRENCE – The final candidate for the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design dean position will give his public presentation from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 24 in The Forum at Marvin Hall. Mahbub Rashid is the last candidate who will present publicly on his approach to...
Sanctions on Russia chance for US to improve on 'checkered history,' international trade law expert says
LAWRENCE — As the United States and its European allies impose sanctions on Russia for the escalating conflict with Ukraine, talk has centered on the economic ramifications not just for Moscow, but for the global economy. International trade law expert Raj Bhala of the University of Kansas School of Law...
Bestselling book 'Origin' details peopling of the Americas via latest genetic and archaeological evidence
LAWRENCE — A new book for popular audiences combines archaeology with emerging genetic evidence to tell the story of peoples from Siberia who were the first to populate the Americas some 20,000 years ago. ...
Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative awards seed grants to 3 interdisciplinary, interprofessional research teams
LAWRENCE – The Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative (HHARC) at the University of Kansas has made part of its mission to support existing and emerging collaborative research at the intersection of health and humanities and arts disciplines. Along these lines, HHARC has awarded a second round of seed grant...
New book explores how schools can prepare students for an uncertain future
LAWRENCE — As technology evolves and changes the world at a faster pace than ever before, two veteran educators have written a new book that explores how schools can prepare young people for a globalized future that is still taking shape. ...
Russia-US expert available to discuss escalating Ukraine crisis
LAWRENCE — With numerous indications that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine, the world is watching how this volatile situation will play out. ...
KU team to compete at national bankruptcy moot court competition
LAWRENCE – Two University of Kansas School of Law students will compete at the 30th Annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition in New York City later this month. ...