KU news archive
Wed, 08/30/2023 — Two pivotal leaders of organizations vital to the University of Kansas will receive the KU Alumni Association’s 2023 Fred Ellsworth Medallion for their dedicated service. David Mucci, who directed KU Memorial Unions for 23 years, and Dale...
Wed, 08/30/2023 — Paper Plains Zine Fest, a two-day event celebrating and showcasing zine culture in Lawrence and beyond, returns for a second year at multiple venues over Labor Day weekend.
The Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity at the University...
Tue, 08/29/2023 — Every basketball coach has told their players at some point that free throws win games. A new study from the University of Kansas used innovative markerless motion capture technology to determine the mechanics of proficient free-throw shooters...
Mon, 08/28/2023 — when it comes to the proper usage of verbs in the Russian language.
“I have researched this category as a linguist for a few decades, but I've never written any instructional material for it until now,” said Dickey, professor in the...
Mon, 08/28/2023 — Research from the University of Kansas just published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences could hasten development of a new class of vaccines aimed at SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Anthony Fehr, associate...
Mon, 08/28/2023 — A new virtual institute established at the University of Kansas School of Engineering will train the next generation of military and civilian leaders to better combat the growing threat of cyberattacks and protect the electromagnetic spectrum...
Fri, 08/25/2023 — The University of Kansas Common Book Program will host a slate of activities and events surrounding the 2023-24 Common Book selection, “Parable of the Sower,” by American science fiction writer Octavia Butler.
Students, faculty and...
Fri, 08/25/2023 — The Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (IC CAE) at the University of Kansas will welcome women from the U.S. intelligence community for its first event this academic year from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Jayhawk Welcome...
Fri, 08/25/2023 — Working with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, the National Center on Inclusion Toward Rightful Presence at SWIFT Education Center, based at the KU Life Span Institute, has selected four state education...
Thu, 08/24/2023 — LAWRENCE – When Marta Vicente was researching various aspects of transgender identity, one surprising word kept coming up: colonialism.
“There’s a sense of breaking free from subordination of political powers,” said Vicente, a professor of history and of women, gender & sexuality studies at the University of Kansas.
“That’s really interesting because of the political component but also the geographical component; colony has to do with the landscape and the state. Yet colony is also about the body.”
Her new article “Rethinking Identity: Transgender Studies and Catalan Independence” finds trans people and those who favor Catalonia’s independence from Spain often
Thu, 08/24/2023 — The University Press of Kansas board of trustees, composed of provosts from each of the six Kansas Regents institutions, has appointed Timothy Paulson as director of the University Press of Kansas.
Paulson will succeed interim directors Mike...
Wed, 08/23/2023 — The exhibition “Reading the World,” which showcases how artists from Kansas and beyond explore forces of nature, opens Aug. 26 at the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas. Together the works displayed prompt viewers to consider...
Tue, 08/22/2023 — Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 64 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 99 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses.
Girod issued a joint...
Tue, 08/22/2023 — A University of Kansas survey of a swath of the cosmos using the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed active galactic nuclei — supermassive black holes that are rapidly increasing in size — are rarer than many astronomers had assumed...
Tue, 08/22/2023 — Trina Spencer, who researches the promotion of academic language of young children with and without disabilities, has been named director of the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project at the University of Kansas, one of 12 research subcenters at...
Tue, 08/22/2023 — An experienced leader with expertise in fundraising and community engagement will serve as the next director of Kansas Public Radio and Audio-Reader.
Feloniz Lovato-Winston has been named the next director of KPR and Audio-Reader and will begin...
Mon, 08/21/2023 — People often call for political leaders who can display bipartisanship or lead from the center, avoiding ideological extremes. A new biography tells the story of Thomas Foley, perhaps one of the last American politicians to truly lead from the...
Mon, 08/21/2023 — Examples of infections tied to gram-negative bacteria include pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound-site infections and meningitis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Scientists have focused on tubelike...
Mon, 08/21/2023 — After moving the reception area for International Support Services to the first floor of Strong Hall and modifying their operations, ISS staff have reported improvements in how they serve international students and scholars.
ISS reopened its...
Mon, 08/21/2023 — The Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas has announced the new Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Neuroscience (CCREN) whose mission is to draw on the latest research from neuroscience, education and...
