KU news archive
Mon, 07/17/2023 — A University of Kansas professor has been appointed as the new editor-in-chief of Latino Studies, the premier journal exploring issues facing Latino/a/x people across the United States.
Marta Caminero-Santangelo teaches courses in the College...
Thu, 07/13/2023 — The adult video industry in Japan generates an estimated $5 billion a year. However, the young women who achieve “stardom” through performing onscreen aren’t always willing participants.
“Japan is famously – or notoriously – known...
Thu, 07/13/2023 — The public is invited to attend A Landmark Celebration, honoring the 100th birthday of Bob Dole, late U.S. senator from Kansas, and the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas on...
Wed, 07/12/2023 — Barbara Kerr, University of Kansas Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Counseling Psychology, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to travel to Iceland to study creative communities.
Co-funded by the National Science Foundation...
Wed, 07/12/2023 — The University of Kansas has announced Employees of the Month for May and June 2023. These staff members have made outstanding contributions to the KU community.
Winners of the Employee of the Month awards receive the following:
A surprise...
Wed, 07/12/2023 — Around 14 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year. But that is not the only water source where plastic represents a significant intrusion.
“We found microplastics in every lake we sampled,” said Ted Harris, associate research...
Mon, 07/10/2023 — Birthdays are supposed to be a joyous occasion. But on March 13, 2020, as Matthew Kane might normally have been celebrating, he heard the news of the killing of Breonna Taylor by police in her apartment, and it was also the day the country...
Thu, 07/06/2023 — University of Kansas School of Engineering alumnus Murli Tolaney is donating $50,000 to strengthen the Tolaney Family Scholarship he established 15 years ago. His ongoing goal: help KU environmental engineering students follow in his academic...
Thu, 07/06/2023 — It's time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues' achievements: KU News Service accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and...
Wed, 07/05/2023 — A pyromaniac is someone unhealthily obsessed with the destructive power of fire. Melinda Adams instead is pulled toward the term pyromantic – a lover of “good fire” for the benefits it can bring to people, communities and the environment...
Mon, 07/03/2023 — Representing diverse academic fields across campus, 18 University of Kansas undergraduate students have received the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad.
Funded through the U.S. Department of...
Media invited to Dole Institute to interview Stan Herd as he works on commemorative earthwork July 2
Fri, 06/30/2023 — LAWRENCE – Members of the media are invited to attend and interview renowned artist Stan Herd on Sunday, July 2, as he continues his work on a landmark earthwork at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The piece will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the institute.
Herd will be available at the institute, 2350 Petefish Drive in Lawrence, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 2. The event will provide an opportunity to hear from the artist about his plans for the project, including the incorporation of artwork from students across Kansas into the final product.
This year marks the Dole Institute’s 20th anniversary and what would have been former U.S.
Thu, 06/29/2023 — The embedded advising structure that the University of Kansas implemented in fall 2022, dubbed Jayhawk Academic Advising, is showing some early signs of positive outcomes, according to nearly 1,900 students who responded to a recent survey. A...
Thu, 06/29/2023 — The Department of Chemistry at the University of Kansas held its annual awards and graduation recognition ceremony May 7 to recognize the academic, research and teaching achievements of its students. The department distributed more than $313,000...
Thu, 06/29/2023 — Criminal justice is a large and growing career field encompassing jobs in law enforcement, corrections, policy analysis, court administration, law and intelligence. With the growing demand for skilled employees to fill roles in the Kansas City...
Tue, 06/27/2023 —
LAWRENCE – Working hard is regarded as a strong motivation for earning a promotion. But new research suggests companies that are hiring favor such extra effort when displayed by internal candidates even more than better-qualified external candidates.
“People will sometimes undervalue the work they’ve done, the knowledge they’ve gathered by being at a specific location and the relationship they’ve developed with a manager. So when making hiring decisions, we show how that quality really matters,” said Jeremy Lill, associate professor of business and the Jack and Shirley Howard Mid-Career Professor at the University of Kansas.
His new paper “Promote Internally or
Mon, 06/26/2023 — Here’s how hard it is to be a mother and artist in South Korea these days: Two of the 14 artists Sunyoung Cheong had lined up for a show there this summer had to drop out.
“I started with the 14 artists last year, but the one of them, her...
Fri, 06/23/2023 — The University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society has initiated 82 new members.
Jennifer Harrison, president of KU’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter and director of the Business Leadership Program and Jack Dicus Business...
Thu, 06/22/2023 — The popular television show where people confront their loved ones to help address addiction is called “Intervention,” not “Self-Intervention.” Because an intervention requires other parties. Or does it?
A University of Kansas law...
Thu, 06/22/2023 — LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas is taking an important step in developing its new campus gateway at the intersection of 11th and Mississippi streets.
KU today issued a request for proposals (RFP) inviting partners to bid on the project, which will include a conference center and additional mixed-use development opportunities, as well as the transformation of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Specifically, the RFP invites master developers, mixed-use developers and venue operators to bid on relevant components of the project.
The RFP also calls for proposals from partners interested in providing concessions for all Kansas Athletics facilities.
Interested
