Business & Communication

Wed, 03/22/2023 — University of Kansas researchers have completed a two-year study of broadband access in Kansas. Their newly published report, “Broadband in Kansas: The Challenges of Digital Access and Affordability,” documents extensive challenges within...

Wed, 03/22/2023 — Jeni Britton, founder and chief creative officer of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, will speak as part of an inaugural University of Kansas School of Business event celebrating entrepreneurship at 6 p.m. April 25.
The conversation, which will be...

Wed, 03/22/2023 — The Achievement and Assessment Institute (AAI) is accepting proposals for its Arts & Humanities Grant, now in its third year. The purpose of the grant program is to foster deeper ties between the arts and humanities and the education and...

Tue, 03/21/2023 —
LAWRENCE – The 2022-2023 moot court season has been another successful one for the University of Kansas School of Law, with many teams placing highly in a variety of competitions. The teams, coached by KU Law faculty and alumni, travel across the country to compete.
Moot court madness
KU Law started the new year strong Jan. 28-29 at the Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship, hosted at the University of Houston and sponsored by the Hunton Andrews Kurth law firm. The competition is invitation-only for the 16 highest-performing moot court programs in the country. KU Law was invited because of the Moot Court Council’s successes last academic year,

Tue, 03/21/2023 — Three students at the University of Kansas are nominees for Udall Undergraduate Scholarships, which recognize students who demonstrate leadership, public service and commitment in the fields of tribal public policy, Native health care or the...

Tue, 03/21/2023 — University of Kansas scholars and students as well as activists and area professionals will share their research and advocacy as part of a global effort to come together around solutions and education for the climate crisis. The second annual...

Tue, 03/21/2023 — 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...

Mon, 03/20/2023 —
LAWRENCE – National Native news outlets focus more on policy issues when covering women in politics than the problematic, gendered stereotypes commonly emphasized in mainstream media, according to a new journalism study.
“The influence of Indigenous standpoint: Examining Indian Country press portrayals of Native women in politics” was recently published in Newspaper Research Journal and is the latest work by two University of Kansas professors of journalism & mass communications.
Melissa Greene-Blye, who also is affiliated with KU’s Indigenous Studies Program and is an enrolled citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and co-author Teri Finneman analyzed a

Fri, 03/10/2023 — The University of Kansas is once again a Military Friendly Tier 1 Research Institution, according to the 2023-2024 “Military Friendly Schools” survey. KU is one of just 250 schools to earn the Gold Award designation for leading practices,...

Fri, 03/10/2023 — Kent Spreckelmeyer, professor of architecture at the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design, was honored with a 2023 Icons of Education award by Ingram’s Magazine.
The magazine, which covers business, industry and economic...

Fri, 03/10/2023 — The University of Kansas team of brothers Jimin Park, senior from Topeka, and Jiyoon Park, freshman from Topeka, took fifth place at the American Debate Association Championship Tournament hosted by Georgetown University. Four KU teams competed...

Fri, 03/10/2023 —
LAWRENCE – Do you remember where you were when the world stopped due to COVID-19 three years ago?
Now, thanks to a visual essay in the journal Visual Studies by Tim Hossler, University of Kansas associate professor of visual communication design, you can flash back to those bad old early days of lockdown at home.
As Americans were being told to shelter in place to avoid a dread new airborne virus for which there was no cure or treatment, Hossler found himself wanting to reach out to friends and neighbors in some way. Inspired by the long-running British Mass-Observation Project, Hossler sent out a request to acquaintances around the globe, saying in part: “I’m

Fri, 03/10/2023 — The University of Kansas debate team of freshmen John Marshall, of Lawrence, and Jiyoon Park, of Topeka, have qualified for the National Debate Tournament, which will take place March 30-April 4 in Chantilly, Virginia.
Marshall and Park were...

Fri, 03/10/2023 — The University of Kansas is planning two events this spring to honor retiring Jayhawk employees.
The Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost and KU Endowment will host an annual Faculty and Academic Staff Retirement Luncheon at noon...

Thu, 03/09/2023 — Ljudmila Bilkić’s Intermediate German II class redefines traditional norms. In her classroom, upbeat Spotify tunes provide a prelude to the “Foto des Tages.” The photo of the day — a manatee napping on its back — is a nod to...

Wed, 03/08/2023 — The University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design has announced that it has retained Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to complete space planning, programming, and concept design for the multidisciplinary design school.
After a decade of...

Tue, 03/07/2023 — A new study from the University of Kansas shows that while journalists do use new technologies to better understand their audiences and what they would like to read, K-12 education reporters and editors still largely rely on gut feelings as...

Mon, 03/06/2023 — Perhaps the democratizing effect of social media has reduced the make-or-break influence of legacy media theatre critics in the 21st century. And perhaps it has led to many banal observations in the name of criticism.
But Paul Laird, University...

Wed, 03/01/2023 — Undergraduate researchers from the University of Kansas Lawrence and Medical Center campuses will present their research projects March 1 as part of Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol.
KU undergraduate students will join their...

Tue, 02/28/2023 — LAWRENCE – Do you know if you’re eligible for free tax preparation services?
This spring, University of Kansas School of Law students with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program will once again prepare returns for taxpayers who are residents of Douglas County, make less than $60,000 per household per year and do not itemize their deductions. The VITA sessions began Feb. 20 and will run through Tax Day, which is April 18. No sessions will take place March 13-19 during KU’s spring break.
“Taxes are something most every person in the U.S. has to deal with, but it causes anxiety for a lot of individuals,” said Toni Ruo, third-year law student. “The VITA