Science & Engineering
Thu, 03/03/2022 — Several awards from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the University of Kansas School of Engineering will enable research to improve and lengthen the life of bridges, a critical part of American infrastructure.
“Bridges connect our...
Thu, 03/03/2022 — A University of Kansas School of Engineering assistant professor has received a federal grant to explore using “gamifying” techniques to boost the interest of undergraduate students to learn the design and application of electronic hardware.
Tue, 03/01/2022 — Ten University of Kansas students will participate in the 2022 Kansas Undergraduate Research Days, which will be March 2-3.
Undergraduate students from each Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) four-year public university are working on 30 projects...
Fri, 02/25/2022 — An at-home COVID-19 testing device developed by a University of Kansas professor is another step closer to hitting the market.
BioFluidica, a company co-founded by Steven Soper, announced in early February it has received $6 million in Series...
Thu, 02/24/2022 — 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...
Tue, 02/22/2022 — 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.
“Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas,”...
Fri, 02/18/2022 — A blizzard may have blanketed Mount Oread on Feb. 17, but the heartwarming generosity of donors everywhere made the fifth-annual One Day. One KU. giving day a rousing success.
The 24-hour event raised a total of $3,007,250 from 4,790 gifts....
Wed, 02/16/2022 —
LAWRENCE – How does a poet, and an academic one at that, reach out to the general public with her concern for the planet and for others’ well-being?
In the case of Megan Kaminski, University of Kansas associate professor of English, the answer comes now in the form of Prairie Divination, a 40-card oracle deck and illustrated collection of essays. It’s a distillation of the plant and animal knowledge she has gained from 14 years living in Kansas, paying careful attention to the prairie ecosystem, combined with interdisciplinary research in botany and plant studies and some poetic and artistic inspiration alongside collaborator and former doctoral student, L. Ann
Tue, 02/15/2022 — A new description of two well-preserved ancient fossil plant specimens in Washington state is prompting paleobotanists to rethink how plants might have been dispersed during the Late Cretaceous, between 66 million and 100 million years...
Thu, 02/10/2022 — A bequest from the estate of University of Kansas alumnus Richard “Dick” Smith will provide $5.5 million to KU for scholarships.
The scholarship fund will be divided equally, with half providing scholarships to undergraduate students...
Thu, 02/10/2022 — This spring, 49 KU students will receive an Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRA). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on research and creative projects with mentors from KU.
Students apply for UGRAs by writing a...
Wed, 02/09/2022 — On Feb. 17, One Day. One KU. turns 5. This annual day of giving to benefit the University of Kansas will inspire stories and gifts that will make an impact for generations to come.
Each year, this single day has set a fundraising record through...
Tue, 02/08/2022 —
LAWRENCE – The Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas has been selected to receive a $100,000 award from the Association of American Universities to support projects that lead to better methods for evaluating STEM teaching.
KU is one of only five AAU member departments to receive the award.
Susan Williams, Charles E. & Mary Jane Spahr Professor and department chair, will lead the project. She will work with Prajna Dhar, professor of chemical & petroleum engineering, and Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, director of the Center for Teaching Excellence and a professor of psychology. Dhar and Greenhoot will be co-leaders of the
Mon, 02/07/2022 — The Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science in the University of Kansas School of Engineering is launching a new award to recognize distinguished alumni and dedicated associates of the department.
The KU EECS Distinguished...
Tue, 02/01/2022 — A prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award from the National Science Foundation will enable a researcher from the University of Kansas School of Engineering to investigate how to boost effectiveness of security...
Thu, 01/27/2022 — A team led by a University of Kansas professor of aerospace engineering has been awarded time on one of the world’s fastest supercomputers. They’ll use it to help solve one of the “grand challenges” in developing the next generation of...
Thu, 01/27/2022 — As a Black woman in geosciences, especially a full professor who holds an endowed chair position, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe has jokingly called herself a unicorn.
“That’s how rare it is,” said Berhe, professor of soil biogeochemistry and Ted...
Thu, 01/27/2022 — Growing up as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Annalise Guthrie never expected to have a career in science. She is not alone. Only about 16% of Native Americans attain bachelor’s degrees, with far fewer going to graduate school in the sciences.
Wed, 01/26/2022 — Sponsored research at the University of Kansas supported the salaries of 3,974 people in 2021 and accounted for $50.7 million in spending with Kansas companies on ...
Tue, 01/25/2022 —
LAWRENCE – “We are trying to put ancient America on the map.”
That is what John Hoopes, University of Kansas professor of anthropology, said about two deeply researched and richly illustrated volumes that he co-wrote and co-edited detailing archaeological finds from Nicaragua down to Ecuador held in the collection of Dumbarton Oaks Museum.
The first of the books is a 5-pound, 2-inch-thick catalog of the museum’s pre-Columbian art collection, titled “Pre-Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks.” It is the fifth such catalog that the Washington, D.C., museum has published, following books about its collections of Maya, Olmec, Mexican and
