Science & Engineering
Thu, 09/15/2022 — When Gregs Thomopulos came to the University of Kansas from Nigeria in 1962, his biggest worry was not wasting the opportunity.
“Coming from abroad, I was very focused on having gotten to this university. I didn’t want to blow it,” he said.
Wed, 09/14/2022 — A pioneer in workforce development in the field of civil engineering will give this year’s J.A. Tiberti Family Lecture at the University of Kansas School of Engineering.
Denise R. Simmons, associate dean for workforce development and...
Tue, 09/13/2022 — Researchers from the University of Kansas will join a multi-institution effort to better grasp mechanisms and evolutionary history of sex differences in aging across an array of animal species.
The research project, organized as the IISAGE...
Mon, 09/12/2022 — The University of Kansas improved two spots to 56th among public universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, released today.
This is the second straight year that KU has gone up by two spots in the...
Wed, 09/07/2022 — Suzanne Shontz, professor of electrical engineering & computer science at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, has been selected to serve as the school’s associate dean for research.
“Professor Shontz has an exemplary...
Wed, 08/31/2022 — A joint project of the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University was selected to receive a $500,000 seed grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Indigenous Graduate Partnership. This project will support Indigenous...
Tue, 08/30/2022 — A new $620,000, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will enable a University of Kansas atmospheric scientist to research how aerosols, clouds and precipitation interact over ocean waters, with the goal of producing more accurate...
Fri, 08/26/2022 — The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded a $1.2 million grant to medicinal chemistry and computational biology researchers at the University of Kansas and the University of Chicago focused on addressing a long-unresolved problem in biomedical...
Mon, 08/22/2022 —
LAWRENCE – Since her days as an architecture student when she first encountered them, Nilou Vakil has been fascinated by the ancient underground aqueducts that make the harsh Iranian desert bloom.
The Persian qanat system is the subject of a chapter by the University of Kansas associate professor of architecture in a new book, "The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Landscape Heritage in The Asia-Pacific.”
The book was co-edited and co-written by Vakil’s colleague Kapila Silva, professor of architecture.
Vakil said qanats are an archetypal example of a cultural landscape, as defined by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization since the 1990s
Wed, 08/17/2022 — For hundreds of years, teams of biologists have carried out fieldwork around the globe, often trekking to remote places to collect specimens and data about our natural world. Today, such work can demand collaboration between large international...
Wed, 08/17/2022 — This fall, nine University of Kansas students will receive an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects.
Students apply for UGRAs by writing a...
Wed, 08/17/2022 — Amanda Hertel, a 2022 University of Kansas graduate in chemical engineering from Shawnee, is the recipient of the 1897 Fellowship by the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi — the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all...
Wed, 08/17/2022 — Sam Zipper, assistant scientist and geohydrologist at the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas, is the 2022 recipient of the Kohout Early Career Award from the Hydrogeology Division of the Geological Society of America, nominated...
Tue, 08/16/2022 — Nine faculty members at the University of Kansas are being recognized as winners of annual distinguished teaching awards.
The award recipients will be honored Aug. 18 at the KU Teaching Summit.
This year’s winners are as follows:
Tsvetan...
Wed, 08/10/2022 — Four University of Kansas students have received outstanding achievement awards from the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS), based in KU’s West District. The recipients were presented cash awards and certificates.
Madison Rice, a junior in...
Tue, 08/09/2022 — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran and other leaders will join the University of Kansas on Aug. 17 to celebrate KU’s economic development efforts.
A ribbon-cutting event for the KU Innovation Park Phase III Expansion Facility will...
Fri, 08/05/2022 — Kyle Christian will join the University of Kansas as associate vice chancellor for federal relations beginning Aug. 15.
He brings significant legislative experience and a deep knowledge of the federal funding process to the position. He joins...
Thu, 08/04/2022 — Generations of University of Kansas students have roamed the rocks at the KU Geology Field Camp in Cañon City, Colorado. And because of the fond memories of a geology alumnus, generations more will experience the camp’s unique, indelible...
Wed, 07/20/2022 — Does the Philippines’ astonishing biodiversity result in part from rising and falling seas during the ice ages?
Scientists have long thought the unique geography of the Philippines — coupled with seesawing ocean levels — could have...
Fri, 07/15/2022 — More than 6,200 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2022 semester.
The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and...
