Sustainability & Environment
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
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...
Mon, 01/31/2022 — LAWRENCE – The collaborative virtual series inspired by contributors to the book “All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis” returns to the University of Kansas in spring 2022. The first event features farmer, food sovereignty activist, author and soil steward Leah Penniman at noon Feb. 17 in conversation with local food policy activist and grower Cody Haynes.
This series spans the knowledge across and beyond disciplines and features the writers whose works comprise "All We Can Save," edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine Wilkinson, to center individual and collective agency around the urgency of climate change. Recognizing that
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 ...
Mon, 01/24/2022 — Four University of Kansas faculty members on the Lawrence and Medical Center campuses are this year’s recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for...
Wed, 01/19/2022 — University of Kansas researchers increasing understanding of crustaceans, coronaviruses and drug design have received this year’s Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award and the KU Research Staff & Postdoctoral Achievement Awards.
The...
Wed, 01/19/2022 — Researchers at the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) at the University of Kansas have teamed with colleagues at three other institutions to investigate what makes some groundwater conservation programs more effective than others.
The project,...
Fri, 12/17/2021 — A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, will be in western Kansas measuring groundwater levels the first week of January 2022.
Levels are measured annually as part of a joint project conducted by the KGS and...
Thu, 12/16/2021 — How might human-driven climate change trigger food shortages, water scarcity, armed conflict or future pandemics? Conversely, could a changing environment strengthen bonds of community in some places?
A group of scientists recently delivered a...
Thu, 12/16/2021 — In May, the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a ransomware attack by Russia-linked cybercriminals. As the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S., its six-day stoppage led to fuel shortages and price increases.
But how much the shutdown actually...
Tue, 11/30/2021 — for the “MAD About Jewelry” show running Dec. 6-11 at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.
MAD’s annual curated show and sale of jewelry by the world’s most innovative contemporary jewelers was twice postponed by the pandemic, but...
Tue, 11/30/2021 —
Thu, 11/11/2021 — This fall, the University of Kansas First Nations Student Association (FNSA) and The Commons are offering regular events that center approaches and ideas of Native peoples, drawing on themes offered in the 2021-22 KU Common Book, "Braiding...
Thu, 11/11/2021 — Three seniors at the University of Kansas have advanced in the competition for prestigious scholarships for study in the United Kingdom.
Anton Barybin, Joseph Hartung and Erin Sturd are finalists for Marshall Scholarships, which provide funding...
Tue, 11/09/2021 — Climate change, driven by human activity, will alter temperatures and rainfall in Kansas in the coming decades. But predictions about the timing and severity of the shift remain inexact.
Now, researchers at the University of Kansas School of...
Fri, 10/22/2021 — A team led by researchers at the University of Kansas has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help underrepresented Kansas City youths access enriching out-of-school opportunities.
Internships, part-time jobs and...
