NEWS

JAN

27

• Media advisory: KU professors available to speak about college affordability

JAN

26

• Researchers analyze doctor-patient email interactions
• Study suggests stronger patent protection may dampen innovation

JAN

25

• KU professor contends nation's first civil rights organization blazed way for NAACP
• KU to celebrate 40th anniversary of February Sisters sit-in
• Political correspondent Candy Crowley to receive William Allen White citation

JAN

24

• KU research leads to new startup company
• KU researcher defines shape of enzyme linked to prostate, breast cancers
• Journalism professor analyzes Internet connectivity among 'Arab spring' nations
• KU conference to explore future of agriculture from international perspective

JAN

23

• Media advisory: Criminal law professor available to discuss Supreme Court ruling in GPS tracking case
• KU announces state's first journalism doctoral program
• Former FEC chair to speak at KU Law School Jan. 26
• Panel on state legislative issues to feature state lawmakers, KU faculty

JAN

20

• Colorado third state to join KU-developed system for career assessment
• Film festival at The Commons features talk by filmmaker, KU alumnus Carl Deal

JAN

19

• Future City Competition to showcase middle schoolers' engineering skills
• KU law, business students assist with free tax preparations

JAN

18

• KU hires new technology commercialization director
• Ligand signs lease for last remaining space at BTBC Main Facility
• Knight Commission leader will join discussion of athletics, academics at KU

JAN

17

• Researchers tackle turnover in child welfare staffing
• Chancellor to speak in Washington at university-based company startups conference
• U.S. Supreme Court cites work of KU law professor in arbitration case opinion

JAN

13

• Researchers refine a powerful laser microscope for biomedical use

JAN

12

• Dynamic maps key to improving assessments for students with disabilities

JAN

11

• Professor examines media coverage of mothers who kill children
• New biography explores civil rights legacy of King's mentor Benjamin Mays
• BTBC at KU to launch Entrepreneur Education Series

JAN

10

• Professor issues reports supporting savings to help kids reach college
• KU professor to give keynote address at governor's MLK Day celebration
• Three KU alumni selected for CASE awards
• Media advisory: KU librarian can speak on collection of radical political literature

JAN

9

• Study shows HIV-exposed children at high risk of language delay
• Law professor investigates rise of corporate social responsibility in China
• $2.5 million gift commitment largest ever for School of Education

JAN

6

• KU anthropologists help re-wrap Amazonian mummy
• Experienced advocate to represent KU in Washington
• KU-developed coaching helps educators improve
• First detailed geologic map of Saline County now available

JAN

5

• KU team proposes programs to help stem Haiti's brain drain
• KPR will offer live broadcast of governor's State of the State address

JAN

4

• MEDIA ADVISORY: KU professors available to speak about Boeing and the Wichita economy

DEC

27

• Kansas Geological Survey to measure water levels in western Kansas

DEC

22

• KPR health reporter honored by American Cancer Society

DEC

21

• Argenta becomes eighth tenant at BTBC Main Facility
• 'Opera Is My Hobby' ends broadcasts after more than 59 years on KPR

DEC

20

• Financial meltdowns drive interest in business ethics, professor says

DEC

19

• KU researchers work to create safer, smarter dashboards
• Music student will perform master class with Yo-Yo Ma

DEC

16

• Hall Center announces 2012-13 Research and Creative Work Fellows

DEC

14

• KU names inaugural honorary degree recipients
• Chancellor outlines KU's Bold Aspirations
• KU researchers at atom smasher help to collect breakthrough Higgs boson data
• Media advisory: Top expert on distracted driving available to speak about NTSB's proposed cell phone ban
• Law students win 13 appeals cases for defendants who didn't receive fair trials

DEC

13

• University mourns death of student Yujie He
• Media Advisory: Chancellor to present KU strategic plan to Board of Regents

DEC

12

• KU School of Music scholarship established in memory of alumna

DEC

9

• Chancellor congratulates new president of Emporia State University
• KU chemistry professor receives award from National Science Foundation

DEC

7

• Public invited to 'State of the Libraries' address Dec. 8

DEC

6

• Researcher peers into universe's ancient past to better know how stars form
• Law professor to speak in Palestine promoting arbitration efforts
• KU names new director of risk management
• Hall Center for the Humanities lands challenge grant for collaborative research
• University mourns freshman Ryan Zwiener

DEC

5

• KU study: Journalism 'layoff survivors' tap resources to remain satisfied
• Equal opportunity functions transferred to Office of Diversity & Equity

DEC

2

• Kansas Geological Survey receives $11.5M to test storage of CO2 underground

DEC

1

• Promoting Well-Being, Finding Cures focus of 2nd KU strategic initiative summit
• Thomas Heilke named KU dean of Graduate Studies
• KU business school dean to attend education summit in India
• KU law professor's book details storied history of federal district court in Kansas

NOV

30

• KU lands grant to produce more English as second language teachers
• Psychology department wins undergraduate advising award
• Heart disease expert to speak at KU

NOV

29

• Refrigerator identified as apparent cause of Malott lab fire
• KU researchers find foreign faculty more productive, less satisfied than U.S. peers

NOV

28

• KU to test emergency text alert system
• KU Libraries to host reception for opening of Stokstad Reading Room
• School of Journalism to host summit on digital diversity
• KPR presents A Big Band Christmas with renowned jazz vocalist Kevin Mahogany

NOV

23

• Media advisory: KU professor available to speak about Boeing's presence in Wichita
• Thanksgiving observances often skip historical violence against Native Americans
• Gift helps Spencer Museum acquire life-size kimono sculpture

NOV

22

• Architecture professor named educator of the year by Acoustical Society of America
• KU develops national partnership to test students for career readiness

NOV

21

• KU student Kelsey Murrell wins prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
• Payment methods affect consumers' perceptions of products, KU researcher says
• Student group to host regional Chinese New Year Gala at Lied Center

NOV

18

• Research could boost durability, cut cost of railroad tracks across U.S.

NOV

17

• First KU strategic initiative summit to explore theme of Sustaining the Planet, Powering the World
• Professor studies whether media influence opinions on same-sex marriage
• Gray-Little honored by University of North Carolina

NOV

16

• Princeton Review cites KU's MBA program among best
• KU Center of Latin American Studies celebrates 50 years
• Youth activist, blogger final speaker in Dole Institute's Soviet Union series
• Tunnel of Oppression organizers continue fight against hatred

NOV

15

• Assurant Employee Benefits becomes seventh tenant at BTBC Main Facility
• KU political scientist heads scholars' review of 'From Deliberation to Dysfunction'
• KU law professor appointed as Gruter Institute Research Fellow

NOV

14

• Associate vice chancellor named to American Medical Association Board of Trustees
• KU helps build global supports for health promotion
• International trade expert to deliver Diplomat's Forum Lecture at KU
• ING honors KU professor for excellence in teaching

NOV

11

• Harvard scholar, author Louis Menand to speak at KU
• Dole Institute taking programs with Eisenhower expert to Manhattan, Topeka

NOV

10

• Former Goldman Sachs chair to speak on leadership
• KU to host 10th annual symposium on GIS, mapping

NOV

9

• Media advisory: KU professor available to speak about European financial crisis
• KGS drilling horizontal well to study containment of CO2
• Public invited to 'A Tribute to Veterans: USO Style'
• KU law symposium to explore state of arbitration law

NOV

8

• KU sociologist calls for legalizing current immigrants
• BTBC names new system vice president, executive director of KUMC facility
• Author to talk on poetics of hip-hop
• Expert on jury decision-making to give lecture at KU

NOV

7

• KU announces $1.4M commitment from professor emeritus of urban planning
• Chancellor to address bistate summit on barriers to college
• Law professor compares international legal traditions to understand crises
• Law professor honored for leadership

NOV

4

• KU to host Irish collections event in Boston
• KU Law School team takes first place in international moot court competition
• Science on Tap session will explore research teaching kids critical thinking skills

NOV

3

• Researchers aim to improve lives of military families with special needs
• KU Maya scholar uses 11/11/11 predictions to teach critical thinking
• Fair will feature internship, summer camp opportunities

NOV

2

• Professor explores unique challenges of historically black colleges
• KU announces Veterans Day events
• Pharmacy students will offer free health screenings

NOV

1

• Remaining KU campus flu clinics canceled
• KU second in nation for Fulbrights
• Language specialists racing with time to revitalize Cherokee language
• Shutz award winner to talk about music education

OCT

31

• KU biorefining initiative has economic potential for rural Kansans
• KU lands $7.5M grant to study online education for students with disabilities
• Studio 804 project honored for sustainable construction

OCT

28

• Kansas welcomes West Virginia to the Big 12
• Community planners can use reality TV to drive participation, KU researchers say
• Sustainability Leadership Award winners announced
• Journalism professor to lead sustainability symposium in D.C.

OCT

27

• KU researchers safeguard Afghanistan's ancient water systems
• KU lands grant to improve educational stability of students in foster care
• KU will stage software engineering conference
• Symposium to explore ties between African literature, Nobel Prize

OCT

26

• University Dance Company concerts feature works from notable guest artists
• Jacobs CEO to deliver annual engineering lecture
• Future educators invited to attend career fair

OCT

25

• Civil War historians will evaluate impact of Border Wars
• Donations sought for Professional Clothing Closet
• Center for Applied Economics releases report on Kansas broadband Internet industry

OCT

24

• KU among first to sign declaration on open access policies
• 'Sugar-coated cells' topic of chemistry lecture

OCT

21

• KPR wraps up most successful fall membership drive
• Professor: 'Border Wars' concept belongs to modern coaches, not history
• Professor wins award for contributions to aging, care research
• Tuttle lecture to review role of black women in nursing before the 1950s

OCT

20

• Media advisory: Islamic law expert available to discuss Gadhafi's death
• KU partners with BioPontis Alliance to boost drug development, investment
• Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture Series returns with 'Real Men, Real Talk'
• Colloquium celebrates English professor's contributions to poetry
• Expert on contemporary Islam to speak at the Dole Institute

OCT

19

• KU unveils sustainability plan
• Natural History Museum invites public to identification day event
• Dole Institute sponsors 2011 Civic Engagement and KU Leadership

OCT

18

• KU School of Music announces concerts at Kauffman Center
• Associate professor receives Budig writing education honor
• Author to discuss race, sports in America

OCT

17

• Mencuro Therapeutics moves into BTBC Expansion Facility
• Permanently dismal economy could prompt men to seek more sex partners
• Discovery Grants to benefit autism research
• KJHK listed among '10 Great College Radio Stations'

OCT

14

• Grant to help students in low-income schools 'GEAR UP' for education
• Education reform critic to speak in Humanities Lecture Series
• KU Symphony Orchestra plans concert and community costume contest
• MEDIA ADVISORY: KU professors available to speak about No Child Left Behind waiver

OCT

13

• Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Award winners announced
• KU Endowment kicks off photo contest
• Professor to testify on arbitration before congressional committee
• Science on Tap to focus on the brain and food choices

OCT

12

• Researcher argues 'pretending to listen' OK, sometimes necessary in education
• Research center wins $4.25M grant on community living
• KU Libraries to honor donors, outstanding faculty and staff
• Engineering students' lecture series to focus on Brazil's expansion
• Recent grad serving as fellow to Medical Legal Partnership Clinic

OCT

11

• New award established to honor KU librarians
• Residence halls to open doors to trick-or-treaters

OCT

10

• Intellectual disabilities research center wins $7 million grant
• Sculpture by KU graduate named among best in North America

OCT

7

• KU engineering professor researching gel to hinder spread of HIV
• KU communications professor named top rhetorical scholar

OCT

6

• Chancellor comments on Big 12 agreement, invitation of TCU
• Couple make $4 million gift commitment for KU
• GSA analyst to speak on federal careers

OCT

5

• iPad research promising for children with cortical visual impairment
• Grant to study cancer prevention through urban churches
• KU sets flu clinics for students, employees

OCT

4

• KU awarded grant to boost arts education achievement standards
• School of Education to release tools to help schools with universal instruction
• Architecture students win competition on waiting room design
• Exhibit will highlight NYC in African-American literature

OCT

3

• Scientist to present 'Genes from the Fountain of Youth' for Higuchi lecture
• Professor honored for service collaboration with Audio Reader
• Kansas Public Health Association honors two KU-Wichita medical faculty

SEPT

30

• KU Endowment elects new trustees
• KU Endowment provides $112 million to KU
• Professor earns American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' highest honor
• Award-winning filmmaker presenting documentary 'Genocide Revealed'
• Public Service Career Fair set for Oct. 25

SEPT

29

• Tiny glass beads help detect cancer earlier
• College surprises linguistics professor with Budig teaching award

SEPT

28

• KU meeting state's need for more engineers
• KU School of Pharmacy once again sets enrollment record
• National Poetry Series to publish book by University of Kansas librarian
• KU Libraries to host homecoming brunch Oct. 1
• Researchers in Kansas and China partner to document Silk Road languages online

SEPT

27

• KU acting to reverse enrollment decline
• KU, economic development leaders unveil Bioscience & Technology Business Center at KUMC
• KU legal scholar tapped by Canadian government for insight in genetics policy
• Chancellor attends White House event to announce NSF initiative
• KPR reporter to participate in NPR News-Kaiser Health News project
• Chancellors Club honors tax professor, liver researcher for faculty awards
• Final report of ADA task force now available
• Inaugural Tiberti Lecture to feature CEO's perspectives on ethics, success
• Alternative Breaks, Center for Community Outreach host first annual Story Slam

SEPT

26

• KU lands grant to help improve education for learners with deaf-blindness
• Play TOWN Ball! KU professor uses game to teach pre-Civil War history
• Ten KU seniors named finalists for 21st annual Ex.C.E.L. Awards

SEPT

23

• Four students awarded 2010-11 Chancellor's Writing Prize
• 2011 KU Women of Distinction calendar honors students, faculty, staff

SEPT

22

• KU to host economic policy conference on immigration
• New York Times columnist, author to present 2011 Anderson Chandler Lecture
• KU Center for Sustainability to shed new light on campus energy savings
• KU researchers: With more choice, friends are more similar, but no closer
• KU's Partnership for the Arts series presents Opera/Vocal Outreach project

SEPT

21

• KU names new senior recruitment and outreach coordinator based out of Garden City
• Collection gift broadens Latin American collections at KU Libraries
• KU announces Self Graduate Fellows
• KU to develop multimedia training for educators of kids with disabilities

SEPT

20

• Scientists probe mystery of phototropism while training young researchers
• KU's Partnership for the Arts program introduces 'West Side Story' lecture series
• Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities to host forum

SEPT

19

• KU researchers find enriched infant formulas benefit brain and heart
• KU Law School ranks in top 20 nationally for hands-on learning opportunities
• Researchers find early savings accounts help low-income kids reach college

SEPT

16

• Renowned history professor to discuss Hitler, Stalin at Backus Lecture at KU
• KU joins peer institutions in promoting university-based economic development

SEPT

15

• $61 million fundraising milestone met for The University of Kansas Cancer Center
• KU-developed school reform program shows inclusion can boost performance
• Media Advisory: U.S. District Court to host naturalization ceremony at Dole Institute

SEPT

14

• World War II historian, Nazi expert to kick off Hall Center lecture series
• Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation announces upgrades to Kansas educational assessment tests
• KU researchers working on technology to build better software
• KU to host National Hazing Prevention Week activities
• NSF grant to fund new facilities at KU Field Station

SEPT

13

• KU ranking rises slightly, but university leaders have bigger goal in mind
• KU Libraries to mark James Naismith's 150th birthday with exhibit, discussion
• Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair set for Sept. 14
• Article shows human genome testing has wide implications on American law
• Pickup artist strategies appeal to dangerous combo of sexist couples, KU researchers say
• Media Advisory: Chancellor, Provost to announce KU strategic plan

SEPT

12

• Google exec, KU grad donates tablet computers to engineering students
• School of Pharmacy professor earns national honor as Arthur C. Cope Scholar
• Reception to honor students, faculty in NIH science programs
• Events scheduled for Sexual Assault Awareness Week at KU Sept. 12-18

SEPT

9

• Provost announces changes to Student Success units
• Egyptian writer and activist to deliver Marwa lecture at KU
• KU Music and Reach Out Kansas Inc. offer new series: Kansas Partnership for the Arts
• KU project collects stories of Kansans' creativity

SEPT

8

• KU celebrates record year for private support
• Former Ukrainian leader Yushchenko to receive 2011 Dole Leadership Prize
• KU to host tenth anniversary commemoration of Sept. 11, 2001
• Kansas Statistical Abstract now available online

SEPT

7

• Researchers advance understanding of bird evolution by finding fossil crops
• KU Alumni Association honors three Jayhawks for outstanding service
• Audio-Reader spins bargains at annual 'For Your Ears Only' sale Sept. 16, 17
• Baur Professorship in sociology awarded to David N. Smith

SEPT

6

• KU professor to present talk on complexities, understanding Islamic law
• KU professor to discuss book on Mark Twain's view of America's global mission
• KU junior researching Chlamydia bacterium receives top national award
• Chancellor talks about Big 12

SEPT

2

• KU to celebrate Franz Liszt's 200th birthday with Sept. 11-13 festival

SEPT

1

• Bioscience company Gyrasol becomes sixth tenant at BTBC at KU Main Facility
• Chancellor, dean of Pharmacy offer condolences on death of student Sara Schebler
• Thousands of early Kansas photos now available in KU Libraries' digital image repository
• Internationally known architectural designer to speak in Lawrence

AUG

31

• Chancellor, AD make statements on Big 12 Conference
• Retirement eligibility could cause significant science teacher shortage, KU report says
• KU researchers improve effectiveness of Early Head Start
• KU Center for Applied Economics releases report on Kansas property taxes

AUG

30

• KU Libraries team up with gridiron Jayhawks for 'Touchdown Challenge'
• KU adopts automated payment technology for clinical research studies
• Student Senate to unveil plaque to celebrate completion of Underground expansion
• KU among first to develop journalism course on covering traumatic events
• Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute receives donation to deliver grain engulfment rescue training

AUG

29

• Search engine data a useful predictor of stock returns, KU study shows
• $1 million gift honors KU Medical Center leader

AUG

26

• Program available to KU staff seeking career advancement
• Governor praises KU for savings on pharmacy expansion
• KU announces seventh Kemper Fellowship winner of 2011
• KU announces spring 2011 honor roll
• Student scientist uncovers ancient link between plants and fungi in Antarctica
• 41 KU students completing summer research projects

AUG

25

• KU to hold film screening, discussion with man wrongly convicted of murder
• KU develops writing tool to help Kansas students, teachers in virtual environment
• Preserving the Garden of Eden a soul-searching business for KU artist
• Dole Institute announces programming schedule for 2011 fall semester
• Chancellor surprises another 2011 Kemper Fellowship winner

AUG

24

• Study of extraterrestrial life at KU is rare undergraduate opportunity
• First KU Campus Art Walk hopes to provide creative view of campus
• Creator of 'frozen' fountain sculpture wins award for another campus artwork
• KU lands $12 million grant to help Job Corps educators better prepare youth
• Media advisory: Islamic law expert available to discuss post-Gadhafi Libya

AUG

23

• Researcher finds shifting domestic roles for men who lost jobs in current recession
• KU to host Conference on Identity and Community after Cold War Era
• Acclaimed street photographer Gary Mark Smith donates collection to KU
• KU law professor helps prepare soldiers, lawyers to navigate Muslim world
• KU researchers work to increase durability of newer dental fillings
• Provost awards next round of 2011 Kemper Fellowships

AUG

22

• Audio-Reader's library to receive technology upgrade from program in Australia
• Partnership will help KU become research center on future of city management
• Chancellor awards first Kemper fellowship of 2011

AUG

19

• Kansas Public Radio wins 13th Station of the Year award
• Provost announces new class of Staff Fellows for 2011-12
• KU School of Pharmacy-Wichita set to open
• Media advisory: Chancellor to distribute first 2011 Kemper Fellowship

AUG

18

• Black scientists less likely than white counterparts to receive NIH funding, study show
• Researchers complete first major survey of amphibian fungus in Asia
• KU business dean meets with Kansas secretary of commerce
• Mount Oread Scholars to make symbolic walk up the hill Aug. 21

AUG

17

• Hawk Week schedule now available online
• Researchers push to import top anti-bullying program to U.S. schools

AUG

16

• KU study shows suburban schools have worked to 'hoard' advantages
• Acclaimed street photographer, KU alumnus to exhibit photos at journalism school
• KU ranked No. 2 in most published special education journal articles

AUG

15

• Central KU departments to open weekend before classes start
• KU's new renewable scholarships make college affordable
• KU to focus on 12 areas in effort to increase effectiveness, efficiency
• Gray-Little issues statement on death of Carolyn Bailey Berneking

AUG

12

• $5 million gift brings University of Kansas Cancer Center closer to fundraising goal

AUG

11

• First hybrid buses in Kansas hit streets of Lawrence
• KU engineering team advances to national Traffic Bowl

AUG

10

• Annual $10,000 scholarships available for students interested in renewable energy

AUG

9

• KU engineering student awarded NSF funding for scoliosis treatment research
• KU engineering students plan Brazilian learning experience
• KU Business School dean names new leadership positions

AUG

5

• Hall Center names Simons Public Humanities Fellow for 2011-12
• Gray-Little honored at American Psychological Association Convention

AUG

4

• KU engineering professor receives award for cartilage research
• KU professor earns award for cancer treatment delivery research

AUG

3

• KU establishes first coalition of institutions practicing open access
• KU featured in Princeton Review's 'Best 376 Colleges'

AUG

2

• Animated video will teach students physics behind superconductors

AUG

1

• KU entomologist leads new drive to make 'dark data' available online to anyone

JULY

29

• KU, City of Lawrence announce improvements to bus routes, new website

JULY

28

• Gift creates innovation studio in KU Center for Design Research
• KU history professor awarded Byron Caldwell Smith Book Award

JULY

26

• Audio-Reader accepting donations of music, audio equipment for annual sale
• KU student earns award at Army's Leader Development and Assessment Course
• KU doctoral student one of two in nation to receive Hartford dissertation award

JULY

22

• Kansas Audio Reader helping broadcast news for blind in Minnesota
• KU alumna named distinguished professor in School of Public Affairs and Administration

JULY

20

• Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces July graduates
• Acclaimed civil rights attorney to speak at KU School of Law

JULY

18

• Geologic map of Kearny County now available
• KU faculty, alumni join Haiti Research Initiative team

JULY

15

• KU to host open house, dedication ceremony for Center for Design Research

JULY

14

• KU mourns student Hallie Steele

JULY

13

• Fulbright international students attend summer program at KU
• Award-winning poet, critic to speak on innovative African American verse

JULY

8

• KU students volunteer service in summer Alternative Breaks Program
• Science fiction writing awards to be presented at KU
• Private papers of legendary science fiction, 'Star Trek' writer donated to KU

JULY

7

• KU names new director of industrial partnerships

JULY

7

• Researcher: Preventive care can boost results, shrink price tag of Kansas Medicaid

JULY

1

• KU Heartland leadership institute hosts 18 women from six countries
• Kansas oil production rises, gas production declines in 2010
• University of Kansas creates School of Public Affairs and Administration