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2003 News Archive
Jan 2, 2003
Jan 6, 2003
Jan 7, 2003
Jan 8, 2003
Jan 9, 2003
Jan 10, 2003
- RADIO NEWS LINE: KU political scientist expects a different kind of legislature this session
- 4 KU groups to receive $4,573 from 'Proud to Be a Jayhawk' fund-raiser
- KU announces more funds for graduate education
- KU professor's research finds diminished likelihood of supernova doom
- KU engineering students to host national conference; sponsors needed
- KU art faculty to exhibit work Jan 19-31
- Roger Martin: Change in King James' language patterns may indicate strokes
Jan 14, 2003
Jan 15, 2003
Jan 16, 2003
Jan 17, 2003
- Chancellor's statement on governor's proposed budget
- MEDIA ADVISORY: KU chancellor to speak to students at Gardner-Edgerton High School Jan 22
- KU student places in national journalism competition
- KU film professor is cinematographer for Sundance Film Festival entry
- Roger Martin: Count your blessings
Jan 21, 2003
Jan 22, 2003
- KU reports suspected student records computer hacking to FBI
- Campus whistle runs out of steam
- KU announces the names of 118 freshman national scholars
- Son of former Natural History Museum director gives $100,000 for biology at KU
- Dole Institute to feature grand state seal among architectural details
- University works with neighbors to ease noise from residence hall 'chiller'
Jan 23, 2003
Jan 24, 2003
- KU admissions counselors on the road in February to visit 80 Kansas high schools
- KU alum Robert E. Hartley to sign copies of new book on Lewis & Clark expedition
- KU professor elected vice president of communication studies association
- KU professor emeritus receives highest honor from national association
Jan 27, 2003
- KU, KCK school district partnership seeks to reduce critical teacher shortage
- Langston Hughes February Festival to celebrate art, literature, film by Kansans
- Literature, arts to collaborate during Feb. 21 Conference on New Literacies
- Dole Institute to present Pulitzer Prize winning author Roger Wilkins Feb. 16
- KU to honor Jackson, Nemaha county high school seniors Feb. 10 at Holton
Jan 28, 2003
- KU researcher's work with ants reveals rare four-way symbiotic relationship
- KU Audio-Reader Network receives $10,000 grant from Rice Foundation
- KU's Audio-Reader expands coverage in Geary and Riley counties
- Kansas Public Radio begins service to north-central Kansas
- KU plans cultural events to celebrate African-American History Month
- KU announces change to new teaching professorship lecture date
- KU exhibit features graduating seniors from Department of Design Feb. 2-7
- KU to honor Allen, Bourbon and Woodson county high school seniors
- KU to honor Finney, Hamilton and Kearny County high school seniors
Jan 29, 2003
- KU officials to introduce top tips for 'cyber self-defense' tonight
- KU offers students called to active military duty an easy 'one-stop exit' service
- KU's Multicultural Scholars Program expands for second time in 11 years
- Charles and Martha Jane Gentry of Fort Scott to be honored for service to KU
- KU Theatre for Young People to stage 'Jungalbook' Feb. 3-5 and 9-11
- Musician to perform for children at Oread Books at KU throughout spring
Jan 30, 2003
Jan 31, 2003
- Indigenous Nations Studies Program begins exchange with Finland, Australia
- 2 KU English department student playwrights win regional festival awards
- Hall Center announces Paule Marshall in Humanities Lecture Series at KU
- Hall Center calls for 2003 Byron Caldwell Smith Award nominations
- Roger Martin: War's damaging effects range from the subtle to the dramatic
Feb 3, 2003
- Moment of silence on KU campuses Tuesday to honor Space Shuttle crew
- KU chancellor asks Costa Rican leader for briefing on status of murder case
- Members of KU classified employee senate to meet with legislators Tuesday
- KU Engineering Expo set for Feb 21; registration available online
- Engineering program at KU Feb 21 helps girls see career opportunities
- KU Employment Services plans career and employment fair Feb 5 and 6
Feb 4, 2003
Feb 5, 2003
Feb 6, 2003
- Complete text of Chancellor's testimony today at Capitol
- MEDIA ADVISORY: KU chancellor to testify today at Capitol: 5 areas that would help state save money
- KU student to be 'chancellor for a day'
- William and Judy Docking commit $1 million for KU
- Datta named as first William and Judy Docking teaching professor at KU
Feb 7, 2003
- KU Honors Program director retiring; national search begins for replacement
- K-State, KU alumni band together in historic meeting to support higher education
- KU to honor Linn, Miami county high school seniors Feb 20 at Louisburg
- KU to honor Cloud, Jewell, Mitchell and Republic county high school seniors
Feb 10, 2003
Feb 11, 2003
- More than whistling Dixie: New film gives Civil War victory to Confederates
- Kansas, Missouri provide cast, crew, locations for new Confederacy film
- KU's top-ranked public administration program receives more than $2 million
- KU to host annual German language contest Feb 22
- Special guests gather for organ scholarship 'pops' benefit Feb 22 at KU
Feb 12, 2003
Feb 13, 2003
- Statement by Chancellor Hemenway on the death today of Bob Billings
- February Festival of Kansas writers, artists to honor Gordon Parks on Feb 22
- KU students organize African-American History Month events
- Kansas Public Radio unveils new series about KU history
- Kansas Public Radio to premiere 13-part musical documentary on composer
- Hall Center to hold oral history workshop Feb 28 at KU
- KU announces summer camp lineup
Feb 14, 2003
- KU center offers support groups for girls with social skills difficulties and their parents
- KU dean among Ebony magazine's 'Nine Special Women'
- Roger Martin: University research handy to all our lives
- New year, new laughs for Kansas Public Radio's 'Right Between the Ears'
- KU's Murguia to address Topeka High's Fearless Club for young women
- KC Star art critic to speak at KU March 5
Feb 17, 2003
Feb 18, 2003
- Building, advisory committees for new KU scholarship hall to select design
- KU prepares backup to bring Gordon Parks to Lied Center by live broadcast
- KU pharmacy school ranks third among all schools for NIH funding
- KU organizes free video conference on smallpox vaccine reactions
- RADIO NEWSLINE: KU professor's new Civil War film alters history
- New Zora Neale Hurston biographer to join KU chancellor for women's history talk
- A few good women: KU recognition program seeks 2003 nominations
Feb 19, 2003
Feb 20, 2003
Feb 21, 2003
Feb 24, 2003
Feb 25, 2003
Feb 26, 2003
Feb 27, 2003
Feb 28, 2003
March 3, 2003
- Costa Rican leader tells KU chancellor he is committed to solving murder case
- National Merit Scholar rankings place KU in top 10 for fourth year in a row
- Chancellor donates $12K NCAA honorarium to merit scholarship fund
- KU workshop to address identity theft tonight
- 'Resume doctors' to return to KU March 4-6
March 4, 2003
- Engineering professor offers tips for homeowners with clay soil problems
- Dust Bowl lessons: KU historian reviews what 'Dirty '30s' taught Americans
- KU researchers say it's still too early to panic about drought conditions
- KU researchers offer insights into severity of drought conditions
- KU women's studies program announces Women's History Month speakers
- Costa Rican leader tells KU chancellor he is committed to solving murder case
March 5, 2003
March 6, 2003
- KU chancellor to testify Friday in KC at hearing on U.S. Higher Education Act UPDATE: Read the testimony
- KU students to present research projects at symposium Saturday, March 8
- List of KU students and research projects at 6th annual symposium
- Kansas history teachers to convene at KU April 4 and 5
- KU to honor Marshall and Washington county high school seniors March 11
- KU to honor Brown and Doniphan county high school seniors March 12
March 10, 2003
- KU chancellor to give testimony to Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee today
- UPDATE: Read the testimony
- Costa Rican officials tell KU indictments will be pursued in Shannon Martin case
- KU paleontologist to lecture on 4-winged wonder and feathered dinosaurs
- National Hispanic magazine puts spotlight on KU executive vice chancellor
- KU chancellor to give testimony to Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee today
March 11, 2003
March 12, 2003
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Life sciences briefing planned today for Lt. Gov. John Moore at Stowers Institute
- 'KU in KCK' event for students features speakers, admissions info, and Baby Jay
- $250,000 bequest will establish fellowship at KU to honor Kansas editor
- 47th annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest at KU seeks student entrants
March 13, 2003
March 14, 2003
- Statement by provost, professors on death of KU Professor Carolyn Doty
- U.S.-East Asian relations author to speak at KU on Japan in age of globalization
- KU professor among elite crowd honored by the Chemical Society of Japan
- Roger Martin: Zora Neale Hurston's life story is retold with new approach
- KU to honor 2 Atchison alumni and Atchison County high school seniors March 24
- KU to honor high school seniors from six southwest Kansas counties March 26
March 17, 2003
- KU Chancellor Hemenway to visit with alumni, officials in Liberal
- Dole Institute plans grand WWII veteran reunion for dedication July 20-22 at KU
- KU engineer's breakthrough will help U.S. Air Force improve efficiency
- Acclaimed filmmaker Tony Palmer to lecture at KU March 24-26
- Quartet Accorda combines sounds, cultures with pianist Stanislav Ioudenitch
March 18, 2003
- KU names 4 finalists for director of admissions and scholarships
- KU's On the Move dance company heads to Courtland schools for residency
- KU Upward Bound seeks area high school students for college prep program
- 2 KU students place in national journalism sports writing competition
- KU Graduate School to share tips on landing federal jobs March 25
March 19, 2003
March 20, 2003
March 21, 2003
March 24, 2003
March 25, 2003
March 26, 2003
- KU Medical Center's Hoglund Brain Imaging Center dedicated today
- 2 KU students to open first Festival of New Works: Screenplay Reading Series
- RADIO NEWSLINE: KU researchers still tracking dead birds in Kansas for West Nile virus
- KU public relations students plan regional conference April 4 and 5
- Kansas Public Radio's 'Right Between the Ears' wins Golden Reel Award
March 27, 2003
- KU students to enroll online, not in line, for first time Friday
- Hear my prayer: KU class conducting census of religion in Douglas County
- 'Confederate States of America' film to be shown April 5-6 in Oldfather Studios
- Third candidate for vice provost for student success on campus this week
- KU to honor Neosho and Wilson county high school seniors April 2 at Neodesha
March 28, 2003
March 31, 2003
- Student papers on war issues win Kansas history teacher conference awards at KU
- Black faculty, staff council to honor KU students, faculty members April 5
- KU honors 280 student-athletes as Jayhawk Scholars for top grades
- KU to honor Barber, Harper, Kingman and Pratt county high school seniors April 9 at Kingman
April 1, 2003
- First female president of Ireland to visit KU law school, address human rights
- Feminist Sue Rosser to discuss women in higher education April 10 at KU
- Latin American Theatre Conference to take place at KU April 2-5
- Fourth candidate for vice provost for student success on campus this week
- Experts on aging to discuss life-span extension claims April 3
April 2, 2003
- Students, fans invited to watch Jayhawks game on big screen at Memorial Stadium
- Streets will close around KU campus during and after Saturday NCAA game
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Campus preparations, stadium event for Saturday's game
- MEDIA ADVISORY: KU yellow ribbon ceremony to show troop support will feature soldier's father
- UPDATE: Read Chancellor Robert Hemenway's remarks from today's yellow-ribbon ceremony
- Connect for Kids asks KU historian for tips on helping children cope in wartime
- KU doctoral student studies, helps Old Colony Mennonites of western Kansas
- Alumni couple support western Kansas students in fine arts, law at KU
- KU prof seeks contacts for biography of 'Jubilee' author Margaret Walker
April 3, 2003
April 4, 2003
April 5, 2003
April 7, 2003
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Stadium event to take place tonight; welcome home to be Tuesday
- University, Coach Williams are encouraging fans to 'celebrate safely'
- Parade through downtown Lawrence will honor KU's men's basketball team
- Streets will close around KU campus during and after Monday NCAA game
- KU student reporter wins two national awards for story on local homeless man
- 2 KU students place in national journalism profile story competition
- Renowned Cuban journalist and communications educator to visit KU
April 8, 2003
April 9, 2003
- Al Bohl leaving as KU athletics director
- Professorship for women in medicine and science established at KU
- Society of Women Engineers to celebrate 30 years at KU, honor alumnae April 12
- Project Discovery at KU gives teen girls new perspectives in science, technology
- KU selects 20 orientation assistants for summer 2003
- KU names final two candidates to interview for dean of fine arts
April 10, 2003
April 14, 2003
- KU Begins Search for Men's Basketball Coach
- KU program April 15 to honor outstanding women
- Lawrence to get sneak peek at KU alum Neil LaBute's new film April 25
- Descendants of German patriot Ernst Moritz Arndt give $1M collection to KU
- KU student quartet wins 2nd in district barbershop singing competition
- KU to honor seniors from 18 northwestern Kansas high schools
- KU to honor Greeley, Lane, Scott and Wichita county high school seniors
April 15, 2003
April 16, 2003
April 17, 2003
April 18, 2003
April 21, 2003
- Bill Self named Kansas men's basketball coach
- KU students, alumni win 7 NSF fellowships for graduate study in science
- Mock trial team competes at national tournament, finishes in tie for second
- KU architectural engineering senior wins national light fixture design competition
- Olathe poet Dave Malone to visit KU for reading, book
- Snyder Book Collecting Contest winners to be honored at KU April 22
April 22, 2003
- Jimmy Carter, Rudy Giuliani to help KU dedicate Dole Institute of Politics in July
- Seattle couple pledge $3M to build new scholarship hall at KU
- KU researchers find juvenile offenders benefit from innovative arts program
- KU medical student receives national Osler Medal for historical essay
- KU theatre alumni to return for 'Alums Come Home IV' April 24-26
April 23, 2003
April 24, 2003
April 25, 2003
April 28, 2003
April 29, 2003
April 30, 2003
- KU taps Colby native, Wichita dean to lead School of Fine Arts
- KU announces 42 additions to fall 2002 honor roll
- KU chancellor to honor 10 graduating McNair scholars during May 1 banquet
- Controversial Southern writer Minnie Bruce Pratt to visit KU
- Professor offers 11th annual Stop Day tour of KU campus
- Statement for Fox News Channel's O'Reilly Factor
- State Funding of Human Sexuality Classes
May 1, 2003
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Chancellor to kick off first KU Relay for Life benefit on Friday
- Statement re: Human Sexuality class
- 9 KU graduating seniors win Chancellor's Student Awards
- KU Social Work Day features awards, speakers on the 'face of social work'
- 3 KU students win annual Mathematics Prize Competition
May 2, 2003
- KU begins athletics director search; Hemenway, Jennings take the lead
- 5 graduating McNair scholars honored with special awards
- 2 KU engineering students win national Tau Beta Pi scholarships
- KU engineering students elected to regional council offices
- KU School of Architecture to celebrate new book collection
- KU announces homecoming theme, students serving on steering committee
May 5, 2003
- KU releases summary of social welfare Prof. Dennis Dailey's credentials
- KU Air Force ROTC to honor fallen alumnus during awards ceremony May 6
- KU selects outstanding graduates to carry banners for May 18 ceremony
- KU fine arts convocation ceremony set; Hieberts selected for award
- Graduate School to honor outstanding graduate students and faculty today
- Former GI to receive business degree 53 years after leaving KU
- KU walk-on basketball player graduates with perfect GPA, Final Four ring
May 6, 2003
- KU classified staff's vote to pursue alternative to civil service ends in tie
- Student athletes give Shankel teaching excellence award to Dennis Dailey
- Social welfare school releases letter in support of Prof. Dennis Dailey
- KU announces dates for Homecoming, Open House, Family Weekend, Band Day
- KU's indigenous studies program plans May 8 roundtable discussions, banquet
May 7, 2003
- KU taps Pittsburg native Lisa Pinamonti as director of admissions & scholarships
- KU students receive 25 state, regional broadcasting awards
- Renowned child language researcher named first Merrill professor at KU
- Chancellor to address participants in Hawk Link, stEp programs
- Omaha senior graduating after raising $100,000 for university endowment
May 8, 2003
- Thinking outside the box: math-film senior animates fourth-dimension concepts
- 4 Native American women earn master's degrees in speech-language-hearing
- KU's Murguia to speak at KCK high school for Cinco de Mayo celebrations
- More than 4,000 to graduate May 18, make traditional 'walk down the Hill'
- 'Brick-by-Brick': Dole Institute invites public to be part of new KU landmark
- KU engineering school to bestow highest honor on three alumni today
May 9, 2003
- Federal court rules for KU, orders plaintiff to pay university's cost
- KU officials offer assistance to students affected by tornadoes in Lawrence
- First in flight: KU aerospace design team takes trophy in national competition
- Student commuted 850-mile round trip weekly to earn master's degree at KU
- Roger Martin: Math Awareness Month spurs numerous questions
May 12, 2003
May 14, 2003
- Nobel laureate, KU alum Vernon Smith to address business school graduates
- KU graduating senior juggles college, city council duties and small business
- Nobel Prize winner, Tuskegee Airman among honorees at All-University Supper
- KU architecture students build six light fixtures for a Lawrence playground
- KU commencement ceremony to be simulcast inside Kansas Union May 18
- 117 KU students served on spring 2003 University Daily Kansan staff
- KU employees of the year named during recognition ceremony
May 15, 2003
May 16, 2003
- Remarks by Chancellor Hemenway at tonight's All-University Supper
- KU awards first scholarship in memory of graduate Shannon Martin
- KU students' concept for hi-tech hospital gurney impresses national homeland security policymakers
- Graduate School to honor dissertation prize winners in hooding ceremony
- Ceremony to honor KU engineering school's finest May 18 at Lied Center
- KU construction projects will affect parking, traffic on campus this summer
May 18, 2003 / 131st Commencement
May 19, 2003
- KU ROTC units commission new officers
- KU museum team spots 220 species during annual bird-watching marathon
- KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences releases letter in support of Prof. Dailey
- KU recognizes outstanding theatre and film students
- KU, Sprint partnership celebrated today at ITTC Technology Day
- KU chancellor to view art scheduled for Lawrence sister city exhibit in July 2004
May 20, 2003
May 21, 2003
May 22, 2003
- Order Dole Institute personalized brick by Wednesday to be part of dedication
- KU journalism school honors 25 top students with $8,200 in awards
- KU journalism school places among top 10 in national competition
- Hello! KU junior's essay on privacy wins Philip W. Whitcomb memorial contest
- Sabatini Family Foundation commits gifts for learning center in Lawrence
- KU researcher develops radar to measure internal layers of polar ice sheets
May 23, 2003
- Statement re: Gov. Sebelius' approval of provision aimed at human sexuality class
- Brokaw to speak at Dole dedication to honor 'Greatest Generation'
- KU offices, libraries, museums closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day
- KU Mortar Board initiates new members
- KU Department of Mathematics honors 9 top students, 3 professors
- Roger Martin: Better screening, commitment to workers helps avert firing
May 27, 2003
May 28, 2003
May 29, 2003
May 30, 2003
- New KU scholarship hall will mirror charm of its neighborhood, officials say
- KU chancellor: not a candidate for post at Indiana University
- KU spider expert wants to tour homes for brown recluse research
- KU appoints Gronbeck-Tedesco acting director for University Honors Program
- KU art history department honors 48 outstanding students
June 2, 2003
June 3, 2003
June 5, 2003
June 6, 2003
June 9, 2003
- KU appoints new director of athletic bands
- KU professor to deliver literary paper, play 'town ball' at Baseball Hall of Fame
- Kansas Public Radio to broadcast children's health panel discussion live
- KU senior to present cosmology research with faculty adviser in Europe
- KU Summer Theatre opens with 'A Grand Night for Singing' June 20
June 10, 2003
June 13, 2003
- Provost, dean to meet with donors, alumni in Japan, South Korea
- Dole Institute dedication: Last surviving D-Day chaplain to lead interfaith service
- D-Day memorial sculptor to display 3 statues at Dole Institute dedication
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Sunflower Girls State wraps up with state Capitol visit, awards ceremony today
- Student organizations, leadership office to change name, add services
- Kansas Geological Survey at KU recognizes 2 graduate students
June 16, 2003
June 17, 2003
June 18, 2003
June 19, 2003
June 20, 2003
- KU Rhodes scholar deployed to Iraq, postpones study at Oxford for a year
- Provost to return from South Korea with $25,000 for Korean war memorial at KU
- Dole Institute to display photos of 950 World War II veterans from Kansas
- Dole Institute opens new information phone line for July dedication festivities
- KU announces Summerfield and Watkins-Berger scholars
- Roger Martin: 'Lousy' writing runs rampant
June 23, 2003
June 24, 2003
- Chancellor to give keynote address at Urban League of Wichita annual meeting
- RADIO NEWSLINE: Even hands-free cell phone use while driving is dangerous, says KU researcher
- KU art history doctoral student wins second fellowship to fund 1930s research
- 21 student filmmakers receive first Tensie Awards offered by KU film faculty
- KU physics and astronomy department honors students, faculty
June 25, 2003
June 26, 2003
June 27, 2003
June 30, 2003
July 1, 2003
July 2, 2003
July 3, 2003
July 9, 2003
July 10, 2003
- Dole Institute dedication a 4-day tribute to WWII veterans; Dole to celebrate 80th
- Free shuttles will enable visitor access to Dole Institute dedication July 19-22
- Laser light show caps night of celebration during Dole Institute dedication at KU
- 1960s Dole campaign quartet members to attend Dole dedication at KU
- Russell residents charter bus to attend dedication events for Dole Institute at KU
July 11, 2003
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Reminder: Apply now for media credentials for Dole dedication July 19-22
- MEDIA ADVISORY: 2 Dole dedication press conferences July 20 and 21
- MEDIA ADVISORY: You're invited: Media-only preview tour of Dole Institute; orientation session
- KU announces spring 2003 honor roll
- Chancellor's statement on death of KU student from Overland Park
- Almost 500 Kansas high school seniors attended Girls State at KU in June
July 14, 2003
July 17, 2003
July 18, 2003
- Statement by University of Kansas Chancellor Robert E. Hemenway on the dedication of the Dole Institute of Politics
- Institute releases excerpts of Dole letters detailing life at KU, war experiences
- Excerpts of Dole's letters, 1941-45
- National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to attend Dole Institute dedication
- George McGovern to recall his WWII stories in special session at Lied Center
- Great-grandson to recall Churchill's legacy at Dole Institute dedication event
- Air parade to feature plane used for "Memphis Belle" movie
- KU officials remind Lawrence residents to not be alarmed during air parade
- Roger Martin: Hospitals can do more to detect domestic-violence victims
July 22, 2003
- Bob Dole's remarks at dedication of Dole Institute of Politics
- Chancellor's remarks at dedication of Dole Institute of Politics
- Letter from President George W. Bush for dedication of Dole Institute of Politics
- Kathleen Sebelius' remarks at dedication of Dole Institute of Politics
- Richard Norton Smith's remarks at dedication of Dole Institute of Politics
- Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces 43 July graduates
- More than 25 students receive KU sociology department spring awards
July 23, 2003
July 24, 2003
July 30, 2003
Aug. 1, 2003
Aug. 5, 2003
Aug. 11, 2003
Aug. 12, 2003
Aug. 14, 2003
Aug. 15, 2003
Aug. 18, 2003
Aug. 19, 2003
Aug. 20, 2003
Aug. 21, 2003
Aug. 22, 2003
- Surprise Patrol delivers 3 more $5K Kemper Awards today; 10 more to go
- Ford Foundation grant explores Native American, African-American relations
- KU industrial design students place high in prestigious NASA competition
- Fiske Guide lauds KU as best buy; U.S. News cites KU as top 50 public university
- 'Surprise Patrol' delivers another $5K Kemper Award last night; 3 more today
- KU Theatre kicks off season with revival of William Inge's 'Picnic'
Aug. 26, 2003
Aug. 27, 2003
Aug. 28, 2003
Aug. 29, 2003
Sep 2, 2003
Sep 3, 2003
Sep 4, 2003
Sep 5, 2003
Sep 8, 2003
- KU Dole Institute to host Sep 11 'Day of Reflection,' naturalization ceremony
- Judge dismisses all charges in Watkins Trust case
- Marching Jayhawks to lead KU pep rally Sep 13 at Kansas State Fair
- KU is part of $1.47M planning grant for regional biodefense research center
- London donors help KU Multicultural Scholars Program expand
- Kansas Public Radio comedy series wins 2003 Silver Microphone Award
Sep 9, 2003
Sep 10, 2003
- RADIO NEWSLINE: KU professor offers proposal to boost U.S. intelligence-gathering capability
- 'Surprise Patrol' delivers final 2003 Kemper Award at KU Medical Center
- MEDIA ADVISORY: KU obesity conference offers local angle to Dr. Phil's TV focus on weight loss
- KU Open House and Family Weekend to bring university to the public
- KU's Asian American Student Union announces 2003-04 officers
- KU First Nations student group announces 2003-04 officers
- KU's Hispanic American Leadership Organization announces officers
- KU to honor high school seniors from Sumner County Sep 17 at Wellington
Sep 11, 2003
- Chancellor's prepared remarks for faculty/staff convocation
- Kansas Public Radio at KU to dedicate new facility Sep 15
- KU to honor seniors from Douglas, Jefferson and Leavenworth counties
- KU announces 2003 summer graduates
- Engineering Career Fair to feature about 50 employers Sep 17 at KU
- KU presents jazz concert, lecture on Louis Armstrong
- KU professor draws international attention with innovative building design
- Lecture at KU to address use of force, human rights before and after 9/11
Sep 12, 2003
- KU to honor 198 high school seniors from Sedgwick County at Goddard on Sep 15
- Chancellor's statement on death of student Eric J. Wellhausen
- Brown v. BOE anniversary commission opens first national public event at KU
- Reverend Billy to bring his Church of Stop Shopping to KU Sep 15-18
- Roger Martin: Motivations for personal, professional collections hard to define
Sep 15, 2003
Sep 16, 2003
Sep 17, 2003
- MEDIA ADVISORY: First national public 50th anniversary Brown v. BOE event Sep 18 at KU
- Hall Center awards book prize to history of civil rights movement in Wichita
- Scripps Research Institute president to give inaugural Schowen lecture
- Kansas Public Radio wins awards from Kansas Association of Broadcasters
Sep 18, 2003
Sep 19, 2003
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Janet Reno to hold press conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday at KU
- Summit to focus on natural gas prices, supplies Oct. 2
- Gov. Sebelius to give Taylor/Stokstad women's leadership lecture Oct. 9 at KU
- Construction to begin on new KU biomedical research building
- KU music faculty win ASCAP awards
- Special collections librarian receives Budig award at KU
- KU Theatre to stage two plays in repertory in September and October
Sep 22, 2003
Sep 23, 2003
Sep 24, 2003
Sep 25, 2003
- KU sets record enrollment, new marks on retention and numbers of Kansans
- KU Edwards Campus sees growth in credit-hour production
- KU doctoral student in geology earns 1 of 2 national scholarships for women
- KU book groups, Web course to celebrate 150th anniversary of Kansas territory
- C-SPAN to join Dole Institute's presidential tour of East Coast sites
- KU to honor 63 high school seniors from Cherokee, Labette counties on Oct. 6
Sep 26, 2003
- KU Printing Services announces four layoffs, scales down operation
- MEDIA ADVISORY: KU to make historic grant announcement Monday
- KU minority student enrollment sets another record; retention up sharply
- Novelist gives $23,000 to scholarship fund honoring murdered KU alumna
- KU researchers find that everyday drugs can damage the environment
- Roger Martin: Psychology and spirituality are linked
Sep 29, 2003
Sep 30, 2003
Oct. 2, 2003
Oct. 3, 2003
- KU places fraternity on probation for hazing, bans social events with alcohol
- Native American female judges to hear re-argument of landmark Indian law case
- KU nontraditional Native American student publishes first novel
- Audio-Reader sale a resounding success, raises $10K; donations sought for '04 sale
Oct. 6, 2003
Oct. 7, 2003
Oct. 8, 2003
Oct. 9, 2003
Oct. 10, 2003
- KU homecoming week starts Saturday with Spirit Sprint 5K Run/Walk
- KU Writing Center to celebrate 5th birthday Oct. 13
- KU, Mizzou to face off in United Way fund-raising competition
- KU to honor 125 high school seniors from Harvey, Reno counties on Oct. 22
- Roger Martin: Research into cleaner manufacturing benefits everyone
Oct. 13, 2003
- Statement by provost, professors on death of KU Professor Jeremy A. Matchett
- Kiplinger's magazine ranks KU 22nd in nation's 100 best public college values
- KU homecoming: Students to attempt to break world record of kissing couples
- KU homecoming: Danny Manning to serve as grand marshal
- KU announces 2003 fall sorority members
- MEDIA ADVISORY: New KU engineering building, Eaton Hall, to be dedicated at 10 a.m. Friday
Oct. 14, 2003
- KU receives contract to study feasibility of MBA program in Azerbaijan
- KU Langston Hughes symposium wins national award for community outreach
- KU Honors Program announces names of more than 1,500 students for fall 2003
- KU to honor 234 high school seniors from Shawnee Mission district on Oct. 22
- KU to honor 46 high school seniors from Anderson and Franklin counties Oct. 15
Oct. 15, 2003
- KU classified staff votes to pursue an alternative to state civil service
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Chancellor to join governor, regents, 15 college leaders to sign Campus Compact
- KU announces new director for Midwestern Music Camps
- Wilson named interim associate vice provost for research at KU
- KU School of Social Welfare to host 2nd annual Career Carnival Oct. 31
- KU to honor 93 high school seniors from Clay, Pottawatomie, Riley counties
- KU to honor 94 high school seniors from Ellsworth, Lincoln, Ottawa, Saline counties
Oct. 16, 2003
Oct. 17, 2003
- KU Endowment provides record support for KU; gifts reach 2nd-highest total
- KU Endowment Association board elects 7 new trustees
- New KU engineering building to be dedicated at 10 a.m. today
- KU Chancellors Club scholars named for 2003-04 academic year
- Chancellors Club honors internationally known scientist at KU
- KU aerospace engineer receives career teaching award
- Clay Center retired arts teacher to be honored Oct. 27 for service to KU
- Oct. 22 World at KU reception to recognize international community
Oct. 20, 2003
- Emanuel Cleaver to speak at KU symposium for black youths Oct. 30
- Dole Institute director Smith to give departing presidential lecture Nov. 23
- KU Economic Policy Conference to focus on cost of water to Kansans Oct. 24
- Tuition enhancement generates $2.4M for technology improvements at KU
- Author, screenwriter Sherman Alexie to present lecture Oct. 29 at Lied Center
Oct. 21, 2003
Oct. 22, 2003
- KU seeks families to host international students during Thanksgiving break
- KU conference to celebrate landmark desegregation case's 50th anniversary
- 7 KU student-athletes volunteer in schools with Helping Hawks program
- KU to host telecommunications and networking conference Oct. 23
- KU geoarchaeologist Rolfe Mandel to be recognized for his work
Oct. 23, 2003
Oct. 27, 2003
Oct. 28, 2003
Oct. 29, 2003
- KU graduate student critically injured in Iraq bombing; statement by chancellor
- NIH selects KU, 3 other universities for $8.5M child-neglect prevention study
- KU alumnus donates $75,000 to international programs, English center
- KU to honor 215 southern Johnson County high school seniors in Olathe Oct. 29
Oct. 30, 2003
- KU researchers engineer synthetic spinal tissue to aid surgery to repair discs
- Pulitzer-Prize winning author to kick-off Presidential Lecture Series on Sunday
- National Poetry Project launches with planning meeting Oct. 31-Nov.1 at KU
- Kansas Masonic Foundation gives $500K for KU professorship
- KU announces names of students newly admitted to journalism school
- Shawnee, Topeka students win 2003 Ex.C.E.L. Awards at KU
Nov. 3, 2003
Nov. 4, 2003
Nov. 5, 2003
- KU ROTC units to observe Veterans Day with ceremony, lecture, 24-hour vigil
- KU beamed state conference to southwest Kansans via distance technology
- KU to host women's leadership conference Sunday
- Former Slovak ambassador to speak Nov. 12 at KU on elections, democracy
- KU Theatre to present 'Cabaret' in new Stage Too! setting in November
Nov. 6, 2003
- 2 KU scholars advance in Rhodes, Marshall national competitions
- KU names outstanding minority engineering students as SBC scholars
- KU wins in United Way 'Challenge for Change' between KU, rival Mizzou
- Dole Institute to host 13th annual Marine Corps Birthday/Veterans Day celebration Nov. 7
- MEDIA ADVISORY: KU School of Law to celebrate 125th anniversary, unveil painting Friday
- KU to honor 170 high school seniors from Wyandotte County on Nov. 12
- KU to honor 77 high school seniors in Emporia on Nov. 17
Nov. 7, 2003
- KU researcher: Pesticides may help rather than harm brown recluse spider
- KU Baby Jay mascot creators establish fund for Baby Jay, Big Jay program
- KU senior class selects H.O.P.E. Award nominees; vote for finalists Nov. 11
- KU Mock Trial team brings home early trophies, competes again Nov. 7-10
- Wilcox to lead comprehensive review of general education program at KU
- Ceremony honors first Daugherty women in medicine professor at medical center
- Roger Martin commentary on research at KU: The Golden Rule
Nov. 10, 2003
Nov. 11, 2003
Nov. 12, 2003
Nov. 13, 2003
- Statement on Gov. Sebelius' announcement regarding state vehicles
- KU, KCKCC bilingual program prepares students to teach in KCK classrooms
- KU survey: Stark digital divide in KC over Web usage; TV is top news source
- Survey seeks Kansans' opinions on internationalizing school curriculum
- National science group picks KU's Barnhill to lead public policy committee
- Retired Kansas City attorney gives $500K for KU scholarship
- Lecture, exhibit to commemorate International Education Week Nov. 17-21
Nov. 14, 2003
Nov. 17, 2003
- Legislator, KU administrators to discuss higher education funding Tuesday
- Disabilities center receives $3.75M grant to research effect of policies on families
- KU given $1.5M grant to focus on adult independence for teens with disabilities
- KU Law Enforcement Training Center announces November graduates
Nov. 18, 2003
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Major gift from legendary KU athlete to be announced Friday night
- New 'Slaughterhouse Blues' book features KU prof's study of meat industry
- KU seniors select H.O.P.E. Award finalists; winner to be announced Nov. 22
- KU students take honors in regional geography competitions
- ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale to sign books at KU's Oread Books
Nov. 19, 2003
- MEDIA ADVISORY: KU School of Medicine to announce major gift for Kansas Cancer Institute
- Council delivers recommendations to governor following natural gas summit
- KU School of Nursing gives Heart of Healthcare awards to 10 Kansas nurses
- KU Black Law Students Association seeks holiday food drive donations
Nov. 20, 2003
- Wilt Chamberlain leaves $650,000 for KU scholarships, athletics
- Quotes from those who knew Wilt Chamberlain and his generosity
- KU to present dance concert Nov. 21 and 22 at Lied Center
- KU First fund-raising campaign total surpasses $500M goal; will continue
- Kansas Masonic Foundation pledges $15M for KU cancer program
- New U. Press book uses Zapruder film to dispute findings of Warren Commission
- KU to present 18th annual Evening of Performance Art Dec. 11
Nov. 21, 2003
Nov. 24, 2003
- Oil recovery test to begin Dec. 4; could result in $1 billion economic impact
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Researchers to begin new test to rejuvenate oil industry in Kansas
- KU researchers win $1.8 million grant to ease communication in the wireless world
- Environmental engineers to meet at KU to discuss water issues, including security
- KU research helps in effort to restore endangered Topeka shiner minnow
Nov. 25, 2003
- Statement by KU chancellor re: verdict in Shannon Martin murder trial
- KU's Dole Institute names 2 associate directors, to begin duties in December
- KU wins $915K grant to study effect of Human Genome Project on people with disabilities
- KU research supports explosive hypothesis about extinction
- KU Theatre to present 'Lulu,' a multimedia production, in December
- Kansas Public Radio director elected chair of state broadcasting council
Nov. 26, 2003
Dec. 3, 2003
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Lt. Gov. Moore, Hemenway to help kick off oil recovery project in Russell
- Women in math to honor KU math professor with national award in Phoenix
- RADIO NEWSLINE: Oil recovery test begins near Russell
- KU announces 'revolutionary' project to improve info tech services, resources
- KU, Olathe school district to sign pact; will promote international education
Dec. 4, 2003
Dec. 5, 2003
Dec. 8, 2003
Dec. 9, 2003
Dec. 10, 2003
Dec. 11, 2003
- KU works with national commission to observe Brown v. BOE 50th anniversary
- Radio News Line: Archivist Deborah Dandridge on Brown anniversary
- Exhibit celebrates Dyche Hall centennial, century of science in KU landmark
- KU opens new math and statistic courses through distance delivery
- National association honors KU music therapy prof for lifetime achievement
- Multicultural Affairs to honor women's basketball coach, outstanding students
Dec. 15, 2003
- Wyandotte Health Foundation gives KU $133K to save health clinic
- KU American Indian outreach director featured in 'Dream It, Do It' book
- New Dyche Hall book is biography of KU landmark building at 100
- Natural History museum gift shop reopens after renovation
- KU freshman to receive $1,500 Charnon scholarship for leadership skills
Dec. 17, 2003
Dec. 18, 2003
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