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2010 News Archive
Jan. 4, 2010
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Jan. 22, 2010
- First candidate for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean to visit campus
- Kansas Public Radio reporter to follow guardsmen helping in Haiti
- Former boxing champ, entrepreneur George Foreman to meet with students
- Doctoral student competing for Military Spouse of the Year title
- Three professors to discuss culture of food in United States on Jan. 25
- Visual art faculty to showcase work
Jan. 25, 2010
- Researchers of microraptor shed light on ancient origin of bird flight
- KU to honor 40 high school seniors from three southeast Kansas counties Feb. 8
- KU to honor 27 high school seniors from four north-central Kansas counties Feb. 8
- KU scientist shows potential of technology for autism research and treatment
- Space-voyaging butterflies from KU give researchers a trove of information
- Lied Center to present 'The Aluminum Show'
- KU to honor 45 Crawford County high school seniors Feb. 1 in Pittsburg
Jan. 26, 2010
- New faculty member named 'Eminent Scholar' by Kansas Bioscience Authority
- The Albers Trio to perform March 7 at Lied Center
- 'KU Confidential' examines everyday lives of students
- Graduate studies office seeks video contest entries for Feb. 10 deadline
- KU to honor 40 high school seniors from Barton and Rush counties Feb. 10
Jan. 27, 2010
Jan. 28, 2010
Jan. 29, 2010
Feb. 1, 2010
Feb. 3, 2010
Feb. 4, 2010
- Chancellor testifies before state House Appropriations Committee
- KU students, professor perform with award-winning Fountain City Brass Band
- Hate Out Week encourages campus community to confront oppression
- KU law school launches center on international trade and agriculture
- KU to honor 31 high school seniors from Marshall and Washington counties Feb. 18
Feb. 5, 2010
- KU to end tobacco sales on campus
- First candidate for School of Music dean to visit campus
- KU students, alumni, professor honored at regional theater festival
- Kansas City Star, Ottawa Herald share news enterprise award
- Humanities Lecture Series events with Rory Stewart postponed to March 29 and 30
- Olathe junior high school to represent region in national Future City contest
- Graduate student works on display in 'Sweethearts of the Studio'
Feb. 8, 2010
- Final candidate for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean to visit campus
- KU senior to intern at U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia
- Students invited to offer opinions on the KU experience
- World War I exhibit to open Feb. 18 in the Library Gallery
- Rex Buchanan named interim director of Kansas Geological Survey
Feb. 9, 2010
- Researcher says Valentine's Day poses opportunity and peril for would-be lovers
- Concrete magazine names KU professor one of five most influential people in industry
- Spooner Hall to undergo $1.1 million exterior renovation
- Researcher: Mexican reforms and U.S. civil rights required vigorous governments
Feb. 10, 2010
Feb. 11, 2010
Feb. 12, 2010
Feb. 15, 2010
- KU officials offer condolences regarding death of communications studies professor
- KU chancellor testifies to state House Education Budget Committee
- Second candidate for School of Music dean to visit campus
- Physicians give $200,000 for patient simulation
- KU Symphony Orchestra, Saxophone Quartet begin Kansas tour Feb. 26
Feb. 16, 2010
Feb. 17, 2010
Feb. 18, 2010
- Spring enrollment shows record number of minority students, holds steady overall
- First candidate for provost set to visit KU campus
- Two KU debate teams among top 16 selected first for national tournament
- Langston Hughes Visiting Professor to discuss rhetoric, technology Feb. 25
- Panel to examine HIV, AIDS and their effect locally, globally
Feb. 19, 2010
Feb. 22, 2010
Feb. 23, 2010
Feb. 24, 2010
Feb. 25, 2010
Feb. 26, 2010
- Third candidate for School of Music dean to visit campus
- Music historian to speak March 9 at KU on black women's narratives in jazz
- Kansas Geological Survey mapping program receives funding
- KU plans Hawk Talk reception for Lansing, Leavenworth high schools
- KU plans Hawk Talk in Wichita for high school juniors, seniors
March 1, 2010
March 2, 2010
March 3, 2010
March 5, 2010
March 8, 2010
March 9, 2010
- Pakistani musician to perform, meet with students during two-day visit to KU
- School of Business offers new online course for nonmajors
- Four KU students nominated for national Goldwater competition
- KU names 15 Kansas Asia Scholars for 2010
- Garmin announces internships for KU students at new Lawrence office
- Free H1N1 vaccine clinic to coincide with basketball watch party
March 10, 2010
March 11, 2010
March 12, 2010
March 16, 2010
March 17, 2010
March 18, 2010
March 19, 2010
March 22, 2010
- University mourns longtime philosophy professor Tony Genova
- Administrator with national experience, Kansas ties named provost at KU
- Advisory: KU to name new provost this afternoon; teleconference scheduled
- KU researcher investigates mysterious stone spheres in Costa Rica
- KU students play in the dirt for a good cause
- Author to speak on experiences in Afghanistan
- KU to honor 33 high school seniors from Barber, Harper, Kingman, Pratt counties
March 23, 2010
March 24, 2010
March 25, 2010
- KU gets $1.3 million for groundbreaking cartilage regeneration research
- School of Business faculty member named to 2010 Kansas Leadership class
- Governor, KU chancellor to attend law enforcement training center graduation
- About 500 Army ROTC cadets to attend joint field-training exercise at Fort Riley
March 26, 2010
- President Obama nominates KU alumna for federal appeals court seat
- Hispanic student organization sponsors visit by motivational speaker Carlos Ojeda Jr.
- Conference to explore current crises, future in Kansas and world agriculture
- KU to host Mid-America Humanities Conference
- Math department adds sports theme to annual competition for area youngsters
March 29, 2010
- Kansas Public Radio spring membership drive garners more than $227,000 in pledges
- Dole Institute Student Advisory Board to host panel on Haiti
- New professorship in spine outcomes clinical research honors former Sen. Robert Dole
- KU Info celebrates 40 years of service to students and alumni
- Former U.S. poet laureate Ted Kooser to give public reading April 12
- Galloway lecture series to bring urban planning experts to Lawrence
- School of Engineering partners with software company to honor teachers
- KU to honor 32 seniors from Graham, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Smith counties
March 30, 2010
March 31, 2010
- Danny Anderson named dean of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- FDIC chair Sheila Bair to give 2010 Dole Lecture
- Influential alumni celebrate experiences possible with a liberal arts education
- KU unveils free iPhone app
- KU professor Kenneth Irby wins prestigious poetry award
- Engineering students host third annual Flapjacks for Philanthropy fundraiser
April 1, 2010
- Engineering student receives $250,000 Hertz Fellowship
- Nobel laureate to speak on community service April 7 at KU
- KJHK wins 14 awards from Kansas Association of Broadcasters
- Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces March 26 graduates
- KU to honor 16 high school seniors from Greeley, Lane, Scott, Wichita counties
April 2, 2010
- Chemical engineering students win Goldwater scholarship, honorable mention
- Research into flea tanning boosts complex evolution hypothesis
- Law school receives grant to support student success program
- Kemper Foundation provides gift to expand the Lied Center
- KU debate team makes Final Four in national tournament
April 5, 2010
- KU announces Undergraduate Research Award winners for spring 2010
- Radio frequency study holds key to groundbreaking brain research
- Gift to KU Libraries highlights Wilt Chamberlain's career
- Kansas Public Radio joins public broadcasting team to report on agriculture
- Groundbreaking for Lied Center expansion set for April 8
April 6, 2010
- KU debaters to begin Kansas tour April 12 in Ottawa and April 13 in Pittsburg
- Dance marathon to benefit Children's Miracle Network
- Kansas secretary of health and environment to visit KU
- $10 million gift will benefit students in School of Engineering
- International team of scientists reconstruct 'Ethiopian amber forest'
- Law students win 10 appeals cases for defendants who did not receive fair trials
- Web site tracks history of inaugurations of KU's chancellors
April 7, 2010
- KU seismic scientist says recent earthquake activity not unusual
- KU Medical Center Street Fair celebrates chancellor's inauguration
- Burning Man Festival to be examined in this year's Religious Studies Lecture
- Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to deliver lecture, visit law students at KU
- KU researchers help discover giant fruit-eating lizard in the Philippines
- Senior members of Obama's administration to visit Dole Institute
- University Dance Company to showcase seven deadly sins in spring concerts
- Author of comic strip that chronicles life in academia to make appearance at KU
April 8, 2010
- Chancellor approves project to dredge, restore Potter Lake
- Cultural sociologist Paul Lopes to speak April 15 as part of jazz lecture series
- Doctoral students earn National Science Foundation fellowships
- KU to induct alumnae, administrators into Women's Hall of Fame
- Media advisory: Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little to be inaugurated
- KU plans Hawk Talk in Overland Park for area high school juniors
April 9, 2010
April 12, 2010
April 13, 2010
April 14, 2010
April 15, 2010
- University mourns business student Marc Hough
- KU continues to excel in national rankings, according to U.S. News
- KU announces winners of 2010 Chancellor's Student Awards
- KU program offers tax preparation assistance
- 15 students working this spring as interns in Washington, D.C.
- Students earn credit working as interns for officials in Topeka
April 16, 2010
- Chancellor signs Earth Day proclamation; KU takes steps to improve sustainability
- KU program for multicultural students proves successful at community colleges
- School of Engineering to recognize alumni for leadership
- Filmmaker, professor Kevin Willmott to speak as part of Humanities Lecture Series
- KU graduate tapped to lead Social Innovation Fund
April 19, 2010
April 20, 2010
April 21, 2010
April 22, 2010
- In competition, steel bridge team shows its mettle
- More than 100 undergraduates to present research at April 24 symposium
- Will it float? Students design concrete canoe for competition
- KJHK 90.7 FM celebrates new studios with grand opening week activities
- Presentation featuring slam poet, funk bassist will explore how to 'Make It Funky'
April 23, 2010
- National playwriting award named for longtime KU professor
- Renowned poet Mary Oliver to speak at KU as part of Humanities Lecture Series
- Leadership group sets momentum for next campaign for KU
- KU graduate student wins national award for theatrical lighting design
- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist to speak at KU on gender and advocacy
- Honor society ends school year with charity sand volleyball tournament
April 26, 2010
April 27, 2010
April 28, 2010
April 29, 2010
April 30, 2010
May 3, 2010
May 4, 2010
- Graduation stories: Twin sisters earn dual doctoral degrees in geology
- Graduation stories: Wounded Warriors program puts Gates Brown on new path
- Trumpet major scores award for jazz composition
- Webinars planned for National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
- Estate gift supports Natural History Museum and industrial design
May 5, 2010
May 6, 2010
- Graduation stories: Zach Sechrist overcomes difficulties to earn master's
- Groundbreaking for engineering research center set for May 7
- Graduation stories: Ben Alexander volunteers at Paraguayan orphanage
- Graduation stories: Traute Kohler's love of languages translates into successful career
- As butterflies journey north, Monarch Watch opens doors and encourages gardens
- KU announces top scholars graduating in Class of 2010
May 7, 2010
May 10, 2010
May 11, 2010
May 12, 2010
May 13, 2010
- KU works to make tuition affordable for all students
- Graduation stories: Rare cancer won't stop Jessica Roark from earning two degrees
- Former chancellor, wife provide $100,000 to support deferred maintenance projects
- KU Motorsports team competing in Detroit with Formula car entry
- Wind power, agriculture, rural education focus of Wheat State Tour's second day
May 14, 2010
May 17, 2010
May 18, 2010
May 19, 2010
May 20, 2010
May 21, 2010
May 24, 2010
May 25, 2010
May 26, 2010
- KU issues report on athletics ticketing investigation
- Media advisory: KU to release report on ticket investigation
- Computing facility receives $4.6 million grant to help boost power
- Professor helps stage Republic of Georgia's first-ever mayoral election debates
- KU announces 2010-11 orientation assistants, coordinators
May 27, 2010
May 28, 2010
June 1, 2010
June 2, 2010
June 3, 2010
June 4, 2010
June 8, 2010
June 9, 2010
June 10, 2010
- Chancellor issues statement on Athletics Director Lew Perkins' retirement
- University mourns KU Dining employee Mick Yamaguchi
- At international gathering, researcher will bring ancient Earth into sharper focus
- KU Alumni Association national board of directors elects new leaders
- School of the Arts awards scholarships to six top students
June 11, 2010
June 14, 2010
June 15, 2010
June 16, 2010
June 17, 2010
June 18, 2010
June 21, 2010
June 23, 2010
June 24, 2010
June 25, 2010
June 28, 2010
- Chancellor kicks off initiative to improve graduation, retention rates
- KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Pratt
- KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Manhattan
- KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with Dodge City picnic
- KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Colby
- KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Leavenworth
- KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with McPherson picnic
June 30, 2010
July 1, 2010
July 2, 2010
July 6, 2010
July 7, 2010
- KU announces students named to spring 2010 honor roll
- International Foundation for Telemetering names KU a partner university
- Jayhawk Boulevard traffic to be restricted July 8-23 for improvements
- Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces May 28 graduates
- KU Alumni Association welcomes new students with picnic in Emporia
July 8, 2010
July 9, 2010
July 12, 2010
July 15, 2010
July 19, 2010
July 20, 2010
July 21, 2010
July 22, 2010
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July 26, 2010
July 28, 2010
July 30, 2010
Aug. 2, 2010
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Aug. 16, 2010
Aug. 17, 2010
Aug. 18, 2010
Aug. 19, 2010
Aug. 20, 2010
Aug. 23, 2010
- ‘Surprise patrol’ bestows another Kemper fellowship
- KU adds buses to assist staff affected by weekday football game
- KU touted for excellence by three national publications
- KU professor among Jefferson Science Fellows honored by State Department
- KU senior finds balance between academics and football, but misses trip to China
- KU, K-State announce Osher Lifelong Learning Institute partnership
Aug. 24, 2010
Aug. 25, 2010
Aug. 26, 2010
Aug. 27, 2010
Aug. 30, 2010
Aug. 31, 2010
Sept. 1, 2010
Sept. 3, 2010
Sept. 7, 2010
- Chancellor outlines athletics director search process
- Chancellor and Perkins announce Perkins’ retirement; chancellor names interim AD
- University mourns dance professor Janet Hamburg
- Professor's legacy of giving reaches $2.2 million
- Exhibition of 'Domestic Debris' finds chaos, harmony in everyday clutter
- Galloway lecture series brings world-renowned urban planner to KU
- KU to honor 32 Sumner County high school seniors on Sept. 15
Sept. 8, 2010
Sept. 9, 2010
- New associate vice provost named for recruitment and enrollment
- KU researchers show drug can stop debilitating condition of diabetes in mice
- Lawrence ranks ninth on list of best college towns
- Lied Center presents Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- Collection gift adds rare materials to KU Libraries’ international holdings
Sept. 10, 2010
- Scholarship fundraiser dedicated to dance professor Janet Hamburg
- KU to launch new Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities
- KU Work Group selected for national study of childhood obesity prevention programs
- Dole Institute announces fall 2010 Dole Fellows
- Kansas Air National Guard to perform flyover at KU football game Sept. 11
- International educators get lessons on alumni networking from KU experts
- KU to honor 233 seniors from Sedgwick County high schools Sept. 20
- KU to honor 134 seniors from high schools in Douglas and Jefferson counties
Sept. 13, 2010
Sept. 14, 2010
Sept. 15, 2010
Sept. 16, 2010
Sept. 17, 2010
- Chancellor appoints search committee for KU athletics director
- Aerospace engineering graduates win top awards at international competition
- Grateful alumnus leaves more than $800,000 for KU scholarships
- KU to honor 130 high school seniors from Harvey and Reno counties Sept. 29
- KU to honor 74 high school seniors from Marion, McPherson and Rice counties
Sept. 20, 2010
Sept. 21, 2010
Sept. 22, 2010
- Business dean to step down after 11 years, focus on corporate connections
- Freshmen set records for ACT scores, GPAs
- University Theatre opens season with Neil Simon comedy
- Support group aims to ease burden of caregivers to Alzheimer's patients
- KU to honor 54 high school seniors from Cherokee, Labette counties Oct. 4
Sept. 23, 2010
- Diversity, academic scores and international enrollment hit record levels at KU
- $200,000 in gifts bring Spencer Museum of Art closer to reaching challenge grant
- Lied Center to present Armitage Gone! Dance
- Acclaimed Shakespeare scholar to visit KU on Sept. 30
- Award-winning historian to speak Oct. 7 on Lincoln and American slavery
- KU to honor 267 high school seniors from southern Johnson County on Oct. 7
Sept. 24, 2010
- KU investigates Phi Gamma Delta
- Journalism school earns $100,000 grant for citizen engagement project during elections
- KU to honor 81 high school seniors from eight southwest Kansas counties
- KU to honor 56 seniors from high schools in Finney, Hamilton, Kearny counties
- KU to honor 97 high school seniors from four central Kansas counties
Sept. 27, 2010
Sept. 28, 2010
- KU ranked in top five 'best value' law schools in nation
- KU part of new national study highlighting the best in research and graduate education
- Computer game teaches middle-schoolers to weigh scientific claims
- Sports fans asked to help stock local food pantries
- Clothing drive to help job seekers dress for success
- Conference to focus on government deficits and sovereign default
Sept. 29, 2010
Sept. 30, 2010
Oct. 1, 2010
Oct. 4, 2010
Oct. 5, 2010
- Giving to KU reaches $110.2 million, a new milestone
- KU lands grant to help improve services for Kansas families
- Printmaking exhibition showcases students’ work
- Conference to look at how people with disabilities interact with their communities
- KU students think pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month events
Oct. 6, 2010
- Kansas Public Radio to be off air briefly during transmitter tower painting
- KU to honor 47 high school seniors from four Kansas counties
- Researchers win grant to shed light on underpinnings of generosity
- KU Libraries to host Homecoming brunch Oct. 23
- Pharmacy students to offer free seasonal flu shots Oct. 9 in Wichita
- KU to honor 38 seniors from high schools in Anderson and Franklin counties
Oct. 7, 2010
- Music student wins multiple awards for children's CD
- Expert on bloodstain pattern analysis to speak at KU
- Recruiting guru to give presentation on job hunting
- Researchers win $13 million to help Kansas' foster kids with mental health challenges
- Dedication of Bioscience and Technology Business Center set for Oct. 8
- Gallery exhibition explores cycle of culture and commerce
- KU to honor 213 seniors from Shawnee Mission high schools
Oct. 8, 2010
Oct. 11, 2010
- University of Kansas mourns two students killed in weekend car accident
- KU, Kansas State professors earn Higuchi-KU Endowment Research awards
- Media advisory: Largest grant in KU history to be announced
- Back in the Swing donates $300,000 to help breast cancer survivors
- KU to honor 121 seniors from high schools in Butler, Elk and Greenwood counties
- KU to honor 239 seniors from Johnson County high schools Oct. 25
Oct. 12, 2010
- KU receives $22 million grant to develop new assessment system for special education
- Researchers earn grant to digitize massive encyclopedia of invertebrates
- Guest speaker to clear the air about global warming
- Humanities Lecture Series presents Ross Douthat on the midterm elections
- KU to honor 62 high school seniors from Chase, Coffey, Lyon, Morris counties
Oct. 13, 2010
- Audio-Reader honors former chancellor, volunteers for service to visually impaired
- Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces October graduates
- Researchers earn $1.25 million grant to study how the nervous system develops
- KU in top 10 in Military Times Edge's list of 'Best for Vets' universities
- KU maintains high national ranking for federally funded research
- University Theatre plans costume sale Oct. 23
Oct. 14, 2010
- Water beetle expert discovers 20 species in pristine rainforest of Suriname
- Use it or lose it: KU researcher to offer tips on slowing down aging process
- Professors honored with Chancellors Club teaching, research awards
- KU offers drama classes for schoolchildren
- Helicopter flyover of campus set for Oct. 16
Oct. 15, 2010
Oct. 18, 2010
Oct. 19, 2010
Oct. 20, 2010
- KU nominates three to compete for Rhodes, Marshall scholarships
- School of Pharmacy celebrates 125th anniversary with dedication of new building
- 10 seniors named finalists for 20th annual Ex.C.E.L. Awards
- Business students take second at national sales competition
- Expert on health insurance and preexisting conditions to brief federal officials
Oct. 21, 2010
Oct. 22, 2010
- After 50 years, KU fight song adapts to new era
- KU Endowment elects new chair and five trustees
- Professor's research allows audience to hear Shakespeare's words in his own accent
- KU Libraries to host 'History of the Jayhawk' event at Liberty Hall
- Business professor receives Byron T. Shutz Distinguished Teaching Award
- Army ROTC to host Wall of Fame induction ceremony
Oct. 25, 2010
- Seniors from Goodland and Wichita win KU’s 20th annual Ex.C.E.L. Awards
- KU researchers to chart the underground layers of the Central High Plains Aquifer
- Nationally recognized victim’s rights advocate to give lecture at KU
- Kansas Public Radio fall membership drive garners more than $232,000 in pledges
- First candidate for School of Law dean to visit campus
- KU to honor 30 high school seniors from Osage, Wabaunsee counties
Oct. 26, 2010
- KU faculty join U.S. school teachers in Paris for Toni Morrison conference
- International foods, craft beer and the Elders a part of SciencePalooza
- From 'Brick House' to 'Funky Broadway,' event brings the funk to KU
- 'Legally Blonde The Musical' to be staged at Lied Center
- KU to honor 210 seniors from Shawnee County high schools
Oct. 27, 2010
Oct. 28, 2010
- KU part of $120 million national initiative to overhaul reading instruction
- Two KU legends included in 8 Wonders of Kansas People list
- Songwriter and pianist Jim Brickman to perform at Lied Center
- Graduate student's art exhibition stitches past into the present
- Award-winning folklorist to speak at KU
Oct. 29, 2010
Nov. 1, 2010
Nov. 2, 2010
Nov. 3, 2010
Nov. 4, 2010
Nov. 5, 2010
- Two candidates for dean of law school to be at KU next week
- Alumnus earns second place in national chemical engineering design contest
- KU to honor veterans with special ceremony
- University Theatre to stage Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
- Faculty, staff recognized for arts contributions in community
Nov. 8, 2010
Nov. 9, 2010
Nov. 10, 2010
- Veterans make transition to life as KU students following service
- KU seeks host families during Thanksgiving to forge international friendships
- School of Business brings in job-search expert for students
- Kansas Public Radio presents hip-shakin' mambo concert
- KU to host annual symposium on geographic information systems, mapping
- Staff member travels to Africa with U.S. State Department delegation
Nov. 11, 2010
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