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Kansas University students and members of the Lied Center Student Association break out into dance to a string of Elvis songs during a flash mob Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 in an Economics class at Budig Hall. Watch »
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- February 8, 2012
- In front of nearly 1,000 people, the speaker pauses from her prepared notes. “Let me tell you a personal story,” she says. “In 1972, I was in jail. I was on the FBI’s most wanted list — that’s what activism was.”
- Heard on the Hill: University Senate considering boycotting publisher Elsevier; newspaper readership program popular at other places, too; KUMC researcher mentioned in LA Times story on Alzheimer’s
- February 7, 2012
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- Heard on the Hill: Transfer students can have difficult path to degree; former KU library administrator takes over libraries at U. of DePaul; I saw lots of smart kids at Douglas County Spelling Bee
- February 6, 2012
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- Panel discusses effect February Sisters had on women’s rights at KU
- February 5, 2012
- It was a Friday. C.J. Brune remembers because she felt relief the week was over.
- KU looking at ways to maintain affordability
- February 4, 2012
- As President Barack Obama continues to tout new policies designed to keep college costs down, Kansas University’s provost said the university is undertaking its own measures.
- Heard on the Hill: Honorary degree recipient — not KU’s chancellor — likely to give commencement address; KU officials seek higher enrollment through ‘yield’; financial report reveals new data
- February 3, 2012
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- Heard on the Hill: I’m looking at how Obama proposals may affect KU; debate squad ranked second in the nation; ‘Helvetica’ filmmaker to visit KU
- February 2, 2012
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- KU hopes energy audit will result in significant savings
- February 1, 2012
- Kansas University has mostly completed the work associated with a $25 million energy savings audit that began in 2009 and is now waiting to see how much energy the school will save as a result of the ventilation upgrades to Malott and Haworth halls and lighting upgrades made across campus.
- Heard on the Hill: Alderson Auditorium gets a makeover; Dole Institute announces more spring programming; KU fans respond to ‘We Are Mizzou’ video
- February 1, 2012
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- Heard on the Hill: Chancellor outlines specific goals in State of the University video; new political website geared toward students; KU-Mizzou game this week inciting some nastiness
- January 31, 2012
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- Heard on the Hill: Natural History Museum hosts event on popular horse Comanche; University of Nebraska looking for cancer money, too; Dance Marathoners will stand for classes on Wednesday
- January 30, 2012
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- Heard on the Hill: State of the University speech moves to video; Mandy Patinkin rocks and chalks at Kauffman Center; Allen Fieldhouse gameday video attracts attention
- January 27, 2012
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- FEC commissioner says important PAC issues are being oversimplified
- January 26, 2012
- Cynthia Bauerly, who was appointed to the Federal Elections Commission in 2008, admitted Thursday that her brother thinks she’s much cooler now that comedian Stephen Colbert has been focusing on campaign finance law.
- KU, former employee settle discrimination lawsuit
- January 26, 2012
- A former associate vice provost for information services has reached a settlement with Kansas University in his discrimination lawsuit filed in 2010, according to federal court records.
- Activist Angela Davis to speak at February Sisters anniversary at KU
- January 26, 2012
- A series of events at Kansas University, including a lecture from activist Angela Davis, will mark the 40th anniversary of the February Sisters occupation, which helped spark a number of reforms for women on campus.
- Heard on the Hill: Mother, daughter look at a year’s worth of expenses from KU; mice and rats used for research might get roomier homes; KU Hospital executive leaves for post in Chicago
- January 26, 2012
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- KU Cancer Center ready for NCI inspection, director says
- January 25, 2012
- He said an NCI team will visit the cancer center on Feb. 22 to “kick the tires and put us through our paces.” Officials have said NCI designation would mean more federal grants, advances in cancer research and improved access for Kansans and others in the region to top cancer treatments.
- Heard on the Hill: Old Watson Library elevator comes to a stop; KU unveils new website for its efficiency plan; alumnus creates comic book bio of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs
- January 25, 2012
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- Heard on the Hill: Former philosophy teacher up for chancellor in Maine; snowy owl ‘irruption’ makes New York Times; law students have a ball
- January 24, 2012
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- Heard on the Hill: Journalism prof details how iPads worked in his class; look for bioscience audit today, other KU matters coming later; law, business students offering free tax help
- January 23, 2012
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- At competition, students model future cities around clean energy
- 09:25 p.m., January 21, 2012 Updated 11:40 a.m.
- The cities of the future will be models of efficiency and good living. They will run on clean energy and have staggeringly beautiful gardens. They will also have names like Snoopy City and Pinkville.
- KU School of Nursing touts benefits of e-textbooks
- January 21, 2012
- In the not too distant future, instead of lugging 30 pounds of textbooks up Mount Oread for a day of class, students may just take along their tablet computer.
- KU bioscience and tech center gets new tenant
- January 19, 2012
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals, a drug-discovery company, will move into the Bioscience and Technology Business Center at Kansas University and bring the incubator space on KU’s West Campus to 100 percent occupancy.
- Heard on the Hill: E-textbook programs gain traction in other universities; KU prof’s mass extinction theory getting new attention; Student Union Activities accepting submissions for film contest
- January 19, 2012
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- Heard on the Hill: Researchers find opposites don’t attract at KU; strategic initiatives report includes recommendations on wooing senior faculty to KU
- January 18, 2012
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