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- Buran Theatre brings nightmares to Naismith Drive
- Traveling theater group recasts show for each performance
- May 23, 2013
- The Buran Theatre Company is a traveling theater with a twist. Where a regular touring company casts a show, rehearses, and then takes it on the road, Buran starts from scratch at each location. They’ll be performing this weekend at the Inge Theater on the KU campus performing “Nightmares: A Demonstration of the Sublime.”
- KU law students raise $4,000 for Willow Domestic Violence Center
- May 20, 2013
- A Kansas University law student group handed over a $4,000 donation to the Willow Domestic Violence Center in Lawrence on Monday after a fundraiser last month.
- Sun shines on KU graduates’ smiles as they celebrate commencement
- May 19, 2013
- The rain ended and the clouds parted just in time for Kansas University’s commencement exercises to begin Sunday morning, and it seemed meant to be, Joel Coon said. “Just divine intervention here,” Coon said, looking up at the sky past the brim of his cap. Coon, an art history and anthropology graduate from Topeka, and several thousand other KU graduates took a few hours to celebrate their moving on. By Matt Erickson
- When furniture turned into art: Wendell Castle’s KU connection
- Sculptor called father of art furniture movement returns to KU for honorary degree
- May 19, 2013
- It was around 1960 when a Kansas University sculpture student named Wendell Castle started work on a “strange, hybrid object” that defied established artistic definitions — even if no one else but Castle knew it yet.
- Big day here for 2013 KU graduates
- May 19, 2013
- Today’s the day at Kansas University: Time for caps and gowns, the walk down the hill and, for just the second time in at least several decades, an address from a guest speaker.
- Past and present Jayhawk athletes set to graduate Sunday
- May 18, 2013
- Former Kansas University basketball guard Billy Thomas is one of 63 KU athletes who will take part in graduation ceremonies on Sunday in Memorial Stadium.
- Mother, son to graduate from KU together Sunday
- May 18, 2013
- Fatimah Al Ghafli and her son Salam have been side by side for much of the past four years as they’ve studied at KU. And they’ll be side by side again Sunday, when they both will graduate. By Matt Erickson
- Expanding rooftop garden at KU Union provides herbs, vegetables for campus
- May 16, 2013
- Focus groups have shown Kansas University students eating food on campus often prefer it to come from a local source, Janna Traver says. Well, it doesn’t get much more local than this: herbs and tomatoes harvested from the roof of the Kansas Union. By Matt Erickson
- New building for KU engineering students to be named for donors
- May 15, 2013
- A new engineering research building on Kansas University’s west campus will be named for a Lee’s Summit, Mo., couple who made a donation to help fund its construction, the KU Endowment Association announced Wednesday.
- KU law school honors three graduates with Distinguished Alumni Awards
- May 15, 2013
- The Kansas University School of Law last week honored three current and former public officials with its Distinguished Alumni Awards.
- KU commencement set for 10:30 a.m. Sunday
- May 15, 2013
- Kansas University’s spring 2013 graduates are set to begin their traditional walk down the hill at 10:30 a.m. Sunday for KU’s 141st annual commencement, barring inclement weather.
- $1 million gift will enable professorship in geology at KU
- Donor’s husband pursued successful career in geology inspired by undergraduate teacher
- May 14, 2013
- Hubert “Hub” Hall didn’t always dream of a career in geology. It wasn’t until he enrolled in the class taught by a particularly inspiring Kansas University geology professor that Hall knew the field was for him. KU announced this week that Hall’s widow Kathleen Hall has made a $1 million leadership gift to establish a professorship in geology at the school. By Sara Shepherd
- Doctor finds ‘A Healthier Wei’ to treat kids
- May 14, 2013
- Julie Wei was a pediatric Otolaryngologist, or ear, nose and throat specialist, at the University of Kansas Medical Center for more than ten years when she began to see a trend that she didn’t like: a large number of children with chronic congestion. Wei’s book, “A Healthier Wei” is an explanation of why she believes children are being misdiagnosed and wrongly medicated and her theory, with proven success, on how to fix these problems.
- KU faculty, staff push for improved tuition benefits for themselves and their families
- May 13, 2013
- Rick Levy is a distinguished professor of law at Kansas University. But when his son, who graduated from KU in 2011, enrolled in courses there, he paid tuition at the same rate as his classmates. A proposed new KU policy would change that and, advocates say, help the university attract and keep talented faculty. By Matt Erickson
- Art on the go
- Free program draws kids, families to museum to create art projects
- May 13, 2013
- On a recent Saturday morning, the weather outside was disgusting, but it wasn’t enough to keep kids from filling the fourth floor gallery of the Spencer Art Museum. The draw? The museum’s weekend Art Cart.
- KU students’ art and design work on display
- May 12, 2013
- The best student photo media and design projects from Kansas University’s Department of Design are being displayed this month on campus.
- Regents waiting on budget negotiations before taking up tuition proposals
- May 10, 2013
- One of the major duties of the Kansas Board of Regents is to set tuition and fees at the state universities. But that process will be delayed if Gov. Sam Brownback and the Kansas Legislature don’t come to an agreement soon on the state budget. By Scott Rothschild
- Incoming dean praises KU engineering school
- May 9, 2013
- The choice to come lead the Kansas University School of Engineering wasn’t a tough one, incoming dean Michael Branicky said Thursday. Branicky made his first KU appearance since being named as the next dean of engineering in February at a School of Engineering banquet. By Matt Erickson
- Dole Institute’s summer events include Battle of Gettysburg panel, Dole birthday celebration
- May 8, 2013
- Although the end of the spring semester is nearing at Kansas University, the Dole Institute of Politics on KU’s West Campus will roll on into the summer with several events over the next few months, including an in-depth look at the Battle of Gettysburg and a celebration of former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole’s 90th birthday. By Matt Erickson
- Haskell’s president, Chris Redman, leaving for job in Oklahoma
- 01:48 p.m., May 7, 2013 Updated 03:59 p.m.
- Chris Redman, the president of Haskell Indian Nations University, plans to resign soon to take another position elsewhere, a university official confirmed Tuesday. “The choice was difficult for me,” Redman wrote. “However, my wife and I both are at key points in our careers — she is beginning a career in nursing, and I have a great opportunity to continue to serve Indian Country in a new capacity.” By Matt Erickson
- Enrollment open for KU’s Mini College in June
- May 6, 2013
- Registration is open for the fifth edition of Kansas University’s Mini College, a four-day-long experience on the Lawrence campus that includes a variety of courses and extracurricular activities.
- Retired KU professor’s annual Stop Day tour scheduled for Friday
- May 6, 2013
- Continuing a tradition now 20 years old, Kansas University Professor Emeritus Ted Johnson will again give his annual spring Stop Day tour of the KU campus Friday. It’s open to anyone who’d like to come along. By Matt Erickson
- Baker names new dean for professional, graduate studies
- May 6, 2013
- Baker University has named an administrator at Ottawa University to lead its School of Professional and Graduate Studies.
- Funny Facebook users stay away from politics, KU researchers find
- May 6, 2013
- If you use Facebook, perhaps you can think of a friend of yours who posts a lot of politically charged comments there. And perhaps you can think of a friend who often posts things that make you laugh. But Natalie Pennington, a doctoral student at Kansas University, is willing to bet those are two different people. By Matt Erickson
- KU Youth Chorus plans free performance
- May 5, 2013
- The Kansas University Youth Chorus will hold its final performance of the school year at 5 p.m. Thursday in room 328 of Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.
- KPR drive nets more than $300,000 despite interruption
- May 5, 2013
- This spring’s Kansas Public Radio membership drive was not only the station’s first drive to take a day off for breaking news coverage but also its first drive to raise more than $300,000.
- KU student wins creativity award for photography
- Two other winners, three honorable mentions also announced
- May 5, 2013
- Sarah Stern, a Kansas University student from Lawrence who has been widely recognized for her photography from a poor Brazilian neighborhood has been chosen for a Jack and Lavon Brosseau Creativity Award, KU’s Spencer Museum of Art announced.
- Music, dance and art fill museum for arts and culture festival
- May 4, 2013
- The weather may have been dreary, but the inside of Spencer Museum of Art was lively with music, dance and art during the annual Spring Arts and Culture Festival on Saturday.
- KU, other universities keep government informed on status of international students
- May 3, 2013
- As reports emerged Friday that the U.S. Homeland Security Department has ordered extra security in the student visa process in the wake of the Boston bombings, officials at Kansas University and Kansas State University said they’re already keeping close tabs on the status of their international students, as required. By Matt Erickson
- Ecumenical Campus Ministries pastor Holcombe retiring after 22 years of listening
- May 3, 2013
- Thad Holcombe has overseen a capital campaign that raised $835,000, watched a weekly vegetarian lunch program grow to serve hundreds of students and helped provide a place for a retired professor to continue a human sexuality course that had come under attack. But the most important part of his job, he says, has been to just listen. Holcombe, the minister at Ecumenical Campus Ministries just off the Kansas University campus, will retire this summer. By Matt Erickson
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