A group of University of Kansas researchers is aiming to discover ways to understand dark matter and dark energy in outer space. That research may help scientists further understand the fundamental structure of the universe, said Ian Lewis, a KU assistant professor for the department of physics and astronomy. The research group — which includes Lewis, fellow KU particle theorist K.C. Kong and KU ...
Story updated at 3:50 p.m. Thursday A University of Kansas engineering professor says administrators have suspended him from teaching a course for the rest of the semester after comments he made in class. Gary Minden, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science, said administrative leaders of KU's School of Engineering informed him Thursday morning that he is suspended from teaching the course ...
A flock of new Jayhawks “hatched” on the University of Kansas campus on Thursday. The KU Memorial Union unveiled six new Jayhawk statues — one for each of the six iterations of the iconic mythical bird that represents the university — in the recently constructed Ascher Family Plaza just outside the union building, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd. The new statues are the final piece to the plaza, which was created ...
Story updated at 4 p.m. Tuesday The three men who were convicted of fraud for their schemes in a college basketball recruiting scandal — which included the University of Kansas program — were sentenced on Tuesday to months in prison. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan sentenced former Adidas executive James Gatto to nine months in prison and business manager Christian Dawkins and amateur league director Merl Code to ...
A team of University of Kansas researchers developed technology that can detect cancer in a patient with just one drop of blood, said Yong Zeng, a KU chemist who led the project. The technology, a microfluidic chip, may allow for doctors to diagnose patients with cancer or other diseases faster and less invasively than current medical standards allow, Zeng recently told the Journal-World. “The idea is to ...
As the University of Kansas continues to deal with a $20 million budget cut and plans to switch to a new budget model in 2020, faculty leaders recently expressed frustration over what they consider a lack of transparency from the university’s administration. While Kirk McClure, Faculty Senate president, and Ruben Flores, University Senate president, agreed interim provost Carl Lejuez seems to be sharing the ...