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Research funding at KU jumped 20% in 2023; largest increase in at least 20 years

You might be tempted to look to the football field when identifying the biggest success story of 2023 at the University of Kansas. A new set of numbers suggests you might want to look to the laboratory instead. Research funding at KU increased by more than 20% last year, its largest increase ...

As Kansas nears gender care ban, students push KU to advocate for trans youth

LAWRENCE — With Kansas poised to ban gender-affirming care for minors, college students are trying counter Republican efforts to roll back transgender rights by pushing the state's largest university to declare itself a haven for trans youth. The GOP-controlled Legislature approved its ...

KU Law School tops national ranking for student success in passing bar exam

The University of Kansas Law School has a new No. 1 national ranking — a greater percentage of its students pass the bar exam within two years of graduation than any law school in the country. KU had 100% of its 2021 law school graduates pass a state bar exam within two years of graduation, ...