University of Kansas researchers will receive more than $3 million to study issues such as soil ecology, drought and plant diversity at the KU Field Station in rural Douglas County. Five researchers associated with the Kansas Biological Survey are part of a nationwide team that has received ...
Issues such as climate change and environmental sustainability will take center stage as part of the Hall Center for the Humanities 2021-22 speaker series, the KU organization announced Wednesday. The speaker series is titled "In Search of Harmony: The Humanities and Our Natural World." The ...
The late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts was a crucial member of a band of unique talents, leaving space in his rhythmic patterns for the others to famously fill. So says Brandon Draper, drummer and University of Kansas associate professor of music. “What is unique about Charlie Watts ...
The University of Kansas said Tuesday it’s highly interested in a vaccine mandate for its students, but don’t look for one to be implemented any time soon. A KU spokeswoman said the university still believes Kansas law precludes state universities from implementing vaccine mandates, and ...
As the University of Kansas began in-person classes today, KU faculty members were given a clear reminder that they don’t have the authority to simply switch their classes to a remote format due to COVID concerns. Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer recently sent KU faculty and staff members a memo ...
KU’s message on masks is broadening. While the University of Kansas earlier this month instituted a mask mandate for all indoor spaces on the KU campus, the university’s top emergency management official specifically asked students and staff members to wear their masks off campus as well. ...