A co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement will be at KU this week to speak about her art and activism. Patrisse Cullors will present two free public programs on Wednesday and Thursday at the Lawrence campus of the University of Kansas. At 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Spencer Museum of Art, ...
Nadya Tolokonnikova, who spent nearly two years in a Russian prison for a 40-second song criticizing Vladimir Putin, had two messages for a University of Kansas crowd on Thursday evening. The founder of the Russian feminist, protest, art and music group Pussy Riot had a simple enough message ...
On a day when the nation’s top cybersecurity crime fighter was on the University of Kansas campus, leaders announced that KU has received $22 million in federal funding to build a new national security research center in Lawrence. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., announced that a yearslong ...
This story was updated at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024. Nearly nine months ago regulators found the University of Kansas’ drinking water system was out of compliance with a key safety standard, but KU officials say it “did not pose a significant health risk.” The issues with the ...
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 ...
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 ...