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KU to host multiple events leading up to Veterans Day

From a wreath-laying ceremony to honor guards, KU’s Lawrence campus will host a variety of events leading up to Veterans Day, with many taking place at some of the campus’ six war memorials. University of Kansas leaders will host a traditional wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m on Nov. 10 ...

KU hires new director for international Monarch Watch program

A former Oklahoma State professor who has more than 25 years of research experience on butterflies has been named the new director of the Monarch Watch program based at the University of Kansas. Kristen Baum has been selected to take over for Monarch Watch founder and longtime director Chip ...

KU down to 4 finalists in search for new dean for engineering school

The University of Kansas has announced four finalists vying to become the next dean of the School of Engineering. KU leaders are nearing the end of a process to find a replacement for Dean Arvin Agah, whose five-year appointment as dean ends in December. Agah announced at the beginning of the ...

Former Chancellor Gray-Little returns to KU to celebrate naming of building

Former University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little for the longest time thought a ceremony to name one of KU’s newest and largest laboratory teaching buildings after her was a bit redundant. After all, the building in KU’s Central District next to the Burge Union, had been in ...