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2011 News Archive
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- Chancellor delivers State of the University address
- Professor earns national honors for early career scientific achievement
- Distinguished Professor Emerita Marilyn Stokstad gives $250,000 to KU Libraries
- Lied Center to present ‘Carnival of the Animals’ and ‘Peter and the Wolf’
- Professional Clothing Closet opens its doors Feb. 1
Jan. 28, 2011
- Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to visit law students at KU
- Doctoral student’s film on Topeka movie palace premieres on Kansas Day
- KU Libraries opens new exhibition to celebrate Kansas’ 150th birthday
- Theatre professor to direct tribute to President Kennedy
- Natural History Museum presents ‘Ghost Bird’
- Conference to explore contemporary topics in tribal law and government
- KU to honor 19 seniors from high schools in Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford counties
Jan. 31, 2011
Feb. 3, 2011
- National experts on aging to participate in special public series
- Center for International Trade and Agriculture brings visiting scholars to KU
- KU to honor 27 seniors from high schools in Marshall and Washington counties
- Students with interest in international studies named Global Scholars
- KU staffer elected president of National Black Caucus of State Legislators
- Students, alumni win awards at regional theater competition
- Preschoolers to get up close with performing arts
Feb. 4, 2011
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Feb. 11, 2011
- KU to celebrate author Toni Morrison’s 80th birthday with read-a-thon
- Wichita Eagle, Ottawa Herald win Burton W. Marvin Kansas News Enterprise Award
- Research shows testosterone spiking in winners on the wrestling mat
- Kansas Public Radio hires new music director, classic music host
- KU Dance Marathon hopes to raise $60,000 for children's hospitals
Feb. 14, 2011
- Research shows drivers may benefit from performing secondary tasks at times
- Researcher works to preserve bumper stickers, a Kansas invention
- Law, business students volunteer time and expertise for free tax preparation service
- KU’s Louisiana Street Band wins national battle of the bands competition
- KU to host regional basketball tournament for intramural teams
Feb. 15, 2011
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March 1, 2011
March 2, 2011
- Inaugural ‘Professor for a Day’ combines best of business practitioners and academics
- ‘Ace of Cakes’ star Duff Goldman to be speaker for Student Lecture Series
- Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Lied Center lobby expansion set for March 8
- Legendary bluegrass, jazz bands to perform April 14 at Lied Center
- KPR2 to change frequencies in Manhattan
March 4, 2011
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March 10, 2011
- KU, industry leaders praise Kansas Senate proposal for engineering education
- President Obama nominates KU alumnus for federal appeals court seat
- Mini College registration open now to all lifelong learners
- KU names vice chancellor for public affairs
- Project on History of Black Writing to showcase 100 Novels Project on March 16
- Talent pool grows for KU’s campaign steering committee
March 11, 2011
- KU junior earns scholarship to participate in exchange program in South Korea
- Pioneering KU disability researcher, colleagues win Dole Humanitarian Award
- Another candidate for dean of law to participate in public forum
- KU announces 48 Undergraduate Research Award winners for spring 2011
- KU to host first Symposium on Scholarship of Diversity on March 14 and 15
- KU offers students tips on how to stay safe during spring break
- Chancellor to meet with Colombian president
March 14, 2011
- Media advisory: Nuclear expert available to discuss power plant crisis in Japan
- Four students nominated for national Goldwater competition
- National report ranks KU No. 8 in universities using social media
- Gift from Simons family enables early completion of Mellon challenge grant
- KU Libraries to host St. Patrick’s Day event featuring professor Kathryn Conrad
March 15, 2011
- University community mourns Jim Seaver
- School of Law garners top 25 ranking in ‘When Lawyers Do the Grading’ report
- Research overturns oldest evidence of life on Earth, with implications for Mars
- Study: Kansas parks produce solid return on investment
- Conference to examine all aspects of energy policy
- National education research funding leader to headline KU conference
March 16, 2011
March 17, 2011
- KU bringing home students studying in Japan
- Radar developed at KU revolutionizes study of melt water under glaciers
- Two KU startup companies acquired by industry leaders
- $1 million gift widens support for School of Medicine-Salina
- Army ROTC to host 17th annual Ranger Buddy Competition on April 2
- Law students organize 5K race to benefit Douglas County Legal Aid
March 18, 2011
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March 29, 2011
- Award-winning novelist A. Manette Ansay to give reading April 4
- KU plans activities in conjunction with national Math Awareness Month
- KU to honor 35 high school seniors from five northwest Kansas counties April 7
- KU to honor 38 high school seniors from four south-central Kansas counties
- KU Cancer Center receives $4 million in gifts
- KU staffer honored as Minority Engineering Program Director of the Year
- Students to present ‘Evolve! Adapt to Survive’ art exhibition
- ESPN2 to air cheerleading championships in which KU placed fifth
March 30, 2011
- Aerospace engineering students land third place at design competition
- KU Libraries to host Read Across Lawrence events
- Security Conference to be held at KU
- KU to honor 16 high school seniors from four western Kansas counties on April 13
- Bowling team to compete at intercollegiate championships
- Students, faculty attend workshop on environmental, social change in the Arctic
- Professor to receive national award for research on drug dependence
- Kansas City-based design firm jumpstarts KU’s Center for Design Research
March 31, 2011
- KU juniors win Goldwater scholarship, honorable mention
- Hall Center’s 2011-12 Sias Graduate Fellow announced
- KU ends season by making it to sweet 16 at National Debate Tournament
- Doctoral student scores music fraternity scholarship
- KU Libraries seeks submissions for exhibition of student art
- Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces March graduates
April 1, 2011
- Undergraduate research: Training the body and mind [with video]
- Gov. Sam Brownback to open KU Energy Conference
- Stephen Mazza named dean of School of Law
- Lineup announced for Chinese Film Festival
- Leading scholars to reevaluate ‘Border Wars’
- Journalist Bob Woodward to give 2011 Dole Lecture
- Influential liberal arts alumni to share how KU education shaped careers
- Second candidate for dean of business to participate in public forum
- American Indian organization’s conference to focus on green engineering
April 4, 2011
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April 8, 2011
- KU announces winners of 2011 Chancellor's Student Awards
- Attorney General Derek Schmidt to give lecture at KU law school
- Kansas Public Radio debuts new signal in southeast Kansas
- Obama's senior adviser to discuss political advertising at Dole Institute event
- Dean of libraries establishes Open Access Advisory Board
April 11, 2011
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April 15, 2011
- Engineering students take part in national smart grid competition
- Journalism school places second in Hearst Intercollegiate Writing Competition
- Lied Center program teaches area schoolchildren about arts, the environment
- Third-graders to go behind the scenes at Lied Center and area arts organizations
- Two teams of Army ROTC cadets place at Ranger Buddy Competition
- School of Education honors more than 650 Kansas teachers for long-term service
- Author Alex Heard to discuss latest book at the Dole Institute
- Conference to explore contemporary topics in tribal law and government
April 18, 2011
April 19, 2011
- KU names Neeli Bendapudi dean of School of Business
- $1 million gift honors KU professor Valentino Stella
- KU to honor outstanding graduate students at April 25 ceremony
- Symposium to gather experts on prosecuting animal cruelty cases
- Professional Clothing Closet to have extended hours before career fair
April 20, 2011
April 21, 2011
- University Dance Company concerts feature work of KU’s first choreographic fellow
- Fairy tale opera ‘Hänsel und Gretel’ to be staged at KU
- Hello, Hollywood: Theatre students to perform in Los Angeles showcase
- Art installation combines music and visuals with climate change data
- Just in Time Career Fair set for April 28
April 22, 2011
- 12th annual Hilltop Hustle to benefit families in need
- KU announces winners of annual Mathematics Competition
- Dole Institute grants more than $5,000 in research awards
- African and African-American studies department celebrates 40th anniversary
- Faculty members to read new works April 26 at Lawrence bookstore
- Flapjacks for Philanthropy to benefit local food pantry
- Chancellor to honor Kiowa County students
April 25, 2011
- Changing how KU operates can enable new investments in teaching, research
- Director of Transportation Research Institute wins career achievement award
- KU collecting unwanted prescription drugs for disposal April 28 on Wescoe Beach
- Professor Rud Turnbull wins special education lifetime achievement award
- New medicinal garden to be planted at School of Pharmacy
- KU announces 2011 Homecoming theme, steering committee
- Music students chosen to perform in graduate honors recital
April 26, 2011
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May 2, 2011
- Media advisory: Military expert available to discuss al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden
- Gift of $1.6 million creates scholarships for German summer language program
- Lied Center announces 2011-12 season
- Exhibit and program at the Dole Institute focus on abolition and slavery
- Business students honored with R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Awards
May 3, 2011
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May 10, 2011
- Graduation stories: Chris Martin’s time in military, construction leads him to new path
- Graduation stories: Mary McNulty lands not one, but two, post-KU acting jobs
- Demonstration garden to be planted at Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden
- Two distinguished alumni earn law school’s highest honor
- Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to visit wind farm, Lucas, Palco, WaKeeney on May 24
May 11, 2011
- Graduation stories: Cynthia Bishop finds the right fit at KU's Edwards Campus
- Nine students, alumni win National Science Foundation fellowships
- Men of Merit poster features students, faculty and staff
- KU to help students stay safe while celebrating end of school year
- Graduation stories: George ‘Ebo’ Browne utilizes tutoring services to get on track
- Engineering firm to become fifth tenant at Bioscience and Technology Business Center
- Spencer Museum of Art, KU Libraries earn major grants for cataloging and digitization
- Rural health care, natural history focus of day three of Wheat State Whirlwind Tour
- Media advisory: Journalist Bob Woodward to give 2011 Dole Lecture
May 12, 2011
- Graduation stories: Occupational therapy students lead Tiles of Hope program
- Graduation stories: Godfrey Riddle envisions the future of urban housing
- Ten faculty land prestigious Fulbright awards to teach, conduct research abroad
- Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to focus on aviation, medical education May 26
May 13, 2011
- Charles and Mary Jane Spahr leave $32 million estate gift for KU
- Kansas economy to benefit from KU engineering expansion
- Graduation stories: Nick Mott's drive for social justice underpins a varied path
- KU announces more than 4,800 spring 2011 candidates for degrees
- Student installation at the Commons provides opportunity for collaboration
- Visual art students' wooden sculptures intermingle with Marvin Grove landscape
- Natural beauty of Kansas focus of day five of 2011 Wheat State Whirlwind Tour
May 16, 2011
May 17, 2011
- KU School of Medicine is the most popular medical school in the country
- Senior in psychology wins Phi Kappa Phi’s Blackiston fellowship
- Pharmacy students join Rho Chi academic honor society
- Slavic languages students receive awards at 2011 recognition event
- Student’s essay on Siberian regionalism wins 2011 Laird essay contest
- Tour of wetlands scheduled for June 5
May 18, 2011
- Plan seeks to ensure affordability and excellence of KU education
- Graduation stories: Earning a doctorate included hefty commute for Wendy Herd
- Graduation stories: Ignacio Carvajal finds passion for language, literature
- Political science department honors top students
- KU launches Center for Online and Distance Learning
May 19, 2011
- Islamic law expert available to discuss Obama's speech on the Middle East
- Graduation stories: Yue Chu's passion for numbers leads her to Wall Street
- Graduation stories: Jennifer Kissinger discovers new species of tapeworm
- Geology professor charts the uncertain future of a Pacific nation
- Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces May graduates
May 20, 2011
- Two students win Argersinger Prizes for outstanding dissertations
- Hall Center announces Humanities Lecture Series speakers for 2011-12
- Graduation stories: Jeff Robinson pursues medicine but doesn't give up on piano
- Graduation stories: Megan Cole puts her athletic training skills to use with bull riders
- 11 students win Fulbright awards for research or teaching abroad
- Center for Research purchases Wakarusa Research Facility
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