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University plans summer makeover for Potter Lake
HLC: Professor, librarian co-teach students to create open access podcast
University announces 2024 Truman scholarship nominees
55 students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring 2024
KU professor leads students in prescribed burn at Lecompton prairie
dozen students and community members gathered Wednesday morning to place Good Fire and spend time in community on the land. ...
New immersive learning program will explore the culture, environment and diversity of Kansas
There is much more to Kansas than meets the eye. The state of Kansas is a fascinating mix of environmental landscapes, rural and urban cultures, energy sources, and business and entrepreneurship, and this summer the University of Kansas Environmental Studies Program is turning the state into a “living research laboratory”...
Nine KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for fall
This fall, nine University of Kansas students will receive an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA). UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
University of Kansas names five new distinguished professors
Five University of Kansas professors have joined elite company by being named distinguished professors. Sharon Billings and Marta Caminero-Santangelo received the designation of University Distinguished Professor, while Jie Han, Peter Ukpokodu and Lisa Wolf-Wendel received the designation of Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor. ...
Take a solstice garden tour with the KU community
Students win awards at online Undergraduate Research Symposium
The University of Kansas Center for Undergraduate Research has announced the winners of its 24th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. The event took place online this year and went live April 24. Over 190 students shared their undergraduate research and creative projects that they have been working on throughout the spring...
Pacific Northwest’s ‘forest gardens’ were deliberately planted by Indigenous people
First Nations people in British Columbia knew their ancestral homes—villages forcibly emptied in the late 1800s—were great places to forage for traditional foods like hazelnuts, crabapples, cranberries, and hawthorn. A new study reveals that isolated patches of fruit trees and berry bushes in the region’s hemlock and cedar forests were...
Two students selected for Beckman Scholars Program
University of Kansas students Claire Dopp and Sarah Noga have been selected to participate in the 2021 Beckman Scholars Program. ...
Environmental Studies Students discuss climate crisis on KKFI
KU, K-State faculty named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
faculty members at two Kansas universities have been identified as recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
KU scientists create new environmental video series for kids
University of Kansas scientists are creating a new monthly series of environmental videos for elementary students, made available on Facebook and YouTube for use by teachers and parents. The videos meet K-12 Kansas Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and come in both English and Spanish language versions. ...
Ambitious project spanning 5 states, 8 institutions will focus on intermittent streams
A major new research project headquartered at the University of Kansas will investigate how intermittent streams — the half of the world’s streams that flow only part of the year — support both the environment and humankind. ...
New book documents Arikara Tribe’s traditional use of plants
A new book by University of Kansas faculty member Kelly Kindscher and three co-authors is the first published compilation of traditional plant uses of the Arikara Tribe. The work, "Sahnish (Arikara) Ethnobotany," serves as a regional ethnobotany of the Arikara, one of the most influential tribes on the Northern Great...
KU program tracing COVID-19 in wastewater provides early warning to Kansans of virus spread
The University of Kansas School of Engineering and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have expanded a project to detect COVID-19 virus in the wastewater systems of local communities across the state. ...
Research push will examine how plants and microbes interact and adapt during drought
Just below ground, an ancient and poorly understood relationship plays out between plants and microbes that infuse the soil. ...
New climate change certificate program launches in fall 2020
Last year, the University of Kansas approved a Climate Change Certificate that aims to inform students about the physical and human aspects of climate change. These days, as the nation – and much of the world – is in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the certificate has gained even...