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- KU awarded $5 million for Kansas Bioscience Authority ‘Eminent Scholar’
- Biomaterials grant proposal at KU receives matching pledge
- KU to collaborate on planning grants for Kansas Bioscience Authority centers
- Journalism students earn honors for opinion columns
- KU alumna Sara Paretsky to speak in Lawrence, sign copies of latest book
- KU to offer Learning Communities seminar on East Asian business and society
Jan. 17, 2008
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- KU announces students named to fall 2007 honor roll
- KU chancellor to honor high school seniors from four counties Feb. 11
- KPR’s new Steinway piano makes tuneful debut
- KU again makes top 25 list of schools that produce Peace Corps volunteers
- Comedy Central invades campus with political mockery from Indecision 2008
Jan. 28, 2008
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Feb. 7, 2008
- KU Concert Choir to perform at choral convention in Kansas City
- Continuing Education announces Osher Lifelong Learning Institute spring schedule
- Grant to Audio-Reader will provide enhancements to Sensory Garden
- KU to honor high school seniors from Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford counties Feb. 21
- KU architecture students to build a sustainable prototype for Greensburg
- KU hires law enforcement veteran as emergency management coordinator
- Librarian funds new graduate study award
- KU to honor high school seniors from Jackson, Nemaha counties Feb. 18
Feb. 8, 2008
Feb. 11, 2008
- KU chancellor speaks to Kansas House Education Budget Committee
- KU ranks seventh nationally in study abroad; lauded for innovative programs
- Audio-Reader volunteer honored by Kansas governor
- KU to honor 27 high school seniors from Brown, Doniphan counties Feb. 27
- International House provides a home away from home for visiting international scholars
Feb. 12, 2008
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Feb. 18, 2008
- Dole Institute study group to examine issues affecting upcoming presidential election
- PBS program ‘NOVA’ to feature KU paleontologists
- KU students create exhibit of Chinese paintings at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- Governor cites KU’s contributions in proclaiming ‘Polar Education Day’
- KU to honor alumnus from Kinsley for outstanding service Feb. 21 in Larned
Feb. 19, 2008
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Feb. 21, 2008
- KU Medical Center enrollment hits another record high
- KU Edwards Campus enrollment increases
- Acclaimed scientist joins KU’s molecular biosciences department
- KU to honor its programs that help low-income and minority students
- Media advisory: KU to host symposium on aging and the brain
- KU plans spring flora tour along Jayhawk Boulevard on April 26
Feb. 22, 2008
Feb. 25, 2008
Feb. 26, 2008
- KU physicists probe ‘brave new world’ with gargantuan particle accelerator
- Two KU teams headed for National Debate Tournament
- Traveling book exhibit displays award winners in design
- University Career Center sponsors Education Interview Day
- Media advisory: KU chancellor, astronaut to make announcement Wednesday at Dole Institute
Feb. 27, 2008
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March 3, 2008
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March 7, 2008
- KU chancellor, student body president offer condolences to University of North Carolina
- KU center develops online disaster training to assist people with disabilities
- Faculty, community advocates meet to discuss service-learning partnerships
- Groundwater levels rise in south-central Kansas, drop in western counties
March 10, 2008
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March 26, 2008
- Pharmacy schools net 20-fold return on state investment, study says
- KU debaters place second at national tournament
- KU oral history workshop features first black college basketball players
- ‘Blue Lias’ tells story of conflict between religion and science in Victorian era
- KU provost names new vice provost, interim leader for School of Fine Arts
March 27, 2008
March 28, 2008
March 31, 2008
April 1, 2008
- KU fans can watch Final Four games at Allen Fieldhouse
- KU researcher says habitat destruction may wipe out butterfly migration
- University Women’s Club to award $7,500 in scholarships to six KU students April 3
- Therapist, author Scott Miller to give presentation at Social Work Day
- KU to honor top high school seniors from four counties April 16 in Scott City
April 2, 2008
April 3, 2008
- KU, Coach Self encourage fans to celebrate safely
- Researchers to establish model center on language and early literacy development
- School of Social Welfare earns award from child abuse prevention organization
- School of Business names its Distinguished Alumni Award winners for 2008
- Olympics in China inspires international conference at KU
April 4, 2008
April 7, 2008
April 8, 2008
April 9, 2008
April 10, 2008
- Naval ROTC to conduct training exercises April 11-13
- KU Air Force ROTC celebrating first alumni weekend April 11-12
- KU computer science graduate student wins federal SMART fellowship
- University Theatre closes season with play written by celebrated KU alumnus
- Seniors launch drive to raise funds for 2008 class gift
- KU announces winners in its 59th all-campus student-run Rock Chalk Revue
April 11, 2008
- Free shuttle to carry fans downtown for parade honoring NCAA champion team
- KU graduate student’s public art project to go on display in Kansas City
- Go figure! Seven KU students share $1,750 in prizes at undergraduate math contest
- Award-winning historian of slavery to give lecture at KU
- Kansas Geological Survey to update maps of four central Kansas counties
April 14, 2008
April 15, 2008
- KU, Haskell students to present research projects April 29
- KU art professor wraps up this year’s Humanities Lecture Series
- Kansas Public Radio spring membership drive nets more than $230,000 in pledges
- Filmmaker Sarah Price to speak at KU
- KU taps leaders across Kansas for first meeting of Latino Vision Council
- 10 graduating seniors selected for Chancellor’s Student Awards
- KU students volunteer during Into the Streets Week
- Chief Justice’s lecture to be broadcast live in Budig Hall
April 16, 2008
- Kansans asked to track climate change in their own backyards
- KU pharmacy student group wins $1,000 national leadership award
- Tunnel of Oppression shows what it’s like to face hate
- KU engineering professor honored with national award
- New organizational structure will enhance KU research commercialization
- Winners of KU Libraries’ book-collecting contest announced
- Movie graphic designer to talk about his work on Academy Award-winning film
- KU, K-State Air Force ROTC units to play flag football April 26
April 17, 2008
- REVISED Media advisory: Press conference for Valerie Plame
- New scholarship provides study abroad support for German majors
- KU theatre alumni back on campus for four-day reunion
- Professors aim to improve productivity and cost efficiency of highway construction
- Expert on native foods and agriculture to speak at KU
April 18, 2008
- KU announces banner carriers for 2008 commencement ceremony
- Engineering students to hold tasty fundraiser
- KU announces winners in Math Awareness Month competition
- KU journalism school wins national Hearst awards competition
- KU announces awards given to outstanding graduate teaching assistants
- KU nets $600,000 to boost American history education in western Kansas
- KU honors high school teachers with awards for excellence
April 21, 2008
April 22, 2008
April 23, 2008
- Campbell Conference offers teachers a lesson on science fiction
- Science Fiction Research Association to meet in Lawrence
- KU distinguished professor urges drug firms to create new generation of antibiotics
- Students perform musical revue to benefit Douglas County AIDS Project
- Army ROTC cadets from across country to test team skills at KU competition
- KU to host symposium on political landscape in post-Soviet Eurasia, China
April 24, 2008
April 25, 2008
- KU to begin renovations on Jayhawker Towers building A
- KU student elected president of national Native American law student group
- Three KU design students land coveted Hallmark internships
- Rockin’ for relief: KU students to hold benefit concert
- Center for East Asian Studies to host film screening, panel discussion about Tibet
April 28, 2008
- Media advisory: Satellite feed of KU work on ‘greenest’ building in Greensburg, Kan.
- Two KU alumni to receive Distinguished Service Citations
- 23 KU students recognized as outgoing members of Freshman Leadership Council
- KU senior wins $15,000 fellowship for her plan to open nature-conscious art studio
- KJHK wins 11 awards from Kansas Association of Broadcasters
April 29, 2008
April 30, 2008
May 1, 2008
- Media advisory: KU architecture program unveils ‘green’ arts center for Greensburg
- Student Ticket Endowment Fund named for longtime theatre professor
- Special education department to present Bob Dole Award; vet to accept for Dole
- Economic adviser to U.S. Senate committee to present lecture May 7 at KU
May 2, 2008
- Google invests in KU’s Studio 804
- KU law school selects Dean’s Fellows to mentor incoming class
- Three alumni awarded with School of Engineering’s top honor
- KU design students score awards in national competition; professor honored
- Kansas Public Radio presents outstanding youth musicians on ‘From the Top’
May 5, 2008
May 6, 2008
- University Advising Center announces 2008 Peer Adviser Team
- Engineering student group earns national honor
- Professor to lead annual Stop Day walking tour of KU campus
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences announces awards to faculty, students
- Slavic languages students receive awards at annual recognition event
- Army colonel to discuss his experiences serving in Iraq
- Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to begin statewide trek in northeast Kansas
May 7, 2008
- First winner of Nicole Bingham Memorial Scholarship named
- Media advisory: Monarch Watch to hold open house and fundraiser Saturday
- KU librarian earns international organization’s highest honor
- More than 4,000 grads to take part in KU’s 136th commencement May 18
- Journalism professor to take a seat on the ‘Daily Show’ couch
- Campanile Award winner bridges gaps between diverse groups
- Business faculty pen book about Applied Portfolio Management class
- Rural communities are focus of day two of Wheat State Whirlwind Tour
May 8, 2008
- KU announces more than 4,450 candidates for degrees
- U.S. Supreme Court justice hears law students test advocacy skills
- KU urban planning graduate student selected as Sustainable Energy Fellow
- Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to traverse western, southwestern Kansas
- Media advisory: KU Medical Center, KU Hospital Advancement Board meet Friday
May 9, 2008
- Graduation stories: For indigenous nations scholar, law school beckons
- Graduation stories: KU engineering student earns distinction as Haskell transfer
- KU political science department announces award winners, honor society members
- KU piano students win top prizes in Naftzger Young Artists competition
- Day four of Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to focus on beauty, treasures of Kansas
May 12, 2008
- KU chancellor issues statement on retirement of K-State President Wefald
- Graduation stories: Social welfare students raise awareness of aging adults’ needs
- Graduation stories: KU student makes swift transition to teaching
- Director of KU telecommunications research center announced
- KU's chief fiscal strategist to step down, teach full-time in Department of History
- Law graduate to study in Egypt on Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
- Health care, law enforcement are part of final day of Wheat State Whirlwind Tour
- Law professor lauded for leadership in international education
- KU librarian creates nonpartisan political search engine
May 13, 2008
- KU chancellor issues statement on death of student Christopher Wempe
- Graduation stories: 48 hours as a homeless person was ‘life changing’ for KU student
- Graduation stories: KU senior focuses energies on Hawkin’ the student vote
- KU art history department announces annual awards
- More KU graduate programs join U.S News national rankings
- New strategic planning report identifies key issues for KU in the coming decade
May 14, 2008
- Graduation stories: KU piano major holds success on the tips of his fingers
- Graduation stories: KU degrees separated by nearly 40 years for longtime educator
- Mortar Board announces 48 new members for 2008-09
- KU faculty to be presented with distinguished teaching awards
- Office of Multicultural Affairs to host 32nd annual graduation banquet
May 15, 2008
- KU asks to extend fixed-rate tuition compact
- Graduation stories: Service-driven KU senior aims to do well and give back
- Graduation stories: KU student devotes time to teaching, volunteering
- Graduation stories: KU grad hopes to combine love of medicine, linguistics
- KU math department honors students, faculty at 51st annual spring banquet
- KU announces 56 graduates of law enforcement training center
May 16, 2008
- Text of Chancellor Robert Hemenway’s All-University Supper remarks
- Center for Service Learning announces winners of Venture Challenge
- Essay on challenging apartheid in South Africa wins 2008 Whitcomb contest
- Law school bestows its highest honor on trio of distinguished alumni
- KU’s Juniper Gardens awarded $10 million for early literacy center
- Graduation stories: Budding researcher boosts knowledge of cell phone behavior
- Graduation stories: Despite health hurdle, KU senior acts on social consciousness
- Graduation stories: KU student uses power of the theater to help change the world
- More than 150 graduating honors students to participate in cording ceremony
May 19, 2008
- Portion of Jayhawk Boulevard closed to allow vital construction on steam tunnels
- KU ROTC units honor new officers at joint commissioning event
- Hall Center announces Sias fellowship recipient
- Prominent attorney to discuss eminent domain at KU’s Dole Institute
- KU Libraries announces new leadership team
- Text of speech given by KU chancellor at commencement May 18
May 20, 2008
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May 27, 2008
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June 2, 2008
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June 4, 2008
June 5, 2008
- KU and city to explore integration of transit systems
- A Kansas first: KU’s Studio 804 earns LEED Platinum rating for Greensburg arts center
- Recent KU graduate wins Phi Kappa Phi fellowship
- KU Alumni Association welcomes new students at June 17 picnic in Hays
- Kansas City Advertising Club awards scholarships to two KU seniors
- KU names new co-director for Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation
June 6, 2008
June 10, 2008
June 12, 2008
- KU offers assistance to Kansans affected by tornadoes
- Regents OK extending KU’s fixed-rate tuition compact
- School of Business bestows awards upon 13 top graduating students
- KU’s English department announces more than $29,000 in annual prizes
- Spencer Research Library receives grant to restore films produced in Lawrence
June 13, 2008
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