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Wed, 02/26/2025

Jayhawk Athletic Performance Lab teams up with KU Football to elevate pro day training

The Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory (JAPL), a sport performance-based research center housed under the Achievement & Assessment Institute, is collaborating with the KU Football team to help players better prepare for the NFL Combine and Big 12 Pro Day through technology and data analysis.

Mon, 01/27/2025

49 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring

This spring, 49 University of Kansas students received an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) from the Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships. UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects.

Tue, 10/01/2024

19 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for fall

KU's Undergraduate Research Award recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. Nineteen Jayhawks received an award for fall 2024.

Mon, 09/16/2024

Study: Backward hopping may be better indication of recovery from ACL reconstruction

A KU study found that having patients perform a single leg backward hop can be a better indicator of recovery from ACL injuries and reconstruction in the knee. The measure helps give better data about various points of health in the leg and is easy for researchers, patients and practitioners to perform and measure.

Thu, 09/12/2024

Center for Service Learning names faculty fellows, invites participation in ambassador groups

The Center for Service Learning has selected faculty members Susan Harvey from the School of Education & Human Sciences and Emily Vietti from the School of Professional Studies to serve as the center's first faculty fellows.

Wed, 07/10/2024

University of Kansas announces spring 2024 honor roll

More than 7,400 undergraduate students at KU earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2024 semester. The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and in the schools of Architecture & Design, Business, Education & Human Sciences, Engineering, Health Professions, Journalism & Mass Communications, Music, Nursing, Pharmacy, Professional Studies and Social Welfare.

Wed, 05/22/2024

KU research examines why athletes use authenticity in personal branding, how personal life influences brand

A pair of studies examines why athletes feel authenticity is vital to their personal branding and how an athlete's personal life influences their brand, including aspects of their romantic life. The findings both better illustrate how athletes use branding to advance in their sport and the racial and gendered implications of personal life on athletes' perception by the public.

Mon, 05/20/2024

Study: Students found online physical education ‘awkward,’ which can help educators design better PE classes

Students who experienced schooling during the pandemic have multiple preferences for how they would like to have PE classes conducted. This information could help educators design classes that ensure more participation and more physical activity throughout the students’ lives.

Fri, 05/10/2024

KU announces promotion and tenure for 149 faculty and researchers

Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 64 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 85 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses.

Mon, 04/08/2024

KU, Haskell students to present research projects at 24th annual symposium

Research on heat shock stress in colorectal cancer, wetland restoration practices’ impact on soil, neurodegeneration of Alzheimer’s disease and other topics will be among the work presented at the 24th annual University of Kansas-Haskell Indian Nations University Student Research Symposium. The event will take place April 12 at Haskell.

Mon, 04/01/2024

2024 Gene A. Budig Lecture will explore ‘Designing the Future of Learning’ (Opens in new window)

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences welcomes James D. Basham, professor in the Department of Special Education, as the 2023 Budig Teaching Professorship in Special Education award recipient and featured lecturer for 2024.

Wed, 02/28/2024

‘Brown v. Board at 70’ conference will explore legacy of landmark decision (Opens in new window)

LAWRENCE — In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case, the University of Kansas and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park, Topeka, KS will host an event series and conference exploring the legacy of the landmark decision on Thursday, April 18 and Friday, April 19, 2024

Fri, 02/09/2024

US News & World Report highlights KU online education programs in 2024 rankings (Opens in new window)

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences has two programs ranked among the nation’s best in the 2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs,” released Feb. 7. ...

Thu, 02/08/2024

KU School of Education & Human Sciences to host fireside chat with author and women’s health advocate Alejandra Campoverdi

LAWRENCE – In celebration of Black History Month, the School of Education & Human Sciences at the University of Kansas will host a fireside chat with Alejandra Campoverdi, author of the national bestselling book First Gen, and Nicholas Mitchell, assistant professor

Fri, 01/19/2024

‘2024 Research & Teaching Festival’ conference to be hosted for educators

LAWRENCE — The School of Education & Human Sciences at the University of Kansas will host the 2024 Research & Teaching Festival on February 2 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT in Joseph R. Pearson Hall (JRP) room 150. Sessions will focus on a wide variety of topics in...

Fri, 12/22/2023

Exercise Physiology doctoral student receives prestigious NSCA Foundation Scholarship (Opens in new window)

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — The NSCA Foundation is honored to announce the recipients of its 2023 Scholarships. Over $77,000 and additional expenses will be awarded to these 45 exceptional students to support their pursuits of academic excellence and prospective careers in strength and conditioning. ...

Thu, 11/02/2023

KU Sport Management to welcome Jon Welty Peachey as 2023 Mawson Scholar Speaker Series speaker

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Sport Management program welcomes Dr. Jon Welty Peachey, Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Sport Management and Leadership at Gordon College (Wenham, MA), as the 2023 Mawson Scholar Speaker Series award recipient and featured speaker. ...

Thu, 09/07/2023

Study shows physical education teachers influence students' attitudes about physical activity later in life

Tue, 08/29/2023

Study uses motion capture to determine what makes the best free-throw shooters

LAWRENCE — Every basketball coach has told their players at some point that free throws win games. A new study from the University of Kansas used innovative markerless motion capture technology to determine the mechanics of proficient free-throw shooters and help better understand one of the biggest keys to success...

Tue, 08/22/2023

KU chancellor announces promotion and tenure for 163 faculty and researchers

LAWRENCE — Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 64 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 99 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses. ...

Wed, 08/09/2023

New program at KU aiming to meet demand of rapid growth of NIL (Opens in new window)

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A program on Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) has been introduced by the University of Kansas, aiming to meet the demands of its rapid growth in employment. ...

Wed, 08/02/2023

KU Alumni Association invites campus, community partners to participate in Homecoming 2023

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host its 111th Homecoming Oct. 23-28, culminating in the KU football game against Oklahoma on Oct. 28 in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Rah Rah Jayhawk,” a nod to the origins of the Rock Chalk chant...

Tue, 08/01/2023

KU Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences announces new Name, Image, and Likeness certificate for undergraduates

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences, part of the School of Education & Human Sciences, has created a new program – the first of its kind to be offered at a ‘Power Five’ university – to train students as leaders in the rapidly-growing...

Wed, 06/21/2023

KU School of Education & Human Sciences partners with fellow Regent Institutions on professional development opportunity for Kansas educators

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences is among seven Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) universities partnering to develop a new ten-module, self-paced structured literacy professional development opportunity for P-12 educators that includes a stipend. ...

Thu, 05/04/2023

‘Challenging the Way We Work’ summer conference to be hosted for educators

Thu, 05/04/2023

2023 KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Teaching Excellence Awards

LAWRENCE — Three outstanding high school teachers will be recognized with the Wolfe Teaching Excellence Award this graduation season. ...

Tue, 04/25/2023

U.S. News & World Report highlights KU education programs in 2023-24 rankings

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences is ranked among the top twenty Best Education Schools overall and in the top ten for public universities in the 2023-24 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools,” released April 25. In addition, two of...

Wed, 02/22/2023

KU study documents connection between strength, proficient basketball shooting

Tue, 02/14/2023

University announces fall 2022 honor roll

LAWRENCE — More than 7,100 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2022 semester. ...

Sat, 02/11/2023

Poplar native Myltin Bighorn going to Super Bowl as intern with Kansas City Chiefs (Opens in new window)

Currently a graduate student in sport management at the University of Kansas — where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in May of last year — Bighorn is the Chiefs' inaugural recipient of the LoneBear/H. Roe Bartle Rotational Internship...