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University of Kansas announces spring 2024 honor roll
KU research examines why athletes use authenticity in personal branding, how personal life influences brand
Study: Students found online physical education ‘awkward,’ which can help educators design better PE classes
KU announces promotion and tenure for 149 faculty and researchers
KU, Haskell students to present research projects at 24th annual symposium
2024 Gene A. Budig Lecture will explore ‘Designing the Future of Learning’
‘Brown v. Board at 70’ conference will explore legacy of landmark decision
US News & World Report highlights KU online education programs in 2024 rankings
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. ...
KU School of Education & Human Sciences to host fireside chat with author and women’s health advocate Alejandra Campoverdi
‘2024 Research & Teaching Festival’ conference to be hosted for educators
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 the field...
Exercise Physiology doctoral student receives prestigious NSCA Foundation Scholarship
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. ...
KU Sport Management to welcome Jon Welty Peachey as 2023 Mawson Scholar Speaker Series speaker
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. ...
Study shows physical education teachers influence students' attitudes about physical activity later in life
Everyone who has gone through high school probably remembers gym class, for better or worse, and the influence their teachers had on the class environment. ...
Study uses motion capture to determine what makes the best free-throw shooters
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 in the...
KU chancellor announces promotion and tenure for 163 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 99 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses. ...
New program at KU aiming to meet demand of rapid growth of NIL
KU Alumni Association invites campus, community partners to participate in Homecoming 2023
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 and Jayhawk...
KU Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences announces new Name, Image, and Likeness certificate for undergraduates
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 area of...
KU School of Education & Human Sciences partners with fellow Regent Institutions on professional development opportunity for Kansas educators
2023 KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Teaching Excellence Awards
Three outstanding high school teachers will be recognized with the Wolfe Teaching Excellence Award this graduation season. ...
U.S. News & World Report highlights KU education programs in 2023-24 rankings
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 its specialized...
KU study documents connection between strength, proficient basketball shooting
LeBron James has many things, including the recently acquired NBA all-time scoring record and his long-possessed commanding physical strength. The two seem to be related. But basketball researchers at the University of Kansas have published a new study that found a lack of ties between strength and free-throw, two-point and...
University announces fall 2022 honor roll
More than 7,100 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2022 semester. ...
Poplar native Myltin Bighorn going to Super Bowl as intern with Kansas City Chiefs
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...
KU alums compete in Super Bowl LVII training opposing teams
which team takes home this year’s Super Bowl trophy, KU alumni will be winners. Two KU alums who are athletic trainers are part of this year’s Super Bowl teams — only they’ll be on opposite sidelines. ...
US News & World Report highlights KU online education programs in 2023 rankings
The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences has two programs ranked among the nation’s best in the 2023 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs,” released Jan. 24. ...
KU team partners with Indigenous community to bring positive sport environment to coaches, kids
University of Kansas researchers have conducted and published extensive research studies on how evidence-based positive sport environments help athletes learn from mistakes, stay with sports and experience more positive development. Now, those researchers have collaborated with an Indigenous community sporting program to understand how the program can be effective with...
54 KU students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring 2023
This spring, 54 University of Kansas students will receive an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) from the Center for Undergraduate Research. UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
University of Kansas announces 2023 Global Scholars
Representing diverse academic fields across campus, 15 University of Kansas second-year students have been selected as the 2023 cohort of Global Scholars. ...