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Statewide partnership to help improve literacy rates evaluates school readiness, educator training

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (870+ words) LAWRENCE " From small, rural districts across the state of Kansas to complex districts in major population centers, improving statewide literacy can't follow a one-size-fits-all mandate or approach. That's one of the initial conclusions of researchers at the University of Kansas…...

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Understanding how people view intimacy, improving education

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (265+ words) LAWRENCE " When people talk about asexual or aromantic people, they tend to define them as people without interest in sex or romance in a traditional sense, lacking something society assumes most people inherently possess. While it is known that the…...

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2026 KU microbiology graduate Lauren Reimer awarded KU Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (322+ words) LAWRENCE " Lauren Reimer, a 2026 University of Kansas graduate in microbiology, is the winner of this year's James Blackiston Memorial Graduate Fellowship from the KU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. Reimer, of Carrollton, Missouri, won $1, 500 and is the chapter's nominee for…...

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2026 KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Teaching Excellence Awards

15+ hour, 52+ min ago  (248+ words) LAWRENCE " Three outstanding high school teachers will be recognized with the Wolfe Teaching Excellence Award this spring. "Great teachers change lives," said Rick Ginsberg, dean of the University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences. "The Wolfe Award is significant…...

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Ryan Bodensteiner announced as new director of the Center for Evaluation and Educational Leadership

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (258+ words) LAWRENCE " The'Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI)'at the University of Kansas has announced Ryan Bodensteiner as the next director of the Center for Evaluation and Educational Leadership (CEEL), a center within AAI that supports district and building level leaders in creating…...

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Reading, memory and the link to math improvement

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (482+ words) LAWRENCE " When a class is assigned to solve a math problem about a baker making cookies in the morning, selling them throughout the day, baking more and determining how many are left at the end of the day, the students…...

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Featured news and headlines

3+ week, 20+ hour ago  (1238+ words) It's time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues' achievements: KU News Service accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses and affiliates....

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KU Law student awarded fellowship to work in Wichita

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (263+ words) KU News KU Law student awarded fellowship to work in Wichita LAWRENCE " University of Kansas School of Law student Chris Cummings has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 Judge Gregory L. Waller Public Interest Legal Fellowship. Following graduation, Cummings will…...

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News skepticism, cynicism and their relation to misinformation

4+ week, 20+ hour ago  (416+ words) LAWRENCE " In an age of rampant misinformation, media literacy and a sense of healthy skepticism are often viewed as ways of combating the problem. New research from the University of Kansas examines the concept of news skepticism, how it differs…...

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KU Engineering student groups continue to excel at annual ASCE Championship

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (535+ words) LAWRENCE " University of Kansas Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering student groups took home several awards at the 2026 ASCE Symposium at the beginning of April. The KU ASCE chapter and Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge programs traveled to Carbondale, Illinois,…...

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