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LAWRENCE — Four outstanding University of Kansas undergraduates are representing KU in the Astronaut Scholarship program.  The six surviving members of the Mercury 7 mission founded the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation in 1984 as a means to encourage students to pursue scientific endeavors to keep the U.S. on the leading edge of technology. Astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs have joined the foundation, which has awarded $4 million in scholarships to more than 400 of the nation’s top scholars.  With the support of the ASF and the Office of th...

Fri, 04/30/2021 LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has awarded 13 students with honors that recognize community engagement, leadership and academics. Campanile Award Issued by the Board of Class Officers, the Campanile Award is given to a single graduating senior who has displayed remarkable leadership, character and respect for KU. This year’s Campanile Award went to  Laura Phillips, a senior from Perry majoring in classical languages and in ecology, evolution & organismal biology. “My time at KU has fundamentally changed the way that I see the world and myself and helped me find my ...

KU honors local students with community engagement awards Sarah Motter © Provided by Topeka WIBW-TV WIBW TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - One student from Perry, one from Manhattan and three from Topeka have been honored by the University of Kansas with community engagement awards. The University of Kansas says it has awarded 13 students with community engagement awards, which recognize community engagement, leadership and academics. It said the awards are issued by the Board of Class Officers and given to a single graduating senior that has shown remarkable leadership, character and...

LAWRENCE — Four outstanding juniors will be the University of Kansas nominees for Harry S. Truman Scholarships. The students are competing for the prestigious national awards, which provide up to $30,000 for graduate study. The awards are given to college juniors for leadership in public service. They are highly competitive, with only about 60 Truman Scholars named nationwide each year.   This year’s KU nominees:  Radhia Abdirahman, majoring in global & international studies and human biology (applied behavioral sciences)  
 Rachel Hall, majoring in global & international studies an...

photo by: Associated Press A bus makes its way along Jayhawk Boulevard in front of Strong Hall on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) A recent decision from University of Kansas leadership to reorganize the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has prompted backlash from faculty and staff who say the changes were made without consultation from the marginalized communities who will be affected. About 60 department chairs, numerous faculty staff councils and the graduate teaching assistants union, among other groups, signed letters ...