News
KU team wins valuable time on supercomputer to research improved aerodynamics
LAWRENCE — A team led by a University of Kansas professor of aerospace engineering has been awarded time on one of the world’s fastest supercomputers. They’ll use it to help solve one of the “grand challenges” in developing the next generation of aircraft. ...
KU, KU Medical Center faculty named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four University of Kansas faculty members on the Lawrence and Medical Center campuses are this year’s recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
Biotech company with KU roots wins national competition, secures funding to help move research 'from bench to bedside'
Gift from KU alumni creates scholarship for hometown students
LAWRENCE — Retired automotive chairman Robert Eaton and his wife, Connie Drake Eaton, both University of Kansas alumni, established the Eaton Scholarship at KU with a $1 million gift. The scholarship is awarded to students from their respective Kansas hometowns, Arkansas City and Burlington. ...
Abhay and Mina Bisarya Scholarship to support international students
LAWRENCE — For Abhay and Mina Bisarya, Feb. 4, 1968, was a day of destiny. ...
Grant supports expansion of education abroad opportunities in School of Engineering
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas School of Engineering students will experience a new education abroad program through a $15,000 start-up grant from IES Abroad. ...
Researchers to develop new models for forecasting water availability and allocation in Kansas
KU alumnus gives $2M gift for engineering, law schools
LAWRENCE — A gift from the estate of University of Kansas alumnus Dean Frisbie provides $1 million to the School of Law and $1 million to the School of Engineering. ...
School of Engineering to honor 4 alumni with Distinguished Engineering Service Award
LAWRENCE – Four alumni from the University of Kansas School of Engineering will receive the school’s highest award in a ceremony set for 6 p.m. Nov. 4. ...
KU aerospace engineering claims top honors in international competitions
LAWRENCE — Aerospace engineering students at the University of Kansas have once again brought home multiple awards in international design competition, continuing a 40-year tradition of excellence. ...
KU to launch summer camps to educate high school students on aerospace engineering, artificial intelligence, computer science
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has received federal funding to host a series of summer camps that will offer high school students short preparatory courses in aerospace engineering, artificial intelligence and computer science. The project is part of a partnership with Kansas State University to prepare the next generation...
KU awarded $1M to help connect underrepresented KC youths with ‘out-of-school’ opportunities
LAWRENCE — A team led by researchers at the University of Kansas has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help underrepresented Kansas City youths access enriching out-of-school opportunities. ...
With new $11.35M NIH COBRE award, KU center continues fight against infectious diseases
LAWRENCE — The COVID-19 pandemic is an awful reminder of the “perpetual” public health challenge of infectious disease. In addition to emerging contagions, the world also faces a decline in effectiveness of antibiotics for both human and animal health. ...
School of Engineering’s Tiberti Lecture set for Oct. 14
LAWRENCE — A past president of the American Society of Civil Engineers will give this year’s J.A. Tiberti Family Lecture at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...
New $1.25 Million Grant Enables Investigation Into Vital Role of Sex Hormones in Tissue Repair
LAWRENCE — Our ability to heal and regenerate new tissue after an injury has much to do with biological sex. For instance, following menopause, the loss of sex-hormone signaling in women can lead to degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, where bone and cartilage degrade and become more delicate...
At-Home COVID-19 Test Developed at KU Moves Toward Production
With the United States facing another surge of COVID-19 due to the Delta variant, an at-home test for the virus developed by researchers at the University of Kansas is moving toward commercial production. The aim is to launch the product in early 2022. ...
KU GenCyber Camp Equips K-12 With Cybersecurity Skills
The University of Kansas hosted K-12 teachers from around the country for a five-day summer camp designed to help them teach young students about cybersecurity — and hopefully begin to groom the next generation of experts to protect America’s online infrastructure. ...
Researchers develop hardware-cybersecurity education program with $400,000 NSF grant
Sutley Seeks to ‘Build Community’ in New Role as Engineering Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Elaina Sutley’s engineering career has long been about more than simply designing and building things that make the world work. She has always been interested in how the stuff that gets built affects people — and particularly people from marginalized communities. ...
Rock Chalk Welcome (Back)!
Whether you are a first-year Jayhawk arriving to KU or returning for another exciting year, welcome (back) to campus! Several events are planned at the School of Engineering and across the university to greet students for the 2021-2022 academic year. ...
Alumnus honors professor with gift to KU Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
LAWRENCE — Zack Holland didn’t know he wanted to be a petroleum engineer. But an opportunity to study the subject at the University of Kansas on scholarship sent him down that path. Holland’s experience inspired him give back to KU with a $600,000 gift honoring influential professor Don Green in...
KU leading program to bring teachers into research labs, design education to draw diverse scholars to engineering
LAWRENCE — Improved recruitment of women, racial and ethnic minorities to engineering and the sciences has long been a goal in the field. Now, a multidisciplinary team of education and engineering researchers at the University of Kansas will work with middle school teachers to encourage potential scholars at a younger...
Engineering professor named 1 of 5 finalists for the A.F. Harvey Engineering Research Prize
LAWRENCE — An engineering professor at the University of Kansas has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious international prizes in the profession. ...
Elaina Sutley named engineering associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging
LAWRENCE — Elaina Sutley, associate professor of civil, environmental & architectural engineering, has been named associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging for the University of Kansas School of Engineering. Sutley will guide KU Engineering’s Diversity & Women’s Program, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021. ...