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The sky’s the limit. 💫

Leaves in the comments to help Big Jay summon sweater weather 🍂

KU’s Center for Educational Opportunity Programs has received two federal grants totaling $21.8 million over seven years to support around 3,900 Kansas City area public middle school and high school students in the Kansas City area, both Kansas and Missouri.

Center for Educational Opportunity Programs secures $21.8M in federal grants to support middle and high school students The latest news and information for the University of Kansas.

Siri, play “MOVE” by Beyoncé 🎧

Golden hour in the golden valley 🥇

Mosquitos have spit? Yes — and Anita Saraf, director of KU’s Mass Spectrometry & Analytical Proteomics Laboratory, is analyzing it for the USDA in the fight against viruses that mosquitos carry in their saliva, such as West Nile and yellow fever.

Mosquito-spit study will help in fight against viruses like West Nile and yellow fever Click for more on new two-year $500,000 USDA award

KU scientists are part of a $10 million multi-institutional research effort to develop ways to chemically turn agricultural leftovers and municipal solid waste into nutrients and sustainable ingredients that can be used for everyday products.

KU researchers support sustainable manufacturing University of Kansas scientists are playing leading roles in a real-life waste-to-treasure story poised to create a more sustainable future for humanity.

A new book, “Macroevolutionaries,” co-written by Bruce Lieberman, a KU paleontologist, is a revival of the natural history essay for a modern audience — focusing on the crossroads between paleontology, science, popular culture, music, and art.

New book revives the natural history essay in style of Stephen Jay Gould Click for more on 'Macroevolutionaries'

Just waiting for the trees to get the memo 🍂

KU faculty are beginning the second year of a five-year $1.1 million federally funded grant project to provide the latest practices and support techniques to early childhood special educators who work in the Kansas City, Lawrence, and Topeka areas.

Meeting the need of students and schools KU program training teachers, partnering with schools.

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The awardees of the 2024 University Teaching Awards are a shining crimson and blue example of KU’s dedication to academic excellence. Join us at 7 p.m. on Oct. 8, to celebrate how these instructors strengthen KU’s academic foundation and pursuits.

University announces recipients of annual teaching awards The University of Kansas is proud to announce 16 faculty members from the Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses as recipients of KU’s annual teaching awards.

Grateful for another beautiful day. ⚡💀

One of two federal NSF grants will help KU’s Victor Gonzalez make use of KU’s bee specimen collection — the largest of its kind in the world — to create an extensive image database to help researchers and the public identify bees more easily.

KU researcher Victor Gonzalez receives two NSF grants to advance research on bees The National Science Foundation has awarded two grants totaling more than $600,000 to a team led by University of Kansas scientists studying bees in North America and plant pollinators in tropical regions.

One more week of summer. 🌳

"Native Fashion,” an exhibition exploring the history, diversity, and ingenuity of wearable artworks of Indigenous people from over 40 tribal nations, opened Sept. 1 and will remain on view through Jan. 5, 2025, at KU’s Spencer Museum of Art.

‘Native Fashion’ exhibition opening Sept. 1 at Spencer Museum of Art A new exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art explores the diversity and ingenuity of wearable artworks produced by Native people from the 19th century into today.

The KU Cancer Center has received a $3.6 million Department of Defense grant to further study high-dose intravenous vitamin C for treating muscle-invasive bladder cancer. KU will partner with University of Iowa cancer researchers in the study.

KU Cancer Center researchers announce study of high-dose intravenous vitamin C to treat muscle-invasive bladder cancer A $3.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will fund this new study, which will take place at both KU Cancer Center and the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.

It wouldn’t be September in Kansas without a few sunflowers. 🌻

No place we’d rather beak. 🔴🔵

While the construction spotlight has focused on KU’s new football stadium, the campanile — the university’s hallowed bell tower — has been getting its own glow-up: repaved walkways in the plaza, and ongoing landscaping, lighting, and stonework.

Campanile area upgrades improve access, aesthetic and functionality As the fall 2024 semester begins, a refreshed vision of the KU Campanile area is starting to take shape.

The KU School of Business is celebrating its 100th anniversary during the 2024-25 academic year with events and activities for its students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends and a historical webpage for alumni to share memories and stories.

KU School of Business celebrates 100 years The start of the 2024-25 academic year marks 100 years since the School of Business was established at KU. The school will celebrate with events and activities throughout the year.

Never change, 1912 Jayhawk. 🫶 You're perfect.

Jake Thompson, a researcher with KU's ⁠Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems, combined his love for Taylor Swift’s music with his data science expertise to create a powerful and user-friendly tool to ultimately improve learning outcomes for students.

Swift solution: Taylor Swift sparks innovation for education researcher Taylor Swift's music helped a researcher create a powerful and user-friendly tool for other education researchers across skill levels.