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Mon, 06/30/2025
University of Kansas announces spring 2025 honor roll
Nearly 8,700 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2025 semester.
Fri, 06/13/2025
KU Kudos: Faculty and staff achievements, June 2025
It’s time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues’ achievements: KU News Service staff 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.
Fri, 05/16/2025
Grad Profile: Ryan Vanoni, E’25
Recent grad finds opportunities from KU rooftops to the Rockies
Thu, 05/15/2025
KU recognizes 13 students with 2025 University Awards
The University of Kansas has awarded 13 students with honors that recognize community engagement, leadership and academics. The University Awards, among the most prestigious awards presented at KU, were established to recognize students who embody service excellence, dedication or whose academic achievements are stellar.
Fri, 05/09/2025
KU celebrates undergraduate research, announces presentation winners
More than 130 undergraduate students participated in the 28th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, which featured Jayhawks' original mentored scholarship as well as artists’ talks and creative displays from many disciplines.
Wed, 05/07/2025
KU announces new 2025-2026 Self Memorial Scholars
Twenty students have been selected to receive the merit-based University of Kansas Madison and Lila Self Memorial Scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year, awarded to outstanding Jayhawks who will be transitioning into their first year of a master’s or doctoral program at KU.
Tue, 05/06/2025
KU Engineering students win Traffic Bowl Competition
The KU-Institute of Transportation Engineers (KU-ITE) traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, in April to compete in the 2025 Missouri Valley District Institute of Transportation Engineers (MOVITE) Traffic Bowl Competition, where they took home first place.
Mon, 04/28/2025
KU announces new 2025-2029 Self Graduate Fellows
Twenty doctoral students have been selected to receive the University of Kansas’ prestigious Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year. This is the largest cohort in the program's history. The total value of the four-year doctoral fellowship exceeds $225,000.
Mon, 04/28/2025
50 years afloat: How the KU Concrete Canoe program turned cement into legacy
From its first 300-pound prototype to this year’s handcrafted masterpiece, the Jayhawks’ Concrete Canoe team celebrates a half-century of innovation, resilience and unforgettable fun.
Thu, 04/24/2025
Three KU students named to prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Three University of Kansas students were recently named to the highly competitive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The distinction provides three years of financial support with an annual stipend of $37,000 and a cost of education allowance of $16,000 to the institution.
Thu, 04/24/2025
KU Engineering recognizes 2 alumni and a longtime educator for distinguished service
Willem Anemaat, David Darwin and Frank Tsuru are the recipients of the KU School of Engineering 2025 Distinguished Engineering Service Award. They will be honored at a ceremony May 8.
Tue, 04/22/2025
Grad Profile: Nathaniel Sheehan, G'25
Army engineer and Ph.D. student reflects on research, resilience and real-world impact at KU
Mon, 04/14/2025
KU Engineering students take home several awards at concrete canoe, steel bridge competitions
KU Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering student groups took home several awards at the 2025 ASCE Symposium earlier this month. The KU ASCE chapter, the Concrete Canoe program, is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and the Steel Bridge program also traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, to take part in competitions.
Thu, 04/10/2025
Grad Profile: Sian Helfrich, E’25
From skateboarding to knitting to Structural Engineering, Sian Helfrich, E'25, has done a little bit of everything - and she's not done yet.
Wed, 04/09/2025
KU announces recipients of University Scholarly Achievement Awards
The annual award recognizes significant research or scholarly achievement across the Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses and is recognizing midcareer faculty members.
Thu, 04/03/2025
KU CEAE faculty receive prestigious awards
Two CEAE faculty members have received high honors in the past month, receiving two prestigious awards for their contributions to the field.
Tue, 04/01/2025
Visiting Scholar - Ghaith Khresat
Five questions with Ghaith Khresat, visiting scholar from Texas A&M University
Thu, 03/27/2025
KU Engineering department to host 75th Annual Environmental Engineering Conference
On April 16, the Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering within the University of Kansas School of Engineering will host experts in the field of environmental engineering for a one-day conference exploring the latest developments.
Tue, 03/25/2025
KU nominates two undergraduates for Udall Scholarships
Two undergraduates at the University of Kansas are nominees for Udall Scholarships, which recognize students who demonstrate leadership, public service and commitment in the fields of tribal public policy, Native health care or the environment. Both of KU’s 2025 nominees are competing in the environmental category.
Fri, 03/21/2025
Graduate Profile: Utsav Neupane, G’24
Recent graduate is building his future through seismic engineering and research
Fri, 03/21/2025
Jian Li named Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers
Jian Li, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, a distinguished researcher and educator has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Directors
Mon, 03/17/2025
Visiting Scholar – Yuzhen Zhao
Five questions with Yuzhen Zhao, visiting scholar from China
Tue, 02/25/2025
Engineering Excellence to Veterinary Passion
Bridging the gap between architectural engineering and veterinary medicine
Tue, 02/25/2025
An Especially Fruitful Tenure
Paratrooper, professor, concrete canoe guru and teacher, David Darwin has had a busy 50 years at KU - and he's still going strong.
Wed, 02/19/2025
Expo to showcase the wonders of KU Engineering
The public is invited to Expo events from noon-3 p.m. Feb. 23 at the KU Engineering Complex, 1536 W. 15th St.
Mon, 02/17/2025
KU will host 70th Annual Structural Engineering Conference
On March 6, KU's Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering within the School of Engineering will host experts in the field of structural engineering for a one-day conference exploring the latest developments in the field.
Wed, 02/12/2025
KU Engineering department celebrates new CEAE Academy member
Katie Schultz — a 2003 KU graduate in civil, environmental & architectural engineering — has been inducted into the CEAE Academy for the 2024-2025 academic year.