Zack Holland didn’t know he wanted to be a petroleum engineer.
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KC law firm establishes scholarship for underrepresented students at KU Law
Stueve Siegel Hanson, a Kansas City, Missouri-based law firm, has given a $1 million gift to establish a scholarship for Black students at the University of Kansas School of Law.
Continue reading$1.5 million gift supports KU School of Nursing professorships
The KU School of Nursing taught Christine Hartley about making a positive impact in her world.
Continue readingOne Day. One KU. reaches new height, raising nearly $3.4 million in fourth year
KU’s fourth annual One Day. One KU. giving day brought in gifts benefiting everything from butterflies to Alzheimer’s disease research on its most successful giving day to date.
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Family and the University of Kansas hold special places in physician and KU alumnus Jeff Lindenbaum’s heart.
Continue readingArkansas couple leave legacy to benefit architecture program, Alzheimer’s research
Scott and Jeannette Davies are shining examples of leaving a legacy at the University of Kansas and KU Medical Center.
Continue readingBusinessman’s $500,000 gift to Dole Institute recognizes senator’s diplomacy, leadership
A meeting between Jim Xhema, a Greenwich, Connecticut, businessman of Albanian descent, and Kansas Sen. Bob Dole turned into a friendship that has lasted more than 30 years.
Continue readingKU Endowment board members elect four new trustees
At the annual meeting of the KU Endowment Board of Trustees on Oct. 2, four new trustees were elected: Paul DeBruce of Mission Hills, Kansas; Gerry Dixon of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey; Dana Hensley of Andover, Kansas; and Dave Roland of Shorewood, Minnesota.
Continue readingAlzheimer’s researcher at KU Medical Center receives Chancellors Club Research Award
Jeffrey Burns has been hailed by his peers for putting the University of Kansas Medical Center on the map in Alzheimer’s disease research— in particular, demonstrating how aerobic exercise benefits cognitive function and helps slow Alzheimer’s disease progression.
Continue readingDistinguished professor in English, literary scholar at KU receives Chancellors Club Teaching Award
A distinguished professor and Black writing, literary and cultural studies scholar in the Department of English at the University of Kansas is the 2020 Chancellors Club Teaching Award recipient.
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