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Learning that pays off

New partnership equips KU School of Education & Human Sciences students for financial success.

2026 One Day One KU breaks record for gifts, raises over $5 million in 24 hours

The ninth annual One Day One KU on April 28-29 saw over 4,800 Jayhawks worldwide unite to support the University of Kansas and The University of Kansas Health System.

KU chamber choir to perform on world stage in Poland and Slovakia

Donor support plays a vital role in making sure students can participate fully in these once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

The long game: David Booth’s historic gift to KU

Get to know the Jayhawk behind the transformative investments in KU, from his Kansas roots to his trailblazing career in finance.

Construction underway on new KU Cancer Center complex

World-class facility promises to transform cancer care, research in the region.

$8 million gift establishes KU’s first named deanship, two professorships, in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

David Pittaway has built a storied career in private equity since graduating from the University of Kansas with a B.A. in History in 1972. As a sixth-generation Kansan, he is honoring his family’s legacy and making history of his own with the first named deanship at KU.

Built on tradition

Jayhawks are shaping the future of campus through world-class design — and paving the way for generations of KU architects

Penny family’s generosity helps restore Potter Lake’s beauty

The University of Kansas community gathered Sept. 26 to commemorate the renovation of Potter Lake’s natural beauty. University leaders spoke in praise of the renewed site, and students tested the water with a cardboard-boat competition.

Sky isn’t even the limit: KU research project lets farmers check their crops from space

Farmers in Kansas and across the U.S. can now assess the state of their crops via satellite, thanks to the Sentinel GreenReport Plus. Researchers at the University of Kansas, with help from KansasView and TerraMetrics Agriculture, made the project possible.

At KU School of Pharmacy, a new approach in the fight to end Alzheimer’s

Michael Wolfe’s interest in Alzheimer’s disease research started at a conference when he met a researcher who was studying the disease that impacts nearly 7 million Americans. Wolfe knew nothing about the disease – let alone its causes – but he felt that as a medicinal chemist, he could have a role in discovering its cure.