A new environmentally friendly building is on the horizon at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Continue readingConstruction set to begin on new office building at KU Medical Center
KU Endowment provides $105.4 million to KU
KU Endowment provided a near-record $105.4 million in support to KU’s four campuses in fiscal 2009, which ended June 30, including a 7 percent increase in student support over the 2008 fiscal year.
Continue readingKU Endowment board elects seven new trustees
At its 118th annual meeting on Friday, Oct. 9, the KU Endowment Board of Trustees elected seven new trustees.
Continue readingSixteen students named Chancellors Club Scholars for 2009–2010
The 2009–2010 Chancellors Club Scholars plan a wide range of career paths.
Continue readingPoker tournaments chip in $230,000 for pancreatic cancer research
You might not think there’s a connection between poker and cancer.
Continue readingProfessors selected for Chancellors Club awards
A genetics researcher from the University of Kansas Medical Center and a geography professor from KU’s Lawrence campus have been named the 2009 recipients of the Chancellor’s Club award for their research and teaching.
Continue readingGift funds fellowships for students in KU’s German language department
A $56,000 gift from the Max Kade Foundation will fund four $14,000 fellowships for doctoral students in the University of Kansas Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.
Continue readingAlumnus establishes scholarship for School of Education majors
Ed Wolpert earned four degrees at three different universities. But when deciding where to establish an endowed scholarship, he came back to the University of Kansas.
Continue readingPrivate giving to the University of Kansas sets new records
Donors to KU Endowment set a new record in contributions — $106.4 million — in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2009.
Continue readingBack in the Swing gives $300,000 to Breast Cancer Survivorship Center
A $300,000 gift from Back in the Swing® of Kansas City will help breast cancer survivors get their lives back on track.
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