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$3.5 million gift creates Center for Construction Safety at KU School of Engineering

A gift of $3.5 million from University of Kansas alumnus Craig Martin and his wife, Diane, of Pasadena, California, establishes a center for construction safety at the KU School of Engineering.

Geoarchaeological program at KU receives $6.9 million gift

A geoarchaeological program at the University of Kansas that is digging up the mysteries of the earliest people to inhabit the region will get a $6.9 million boost with an estate gift from a late geologist and his wife.

$2 million gift establishes addictions research center at KU

The opioid crisis has brought heightened attention to the effects of addiction on individuals, families and communities.

$1 million gift establishes communication disorders fund at KU med

A gift of more than $1 million from the estate of the late speech pathologists Donald L. Robinson and Mary A. Carpenter of Shawnee, Kansas, will benefit people affected by communication disorders.

Teacher leaves $7.4 million estate to University of Kansas

A retired high-school teacher in Concordia, Kansas, has left a $7.4 million estate gift to benefit students majoring in the arts, humanities and education at the University of Kansas.

Alumna donates $400,000 to arts at KU

A $400,000 gift from a KU alumna who devoted decades of her life to acting and volunteering with the Lawrence Community Theatre will benefit the School of Music and the Department of Dance at the University of Kansas.

$1.1 million gift from late professor benefits arts at KU

A $1.1 million gift from the estate of the late Marilyn Stokstad, distinguished professor emerita of art history, will provide support to the Spencer Museum of Art, the libraries and students at the University of Kansas.

Estate gift provides funds for Spencer Museum, nursing, Dole Institute

A $100,000 estate gift from the late KU alumna Marynell Dyatt Reece will provide funds for the Spencer Museum of Art, a nursing scholarship and the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas.

Gift from Jedel Family Trust establishes Opportunity Fund for KU Honors Program

A $400,000 gift commitment from the Jedel Family Trust will establish the Harrison Jedel and Jeff Weinberg Scholars Opportunity Fund for students in the University Honors Program at the University of Kansas.

Engineering receives $4.1 million in-kind software gift

Engineering and geoscience students at the University of Kansas will benefit from more than $4 million in software developed by analytics provider IHS Markit.