Our Stories

Writing KU’s future…today.

From the earliest days of human history, we have been storytellers. At KU, our history is intertwined with a state known for independent, forward-thinking individuals committed to building a community where all people thrive. Today, our faculty, researchers and students are writing new chapters in this same vein, preparing us for a future full of possibility.

Our Stories

Writing KU’s future…today.

From the earliest days of human history, we have been storytellers. At KU, our history is intertwined with a state known for independent, forward-thinking individuals committed to building a community where all people thrive. Today, our faculty, researchers and students are writing new chapters in this same vein, preparing us for a future full of possibility.

TOWARD INFINITE POSSIBILITY

FEATURED STORIES

Everywhere you look, KU faculty, students, researchers and healthcare providers are making the world a better place. Here are a few of their stories.

It’s business unusual for KU students.

Building community through coffee. Encouraging healthy living through fresh juices. Students from across KU get a taste of the real world through hands-on learning, serving as consultants to KU-area businesses as part of the KU School of Business’ entrepreneurship course offerings.

Lauren Cunningham

Communications Director | University of Kansas School of Business

KU students tackle ‘wicked problems’ to improve disability employment outcomes

In spring 2024, Charlotte Tritch, lecturer and director of entrepreneurship degree programs in the Management and Entrepreneurship academic area, tasked her ENTR 490 Solving Wicked Problems class with a seemingly impossible problem to solve. Working with Lisa Dieker, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor in Special Education in the KU School of Education and Human Sciences, students began to address a complex and challenging societal problem: unemployment and underemployment for people with disabilities and how to build a data literacy-focused training program.

Michelle Strickland and Anne Tangeman

KU Endowment

History professorship gift reflects parents’ appreciation for liberal arts education

What's the measure of a great undergraduate college class? It could be when parents want to sit in along with their students.

Michelle Strickland

Senior Writer, External Communications | KU Endowment

KU alumnus builds on ROTC excellence with award that provides uniforms, highlights Jayhawk Battalion

Retired Army Brig. Gen. Charles L. Taylor had the best of both worlds when he attended KU and participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps in the early 1980s.

Emily Becker

Senior Digital Media Strategist | KU Endowment

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.

Cody Howard

Public Relations Direction | University of Kansas School of Engineering

University of Kansas awarded $26 million for new Engineering Research Center from National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Kansas $26 million to establish a new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) — Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) — that will create a sustainable and circular refrigerant economy.

Fally Afani

Communications Manager | University of Kansas School of Music

KU School of Music honored in The American Prize in Opera Performance competition

The University of Kansas School of Music’s opera department has earned third place in The American Prize in Opera Performance, college/university division, for 2024.

Lauren Cunningham

Communications Director | University of Kansas School of Business

KU students tackle ‘wicked problems’ to improve disability employment outcomes

In spring 2024, Charlotte Tritch, lecturer and director of entrepreneurship degree programs in the Management and Entrepreneurship academic area, tasked her ENTR 490 Solving Wicked Problems class with a seemingly impossible problem to solve. Working with Lisa Dieker, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor in Special Education in the KU School of Education and Human Sciences, students began to address a complex and challenging societal problem: unemployment and underemployment for people with disabilities and how to build a data literacy-focused training program.

Michelle Strickland and Anne Tangeman

KU Endowment

History professorship gift reflects parents’ appreciation for liberal arts education

What's the measure of a great undergraduate college class? It could be when parents want to sit in along with their students.

Michelle Strickland

Senior Writer, External Communications | KU Endowment

KU alumnus builds on ROTC excellence with award that provides uniforms, highlights Jayhawk Battalion

Retired Army Brig. Gen. Charles L. Taylor had the best of both worlds when he attended KU and participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps in the early 1980s.

Emily Becker

Senior Digital Media Strategist | KU Endowment

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.

Cody Howard

Public Relations Direction | University of Kansas School of Engineering

University of Kansas awarded $26 million for new Engineering Research Center from National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Kansas $26 million to establish a new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) — Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) — that will create a sustainable and circular refrigerant economy.

Fally Afani

Communications Manager | University of Kansas School of Music

KU School of Music honored in The American Prize in Opera Performance competition

The University of Kansas School of Music’s opera department has earned third place in The American Prize in Opera Performance, college/university division, for 2024.

Lauren Cunningham

Communications Director | University of Kansas School of Business

KU students tackle ‘wicked problems’ to improve disability employment outcomes

In spring 2024, Charlotte Tritch, lecturer and director of entrepreneurship degree programs in the Management and Entrepreneurship academic area, tasked her ENTR 490 Solving Wicked Problems class with a seemingly impossible problem to solve. Working with Lisa Dieker, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor in Special Education in the KU School of Education and Human Sciences, students began to address a complex and challenging societal problem: unemployment and underemployment for people with disabilities and how to build a data literacy-focused training program.

Michelle Strickland and Anne Tangeman

KU Endowment

History professorship gift reflects parents’ appreciation for liberal arts education

What's the measure of a great undergraduate college class? It could be when parents want to sit in along with their students.

Michelle Strickland

Senior Writer, External Communications | KU Endowment

KU alumnus builds on ROTC excellence with award that provides uniforms, highlights Jayhawk Battalion

Retired Army Brig. Gen. Charles L. Taylor had the best of both worlds when he attended KU and participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps in the early 1980s.

Emily Becker

Senior Digital Media Strategist | KU Endowment

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.

Cody Howard

Public Relations Direction | University of Kansas School of Engineering

University of Kansas awarded $26 million for new Engineering Research Center from National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Kansas $26 million to establish a new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) — Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) — that will create a sustainable and circular refrigerant economy.

Fally Afani

Communications Manager | University of Kansas School of Music

KU School of Music honored in The American Prize in Opera Performance competition

The University of Kansas School of Music’s opera department has earned third place in The American Prize in Opera Performance, college/university division, for 2024.

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KU students tackle ‘wicked problems’ to improve disability employment outcomes

In spring 2024, Charlotte Tritch, lecturer and director of entrepreneurship degree programs in the Management and Entrepreneurship academic area, tasked her ENTR 490 Solving Wicked Problems class with a seemingly impossible problem to solve. Working with Lisa Dieker, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor in Special Education in the KU School of Education and Human Sciences, students began to address a complex and challenging societal problem: unemployment and underemployment for people with disabilities and how to build a data literacy-focused training program.

History professorship gift reflects parents’ appreciation for liberal arts education

What's the measure of a great undergraduate college class? It could be when parents want to sit in along with their students.

KU alumnus builds on ROTC excellence with award that provides uniforms, highlights Jayhawk Battalion

Retired Army Brig. Gen. Charles L. Taylor had the best of both worlds when he attended KU and participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps in the early 1980s.

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.

University of Kansas awarded $26 million for new Engineering Research Center from National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Kansas $26 million to establish a new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) — Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) — that will create a sustainable and circular refrigerant economy.

KU School of Music honored in The American Prize in Opera Performance competition

The University of Kansas School of Music’s opera department has earned third place in The American Prize in Opera Performance, college/university division, for 2024.

Keeping in step with KU Marching Jayhawks' growing uniform and instrument needs

From rousing half-time shows at home football games to stirring KU pride at occasional away games, pep rallies, campus and community celebrations, the Marching Jayhawks are the soundtrack of KU.

Professor, librarian co-teach students to create open access podcast

With University of Kansas instructors invested in educating leaders, building healthy communities and making discoveries that change the world, KU is committed to providing the resources and tools to help them and their students thrive.

MESSAGE FROM THE CHANCELLOR

On Thursday, October 19, 2023, The University of Kansas launched its Ever Onward campaign — an ambitious effort to raise funds for numerous programs, projects and initiatives designed to transform education, spur discovery and create a healthier world. You can revisit Chancellor Douglas A. Girod’s remarks from that event by watching the video above.

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