Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg never asked for fame—she only tried to make the world a little better and a little freer.Yet nearly a half-century into her career, the octogenarian became a twenty-first-century icon.
Continue readingKU School of Medicine-Wichita | 50th Anniversary Reception
Happy Anniversary! KU School of Medicine-Wichita is turning 50 this fall. Join us as we celebrate our golden years of medical training with our “Then and Now” photo display in our William J. Reals Gallery of Art.
Continue readingSchool of Architecture & Design | KU Design Symposium Lecture Series: ClayVon Lowe
ClayVon Lowe is Design Director at Greentouch Home and maintains an independent freelance studio, D Brand Designs. He has designed everything from infant developmental toys for Baby Einstein/Kids II to home decor products in lighting, kitchen/bath and the nationally acclaimed KOBALT tool brand for Lowe’s Home Improvement.
Continue readingSchool of Professional Studies | Beyond “Generational Differences” in the Workplace
We’ll focus on exploring the interaction between age-based generations and *organization-specific “generations,” including workplace tenure cohort and personal life-stage factors (i.e, new college grads in their 20’s compared to a mid-career, early 40’s employees).
Continue readingHawk Happenings | Tampa Brew Bus
Join the Tampa Jayhawk Alumni Network for a trip on the Brew Bus. Your ticket will include admission to the bus and two drinks.
Continue readingHall Center for the Humanities | Resident Fellow Speaker Series: Yi Zhao (Art History)
“A Path to Paradise: Images of Buddhist Heavens and Pure Lands in Early Medieval China” Before the arrival of Buddhism in China, the deeply-rooted indigenous religious culture held that a sole, supreme Heaven above was considered as the ideal paradise for the deceased.
Continue readingHall Center for the Humanities | Amitav Ghosh, “The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis”
Acclaimed author Amitav Ghosh’s powerful new book traces our contemporary planetary crisis back to the discovery of the New World and the sea route to the Indian Ocean.
Continue readingHall Center for the Humanities | Meet KU’s Authors: Andrew Denning
Video games earn billions of dollars in revenue, and many of the most popular and enduring games in recent years are set in historical environments. This genre of popular art and entertainment sheds light on the mindset of our era.
Continue readingDole Institute of Politics | 2021 Constitution Day: The Constitution and COVID-19
As we continue to go through the worst pandemic in more than a century, there has been increased debate on whether the State can enforce health mandates — such as masking, distancing, and vaccine injections — as a legal matter.
Continue readingKU Alzheimer’s Disease Center | Is Sleep the Fountain of Youth?
Weekly Webinars are now being offered through our new program, MyAlliance for Brain Health. In order to continue to receive information about Weekly Webinars, join MyAlliance.
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