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Wed, 06/25/2025
Author follows Japanese bells under sea, around world in new book
Where does the triangular relationship among dragons, bells and water come from, and how has it been portrayed and explained through the centuries? Sherry Fowler, professor in the Kress Foundation Department of Art History at the University of Kansas, explores those questions in “Buddhist Bells and Dragons: Under and Over Water, In and Out of Japan.”
Fri, 04/18/2025
US-China relations focus of KU’s Seventh Annual Intelligence & National Security Colloquium
A conversation between former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and longtime Wall Street Journal journalist Jerry Seib will open a University of Kansas conference April 30-May 1 that seeks to understand China’s long-term geopolitical objectives and how they affect U.S. national security.
Thu, 04/10/2025
KU students place at the Sixth Midwest Korean Speech Contest
The contest is one of the largest Korean language competitions in the region, aimed at promoting Korean language and culture among college students. The competition is open to students enrolled in a Korean language course at a Midwestern higher education institution.
Mon, 04/07/2025
Award-winning children's author Andrea Wang to visit Lawrence for LitFest 2025
The University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies and School of Education & Human Sciences will host Andrea Wang, author of the award-winning children’s book “Watercress,” at the annual CEAS Literature Festival (LitFest) on April 17.
Fri, 03/21/2025
Public invited to Korean Culture Day in Kansas
The Korean Culture Day in Kansas event on March 29 will showcase a diverse array of programs that blend traditional and contemporary Korean culture. The free event at the Kansas Union is open to the KU community and public.
Wed, 02/05/2025
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with the Center for East Asian Studies
The University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies will celebrate the Year of the Snake for the Lunar New Year from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Kansas Union.
Tue, 01/28/2025
New book explores China’s Belt and Road Initiative from the ground level
A University of Kansas professor examines the material and social implications of infrastructure projects built with China’s help around the globe in a new book titled “New Silk Road: The Architecture of the Belt and Road Initiative.”
Thu, 01/23/2025
J. Megan Greene named associate vice provost for international and global engagement
J. Megan Greene, professor of history, has been named associate vice provost for international & global engagement at the University of Kansas. Her appointment became effective Jan. 1.
Thu, 12/12/2024
KU doctoral student wins competitive fellowship for international research
Carolisa Watson, doctoral student in geography at the University of Kansas, has earned the distinguished Dwight D. Eisenhower/Clifford Roberts Graduate Fellowship from the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College.
Tue, 11/19/2024
KU celebrates 2024 International Education Week
With more than 1,700 international students from 116 countries currently enrolled and over 1,000 students participating in experiences abroad, the University of Kansas has much to celebrate during International Education Week.
Fri, 10/25/2024
Reducing barriers nets Raj Bhala 2024 Shulenburger Award
Spurred on by a desire to increase affordability for students and to broaden access for international colleagues shut out by costly paywalls, Raj Bhala worked with a team at KU Libraries to openly publish his widely used textbook on international trade law. He is the recipients of the 2024 Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication.
Tue, 10/08/2024
Center for East Asian Studies film series focuses on digital age
The Center for East Asian Studies' 2024-2025 programming, which focuses on the digital age, continues this week with the Digital Age Film Series in partnership with Lawrence Public Library. KU experts will lead a discussion after each film, beginning with a screening of "Pulse" (2001) on Oct. 9.
Wed, 09/11/2024
Study finds encouraging empathy makes students better at argumentation
Teaching argumentation is a key part of the common core standards in education. But a new study finds that encouraging empathy, instead of the traditional approach of winning, produces more well-rounded argumentation and writing in students.
Tue, 09/10/2024
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the KU Center for East Asian Studies
The KU Center for East Asian Studies and Student Union Activities will host the 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Kansas Union.
Thu, 09/05/2024
KU receives new intelligence community funding, awards 34 new scholarships
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence recently awarded KU’s Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence (IC CAE) program $300,000 in new funding for the 2024-25 academic year. The funding will increase KU’s IC CAE award with a focus on expanding the study of China.
Mon, 08/26/2024
Study outlines how teachers can better help students by examining own identities during study abroad program
KU professors have led students on a study abroad program teaching English in Korean high schools. They recently published two studies about how the participants better connected with their students after examining their own identities.
Wed, 07/10/2024
Panasonic Energy and University of Kansas to collaborate on EV battery technology and talent development
Panasonic Energy and the University of Kansas today announced that they have signed an agreement aimed at promoting the development of next-generation technologies and the cultivation of specialist expertise in the field of lithium-ion batteries.
Fri, 05/10/2024
China’s ‘puzzling’ sanctions approach decoded using new data
Jack Zhang, assistant professor of political science, introduces both a new dataset on sanctions involving China and a research framework for expanding knowledge about non-Western economic sanctions more generally.
Tue, 04/23/2024
US-China vaccines collaboration leads to partisan distrust, study finds
In a new study, John James Kennedy, a professor of political science at the University of Kansas, examines the influence of international collaboration and vaccine developments.
Wed, 04/03/2024
KU Center for East Asian Studies to host Migration Symposium
Members of the KU community and the public are invited to attend the upcoming interdisciplinary symposium on migration organized by the KU Center for East Asian Studies. The free symposium will take place April 5-6.
Tue, 03/26/2024
Study finds clear instruction, parental support predict students' sense of school belonging
A new study from the University of Kansas has analyzed the roles classroom interaction and parental support play in school connectedness, finding clearly communicated instruction in class and support from parents are closely linked with belonging.
Fri, 03/22/2024
KU centers to host conference: When Global East Meets Global South
Members of the KU community and the public are invited to an interdisciplinary East-Asian and Latin America conference March 29 that will bring together scholars from a variety of fields to explore the historical and contemporary links between the regions.
Thu, 02/08/2024
CEAS hosts Lunar New Year Festival (Opens in new window)
For some students, home is thousands of miles away, and the Lunar New Year Festival hosted by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) on Feb. 7 at the Burge Union is a reminder of their culture and home. ...
Thu, 02/01/2024
Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with the KU Center for East Asian Studies
Several KU organizations will host a family-friendly Lunar New Year Festival on Feb. 7 at the Burge Union.
Mon, 01/29/2024
Yoonmi Nam: Generally Meant to be Discarded (Opens in new window)
With “Generally Meant to be Discarded,” Yoonmi Nam fixates her attention on “the presence of objects that we handle, consume, display and discard.” The consumption patterns of Nam and her husband during the COVID-19 pandemic inspired these works in her Studios Inc. exhibition. ...
Mon, 01/22/2024
Scholar argues India has had inconsistent trade policy, economic ties with world since 1947 partition
LAWRENCE — Although India is the world’s largest democracy, it has been greatly understudied, especially its approach to trade. A University of Kansas legal expert argues in a new analysis of Indian trade law and policy that its defining characteristic has been inconsistency. ...
Fri, 11/03/2023
Podcast: Interview with Akiko Takeyama (Opens in new window)
CEAS Director Akiko Takeyama talks with New Books Network about her recently published, "Involuntary Consent:The Illusion of Choice in Japan’s Adult Video Industry." ...
Fri, 10/27/2023
Environmental activist Aileen Mioko Smith to give talks in Lawrence
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies will host environmental activist and writer Aileen Mioko Smith for a series of private and public events next week, including a film screening and artist talk. ...
Mon, 10/16/2023
New Book, "Trade War," from Raj Bhala Examines History of U.S.-China Conflict (Opens in new window)
A new book from a University of Kansas international trade law expert examines where the conflict may lead and its consequences thus far while also providing a critical historical and legal analysis of how it started. ...