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Harvest Moon Festival, an Evening of Dance, Song, and Mooncakes (Opens in new window)
With the full moon looming, a red dragon dancing and a variety of performances, an estimated 500 attendees spent their evening at the Harvest Moon Festival, hosted by the KU Center for East Asian Studies. ...
Center for East Asian Studies opens Year of Migration programming with speaker and film series
LAWRENCE — The Center for East Asian Studies’ (CEAS) 2023-2024 programming, which focuses on migration, kicks off with two Global Asia speakers and a film series. All CEAS events are free and open to the public. ...
Kansas Program Helps Women Transitioning Out of Incarceration Learn Technology (Opens in new window)
The National Science Foundation gave KU a three-year, $1.6 million grant to help women transitioning out of incarceration learn about technology. The program aims to help former inmates by offering resume building, Google and Microsoft Office classes. ...
'Understanding Islamic Law' book thoroughly updates text on changing legal world
LAWRENCE — The world has changed radically since 2016. The COVID-19 pandemic, Trump presidency, dissolution of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, re-emergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan and continued Iran nuclear showdown are among several happenings that have profoundly influenced the Islamic legal world. A University of Kansas international trade law expert...
Shanhe University Is the Perfect Chinese College. Except It Doesn't Exist. (Opens in new window)
Normally, it takes decades — sometimes centuries — for a college to gain fame and build a reputation. But Shanhe University is an exception. It’s the perfect college in every way…except that it’s not real. ...
The Blame-China Game (Podcast) (Opens in new window)
China increasingly gets scapegoated for any crisis involving the economy, security or global health in the U.S. Jack Zhang, assistant professor of political science at the University of Kansas, studies how a nation that has at times been allied with the U.S. has turned into its major geostrategic rival. ...
KU pianist will perform world premiere of 'Song of Spring Outing'
LAWRENCE — The Asian Classical Music Initiative (ACMI) and the University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies will present the world premiere of "Song of Spring Outing," a solo piano piece composed by Chen Yi, a distinguished professor of composition at UMKC Conservatory. The performance, to take place at...
Trade, Tensions Between US-China Reaching New Levels (Opens in new window)
United States' trade with China reached a record level of $690.6 billion last year. Meanwhile, political tensions with America’s third-largest trade partner have never been higher, according to an expert in trade and U.S.-China relations. ...
Center for East Asian Studies resumes public health series programming
LAWRENCE — The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) will soon launch the second phase of its 2022-23 public health series. Last fall, the center presented a film series addressing diverse public health-related issues. CEAS will continue its series with two Global Asia Speaker events and a two-day symposium in...
'Improbable Probabilities' tells unlikely story of education scholar Yong Zhao's journey from poverty to international acclaim
LAWRENCE — It is improbable that a child born in a remote village in 1960s China to a family of illiterate parents whose main concern in life was to find the next meal would grow up to become an internationally known scholar and educational leader. Yet, just as unlikely as...
Study analyzes how fact-checkers from four different countries assess climate change claims
LAWRENCE — In this era of rampant misinformation, the role of fact-checkers is becoming increasingly important. Yet, the practice is relatively understudied. Research from the University of Kansas has analyzed how fact-checkers in four countries practice the craft in relation to the contentious issue of climate change. In addition to...
Research-intensive courses are on the rise at KU
LAWRENCE — In an effort to provide research opportunities to more students, 18 University of Kansas faculty members are working with the Center for Undergraduate Research this fall and spring to redesign portions of their courses to include a larger research or creative component. Recipients of the Research-Intensive Course Grants...
KU geography student receives prestigious doctoral dissertation award
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas geography doctoral candidate Carolisa Watson has received the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award. ...
Hong Kong University Offers Paid Netflix Viewing - All in the Name of Science (Opens in new window)
Getting paid to watch Netflix seems too good to be true. But that’s exactly what Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is offering. ...
New book shares struggles, successes of transnational students training as English teachers
LAWRENCE — Making it through higher education and graduate school can feel like navigating a foreign country. Thousands of students from around the world are making that journey in the United States, pursuing a degree while learning in an additional language. A new book from University of Kansas authors documents...
'How the Light Gets In' shares experiences of formerly incarcerated women through interactive installation
Center for East Asian Studies opens year of public health programming with film screenings
LAWRENCE — Public health is the focus of programming from the Center for East Asian Studies this year, beginning with a film series Oct. 25-28 at the Kansas Union. The four feature films deal with diverse public-health related issues and will be followed by discussions led by KU faculty and...
KU announces recipients of Keeler Intra-University Professorships for 2022-2023
LAWRENCE – Four University of Kansas professors have been selected to pursue special projects designed to develop their scholarship in a field while also fostering collaboration at KU during the 2022-2023 academic year. ...
Center for East Asian Studies will host a book talk with Dianne Lee
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies will host a book talk and panel discussion with author Dianne Lee at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Marvin Hall Forum. The first 35 students will receive a free copy of Lee’s book, “Leveraging Stereotypes to Your...
KU Asian Classical Music Initiative Sets Ambitious Agenda (Opens in new window)
A new organization out of the University of Kansas is supporting racial equity for Asians in classical music. Founded by Zhengyingyue (Elaine) Huang, the KU Asian Classical Music Initiative (ACMI) began in the summer of 2021 and has already produced concerts and an international conference. ...
Center for East Asian Studies will host the 71st Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies will host the 71st Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs (MCAA) from Sept. 16-18 at the Kansas Union. ...
'Jiro Dreams of Sushi' and the American Omakase Boom (Opens in new window)
A decade into the “Jiro” era, omakase has become both a rarified experience — and one that’s rife for future experimentation. ...
KU area studies centers win $8 million in Title VI funding
LAWRENCE — Four international area studies centers at the University of Kansas have been awarded more than $8 million in grant funding under the U.S. Department of Education’s competitive Title VI program. ...
FreshEd Podcast: COVID-19 as an Opportunity for Educational Changes (Opens in new window)
Yong Zhao talks about educational change in the time of COVID-19. He argues that we must change the “yes, but” attitude to a “yes, and” collaborative approach. We must be innovative and work together to redesign education systems into something new. ...