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January 2013
- KU gerontology research behind guidelines for health care providers (January 10, 2013)

December 2012
- Meet the November employees of the month (December 19, 2012)
- Math professor honored (December 18, 2012)
- Design Department students compete to build weeder prototype (December 17, 2012)
- Chemical engineering students win national title for nonalcoholic beer project (December 10, 2012)
- Engineering faculty named associate deans (December 7, 2012)
- Books designed by KU professor gain national notice (December 7, 2012)
- Rock Chalk Revue announces participants for 64th production (December 4, 2012)
- Interdisciplinary research grant awarded by The Commons (December 2, 2012)
- Vitter appointed to NSF advisory committee (December 2, 2012)
November 2012
- KU research-sharing session announced (November 28, 2012)
- Staff invited to cybersecurity event (November 27, 2012)
- Meet the October employees of the month (November 27, 2012)
- Federal relations leader to chair APLU group (November 26, 2012)
- Families sought to host international students for Thanksgiving (November 7, 2012)
- Nominations sought for Student Employee of the Year (November 6, 2012)
- Meet the September employees of the month (November 6, 2012)
- Pumpkin-slashing zombies crowd Marvin Hall (November 1, 2012)
October 2012
- KU group plans charity dinner to benefit Wounded Warriors (October 31, 2012)
- Spencer extending Renaissance exhibit into 2013 (October 31, 2012)
- Provost to present at 2012 Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (October 30, 2012)
- Homecoming parade, parking (October 25, 2012)
- Career Center official selected to attend overseas Fulbright Seminar (October 25, 2012)
- Next KU research-sharing session announced (October 12, 2012)
- Meet the August Employees of the Month (October 12, 2012)
- Campus Denim & Pink Day set to raise awareness of breast cancer (October 5, 2012)
- Plan Year 2013 Open Enrollment begins (October 2, 2012)
September 2012
- Transportation 2040 forum planned at KU Sept. 25 (September 24, 2012)
- KU Sculpture offering three 'hand skill Saturdays' this fall (September 21, 2012)
- Join KU's autumnal equinox walking tours (September 20, 2012)
- Forum planned on Big Data, technology in the humanities (September 20, 2012)
- KU to present first Research Sharing Session (September 18, 2012)
- Join the KU Veterans Day Run (September 17, 2012)
August 2012
- Meet the July Employees of the Month (August 30, 2012)
- Public censure (August 29, 2012)
- KU Libraries to bring Read Across Lawrence to campus (August 28, 2012)
- Staff invited to submit work for Campus Art Walk (August 27, 2012)
- Greek production 'Orestes' to be reprised at KU (August 23, 2012)
- Professor elected to national Phi Kappa Phi board of directors (August 21, 2012)
- Fire drills planned in first 10 days of school (August 21, 2012)
- Meet the June Employees of the Month (August 20, 2012)
- Avoid move-in traffic Friday on KU's campus (August 16, 2012)
- Kansas State Fair volunteers needed (August 9, 2012)
- KU announces annual teaching summit (August 7, 2012)
- KU students will visit Large Hadron Collider in Geneva (August 2, 2012)
- KU's Public Management Center announces new graduates of Emerging Leaders Academy (August 1, 2012)
July 2012
- Graduate student will present promising oil research (July 26, 2012)
- Meet KU's May Employees of the Month (July 26, 2012)
- KU Directory proofing due by noon (July 24, 2012)
- McNair Scholars hosting 2012 Summer Research Symposium (July 17, 2012)
- KU faculty, staff invited to basic workshops in Arabic, Korean and Hindi (July 12, 2012)
- Rain barrel auction raises $1,625 for KU Student Rain Garden (July 5, 2012)
June 2012
- KU core campus to be closed Saturday for Tour of Lawrence race (June 29, 2012)
- KU names search advisory committee for dean of engineering (June 28, 2012)
- Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces June graduates (June 25, 2012)
- Kansas Summer Theatre to stage 'My Fair Lady' (June 25, 2012)
- KU Libraries names 2012 Rubinstein-Mason award winner (June 21, 2012)
- KU announces promotions, awards of tenure (June 15, 2012)
- KU Directory updates due (June 14, 2012)
- Cryptographs! Family Day at Spencer Museum of Art set for June 17 (June 14, 2012)
May 2012
- Meet the April Employees of the Month (May 31, 2012)
- Aquatic research center at Kansas Biological Survey receives National Water Quality monitoring award (May 11, 2012)
- KU math students win statewide competition (May 10, 2012)
- CREES announces graduation awards (May 8, 2012)
- Slavic languages students receive awards at annual recognition event (May 8, 2012)
- Luncheon planned for KU retirees (May 8, 2012)
- Fellowship furthers grad student’s research to improve pipeline safety (May 7, 2012)
- KU seniors honor high school teachers with Wolfe Family Teaching Award (May 7, 2012)
- KU Spencer Art Museum announces Brosseau Creativity Award winners (May 4, 2012)
- Spencer Museum plans Arts and Culture Festival (May 4, 2012)
- Concrete professor recognized for career achievements (May 4, 2012)
- Degree Progress Report replaces ARTS form (May 4, 2012)
- School of Business inducts new members of Beta Gamma Sigma (May 3, 2012)
- The Commons announces interdisciplinary research grant awards (May 3, 2012)
- KU music students take home top awards from national jazz contest (May 3, 2012)
- Bailey Hall Wins Lights Out! Competition (May 2, 2012)
- Outstanding KU undergraduates selected as 2012-13 Hall Center Scholars (May 2, 2012)
- KU names first Student Employee of the Year (May 1, 2012)
April 2012
- EECS students excel at regional technology conference (April 27, 2012)
- Law students named dean’s fellows (April 27, 2012)
- KLETC announces April graduates (April 26, 2012)
- Political science students honored with scholarships, honor society induction (April 26, 2012)
- Jayhawk Motorsports readies for two international competitions (April 26, 2012)
- Aerospace engineering design team heads to aircraft competition (April 26, 2012)
- KU recognizes green offices (April 24, 2012)
- KU students competing in civil engineering contests (April 20, 2012)
- KU taking back unwanted prescription drugs April 25 (April 20, 2012)
- Visiting professor will discuss data mining, privacy (April 20, 2012)
- KU hosting German Fulbright Administrators (April 18, 2012)
- KU Theatre to stage Sondheim musical (April 18, 2012)
- KU bowling team headed to nationals (April 18, 2012)
- KU students win prestigious awards to study in Russia (April 13, 2012)
- Guest speaker offers closer look at the periodic table (April 13, 2012)
- Second annual LibArt exhibition accepting student art submissions through April 16 (April 13, 2012)
- Business school creates undergraduate honors program (April 12, 2012)
- Max Kade Annex to be dedicated during 36th annual symposium (April 12, 2012)
- KU ranked No. 1 for social media (April 10, 2012)
- KU student included in Glamour's top-10 college women list (April 10, 2012)
- KU Army ROTC victorious at 18th annual Ranger Buddy Competition (April 9, 2012)
- Two KU Law moot court teams win best brief award in national competitions (April 9, 2012)
- Meet the March Employees of the Month (April 9, 2012)
- Historian Wins Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Studies Book Publication Award (April 6, 2012)
- KU associate professor wins international engineering award (April 6, 2012)
- School of Pharmacy associate dean leaving KU for top spot with new program (April 5, 2012)
- KU musicians sweep Naftzger Young Artists Auditions (April 5, 2012)
March 2012
- University Theatre adjusts showtime to accommodate basketball game (March 29, 2012)
- Spencer cryptography exhibit connects art, mathematics, computing science (March 28, 2012)
- Flapjacks for Philanthropy to benefit GaDuGi SafeCenter (March 28, 2012)
- Biodiversity Institute’s '39 Trails' exhibit highlights rain forest research (March 28, 2012)
- KU Army ROTC to host 18th annual Ranger Buddy Competition (March 27, 2012)
- Public invited to 'Replant Mount Oread' (March 27, 2012)
- Oread Neighborhood Path to be dedicated Thursday (March 26, 2012)
- KU's Confucius Institute announces film festival (March 15, 2012)
- KU law students place among top five oral advocates in international trade law moot court (March 13, 2012)
- KU debate teams qualify for nationals (March 13, 2012)
- Book proposals sought for KU sesquicentennial (March 13, 2012)
- Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center announces February graduates (March 8, 2012)
- EECS professor to serve as editor of prestigious journal (March 8, 2012)
- Graduate Student Research/Write-In scheduled for March 10 at Watson Library (March 7, 2012)
- Free golf clinic offered to KU community (March 7, 2012)
- KU offering inaugural internship symposium (March 6, 2012)
- KU TV advertisement wins national ‘best of show’ and Gold awards (March 5, 2012)
- Plans for Hawk Week 2012 include new Hawk Week leader position (March 5, 2012)
- KU Theatre to stage Williams' 'Summer and Smoke' (March 2, 2012)
- Fifteen Kansas high schools visiting KU for German languages competition (March 2, 2012)
February 2012
- Public policy author to speak March 5 on deliberation and trust (February 29, 2012)
- Meet the February employees of the month (February 29, 2012)
- KU doctoral students blog about climate change investigation in Yucatan Peninsula (February 24, 2012)
- Wamelink to be president-elect of Housing Association (February 22, 2012)
- Karen LaMonte, internationally acclaimed sculptor, to speak at KU Spencer March 4 (February 21, 2012)
- Join Brazilian Week festivities (February 20, 2012)
- KU honors Men of Merit (February 20, 2012)
- EECS professor Erik Perrins named journal's area editor (February 14, 2012)
- Assistant vice provost gives presentation on student conduct, retention (February 10, 2012)
- Interfaith panel featuring KU professor to air on C-SPAN (February 8, 2012)
- KU announces faculty approved for sabbatical leave (February 8, 2012)
- KU music composition student wins prestigious award (February 8, 2012)
- Celebrating East Asian Studies Scholarship: an Interdisciplinary Showcase exhibition opens Feb. 16 (February 8, 2012)
- KU communicators win CASE District VI awards (February 6, 2012)
- Emerging Leaders Academy graduates announced (February 3, 2012)
- KU debate team ranked 2nd in nation (February 3, 2012)
- Student Senate, Kansas Memorial Unions inaugurate newly renovated Alderson Auditorium (February 2, 2012)
- Meet the January 2012 Employees of the Month (February 1, 2012)
January 2012
- Energy contest kicks off at KU (January 31, 2012)
- KU student earns prestigious internship to work with Kansas City civic leaders (January 31, 2012)
- KU Wellness Fair for faculty, staff set for Feb. 1 (January 30, 2012)
- KU Continuing Education announces administrative changes (January 30, 2012)
- KU Scale Down Challenge to begin Feb. 1 (January 30, 2012)
- Professional Clothing Closet extends hours ahead of Career Fair (January 30, 2012)
- KU creates online resources in recognition of 2012 Data Privacy Day (January 27, 2012)
- KU music students hit all the right notes at regional music competition (January 26, 2012)
- Spencer museum seeks submissions for creativity awards (January 26, 2012)
- Maj. Gen. Bennet Sacolick visits KU law class (January 25, 2012)
- School of Engineering announces Future City competition winners (January 24, 2012)
- School of Pharmacy Annual Career Placement Day set for Jan. 25 (January 23, 2012)
- Spencer to host Lawrence's 2012 International Craftsy Meetup Party (January 23, 2012)
- University of Kansas music faculty and students to present research papers at national music education conference (January 22, 2012)
- KU education researcher named CADRE Fellow (January 18, 2012)
- Chancellor’s Student Awards Committee seeks student nominations (January 17, 2012)
- Kansas Geological Survey scientist honored by pre-eminent scientific society (January 12, 2012)
- School of Engineering appoints Browning to leadership role (January 12, 2012)
- Professor elected to chair of Board of Educational Affairs for APA (January 12, 2012)
- KU piano student takes home first prize at international Liszt competition (January 11, 2012)
- KU hosting junior faculty from Balkans, former Soviet republics (January 10, 2012)
- KU students travel the state to visit independent pharmacies (January 10, 2012)
- Meet the December 2011 Employees of the Month (January 9, 2012)

December 2011
- Spencer Museum of Art receives highest national recognition (December 21, 2011)
- KU ScholarWorks reaches 1 million downloads (December 21, 2011)
- Register for The Big Event at KU (December 20, 2011)
- KU Libraries launches online Naismith exhibit (December 20, 2011)
- AARP honors director of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (December 16, 2011)
- Kansas Certified Public Manager Program announces graduates for 2011 (December 16, 2011)
- Academic Achievement and Access Center honors 2011 Access Champions (December 13, 2011)
- Registration open to become certified public manager (December 13, 2011)
- University of Kansas music students win big at fall MTNA auditions (December 12, 2011)
- “(Mid)Night at the Museum” offers study site during finals (December 8, 2011)
- Meet November's employees of the month (December 6, 2011)
- KU announces 2011 Harold N. Godwin Leadership Legacy Award (December 5, 2011)
- KU Osher Institute thriving in Lawrence community (December 1, 2011)
- University of Kansas names 15 Global Scholars (December 1, 2011)
November 2011
- McNairs Scholars Program accepting applications (November 30, 2011)
- KU moot court team tops regional round to win spot in national competition (November 23, 2011)
- Dean elected president of prestigious architectural research consortium (November 21, 2011)
- KU student Kelsey Murrell wins prestigious Rhodes Scholarship (November 21, 2011)
- Meet October's Employees of the Month (November 21, 2011)
- For departments outside Athletics hosting non-athletics high school, preparatory school or two-year college personnel (November 17, 2011)
- Celebrate International Education Week (November 14, 2011)
- Meet September's Employees of the Month (November 7, 2011)
- Volunteers sought to host international students for Thanksgiving (November 1, 2011)
October 2011
- Renowned author to speak on school reform (October 31, 2011)
- Law professor to lead national conference call for Council on Foreign Relations (October 27, 2011)
- Civil engineering professor honored (October 25, 2011)
- 'I Was the Voice of Democracy' to be staged at KU (October 20, 2011)
- Spencer's Second Life island draws acclaim for 'a Petrovsky Flux' (October 18, 2011)
- Kansas Audio-Reader Network celebrates 40th year (October 17, 2011)
- Film professor interviews notable horror, sci-fi authors for new book (October 14, 2011)
- Policy Office director appointed (October 12, 2011)
- Musicology professor published in The Oxford Handbook of the American Musical (October 11, 2011)
- Slavic Department faculty carry KU’s fame abroad (October 10, 2011)
- August employees of the month (October 7, 2011)
- Open enrollment for health insurance (October 4, 2011)
- Public censure (October 4, 2011)
- Public censure (October 4, 2011)
- Housing official among 50 to complete rigorous facilities training (October 3, 2011)
September 2011
- KU Wichita leader M. Michele Mariscalco, MD, receives alumni award (September 20, 2011)
- July employees of the month (September 20, 2011)
- United Way campaign launch planned (September 16, 2011)
- Teaming up for media practice (September 14, 2011)
- 'Hip-Hop American’ to be staged at KU (September 14, 2011)
August 2011
- Welcome to KU Today (August 22, 2011)
- Former housing director honored (August 22, 2011)

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