Oct 17, 2017 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Fuchang Liu, associate professor of math education in the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø College of Education, recently published a book, "Common Mistakes in Teaching Elementary Math," based on his years of experience working with elementary school teachers.

Oct 16, 2017 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Communication Sciences and Disorders student Amy Lightfoot has written a children's book titled "My Cousin Lili." The book is based on herself and real-life cousin Lili, who has autism.

Oct 16, 2017 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Verne Harnish, founder of the world-renowned Entrepreneur's Organization and CEO of Gazelles, a global executive education and coaching company, will present a talk titled "Scaling Up: How Few Companies Make It and Why the Rest Don't" at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 5015 E. 29th St. N.

Oct 16, 2017 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø has experienced record increases in research funding in the past five years, with no signs of slowing down. External funding for мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø research grew from $56.6 million in FY 2012 to $90.5 million in FY 2017. The goal for FY 2018 is to reach $100 million.

Oct 16, 2017 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Excitement is building in the Elliott School of Communication at мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø as students prepare for its annual Communication Week 2017 Wednesday Oct. 18-Friday Oct. 20.

Oct 12, 2017 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — A $1 million donation from Give Something Back will help provide full-ride scholarships to мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø for about 50 first-generation students who face circumstances making it challenging for them to attend college.

Oct 11, 2017 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Registration is open for the fifth annual Expanding Your Horizons conference aimed at promoting career exploration in STEM fields for young women. EYH is hosted by мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø and is expected to attract up to 200 middle school girls for the Saturday, Oct. 28, event.

Oct 10, 2017 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø retention and six-year graduation rates have increased for the third consecutive year as reported in the university's fall 2017 report.

Oct 9, 2017 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — Students interested in transferring from community college to мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø will soon have an online portal designed just for them. This December, мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø will roll out its new Transfer Portal, a student-facing technology designed to engage prospects, answer their key questions and keep them on track to enroll.

Oct 9, 2017 — By мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø News Services — The 19th Annual Kansas BEST robotics competition, designed to inspire and motivate high school students toward careers in engineering, science and technology, will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in Charles Koch Arena on the campus of мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø.