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KU NEWS 3/17: Design innovator to give Spencer lecture; Law professor testifies on arbitrationToday’s News from the University of Kansas
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* Design innovator Bruce Mau to give this year’s Spencer Memorial Lecture
http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/march/17/mau.shtml
Mau charted the strange and challenging new terrain of the 21st century in his groundbreaking 2004 book “Massive Change,” which has become nothing short of a design cult movement.* KU law professor testifies before U.S. senators on arbitration
http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/march/17/drahozal.shtml
Chris Drahozal served as chair of the Searle Civil Justice Institute Consumer Arbitration Task Force, which released a report last week detailing its study of consumer arbitrations.* Business leader to give annual Vickers lecture March 24 at KU
http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/march/17/vickers.shtml
Jack DeBoer was a pioneer for the all-suite hotel concept. He designed and built the first Residence Inn all-suite hotel in downtown Wichita in 1975.* KU to honor 36 high school seniors from four south-central Kansas counties
http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/march/17/khpanthony.shtml
Jonathan Earle, associate director of the Dole Institute of Politics, will speak to the students and their parents and guests. Hometown interest: Barber, Harper, Kingman and Pratt countiesFULL TEXT OF STORIES BELOW
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Design innovator Bruce Mau to give this year’s Spencer Memorial Lecture
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LAWRENCE - What if the questions surrounding design turned out to be the big questions? What if life itself became a design project? What if the welfare of the entire human race became design’s practical objective? What if we succeeded?These are just some of the questions designer Bruce Mau will address when he gives the 2009 Kenneth A. Spencer Memorial Lecture, presented by the Commons at the University of Kansas. Mau, principal of Bruce Mau Design and founder of the Institute without Boundaries, will speak at 7:30 p.m. April 8 at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. The following day, Mau will lead a 9:30 a.m. conversation at the Commons in Spooner Hall. Both events are part of the University Lecture Series at the Commons and are free and open to the public.
Mau charted the strange and challenging new terrain of the 21st century in his groundbreaking 2004 book “Massive Change” (Phaidon Press), which has become nothing short of a design cult movement. For many, “Massive Change” effectively defines the progressive ethos that has infiltrated 21st century creativity.
“We will explore design economies. We will tap into the global commons. We will distribute capacity. We will embrace paradox. We will reshape our future,” Mau writes in the foreword. Intended to provoke debate and discussion about the future of design culture, “Massive Change” is a modern illustrated primer on the new inventions, technologies and events that are affecting human culture worldwide.
“Design has prevailed as one of the world’s most powerful forces,” Mau writes. “It perches us at the beginning of an unprecedented period of human possibility, where all economies and ecologies hold the capacity to merge as global, relational and interconnected.”
The objective of “Massive Change” is to start a global movement of people committed to supporting a new vision of sustainable life on the planet. Envisioned as a collective project, “Massive Change” has become the optimistic design engine for the Bruce Mau Design practice. Well-respected for broadening the idea of design, Mau has worked with countries such as Guatemala and Denmark to envision their futures.
Mau’s lecture coincides with several environmentally themed, collaborative exhibitions at the university, all centered at the Spencer Museum of Art. These include a virtual art and education project in the online world Second Life, plus real-world exhibitions in the galleries: Climate Change at the Poles, A Greenland Glacier: The Scale of Climate Change, Photographs by Terry Evans and Trees and Other Ramifications: Branches in Nature and Culture.
The Commons is a catalyst for unconventional thinking, interdisciplinary inquiry and unexpected discoveries about nature and culture across the sciences, arts and humanities. The Commons is a partnership among the Biodiversity Institute, the Hall Center for the Humanities and the Spencer Museum of Art.
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KU law professor testifies before U.S. senators on arbitration
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LAWRENCE - A University of Kansas law professor testified today before the U.S. Senate Republican Conference regarding a study he helped conduct on consumer arbitrations.Chris Drahozal, the John M. Rounds Distinguished Professor of Law, spoke during a hearing on tort reform at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. Drahozal served as chair of the Searle Civil Justice Institute Consumer Arbitration Task Force, which released a report last week detailing its study of consumer arbitrations administered by the American Arbitration Association.
Drahozal’s testimony is timely given pending federal legislation to ban pre-dispute arbitration agreements in consumer and other contracts. Arbitration, an alternative to litigation, involves submitting a dispute to one or more impartial persons for a final and binding decision. The Arbitration Fairness Act, reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last month, would ban such agreements, which advocates argue favor business and are unfair to consumers.
The Searle study found that measures to protect consumers’ rights are routinely enforced in American Arbitration Association consumer arbitrations and that outcomes are not biased in favor of businesses that arbitrate repeatedly.
Drahozal’s scholarly writing focuses on the law and economics of dispute resolution, particularly arbitration. He is the author of multiple books and numerous articles on commercial arbitration and has taught and given presentations on the subject in Europe and the United States.
Drahozal’s full testimony, as prepared for delivery, can be found at www.SearleArbitration.org/testimony.
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Business leader to give annual Vickers lecture March 24 at KU
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LAWRENCE - Jack DeBoer, chairman of Consolidated Holdings Inc., will give the School of Business’ annual Vickers Memorial Lecture at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at the University of Kansas’ Lied Center.DeBoer’s talk is titled “Success is Never Permanent, Neither is Failure: 25 Specific Things to Help You in Life and in Business.” It is free to the public. Tickets are not required.
DeBoer was a pioneer for the all-suite hotel concept. He designed and built the first Residence Inn all-suite hotel in downtown Wichita in 1975. He built and franchised 100 hotels before selling the Residence Inn Co. to Marriott Corp. in 1987.
DeBoer then co-founded Summerfield Hotel Corp., later sold to Hyatt, and then founded Candlewood Hotel Co., later sold to InterContinental Hotels. In 2002, he founded Value Place, a short-term apartment concept, which continues to expand. Today, he is chairman of Consolidated Holdings Inc.
DeBoer has been recognized several times for his work in business and civic organizations. In 1992, he was given the highest recognition by the Wichita Chamber of Commerce, “The Uncommon Citizen” award. In 1997, he was inducted into the Wichita Business Hall of Fame. In 2001, he received the University of California-Los Angeles’ hotel industry Lifetime Achievement Award and was presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Michigan State University.
The Vickers lecture is presented each year by the School of Business. It was created in honor of J.A. Vickers, a KU alumnus and founder of Vickers Petroleum Co., and his son, Robert.
Media advisory: There will be a news conference with DeBoer at 2:30 p.m. March 24 at 205 Summerfield Hall. Contact Toni Dixon at (785) 864-4449 or tldixon@ku.edu for more information.
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Hometown interest: Barber, Harper, Kingman and Pratt countiesKU to honor 36 high school seniors from four south-central Kansas counties
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LAWRENCE - Students from nine Kansas high schools will be honored Wednesday, April 1, by the University of Kansas Alumni Association and KU Endowment.A total of 36 seniors from high schools in Barber, Harper, Kingman and Pratt counties will be recognized for their academic achievements and named Kansas Honor Scholars at a 6:30 p.m. dinner program at Chaparral High School, 467 N. State Road 14, in Anthony.
The Kansas Honors Program began in 1971 and has honored more than 100,000 students. Scholars rank in the top 10 percent of their high school senior classes and are selected regardless of curricula, majors, occupational plans or higher-education goals.
During the ceremony, each student will receive an American Heritage Dictionary in hardback and CD versions, presented by Stefani Gerson, coordinator of student programs for the KU Alumni Association. Jonathan Earle, associate director of the Dole Institute of Politics, will speak to the students and their parents and guests.
Honored students will be guests of the alumni association and KU Endowment; parents and area alumni are welcome to attend at a cost of $11 each.
Community volunteers collect reservations, coordinate details and serve as local contacts for the event. Ron Giesen of Anthony will be site coordinator. Bob Slinkard of Medicine Lodge will be Barber County coordinator. Debra Meisenheimer of Kingman and Charles Holcomb of Cunningham will be Kingman County coordinators. Cindy Keller and Marcia Suiter, both of Pratt, will be Pratt County coordinators.
The Kansas Honors Program is made possible through KU Endowment and proceeds from the Jayhawk license plate program.
Honorees are listed below by high school.
Attica High School: Kylee Hermann
Chaparral High School: Cord Denton, Austin Hughes, Jennifer Kiser and Trevor Starks
Cunningham High School: Brian Stackhouse and Jessica Watkins
Kingman High School: Morgan Hawkins, Tate Henry, Haley Miller, Lindsey Smith, Shannon Weniger, David Williams and Kristen Wollen
Medicine Lodge High School: Natalie Archuleta, Elaine Eck, Kevin Kirkbride, Danielle Morford, Seth Oldham, Kaitlyn Traffas
Norwich High School: Ashley Balzer and Brian Rhodes
Pratt High School: Darnell Bortz, Marina Dobbs, Jake Garrett, Caleb Gillig, Paul Harris, Cody Hullman, Bryce Krehbiel, Christopher Nicholson, Zachary Pixler and Nathan Southard
Skyline High School: Katie Becker and Heather Domsch
South Barber High School: Kelsie Johnston and Kaitlyn Morris
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* KU announces student award winners from Kansas IDeA symposium
http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/march/19/kansasidea.shtml
During the event, students delivered oral presentations and showcased posters of their scientific research. HOMETOWNS: Andover, Kansas City, Lawrence, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Shawnee and Topeka, Kan.; Orangevale, Calif.; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Fayette, Mo.; Colon, Neb.; Pengzhou, China* Autism Resource Center opens on KU’s Edwards Campus
http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/march/19/kcartedwards.shtml
An open house to introduce the center to the public will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in Regnier Hall on the Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road in Overland Park.FULL TEXT OF STORIES BELOW
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Hometowns: Andover, Kansas City, Lawrence, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Shawnee and Topeka, Kan.; Orangevale, Calif.; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Fayette, Mo.; Colon, Neb.; Pengzhou, ChinaKU announces student award winners from Kansas IDeA symposium
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LAWRENCE - Eight students from the University of Kansas shared $950 in awards for research presentations at the Kansas IDeA (Institutional Development Awards) Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program symposium held in January in Manhattan.During the seventh annual event, student researchers from the 10 campuses participating in the Kansas IDeA program delivered oral presentations and showcased posters of their scientific research. Sixteen students from KU’s Lawrence campus participated.
Oral presentation winners from the Lawrence campus were Stephen Sai Folmsbee, a senior from Topeka; Stephanie Ann Hill, a senior from Shawnee; Luke P. Mahoney, a spring 2008 graduate from Overland Park; Jenny Lynn Fulks, doctoral student in chemistry from Colon, Neb.; and Andria Lynne Skinner, doctoral student in pharmaceutical chemistry from Fayette, Mo. Poster presentation KU winners were Philip Robert Adam, a senior from Kansas City, Kan.; Kathryn Ann Leavitt, a junior from Andover; and Jamie Lyn Wenke, a senior from Topeka.
Judges looked for clarity, organization, scientific approach and significance.
The Kansas IDeA program is supported by a $25.6 million National Institutes of Health grant. Joan Hunt, vice chancellor for biomedical research infrastructure at the KU Medical Center and University Distinguished Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, is principal investigator. Founded in 2001, the program aims to strengthen biomedical research in Kansas by supporting junior- and senior-level researchers and building community among 10 participating institutions.
James A. Orr, professor of molecular biosciences, is the Lawrence campus coordinator for the program.
The participating network partners are Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Haskell Indian Nations University, Kansas State University, KU’s Lawrence campus, KU Medical Center, Pittsburg State University, Washburn University, Wichita State University and Langston (Okla.) University. More information about the program is online at www.kumc.edu/kinbre/.
Lawrence campus students who participated in the symposium are listed below by hometown, level in school, major, parents’ names, high schools (when available), presentation category, research project and faculty mentor.
BUTLER COUNTY
From Andover 67002
Kathryn Ann Leavitt, junior in microbiology, daughter of John and Connie Leavitt; Carlisle (Pa.) High School. She won a $100 award for her poster presentation “Male Violent Criminal Behavior: The Role of Low-Activity Monoamine Oxidase A Alleles,” directed by Dean Stetler, associate professor of molecular biosciences.DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence 66044
Xiaochen Wang, doctoral student in molecular, cellular and developmental biology and biochemistry and biophysics, has a bachelor’s degree from Nankai University in China. He presented a poster on “Characterization of sec61a during embryogenesis,” directed by Robert Ward, assistant professor of molecular biosciences.JOHNSON COUNTY
From Olathe 66061
Ben Kurth, senior in biology, son of Paul and Luanne Kurth; Olathe Northwest High School. He presented a poster for his project “Dopamine release and uptake impairments measured in transgenic mice that model Huntington’s disease,” directed by Michael Johnson, assistant professor of chemistry.Patrick Channing Selley, senior in biology, son of Linda Carpenter; Olathe High School North. He presented a poster on his project “Measurements of neurochemistry and behavior of transgenic Huntington’s disease model rats using microdialysis and force-plate actometry,” directed by Michael Johnson, assistant professor of chemistry.
From Overland Park 66204
Luke P. Mahoney, spring 2008 graduate, son of Richard and Jeanne Mahoney; Shawnee Mission West High School. He received $100 honorable mention in oral presentations for his project “Classical Eyeblink Conditioning Facilitates Subsequent Pavlovial Fear Conditioning in Rats,” directed by Derick Lindquist, research associate in molecular biosciences.From Overland Park 66221
Nan Wang, senior in biochemistry and microbiology, daughter of Li Peng and Dacheng Wang; Blue Valley Northwest High School. She presented a poster on “NMR studies of protein-protein interactions involved in the assembly of bacterial needles,” directed by Roberto De Guzman, assistant professor of molecular biosciences.From Prairie Village 66207
Brandon Harry Hidaka, senior in biochemistry and psychology, son of Paul and Roxanne Hidaka; Shawnee Mission East High School. He presented a poster on “We Were Never Designed for This: The Increasing Prevalence of Depression,” directed by Stephen Ilardi, associate professor of psychology.From Shawnee 66217
Stephanie Ann Hill, senior in biochemistry and chemistry, daughter of Douglas and Mary Hill; Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. She participated in poster and oral presentations and received $250 for second place in oral presentations for her project “Synthesis and Evaluation of Hsp90 Inhibitors That Contain the 1,4-naphthoquinone Scaffold,” directed by Brian Blagg, associate professor of medicinal chemistry.SHAWNEE COUNTY
From Topeka 66614
Stephen Sai Folmsbee, senior in biochemistry and biology, son of Nobuko and Mark Folmsbee; Topeka High School. He participated in poster and oral presentations and received $100 for an honorable mention in oral presentations for his project “Cell Cycle Effects of Etoposide on Topoisomerase-II and SUMO,” directed by Yoshiaki Azuma, assistant professor of molecular biosciences.From Topeka 66605 and 66610
Jamie Lyn Wenke, senior in chemistry, daughter of Corwyn Wenke (66605) and Sonya Purling (66610); Washburn Rural High School. She won a $100 award for her poster presentation “Improving the Stability of Recombinant Growth Hormone with Engineered Glycosylation and Glycosidase Trimming of Glycans,” directed by Heather Desaire, associate professor of chemistry.WYANDOTTE COUNTY
From Kansas City 66109
Philip Robert Adam, senior in microbiology, son of Robert and Renee Adam; Piper High School. He received a $100 award for his poster presentation “Interaction of Deoxycholate with IpaD, the Type III Secretion Apparatus Needle Tip Protein of Shigella Flexneri,” directed by William Picking, professor of molecular biosciences.CALIFORNIA
From Orangevale 95662
Andrea N. Ortiz, doctoral student in chemistry; bachelor’s degree from California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. She presented a poster for her project, “Mobilization of reserve pool dopamine in r6/2 mice,” directed by Michael Johnson, assistant professor of chemistry.IOWA
From Cedar Rapids 52402
Aaron Matthew Smalter, doctoral student in computer science, son of Martin Smalter; master’s degree from KU, fall 2008; bachelor’s degree from KU, summer 2006; inn-Mar High School in Marion. He presented a poster on “Novel chemical informatics methods for the KU CMLD,” directed by Luke Huan, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science.MISSOURI
From Fayette 65248
Andria Lynne Skinner, doctoral student in pharmaceutical chemistry, master’s degree from KU, fall 2008; bachelor’s degree from Central Methodist College in Fayette, Mo.; Truman High School in Independence, Mo. She participated in poster and oral presentations and won a $100 honorable mention for her oral presentation “Determining the active site reduction potential in phosphatase of regenerating liver-1 (prl-1), a phosphatase implicated in metastatic cancer, by high-resolution nmr spectroscopy,” directed by Jennifer Laurence, assistant professor of pharmaceutical chemistry.NEBRASKA
From Colon 68018
Jenny Lynn Fulks, doctoral student in chemistry; bachelor’s degree from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. She won a $100 honorable mention for her oral presentation “The role of dopamine release in fragile x syndrome behaviors,” directed by Michael Johnson, assistant professor of chemistry.CHINA
From Pengzhou
Liang Zhang, doctoral student in molecular, cellular and developmental biology. She presented a poster for her project “Characterization of uninflatable, a gene required for tracheal inflation,” directed by Robert Ward, assistant professor of molecular biosciences.–30–
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Autism Resource Center opens on KU’s Edwards Campus
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LAWRENCE - The Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training will open its new Autism Resource Center at the University of Kansas’ Edwards Campus on March 24, launching a free service for families and professionals looking for practical information about autism spectrum disorders.“The K-CART Edwards Campus location is a gateway for our autism team to work with the Kansas City community in a state-of-the-art facility for training and outreach,” said Debra Kamps, director of the center and autism researcher.
An open house to introduce the center to the public will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in Regnier Hall on the Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road in Overland Park. In addition to tours, representatives from several autism advocacy and service organizations will be on hand. The highlight of the event will be a 5:30 p.m. program featuring Peter Bell, the vice president for programs and services at Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest autism advocacy organization.
“The vision and commitment of the University of Kansas to establish both an autism-specific resource center and a research and training program is remarkable and truly reflective of KU’s national reputation,” said Kirsten Sneid, a Johnson County parent and area autism advocate.
The Autism Resource Center, 270 Regnier Hall, is both a resource and a referral center. Staff will assist visitors with identifying and accessing community autism services and in selecting materials to check out from the center, which will operate as a lending library. The center will be open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. In addition, K-CART will sponsor guest lectures, workshops and other learning opportunities to respond to the needs of the community.
Bob Clark, vice chancellor of the Edwards Campus, donated the facilities for K-CART and the Autism Resource Center at the Edwards Campus.
“We are grateful to have the center opening on the Edwards Campus, providing those who will benefit most - our Johnson County families - with its services and activities,” said Clark.
Autism Resource Center materials were purchased from gifts to KU Endowment from the Autism Society of the Heartland, the 2008 senior class at Blue Valley North High School in Leawood and two fundraising events - Caeden’s Cause in July and the Kansas City Young Matrons Ball in January. The materials are designed for parents and siblings of children with autism as well as teenagers and adults who themselves have autism or related disorders, such as Asperger’s syndrome. Teachers and service providers can find practical strategies for teaching communication and functional skills.
Interior design students and faculty at Johnson County Community College volunteered their time to design the space, furnishings and other visual elements of the family-friendly center.
A multi-campus, multidisciplinary initiative, K-CART supports research and training on the causes, nature and management of autism spectrum disorders. It is one of 13 centers affiliated with KU’s Life Span Institute, which includes more than 140 programs and projects located on the Lawrence and medical center campuses and in Kansas City, Kan., and Parsons.
For more information, visit kcart.ku.edu or call (913) 897-8471.
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* At KU, local high school students to comb data from European atom smasher
http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/march/20/cern.shtml
Students from Lawrence, Lawrence Free State and Jefferson West high schools will be on hand at KU to help top particle physicists from around the world who hope to unlock secrets of the universe.* Law student earns internship with nation’s top office of international trade
http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/march/20/lawintern.shtml
Dana Watts will conduct research and attend World Trade Organization sessions. She also may have opportunities to sit in on negotiations between the United States and other countries. HOMETOWN: Syracuse* KU hosts 2009 American Liszt Society National Festival
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The annual Liszt festival is considered the focal point of the American Liszt Society calendar of events and takes place at a different host site each year.* KU journalism school hires new Kansas Scholastic Press Association director
http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/march/20/kspa.shtml
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At KU, local high school students to comb data from European atom smasher
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LAWRENCE - It’s the world’s largest and most advanced scientific instrument. And even though the Large Hadron Collider lies buried underneath the border of France and Switzerland, thousands of miles from Kansas, soon area high school students will have the chance to learn more about its operation and how to analyze the data it yields.On March 24, students from Lawrence High School, Lawrence Free State High School and Jefferson West High School in Meriden will be on hand at the University of Kansas to help top particle physicists from around the world who hope to unlock secrets of the universe with the 27-kilometer circumference atom smasher operated by CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
The local high school students will analyze data from a CERN experiment called DELPHI using computer programs that will be accessed from their Web browsers. Then, via videoconference, the students will compare notes with participants at other universities across the United States - in much the same way that professional particle physicists collaborate internationally.
“I’m pretty excited about the class,” said Philip Baringer, KU professor of physics and astronomy. “It will give local high school students an opportunity to work with data from a real particle physics experiment. They will get a feel for how science is done, including the collaborative aspects of it. I know the Large Hadron Collider has generated great interest amongst young people. I hope the class will strengthen that interest and deepen their understanding of particle physics research.”
The high school students’ participation is made possible through an annual program called Hands-on Particle Physics Masterclasses. More than 80 universities and laboratories in 23 countries will provide student research opportunities at their institutions. In the United States, 21 other institutions will participate along with KU.
The students’ day at KU will begin with an introduction to particle physics followed by a tour of the nuclear physics lab, particle physics lab and condensed matter labs in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Malott Hall. Next, the students will be introduced to the data analysis project and learn how to identify particles. After lunch, the students will conduct data analysis with real data from CERN’s electron-positron collider, known as LEP. Following that will be an evaluation survey and a videoconference with other sites participating in the master class.
Finally, the high schools will be given CD-ROMs with particle physics information and interactive materials concerning the fundamental building blocks of nature and the tools used to study them.
Worldwide, the master classes are coordinated by physics professor Michael Kobel at the University of Dresden, in close cooperation with the European Particle Physics Outreach Group and with the help of the Helmholtz Alliance, “Physics at the Terascale” and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
This is the fifth year that the master classes have been offered. Media are invited to attend the event.
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Hometown: SyracuseLaw student earns internship with nation’s top office of international trade
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LAWRENCE - A second-year law student at the University of Kansas has accepted an internship at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Geneva.Dana Watts of Syracuse, Kan., will conduct research and attend World Trade Organization sessions during the summer position. She also may have opportunities to sit in on bilateral negotiations between the United States and other countries as they attempt to arbitrate rather than litigate their disputes.
“It’s an exciting time to be working for the U.S. Trade Representative because we are now under a new administration that probably has some different ideas about trade,” Watts said. “Also, with the global economic recession, it’s possible that more countries will challenge other countries’ policies using the WTO. Academics and economists are worrying the global recession will make countries resort to protectionist measures like tariffs, quotas and non-tariff barriers in an effort to protect domestic industries. They are worried that protectionism will make the global economic situation worse.”
The U.S. Trade Representative is a cabinet-level appointee responsible for the negotiation and enforcement of America’s bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements with foreign governments. The Senate is expected to vote this week on the confirmation of Ron Kirk, President Obama’s nominee for the top post at the agency of more than 200 people. The Geneva Mission of the U.S. Trade Representative handles all matters concerning the World Trade Organization and is a focal point of U.S. Trade Representative activity.
“For Dana to earn this internship is a marvelous statement, both about her and about the KU School of Law,” said Raj Bhala, the Rice Distinguished Professor. “She has worked hard and manifestly seeks a world-class level of professionalism.”
Watts said she was excited to see the World Trade Organization in person after learning about it in-depth this year in Bhala’s international trade classes.
“I hope to get experience researching international trade issues and meeting people who do international trade for a living,” she said. “I want to gain a deeper understanding of some of the complex issues in international trade. I am also hoping that the internship will be a springboard from which to launch my career.”
Before coming to law school, Watts lived and worked in Japan for three years and speaks Spanish. She is the outgoing president of KU’s International Law Society, an active component of the school’s International and Comparative Law Program. After law school, she plans to apply for a clerkship at the U.S. Court of International Trade and for jobs with administrative agencies that work in international trade, such as the U.S. Trade Representative, the International Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce.
Watts is the daughter of Doug and Becky Wallace of Syracuse. She graduated from Syracuse High School and Pittsburg State University.
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KU hosts 2009 American Liszt Society National Festival
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LAWRENCE - The University of Kansas will bring notable musicians and educators to campus to celebrate the works of famed composer and pianist Franz Liszt.The 2009 American Liszt Society National Festival will take place April 3-5 at KU. It is presented by the School of Fine Arts and its Department of Music and Dance; Spencer Museum of Art; Lied Center of Kansas; Bales Organ Recital Hall; and Continuing Education.
The annual Liszt festival is considered the focal point of the American Liszt Society calendar of events and takes place at a different host site each year. The American Liszt Society was incorporated in 1964 to promote scholarship and general understanding of the composer. This year’s festival is directed by Steven Spooner, assistant professor of piano at KU.
The festival will explore the theme “Liszt and the Art of Transcription.” During the three-day event, attendees will take part in presentations, lectures and recitals that examine Liszt’s transcription legacy, including works by Liszt, Godowsky, Tausig, Crumb, Tower and more.
The first day of the festival will feature a performance by internationally renowned artist Frederic Chiu. Chiu will perform on Liszt’s own concert grand piano, an 1886 Bechstein. Chiu’s program will include Liszt’s transcription of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a Beethoven piano sonata and movements from Beethoven’s String Quartets, transcribed for solo piano. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 3, at the Spencer Museum of Art. The first day of the festival also will feature performances by various guest artists, including noted Hungarian pianist Adam Gyorgy, who specializes in Liszt and Chopin; a recital by the winners of the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition; a recital and lecture by Edmund Battersby, a piano faculty member at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University; and much more.
The second day of the festival, which will take place in Swarthout Recital Hall, will feature master classes held by John Perry, distinguished pianist and world-renowned pedagogue who started his teaching career at KU in the 1960s. The day will also include a program of transcriptions from the modern era, a piano recital featuring local pianist Koji Attwood, a recital of Romantic piano transcriptions performed by a variety of distinguished pianists and an evening banquet.
The final day of the festival, which will take place in the Lied Center and Bales Organ Recital Hall, will include a performance of Liszt’s “Transcendental Etudes” by KU student pianists, a solo recital by Perry and a lecture by Jonathan Kregor, the festival’s keynote speaker and a leading authority on Liszt transcriptions. The festival will conclude with a program of choral music performed by the KU Concert Chorale and two organ recitals of Liszt masterworks performed by the National Gallery of Art Music Director Stephen Ackert and KU organists.
“You do not want to miss this festival,” said Spooner. “This event promises to be an extraordinary gathering of talent that includes notable pianists, lecturers and lovers of Romantic music.”
For more information about the 2009 American Liszt Society National Festival, visit www.continuinged.ku.edu/programs/liszt/. Festival registration and fee information can be found at www.continuinged.ku.edu/programs/liszt/info.php#register.
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KU journalism school hires new Kansas Scholastic Press Association director
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LAWRENCE - Jeff Browne, an adjunct professor at the Colorado State University Department of Journalism and Technical Communication, will be the new director of the Kansas Scholastic Press Association, headquartered at the University of Kansas. He also will serve as a lecturer in KU’s William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications.Browne will assist with the journalism school’s nationally recognized summer camp for high school students, the Kansas Journalism Institute. He will begin his teaching duties in August.
“Jeff brings experience and enthusiasm to this role,” said Ann Brill, dean of the journalism school. “His collegiate teaching experience in new media also will be an asset to the school.”
John Hudnall is stepping down this June from the KSPA director position he has held for 19 years to continue teaching.
“Jeff will be a wonderful addition to the school,” said Hudnall. “He is highly respected and I’m confident he will serve KSPA and the school of journalism very well.”
Browne teaches classes on online journalism and professional/technical writing at Colorado State. In addition, he advises students in the Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation in new media and sports journalism.
He also has extensive experience in scholastic journalism, having served as executive director of the Colorado High School Press Association, director of student media and student media editorial adviser, all at Colorado State University. He also has worked as a sports reporter, columnist and copy editor at newspapers in Florida.
“I am thrilled to be joining the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, and I am honored to do so in the wake of John Hudnall’s distinguished career as the KSPA director,” Browne said. “Working with the young journalists at KU and at high schools throughout the state is a challenge I relish.”
KSPA is a nonprofit organization composed of Kansas high school and junior high school journalism teachers and their students. The organization is committed to excellence in journalism at all levels and focuses on providing journalism education leadership for Kansas teachers and students. KSPA operates contests, conferences and scheduled activities throughout the academic year.
The Kansas Journalism Institute is one of the nation’s best-known summer journalism programs. Each year, it draws about 200 participants from a dozen or more states to the KU campus.
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