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KU team wins NSA funding to improve security for Internet of Things with ‘big-thinking’ research
How a moderate form of evolutionary psychology can clarify the study of decision-making
LAWRENCE — In recent decades the field of evolutionary psychology has — though not without controversy — become popular as a means to understand thinking and decision-making. ...
Professor puts Mill's 'Utilitarianism' essay in context with philosopher's other writings
LAWRENCE — One of the most frequently quoted phrases in philosopher John Stuart Mill's essay "Utilitarianism" — published in 1861 — is "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." ...
Author, philosopher to speak on the Founding Fathers and secularism
LAWRENCE — Matthew Stewart, philosopher and author, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in the Lied Center Pavilion as the first installation of the Hall Center for the Humanities' spring 2017 Humanities Lecture Series. “Nature’s God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic” is free and open to...
Professor examines Hume's writings on how morality applies to specific people
LAWRENCE — Oftentimes conversations about what morality requires of people or the right thing to do center around generic or uniform rules. People tend to see these decisions in black-and-white terms. ...
School of Business to host conference on business ethics
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Business and its International Center for Ethics in Business will host the fifth Partners in Business Ethics Conference on Sept. 29-30. ...
Memory research poses potential benefits to dementia care, eyewitness testimony
LAWRENCE — Recent studies on rats and mice — the first such on non-human animals — could have an important influence on how we think about the nature of memory, a University of Kansas philosopher said. ...
KU will honor faculty, academic staff retirees
PLEASE NOTE: There are two retirement luncheons in May:...
KU’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter inducts 76 members
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society has initiated 76 new members. ...
The Mentoring Project For Pre-tenure Women Faculty in Philosophy
There is mounting evidence that mentoring is important for success in academia. The Mentoring Project aims to build long-term mentoring relationships between eminent senior women and junior women in the field of philosophy. ...
Sheila Bair, KU Philosophy BA and former FDIC Chair named the 28th President of Washington College
KU Philosophy BA and former FDIC Chair, Sheila Bair has been named the 28th President of Washington College. ...
Conference to explore Aristotle's influence
LAWRENCE — Today the ideas of Aristotle, perhaps the most influential philosopher in the Western tradition, is once again serving as a stimulus in almost every area of philosophy. ...
New class of University Scholars represent the best of KU's future
LAWRENCE — Twenty University of Kansas sophomores have been named University Scholars, studying in disciplines ranging from chemical engineering to Russian and from behavioral neuroscience to linguistics. ...
Fifty-one students receive Undergraduate Research Awards for spring 2015
LAWRENCE — This spring, 51 University of Kansas students will receive Undergraduate Research Awards. UGRA recipients are awarded $1,000 to fund their faculty-mentored research and creative projects, which represent departments from across campus and explore a wide range of topics. ...
Philosophy professor to explore the posthuman in Hall Center Humanities Lecture Series
LAWRENCE — John Symons, chair and professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Kansas, will present "What Can We Teach Our Posthuman Descendants?" as part of the Hall Center for the Humanities' 2014-2015 Humanities Lecture Series. ...
Reception to welcome new faculty to the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
LAWRENCE – The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Kansas has hired 32 new faculty members for the 2014-2015 academic year. All faculty and staff are invited to welcome the group at a reception Wednesday, Sept. 17. ...
Professor studies how utilitarianism provides framework for major policy decisions
LAWRENCE — Critics have decried the use of utilitarianism to justify major American policy changes, like the Affordable Care Act and raising the minimum wage, instead arguing both fail the "do no harm" test. ...
Professor studies connection between evolutionary biology, economic success
LAWRENCE — With the emergence in the past three decades of fields such as behavioral genetics, scientists and economists have examined ways to transfer ideas about how organisms succeed biologically or reproductively – known as fitness – to achieve economic success – and the reverse. ...
Researcher: More study needed on interrogation techniques that measure brain waves
LAWRENCE — When police in Spain tried to locate two murder victims last year, they sought assistance on places to search from a tool that measured the brain activity of the convicted and confessed killers. ...
Lecturer to speak on future of higher education
LAWRENCE — David Krakauer, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, will deliver a lecture titled “The Future of the University” at 8 p.m. today, April 17, at The Commons. Krakauer will then participate in a panel discussion that poses the challenge Dare to Design the University of the Future. ...
KU Creates Accelerated Master's Program in Philosophy
LAWRENCE – A new accelerated program will allow advanced students at the University of Kansas to obtain undergraduate and graduate degrees in philosophy in just five years. ...
Spring 2014 University Scholars announced
LAWRENCE — Twenty University of Kansas sophomores have been selected for the 33rd class of the University Scholars Program. ...
Blame Won't Help Solve Economic Inequality, Say KU Researchers in New Article
LAWRENCE — What makes the difference between being a have and a have-not in America? ...
Blame won't help solve economic inequality, say KU researchers in new article
LAWRENCE — What makes the difference between being a have and a have-not in America? ...
Ten new Docking Young Faculty Scholars announced
LAWRENCE — In 1999, former Kansas First Lady Meredith Docking made a commitment of $1 million to establish the Docking Young Faculty Scholar Award. In 2013, ten exceptional faculty members at the University of Kansas have been honored as the latest recipients. ...