Fifteen KU faculty members who exemplify great teaching will be honored Oct. 13 at the annual University Teaching Awards ceremony. 🏅 Chancellor Douglas Girod said the awardees “inspire our students and prepare them to succeed and lead beyond KU.” https://bit.ly/4dleYwb

The University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences has opened a flexible online doorway to higher education leadership roles for working professionals. 💻 https://bit.ly/3TqQf2O

Loral O’Hara, a KU alumna and NASA astronaut who worked on the International Space Station, will provide a real-life perspective of life in space at the Oct. 8 KU Reads event discussing "Orbital,” an acclaimed work of fiction about life on the ISS. 👩‍🚀 https://bit.ly/3VrGamN

Through research, workforce training, and technical outreach, the KU Transportation Center is helping towns across Kansas maintain safer roads, preserve essential services, expand reliable transit, and strengthen the ties that hold communities together. 🛣️ https://bit.ly/3TnIydL

Kudos to a KU research team for earning a $1.2 million award to pursue their novel theory of Alzheimer’s disease. 🧠 With their innovative approach, they will seek life-changing treatments. https://bit.ly/4hLI7Ue

Need to build in-demand sales skills? 🛒 The KU School of Business’ new Professional Selling Microcredential is a 12-week online program for working professionals who are entering sales, advancing in sales-related roles, or make a career pivot. https://bit.ly/4zPWk9k

KU students will soon be able to gain hands-on research experience working on the world’s most powerful supercollider as part of a $1 million federal project to design and build two vital components for CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. ⚛️ https://bit.ly/464HyOp

KU alumna and conservationist Melinda Merrill restores landmark buildings, including the historic Midland Railroad Hotel. 🛎️ Her work has restored tourism and vitality to the rural community of Wilson, the self-billed Czech Capital of Kansas. https://bit.ly/4d02fP4

Rural northwest Kansans won't have to drive long distances to access state-of-the-art cancer treatments thanks to the University of Kansas Cancer Center's collaboration with two medical healthcare organizations. 🩺 https://www.kucancercenter.org/news-room/news/2026/08/citizens-health-collaboration

MANICA Architecture, a Jayhawk-powered sports architectural firm, will design the Kansas City Chiefs’ new football stadium. 🏟️ David Manica, a 1994 graduate of KU’s School of Architecture & Design, is the Kansas City, Kansas, firm’s president and owner. https://bit.ly/4guL5tQ

KU’s Department of Theatre & Dance has awarded about $210,000 in scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year to 52 students for scholastic merit and potential. 👏 The awards allow them to take risks, grow as artists, and fully invest in their education. https://bit.ly/46pMLQF