5/2/08
Google invests in KU’s Studio 804
Internet company Google has made a $100,000 gift to help University of Kansas architecture students design and build sustainable structures, including one of the first new “green” buildings in Greensburg, Kan.

5/1/08
New education scholarship honors former professor
When William LaShier came to the KU School of Education in 1965, he couldn’t have anticipated the influence he would have on students or the fond memories he would leave behind.

5/1/08
Student ticket endowment fund named for longtime theatre professor
A new Student Ticket Endowment Fund for the University Theatre at the University of Kansas is being named for Jack B. Wright, longtime professor of theatre and film. Income from the fund will give students at KU and Haskell Indian Nations University the opportunity to see University Theatre productions.

4/25/08
KU celebrates opening of new multicultural center
A new landmark has opened its doors on Jayhawk Boulevard at the University of Kansas, the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center, whose mission is to recognize and celebrate diversity at KU.

4/22/08
Oncologist invested with inaugural Gaines Professorship at KU School of Medicine-Wichita
Assistant Professor Thomas Schulz, M.D. was invested today with a professorship to boost cancer research and treatment at the Wichita campus of the KU School of Medicine. The professorship was established by a $1 million gift from Frank and Beverly Gaines, of Hamilton, Kan.

4/17/08
New scholarship provides study abroad support for German majors
A University of Kansas alumnus has established a $150,000 scholarship fund for students who participate in KU’s language institute in Germany.

4/10/08
Seniors launch drive to raise funds for 2008 class gift
KU Endowment is partnering with the Board of Class Officers at the University of Kansas to raise funds from graduating students for the 2008 senior class gift.

4/9/08
KU Cancer Center receives $2 million endowed professorship
The University of Kansas Cancer Center received $2 million from the Morris Family Foundation to establish the Mark and Bette Morris Family Chair in Cancer Prevention, which will support a physician scientist specializing in breast cancer prevention.

4/7/08
Planned bequest to provide scholarships for five schools at University of Kansas
A University of Kansas alumnus has established a bequest for KU Endowment to provide individual scholarships for five schools at the University of Kansas.

4/3/08
Alumnus establishes bequest to promote diversity at KU
It took 12 years for University of Kansas alumnus Kenneth Nevius to earn his bachelor's degree at KU. His perseverance paid off. And now, with a successful career of his own, he's made estate plans to provide scholarships to help future generations of KU students.

2/13/08
Chase County couple’s bequest to fund KU autism research
The Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies at the University of Kansas will benefit from a bequest of more than $1 million from a rural Chase County couple. The gift from the estate of Wanda and Thomas Pyle will support research that benefits children who have developmental disabilities.

2/11/08
International House provides a home away from home for visiting international scholars
The University of Kansas now has a place that visiting international scholars can call home. On Saturday, Chancellor Robert E. Hemenway led a ceremony to officially open KU’s International House.

2/08/08
Scholarship honors former KU professor of education
In the prime of his life, Gordon Alley’s career was cut short. On an autumn morning in 1982, as the 49-year-old University of Kansas professor of special education was riding his motorized scooter to work, a car hit him. Alley, who had taught at KU since 1970, suffered head injuries. He lived another 14 years but never was able to return to work.

1/25/08
Gift provides new Steinway piano for Kansas Public Radio
A Haydn sonata and a Debussy etude christened KPR’s new Steinway piano in a live broadcast on Friday, Jan. 25. KU doctoral student Michael Kirkendoll performed on the Steinway Music Room Grand Piano for Rachel Hunter’s classical music show.

1/23/08
Former Sen. Bob Dole makes $500,000 gift for Dole Institute Endowment
Former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., has given a $500,000 gift to the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas.

1/22/08
KU researcher earns fellowship for HIV work
A University of Kansas Medical Center pulmonary researcher is the first Kansas City-based scientist to be awarded a Parker B. Francis Fellowship.

1/15/08
Scholarship established for women student-athletes who study journalism
A new University of Kansas scholarship will provide academic scholarships to women student-athletes enrolled in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

1/11/08
Former U.S. Senator Bob Dole joins fight against cancer in Kansas
Former U.S. Senator Bob Dole, a 52-year Kansas Mason of Russell Lodge #177, has been a long-standing financial supporter of the Kansas Masonic Foundation or KMF. Last December, Senator Dole notified the Foundation of his desire to support the Partnership for Life Campaign, giving $150,000 to create a prostate cancer research fund at the University of Kansas Cancer Center.

1/09/08
KU alumna establishes voice and opera scholarship in honor of retired professor
A University of Kansas alumna’s positive experience as a graduate student prompted her to establish a $100,000 endowed scholarship for graduate students studying voice and opera at KU.

1/07/08
New partnership creates professorship for geriatric rehabilitation and health care
The University of Kansas School of Allied Health is taking steps to remedy not only the shortage of geriatric therapists but also the many health care issues elderly patients face.