Tuesday, March 5, 2013
KU Today Campus Newsletter

TODAY’S HEADLINES

Civil Rights biography honored

The biography of Civil Rights mentor Benjamin E. Mays by KU professor Randal Jelks has been recognized as one of the top nonfiction works by an African-American author in 2012.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Pulitzer Prize winner to speak at KU

Investigative reporter James B. Steele will present a lecture on his book “Betrayal of the American Dream” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union.

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KUDOS

Architecture student honored

Henry Lennon, a KU student from Branson, Mo., has received the Academic Excellence Award for Architecture from the Danish Institute for Study Abroad.

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TODAY’S EVENTS

PUBLIC EVENT

Celebration of Books
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
4 p.m.-6 p.m.
Hall Center for the Humanities
Conference Hall

TWITTER

@kunews #KU students accepted to the University Honors Program last year averaged a 32.4 ACT and 3.95 unweighted GPA #KUFacts http://ow.ly/ihTBU

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KU IN THE NEWS

The New York Times (March 4, 2013)

Omega-3s may lead to healthier babies

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