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🔭 One of America’s leading research universities.
🌻 Bolstering Kansas. Bettering the world.

We push the boundaries of knowledge, transform the academic experience, and create solutions through innovative research. The Jayhawk community extends around the globe, united by more than 150 years of tradition and by our commitment to creating a better world.

10/30/2026

Rock Chalk, Jayhawk! We loved seeing everyone celebrate old KU together. ❤️💙

10/30/2026

We’re revealing the 2026 University Teaching Awards honorees one by one. Make your guess, then swipe to see the KU professor!

Visit the link below to learn more about Deborah Smith, professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. 🕷️

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https://create.ku.edu/teaching-2026

10/29/2026

KU’s Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease Center is fighting pathogens and antibiotic resistance. 🦠 A $5.8 million federal Phase 3 award will help the center continue to support collaboration among researchers from institutions across Kansas.

Click for more on NIH Phase 3 COBRE funding

10/29/2026

Today, we celebrate our feline friends … some more than others. 😼

10/28/2026

KU’s Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute and Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center give courage a training ground. 🚨 With state-of-the-art programming and equipment, KFRTI and KLETC experts train first responders from all 105 Kansas counties, equipping them with technical skills that save lives.

🔗 Meet the experts who train your community’s first responders at the link below.

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10/27/2026

Congrats to the 21 KU students chosen for the 2026 Millennium Fellowship, a United Nations-affiliated leadership development program. 👏 Students will receive resources and mentorship as they take part in actionable community-based projects. Rock Chalk! https://bit.ly/4e9Ujv9

The fellowship will provide resources and mentorship for KU students as they take part in actionable, community-based projects, guided by UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

10/27/2026

In case you were wondering what fall at KU was like before we had emojis for it. 🍁🍂

10/26/2026

Life is gourd because it’s Jayhawk spooky season. 🎃 Tag us in your KU jack-o’-lantern photos!

10/26/2026

2026 homecoming recap: Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, KU! 🫶

10/25/2026

Rock Chalk to Mehrangiz Najafizadeh, a KU associate professor of sociology, for receiving her third Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award. 👏 This rare achievement will allow her to conduct research in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Mehrangiz Najafizadeh, associate professor of sociology at KU, has earned her third Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award. She will teach and conduct research in Azerbaijan during the spring 2027 semester, offering courses and interdisciplinary seminars while continuing her sociological research. Najafizadeh...

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