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Wed, 05/07/2025

KU faculty honored as 2025 Kemper Fellows for Teaching Excellence

Five KU faculty members were honored with the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence award, recognizing their commitment and contributions to teaching excellence on KU Lawrence’s campus during the spring 2025 semester.

Fri, 05/02/2025

KU’s Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics Appoints Inaugural Fellow on AI Governance

Najarian R. Peters, a scholar and law professor who researches areas of privacy, torts, education, artificial intelligence (AI) ethics, and governance, was recently appointed Fellow of AI Governance at KU’s Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics (CCSD).

Wed, 04/23/2025

KU Law to honor distinguished alumni

The University of Kansas School of Law will recognize Kenneth Gaines and the Hon. Paula Martin with its 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award at a private dinner April 26 in Lawrence.

Mon, 04/21/2025

KU Law specialty programs earn top-30 recognition from U.S. News

The University of Kansas School of Law continues to earn national recognition for excellence in legal education. Three of the school’s specialty programs — legal writing, environmental law and dispute resolution — rank among the top 30 in the nation, according to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report of Best Law Schools released this month.

Tue, 04/08/2025

U.S. News & World Report ranks 48 KU graduate programs in top 50 among public schools

KU has 48 graduate programs in the top 50 among public universities — including 10 programs in the top 10 — in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings.

Fri, 03/28/2025

International trade law scholar can comment on US pausing contributions to WTO, automotive tariffs

Raj Bhala, Brenneisen Distinguished Professor of Law, is available to talk with media about the announcement that the United States has paused contributions to the World Trade Organization as well as recently announced 25% tariffs on cars made in Mexico and Canada and some auto parts.

Fri, 03/28/2025

KU Law wins back-to-back national transactional law competitions

The University of Kansas School of Law is wrapping up March with two consecutive national transactional law competition wins. Both victories continue multiyear winning streaks for KU Law at these competitions.

Tue, 03/25/2025

KU environmental law expert part of research team working to place solar arrays over thousands of miles of California canals

Robin Kundis Craig of KU Law is part of the California Solar Canal Initiative, which is working to place solar arrays over thousands of miles of water canals in California. The project aims to produce clean energy, reduce water loss and land waste, all while creating local jobs and reducing pollution.

Thu, 03/20/2025

KU Law wins fifth-straight NNALSA moot court championship

For the fifth consecutive year, a University of Kansas School of Law team won first place at the National Native American Law Student Association (NNALSA) Moot Court Competition, which took place Feb. 14-15 in Las Vegas.

Wed, 02/26/2025

KU Law students offer free tax preparation

Tax season is underway, and University of Kansas School of Law students will once again assist eligible community members with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

Wed, 02/12/2025

Law Journal Symposium to explore the future of urban living

On Feb. 28, the 2025 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy Symposium will host academics, legal scholars and professionals for discussions rooted in the public policy considerations of urban health and sustainability.

Fri, 02/07/2025

KU Law to host Well-Being Summit

The University of Kansas School of Law will co-host a summit with Washburn University School of Law, bringing together communities to discuss how individuals can build a meaningful social life, combat workplace loneliness and create relationships at work and in their personal lives.

Mon, 01/27/2025

KU Law student wins grant, committed to serving Reno County

A third-year student at the University of Kansas School of Law will receive a grant from the Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation.

Tue, 01/21/2025

Study: SEC's IPO review process outdated, creating unnecessary bottlenecks

A study by a KU associate professor of law outlines how the Securities and Exchange Commission's process for companies to go public is outdated and inefficient, adding months to the IPO cycle. As the climate for addressing inefficient regulations heats up, the SEC's initial public offering process could make for a promising target, Alexander Platt writes.

Fri, 12/06/2024

KU Law welcomes Class of 2027

The University of Kansas School of Law welcomed the Class of 2027 to Green Hall in August. This year’s incoming class is made up of 128 J.D. students from 24 states and 66 undergraduate institutions.

Fri, 11/15/2024

Symposium to explore impact litigation advancing Indigenous rights

“Strategic Litigation Advancing Indigenous Rights" will feature scholars from across the country to discuss contemporary developments in strategic litigation aimed at supporting Indigenous rights.

Thu, 11/14/2024

KU Law ranks No. 19 for faculty impact among public law schools

The University of Kansas School of Law ranks No. 19 in the nation among public law schools and No. 43 overall for scholarly impact, according to a recent study.

Thu, 11/07/2024

Abuses by state police should not be tried under same framework as municipal cases, research suggests

A KU professor of law has laid out an argument for holding state police agencies responsible for constitutional rights abuses that is different than litigating cases against municipal agencies. Sharon Brett provides the outline for getting injunctions to stem both individual abuses and to prevent future abuses.

Tue, 11/05/2024

Studies examine forced labor 'revolution,' help define digital trade

Raj Bhala, an international trade law expert at KU, has published two studies that examine the forced labor "revolution" in American trade policy and helps define the emerging area of digital trade.

Mon, 11/04/2024

Seventeen Dean’s Fellows to mentor first-year students for 2024-2025

Seventeen students from the University of Kansas School of Law have been chosen to be Dean’s Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Wed, 10/30/2024

New book on water law examines growing legal trend of access to water as a human right

“Water Law: Concepts and Insights, 2nd Edition” provides an overview of case law, understanding of where water law is currently, including an analysis of the emerging trend of access to water in the United States as a human right.

Fri, 10/25/2024

Reducing barriers nets Raj Bhala 2024 Shulenburger Award

Spurred on by a desire to increase affordability for students and to broaden access for international colleagues shut out by costly paywalls, Raj Bhala worked with a team at KU Libraries to openly publish his widely used textbook on international trade law. He is the recipients of the 2024 Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication.

Thu, 10/10/2024

Kansas Economic Policy Conference to address the future of energy in Kansas

On Oct. 24, the Institute for Policy & Social Research will convene the 2024 Kansas Economic Policy Conference: Powering the Future of Kansas. Every year, the conference brings together community and industry leaders, policymakers, and scholars to discuss an issue of urgent importance to the state.

Tue, 10/08/2024

KU researchers build interactive atlas that gathers Kansas wind energy regulations, information for all 105 counties

The Kansas Energy Transition Atlas is a GIS-powered website that gathers wind energy regulations for all of the state's 105 counties and allows users to find information including laws guiding development and the number of turbines and transmission lines in a county. Users can print their own detailed maps.

Wed, 09/18/2024

KU Law to host Midwestern Law and Economics Association Conference

The University of Kansas School of Law will welcome legal scholars to Lawrence for the annual meeting of the Midwestern Law and Economics Association on Sept. 20-21.

Tue, 09/17/2024

Keeping variation in definition of 'energy communities' can help transition to renewable energy, law expert writes

A KU energy and environmental law professor has published a new study arguing that keeping an open definition of energy communities, or those traditionally dependent on fossil fuel energies, can help ease the transition to renewables. The paper is part of ongoing work in energy justice and transition.

Mon, 09/09/2024

Law alum named recipient of Fred Ellsworth Medallion by KU Alumni Association

Two University of Kansas graduates with outstanding volunteer records are the 2024 recipients of the KU Alumni Association’s Fred Ellsworth Medallion. Brad Korell and Tom Wiggans will be honored Sept. 12 in conjunction with the fall meeting of the association’s national board of directors.

Mon, 08/26/2024

Distinguished professor to deliver inaugural lecture on ‘innovation hypercycles’

Andrew Torrance, a scholar of intellectual property, patent law, biotechnology, food and drug law, biodiversity law and environmental law, will present his inaugural distinguished professor lecture Sept. 9.

Mon, 08/19/2024

Study details 'eco-necrotourism' and how public land managers can address psychological aspects of disappearing wonders

Last chance tourism, or visiting natural sites before they disappear or are altered permanently by climate change, is a growing phenomenon. In a new law review article, a KU scholar examines the literature of tourism, psychology, law and policy to recommend what park managers can do to prepare for and manage the grief and growing visits that come with "eco-necrotourism."