KU professor to help establish Lesotho social work program
Bren da Crawley, associate professor of social welfare at Kansas University, will travel to Lesotho in July under a Fulbright grant to teach for a year. She plans to help establish graduate social work courses, supervise fieldwork, develop curriculum, and publish findings on regional social conditions while working with 10 to 15 students per class. Local issues include a low per capita income around 460 to 480 dollars and many men working in South Africa’s mines.
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Geologist Merriam to Receive William Smith Medal in London
Kansas University based geologist Daniel Francis Merriam will be honored with the William Smith Medal by the Geological Society of London at its June meeting. The award recognizes a lifetime of achievement in applied geology, a distinction first given in 1977.
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KU CALENDAR: Memorial Day Holiday Observed
Today KU calendar notes the Memorial Day holiday with offices closed. At 10:46 a.m. the Retirees' Club meets for coffee in the Adam Lounge at the Adams Alumni Center, with music planned.
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KU doctoral student wins Eisenhower fellowship for privatization study
Mariusz M. Dobek of Lawrence is among five recipients of the Dwight Eisenhower-Clifford Roberts Graduate Fellowship. He will research privatization politics comparing Great Britain and Poland at the Eisenhower Institute in Washington, D.C. He expects to finish by May 1993 and has completed three research trips to Poland this year.
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KU Receives Pew Grants for Systematic Biology Fellowships
Kansas University is among four institutions to share a $25,000 Pew Charitable Trusts grant for four undergraduate systematic biology fellowships and an eight week summer program for the 1992 03 year. James S Ashe chairs the Pew program at KU and says the grant is a trial with possible renewal in 1993. The package includes four $6,000 awards for high school seniors and underclass students and a $5,000 summer training program. KU hosts a large and diverse systematic biology faculty across four departments and four museums.
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