Be Challenged, Inspired and Rewarded
At the top of Mount Oread stands the University of Kansas, a major public research and teaching institution with lofty goals and a global outlook. The historic buildings and tree-covered campus, along with top-ranked academic programs and growing research endeavors, provide an environment that inspires and challenges students and faculty.
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Fighting Cancer: Setting Ambitious Goals
Eliminating cancer is KU's top priority. At the KU Cancer Center in Kansas City, Kan., a team of more than 160 world-class researchers and clinicians is elevating cancer research, drug development, disease prevention and patient care.
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Sustainability: Learning at the Leading Edge
One of the most environmentally friendly buildings in the nation is standing in the tornado-stricken town of Greensburg, Kan., designed and built by KU architecture students. Their innovative design is just one example of the "green" work taking place at KU.
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Faculty Support: Valuing our Educators
The first day of school is always hectic for faculty members, but imagine starting class only to be interrupted by the chancellor and an entourage of well-wishers - complete with a $5,000 check. It's just one way KU says thanks to its outstanding professors.
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Diversity and Globalism: Embracing the World
Where in the world is KU? If you said Kansas, you'd be only partly right. Sure, the campus is headquartered in the heartland, but its reach is global.
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Purpose and Distinction
Why teach social welfare? Because people deserve lives with dignityTM It is with that sense of purpose that KU has built its distinctive, high-ranking academic programs.
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Tops Among Counselors
When counselors at top-ranked high schools were asked to select the best colleges and universities, KU was 12th in the nation among public institutions.