Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Kansas

Schools are one of the most resilient aspects of American society, changing little in 200 years, Yong Zhao writes. Attempts at reform have failed because they are attempted on the systemwide level. In a scholarly analysis, the KU professor of education calls for a "school within a school" approach at giving students autonomy over their own learning.

A joint project between University of Kansas and University of Houston supported by $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation’s second Future of Semiconductor program (FuSe) will produce atomically tunable memory resistors, dubbed “memristors,” for brain-inspired advanced computing — while training workforce for the nation’s semiconductor industry.

More than 7,400 undergraduate students at KU earned honor roll distinction for the spring 2024 semester. The honor roll comprises undergraduates who meet requirements in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and in the schools of Architecture & Design, Business, Education & Human Sciences, Engineering, Health Professions, Journalism & Mass Communications, Music, Nursing, Pharmacy, Professional Studies and Social Welfare.

A KU researcher outlines the research-proven benefits of positive sporting environments in a chapter for new edition of a sports psychology book.