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The University of Kansas (KU) is the flagship Carnegie R1 public research university of Kansas and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), situated on Mount Oread in Lawrence. Generating over $380M in annual research expenditures, KU is globally celebrated for the top-tier School of Pharmacy, the KU Medical Center, the Biodiversity Institute, and the Higuchi Biosciences Center.
KU comprises 14 academic schools spanning Lawrence and the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Wichita, and Salina. Renowned research entities include the Institute for Bioengineering Research, the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC), the Information and Telecommunication Technology Center (ITTC), and the Life Span Institute.
Undergraduate admission is evaluated based on high school GPA and curriculum rigor (assured admission for 3.25+ GPA). Graduate and doctoral applicants require an accredited bachelor's degree with a 3.0+ GPA, program-specific standardized test scores (GRE/GMAT where required), personal research statement, CV, and three letters of recommendation.
Consistently ranked among the top pharmaceutical chemistry doctoral programs globally, researching protein formulation, vaccine stabilization, nano-carrier drug delivery, and therapeutic peptides.
Pioneering aerospace program utilizing wind tunnels and flight simulation suites to investigate flight control systems, aeroelasticity, autonomous drone swarming, and hypersonic aerothermodynamics.
World-class evolutionary biology doctorate utilizing the KU Natural History Museum's 10-million-specimen collection for phylogenomics, species distribution modeling, and paleontology.
Rigorous master's program at the Information and Telecommunication Technology Center exploring cloud virtualization security, deep reinforcement learning, and formal verification methods.
ABET-accredited chemical engineering program collaborating with the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis on green reaction engineering and battery storage materials.
Interdisciplinary fellowship conducting preclinical formulation testing, microencapsulation of biologics, and analytical mass spectrometry on novel anticancer small molecules.
Chancellor & Professor of Otolaryngology
Office of the Chancellor
Dr. Douglas A. Girod is the 18th chancellor of the University of Kansas, a surgical oncologist and former executive vice chancellor of KU Medical Center who has...
View researcher profile ↗Solon E. Summerfield Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Dr. Borchardt is a pioneer in drug delivery across biological barriers (especially the intestinal mucosa and blood-brain barrier), training generations of pharm...
View researcher profile ↗University Distinguished Professor & Curator of Ornithology
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology & Biodiversity Institute
Dr. Peterson is a world-renowned evolutionary ecologist who pioneered ecological niche modeling, studying evolutionary biogeography and the geography of infecti...
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