UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AWARDS
April 14, 2026
Jayhawk Welcome Center
6:30 p.m.
As one of the nation’s leading research universities, KU has a special role in conducting research that addresses society's grand challenges. To further this effort, Chancellor Girod hosts the annual University Research Awards to celebrate KU's most outstanding researchers across the Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses.
The event is open to the entire KU community. Please RSVP below.
Chancellor’s Club Research Award
Joseph Donnelly
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Research Postdoctoral Achievement Award
Bren Backhaus
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Research Staff Achievement Award
Nicola Minafra
Research Scientist
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award
Xiaoqing Wu
Associate Research Professor
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Award
(Winners to be announced in February 2026)
University Scholarly Achievement Award
(Winners to be announced in March 2026)
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