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Learn about Native food systems, sovereignty at public KU summit
The Lawrence community and beyond is invited to learn about medicine bundling, buffalo restoration, community health and more as part of a daylong summit on Indigenous food sovereignty.
Learn about Native food systems, sovereignty at public KU summit
The Lawrence community and beyond is invited to learn about medicine bundling, buffalo restoration, community health and more as part of a daylong summit on Indigenous food sovereignty.
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Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
‘You have to have guts’: Lawrence gay liberation leaders connect their history to transgender rights
Like any other history, Lawrence’s queer history repeats itself. Reflections from leaders in the gay and lesbian liberation movement of the 1970s and ’80s show how their fight for rights reverberates throughout Lawrence’s transgender community today.
Watkins Museum opens exhibition on scholarship hall at KU
Elizabeth Miller Watkins’ lifetime of philanthropy is on full display in a new Watkins Museum exhibition celebrating 100 years of the first KU scholarship hall she helped establish.
Ibram X. Kendi to return to Lawrence, discuss new book and current events
Award-winning author, historian and antiracist scholar Ibram X. Kendi will soon return to Lawrence to discuss ideas from his latest book on the rise of conspiracy theories, authoritarianism and the erosion of democracy in the United States.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Dole Institute fall programming to feature former FDIC chair Sheila Bair, 9/11 commemoration
KU’s Dole Institute of Politics will bring former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, bipartisan policy leaders and election analysts to Lawrence this fall, along with programming marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Hilltop Child Development Center parents rally, push KU for changes and answers
Parents, student-parents and supporters rallied Wednesday, urging KU administrators to preserve Hilltop Child Development Center and respond to concerns about high staff turnover, classroom disruptions and a possible closure.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence: Get ready to welcome KU, Haskell students to town as move-in days are upon us
It’s that time of year again: Lawrence will soon welcome KU and Haskell students as they arrive en masse. That means traffic is going to be heavy in a few areas around town.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
KU’s Stephenson Scholarship Hall to reopen for fall after storm repairs
Stephenson Scholarship Hall at KU is set to welcome residents for the 2026-27 academic year as exterior repairs have been completed following storm damage this spring.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Season 4 of ‘Ted Lasso’ features familiar faces from the Lawrence community
“Ted Lasso” has always hit close to home for KC-area fans, but Lawrence viewers shouldn’t be surprised if they even recognized the chain-smoking cat lady and the sneaky grocery store employee from the Season 4 premiere.
Kansas professor falsely accused of espionage wants university to pay for firing, harm to reputation
An anonymous tip accusing a Chinese-American chemist and researcher of espionage spurred KU into action, notifying the Department of Justice and building a case against its own employee, Feng “Franklin” Tao said in a lawsuit.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
The Crossing at KU to add 3 dining options on west campus
Construction has begun on three new retail buildings at The Crossing at KU, soon to bring three dining options to the development: CAVA, Playa Bowls and Jersey Mike’s.
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Upcoming exhibition will share history, culture of unhoused communities in Lawrence
People can view an art wall featuring work from previously and currently unhoused community members in an exhibition called “Unsettled Lawrence” at the Watkins Museum of History.
KU common book, work of art selected for 2026-27 school year
The Spencer Museum of Art has selected a painting as the KU Common Work of Art to accompany this year’s KU Reads title, “Orbital,” by Samantha Harvey.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
KU students, local firm create self-guided architectural tours of Lawrence
KU students and a local design firm created two free, self-guided architectural tours of Lawrence, delving into the city’s history and the imprint that students have left on its visual landscape.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
KU School of Pharmacy’s accreditation placed on probation
The KU School of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program has been given “accredited with probation” status for multiple compliance issues with national standards.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
KU School of Music dean to step down after next Lawrence City Band performance
Paul Popiel, Lawrence City Band co-conductor and dean of the KU School of Music, will soon take his talents to Notre Dame — but not before conducting one final performance in South Park on Wednesday.
