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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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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Transgender employee at KU reported for using the bathroom
A transgender woman who works at KU was notified Friday that she had been reported for using the women’s restroom.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Farces, all-ages romps and ballet to meld onstage for KU Theatre & Dance’s 2026-27 season
A retelling of “Eurydice,” a farcical love story drawing from Italian commedia dell’arte, “The Spongebob Musical” and ballet will all take the stage for the 2026-27 KU Theatre & Dance season.
Monica Marin/Contributed photo
Upcoming play to explore KU alum’s contributions to genetics
An upcoming stage production — written by a Lawrence playwright about a KU alum who helped unravel the mysteries of genetic inheritance — is a double helix of local creativity.
KU student, Free State alum wins prestigious STEM scholarship
Arthur Benson, a KU rising senior and Free State High School alum, is a 2026-2027 Astronaut Scholar.
KU’s Day on the Hill concert to return, featuring Turnstile, Slayyyter, Die Spitz
Day on the Hill will return to KU this fall for the first time in 19 years, with Grammy-winning rock band Turnstile set to headline.
Spend the summer solstice at the KU native plants garden
A summer solstice tour of the KU native plant garden will end just before dark, but visitors can linger and enjoy the sunset.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Regents approves tuition proposals for 2026-27; KU students face 4.8% hike
KU students are facing a minimum 4.8% tuition increase starting this fall. Tuition and fees for an in-state undergrad will be $6,635 per semester.
KU Libraries
KU visiting librarian builds diverse skills to serve diverse communities, from Lawrence to Accra
Patience Eméfa Dzandza Ocloo, the first international librarian-in-residence at KU, has months of research in Lawrence ahead of her as she funnels ideas about technology and information between cities, countries and cultures.
KU museums highlight global art, science during World Cup
Two KU museums are highlighting global connections this summer with exhibitions tied to the World Cup games in the Kansas City area.
Jacob Rice/Lawrence Times
Hosting Algeria’s World Cup team brings prestige, not profit, to KU Athletics
Hosting a World Cup team may sound like a financial win, but an official says KU Athletics expects to break even as Team Algeria trains in Lawrence this summer.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
New butterfly tagging technology turns hypotheses to facts for KU’s Monarch Watch
Outfitted with a little eyelash glue and tiny, solar-powered tags, Kristen Baum and her team at Monarch Watch will be able to watch the progress of monarch butterflies hatched in Lawrence as they fly across the country.
KU’s Dole Institute launches summer programming for America 250
The Dole Institute of Politics at KU has announced a summer of programming themed around the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Five of six Kansas public universities seek student tuition increases of 3.5% to 6%
KU and four other public universities in Kansas are seeking in-state undergraduate tuition increases ranging from 3.5% to 6% in the upcoming academic year. Emporia State wants to hold tuition steady another year.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
KU Class of 2026 celebrated for their hard work and drive to make things better
Thousands of Jayhawks finally made their way through the Campanile Sunday as graduates who no longer had to fear they’d never get their diplomas if they had made the passage sooner.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
KU students, teachers to show off form-defying ceramics at Off-Site Art Gallery exhibition
Two classes of KU ceramics students learned how to defy gravity with clay bodies and how to install their work without breaking it. Their creations — which astonished even their teachers — will be exhibited at Off-Site Art Space.
