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$10 million federal grant to KU Cancer Center like an injection of hope for researchers, patients
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran wrapped a tour of the KU Health System campus Friday by celebrating a federal appropriation of $10 million for the KU Cancer Center and $10 million earmark for acquisition of sophisticated cardiovascular equipment.
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Pro-Palestine protesters disperse from KU campus after police arrive; 3 arrested
Law enforcement threatened to arrest protesters after a group of about 100 gathered on KU’s campus in solidarity with Palestine Thursday night, continuing calls for the university to divest from Israel. It appeared three protesters were arrested.
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Dillons to close 23rd Street location, open one on KU’s west campus
Dillons is planning to close its 23rd Street store and open a larger one at The Crossing At KU, the new mixed-use development in progress on west campus.
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Jewish KU students, staff gather for Shabbat in solidarity with pro-Palestine movement
More than two dozen Jewish KU students, faculty, staff and community members gathered Friday evening for a special Shabbat service with a message: Not all Jewish people are Zionists.
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Workshop encourages Lawrence middle schoolers to imagine solutions for the future
Lawrence middle school students put their imaginations to use Friday, working in teams to craft solutions for the future at the Alternative Futures for Kansas Workshop.
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Pro-Palestine protesters march through KU’s campus; Lawrence High students walk out to join
KU students took the second day of their pro-Palestine protest to the front door of Chancellor Douglas Girod’s office. Lawrence High School students also walked out to join the movement.
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Vertačniks to open studio, rebuilt after 2019 tornado, for Art Spaces (Sponsored post)
Wendy and David Vertačnik are both well known in the community as accomplished artists and for their long careers as arts educators. The public will have a chance to see their studio, rebuilt after the 2019 tornado, this weekend.
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Despite ongoing construction, KU is still set to hold graduation at football stadium
With 11 days until thousands of Jayhawks will celebrate completing their degrees, the KU football stadium shows it’s very much in the midst of construction. But KU is “absolutely” holding commencement there.
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Pro-Palestine protesters occupy lawn on KU’s campus
More than 100 pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside Fraser Hall for 17-plus hours Wednesday, calling on KU to disclose and divest any financial connections with Israel amid monthslong violence in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands of people.
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Monarch Watch offers plants for sale in online fundraiser; spring open house to follow
Monarch Watch’s free spring open house is coming up, but until then, plenty of pollinator-friendly plants are available for purchase through the organization’s annual online fundraiser.
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Eyewitness to kidnapping of Emmett Till hasn’t closed his eyes to quest for racial justice
“Emmett Till’s story is not a pleasant story. It’s not a pretty story, but it has to be told,” Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. told a Lawrence crowd of his cousin and friend who was brutally murdered in 1955.
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KU faculty union wins election with vast majority of vote
The KU faculty union has won its election with 86% of the vote.
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KU to host cousin of Emmett Till; livestream of public talk will be available
The cousin and childhood best friend of Emmett Till will speak at a KU event this week. The talk will be livestreamed.
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Civil rights attorney: Legal action to ‘hollow out’ Brown v. Board moves at deliberate speed
Former NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund president Sherrilyn Ifill said the nation should celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision as overdue recognition of the necessity to end legal apartheid in the U.S.
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New gallery space connects KU students to East Lawrence arts district
KU art students have a new gallery in the East Lawrence arts district that positions them to bridge a gap with the broader arts community as they learn about the management side of their work.
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Kansas lawmakers dangle $36 million for public universities to secure anti-DEI commitments
House and Senate budget negotiators agreed to anchor $36 million to a requirement that university administrators affirm they had abandoned diversity, equity and inclusion programs. KU could lose $8.35 million.