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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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Twins Tae-Vheon and Sae-Vheon Alcorn lead double lives as KU student-athletes and entrepreneurs
Twins Sae-Vheon and Tae-Vheon Alcorn started running track in fifth grade, and their athletic journeys led them to the University of Kansas for school and collegiate track and field. They’ve also carried on family values of hard work and perseverance to become successful entrepreneurs, plus they’re now helping other Jayhawks build their own brands.
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KU to lift pandemic-induced hiring freeze; administrators offer more positive financial outlook
For one of the first times since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of the University of Kansas campus and upended higher education, KU leaders on Wednesday were able to offer promising — if still reserved — news about the university’s financial outlook.
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Though KU athletes have started capitalizing on new name, image, likeness rules, university says it has no policy in place
Entering into legal, above-board business deals is a new endeavor for both college athletes and universities. It remains to be seen how KU will handle the changing landscape, though multiple athletes have already announced sponsorship deals.
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How a KU class and local advocates helped build an ADA-accessible platform at Wells Overlook Park
Thanks to a $44,000 state grant, Douglas County accessibility advocates, and help from a third-year architecture class at the University of Kansas, an ADA-accessible viewing platform is now complete at Lawrence’s Wells Overlook Park.
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Ibram X. Kendi, author of ‘How to be an Antiracist,’ to give lecture at Lied Center
Ibram X. Kendi, the award-winning author of “How to be an Antiracist,” is set to give the Self Graduate Fellowship Symposium lecture, according to a Tuesday news release.
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Explained: What coming changes to college athletics mean, and how they’ll impact Kansas universities
A new era of collegiate athletics will begin Thursday when several new laws across the country take effect allowing athletes to profit off of the use of their name, image and likeness.
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KU student senators criticize Board of Regents for rejecting fee increase for mental health services, student pay raises
The University of Kansas student government on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve sending a letter to the Kansas Board of Regents following the board’s decision last week to reject a $31.15 per semester increase to required student fees.
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New KU research: Kansas counties with mask mandates avoided 500 COVID-19 deaths
New research from KU shows that counties in Kansas that instituted mask mandates experienced significantly lower rates of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths compared with counties declining to take that precaution.
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Board of Regents may raise community college-to-university credit transfer cap
The Kansas Board of Regents may raise to 75 the number of credit hours that could be transferred from a community college to a state university following success of a two-year pilot involving Johnson County Community College and the nearby Edwards campus of the University of Kansas.
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KU to start using windshield-blocking device for repeat parking violators
Parking officials at the University of Kansas now have a new way of taking action against repeat violators. Called “The Barnacle,” the bright yellow device completely obscures the driver’s view and demands payment in order to be removed.
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Biden-Harris administration taps KU alumnus for role in Department of Energy
A 2013 graduate of a University of Kansas doctoral program has been appointed by the Biden-Harris administration to serve as a senior adviser in the Department of Energy.
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KU says it won’t use controversial faculty termination policy; 18-year-olds can now conceal-carry firearms
After months of deliberation, the University of Kansas has decided not to adopt a Kansas Board of Regents policy that would have made it easier to terminate tenured faculty members for financial reasons in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Final candidate for KU police chief: ‘It is about doing the work’
The final candidate for chief of the University of Kansas Public Safety Office said Friday […]
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After state lawmaker asks questions, KU says only 1 class teaches Critical Race Theory
Only one course at the University of Kansas describes its curriculum as guided by Critical […]
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KU police chief candidate: ‘There is a time and need for reform, and that’s right now’
The second of three candidates to become the next chief of the University of Kansas Public Safety Office on Thursday made clear that he and many other police chiefs across the country recognize a need for police reform.