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KU Innovation Park to host inaugural Lawrence Tech Conference
Working to expand Lawrence as a tech hub, local industry professionals have organized the first Lawrence Tech Conference, free to attend.
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New shade structure for accessible playground soon to be completed; ribbon cutting set for Friday
A new shade structure to improve the Ryan Gray Playground for All Children in Lawrence is set to be finished this week, and a celebration is planned Friday.
KU names Paul Popiel dean of School of Music
KU has named Paul Popiel, the interim dean of the School of Music, to the permanent position.
University of Kansas deal with Missouri hospital feels ‘terribly wrong’ to lawmakers
The proposed takeover of Liberty Hospital in Missouri by the University of Kansas Health System is being greeted with scorn by lawmakers from both sides of the state line and both political parties.
KU names new dean of School of Engineering
KU has named Mary Rezac as the next dean of the School of Engineering, effective March 1.
KU professor leads students in prescribed burn at Lecompton prairie
About three dozen students and community members gathered Wednesday morning for a cultural burn on a patch of remnant tallgrass prairie near the Winter School.
KU musical to poke fun at capitalism in Christmas season; livestream tickets available
The University Theatre’s upcoming production of “Milking Christmas” will tap into a dark side of the holiday season. It’s a satirical show with cheerful musical numbers for all ages.
Centuries-old forests in the Midwest are struggling. Fire can help save them
In the Baldwin Woods Forest Preserve south of Lawrence, stately oaks and hickories rise 50 to 100 feet into the air. But far below their canopy, something worries scientists.
‘Mr. KU’ tells stories of Jayhawk traditions, university history in his new book
It’s all about perspective, Curtis Marsh says. His new book, “KU-phoria,” compiles stories about KU’s history and traditions — but he says the stories would be nothing without the way people felt and experienced them.
KU drops heartbreaker to K-State in last game at stadium in its current form
The Jayhawks fell to the Wildcats Saturday in KU’s last game at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in its current form.