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When Mallory Johnson walked into the packed common area inside Community Connections at Pinckney for a surprise Wednesday, she thought it might be cupcakes. Minutes later, she was holding a check for $10,000 to recognize her as this year’s Bobs Award winner.
KU professor Amy Hansen received a 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to conduct field research in Chile on how different water sources mix in ecosystems.
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Keynote speakers reminded the Indigenous scholars of Haskell’s 2026 graduating class that their stories are not relegated to the past — they will carry their languages, traditions and culture into the future.
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Free State is once again the best forensics school in the state, continuing its streak of dominance with a seventh-straight state championship.
Arthur Benson, a Free State High School alum, and two other University of Kansas students have been named Goldwater Scholars, KU announced Thursday.
The Lawrence Arts Center’s youth curatorial board, Hang12, is inviting the public to a celebration where young artists will unveil their new artwork in the New Hampshire Street parking garage.
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Lawrence High School’s Career and Technical Education students put their yearlong projects on display for the community Wednesday night at the fourth annual Innovation Expo.
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Haskell and KU students researchers will welcome the community to learn about their research on subjects from muskrats and coal waste piles to pawpaw seeds, pantodonts and much more.
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C-Tran students have started working at the Pinckney school’s bakery. In the future, they may have the opportunity to hone their skills in a school coffee shop that would be open to the public.
Four students from Lawrence High School have earned gold medals from the Scholastic Art Awards, a longstanding national competition for teen artists.
