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As Haskell’s newly confirmed president, Alex Red Corn wants to help steward a culture of improvement, grow external partnerships and implement a new strategic plan.
Researchers at KU and their collaborators landed a $1.9 million grant to research drought tolerance in wheat and rice using the school’s living fungi “library.”
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Van Go in Lawrence is bracing to lose about one-third of its annual operating budget due to potential federal funding changes. The nonprofit is looking for other funding options to continue supporting young artists.
The National Weather Service has lost hundreds of employees since Trump took office, and its severe storm forecasts may be suffering. Two tornado outbreaks this year took forecasters by surprise.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
For a team of researchers at KU, fungal doomsday looks less like parasitic mushrooms transforming people into zombies, and more like the loss of a fungi collection that serves as a major global resource for sustainability and restoration.
Kansas turned in a 60-page application last week in hopes of receiving a share of $50 billion in federal money designed to transform rural health.
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Just Food announced Friday the launch of a fund that will help the organization leverage its purchasing power to buy food for every pantry in Douglas County.
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Representatives from public health sectors and from the Haskell Friends and Family group spoke at a panel Thursday, attesting to the long-term negative health impacts of Trump’s budget bill across the nation and in Douglas County.
Democrats and Republicans have different proposals to keep feeding nearly 190,000 Kansans as funding for SNAP assistance is still in question.
Food pantries are preparing for increased need as 188,000-plus Kansans will not receive SNAP benefits in November. Gov. Laura Kelly is joining Democrats from 24 other states in suing Trump’s administration over the lapsed funding.
