The University of Kansas has been chosen to run one of seven centers across the state that will help both teachers and parents learn how to help children read better. Now, KU has to figure out exactly where it will locate this new center that likely will employ about 10 professionals who are ...

There is a truism in college football: When it is time to watch the games, the couch should already be in place. The University of Kansas is seeking permission to change its upcoming school calendar, in part, to make it so. KU leaders want to start the university’s fall semester one week ...

Here’s the thing about the recently completed presidential election: The problem for Democrats is rooted in a misunderstanding of the 2020 elections, where Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump. “Any Democrat would have won that election,” Chuck Todd, the chief political analyst for NBC News ...

KU needs another $300 million worth of development around its football stadium to create a true “gateway” to wow potential students and attract new dollars critical for the next generation, university leaders told the Journal-World. An upscale Marriott hotel, a mix of restaurants and ...

A KU engineering professor who has been a leader in new designs for everything from aircraft to ammunition has been named one of the top inventors in the country. Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Kansas, was named to the National Academy of ...

Before European settlement, Kansas was dominated by vast prairies of tall grasses and wildflowers. However, farming and development have since altered the landscape, prompting researchers at the University of Kansas to help uncover how much of it remains intact in Douglas County. Prairie ...