The two largest universities in Kansas are again ranked as the best value for higher education in Kansas. But the local university is looking up to its land-grant cousin to the west for the fifth year in a row. A study by SmartAsset, a financial technology company, recently ranked K-State as ...
Head coach Les Miles won’t be the only new attraction coming to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium this fall. University of Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long announced Wednesday that fans attending KU home games now will be able to buy beer and wine, beginning with the Jayhawks’ Aug. 31 ...
A man who was arrested last fall but released at that time has now been charged with a sex crime reported on the University of Kansas campus. Hayden B. Gragg, 19, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., was arrested on the charges this week, released on $500 bond and ordered to appear in court later this ...
Two local organizations recently supplied funding to a University of Kansas addiction program to help it expand its services in Douglas County. The university announced in a news release that its Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment received a grant from the Douglas County ...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Many people figure vaping spares their health because it lets them inhale nicotine in aerosols instead of sucking in smoke from burning cigarettes. New research from the University of Kansas casts doubt on that, raising the specter that vaping nicotine may cause some of ...
Gov. Laura Kelly has appointed three new members to the Kansas Board of Regents, the governing body of the state's six Regents universities and other educational institutions. The three appointees are Cheryl Harrison-Lee, Jon Rolph and Shellaine “Shelly” Kiblinger, according to a news ...
Theatergoers attending the premiere of “Chasing Gods” will have an unusually up-close experience; they'll be seated on the stage. “It’s an intimate viewing experience,” said Paris Crayton III, the creator of the production, which opens Friday in Murphy Hall on the University of ...
Kansas City, Kan. — Now that it’s July, Wyandotte High School senior Tahj Harris said he hears gunshots every day. “I’m used to it,” he said. “I don’t think much about it.” For many teens in the northeastern corner of Kansas City, Kan., violence feels normal. Wyandotte junior ...
A Lawrence team's "Smart Home" idea has captured the attention of officials in Sydney, Australia, and has earned a coveted finalist spot in Sydney's Alternative Housing Ideas Challenge. The team from the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design came up with the "Smart Home" — a ...
A Lawrence native is returning to town to serve as the new director of the Kansas Biological Survey. Sara Baer, who currently serves as professor and chair of the department of plant biology at Southern Illinois University, will take over the position on Aug. 18, according to a KU news ...
An internationally established organist is joining the faculty at the University of Kansas School of Music. Olivier Latry, one of the three organists for the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, is filling the William T. Kemper Artist-in-Residence at KU for the upcoming school year, the ...
Updated at 10:48 a.m. Wednesday University of Kansas employees will see a salary increase in the next school year, interim Provost Carl Lejuez said on Tuesday. Lejuez announced in a message to campus that the university was able to include funding for raises of up to 2.5% for faculty and ...
The University of Kansas selected a new academic leader for its School of Medicine system. KU on Monday named Dr. Akinlolu O. Ojo as executive dean of the School of Medicine, which has campuses in Kansas City, Kan., Salina and Wichita. Ojo will take over the position on Aug. 26, replacing ...
A plan for some maintenance fixes resulted in a project to renovate the entire home of the University of Kansas School of Journalism. Stauffer-Flint Hall, located at 1435 Jayhawk Blvd., recently began a $3.75 million renovation, which will change the facade of the 120-year-old structure and ...
The top official at the University of Kansas, like everyone else, is waiting to see whether the KU athletics program will receive allegations of major recruiting violations. KU Chancellor Douglas Girod told the Journal-World Wednesday at a Kansas Board of Regents meeting in Topeka that the ...
On the longest day of the year, a University of Kansas research program is inviting the public to get outdoors and learn more about some plants that only bloom in the summer. The KU Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden will host a summer tour at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The event, which is free and ...
A University of Kansas dean is leaving his post to become the top official of another institution. Mahesh Daas, leader of KU’s School of Architecture and Design, will leave to become the next president of Boston Architectural College, interim provost Carl Lejuez said in a message to campus ...
Updated at 5 p.m. Wednesday Tuition for in-state undergraduate students at Kansas universities will not increase next school year. The Kansas Board of Regents gave final approval to tuition rate proposals for the 2019-2020 school year during its regular meeting on Wednesday, forcing all of ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 34-year-old black man whose family was homeless at times during his childhood in Kansas City, Missouri, will become the city's 55th mayor. Voters on Tuesday chose Quinton Lucas over fellow City Council member Jolie Justus in a mayoral runoff, according to unofficial ...
Audio-Reader is asking for people to dust off their old vinyl LPs and other items to benefit a worthy cause. The University of Kansas program, a reading and information service for blind, visually impaired, and print disabled individuals, is accepting donations of used records, CDs, gently ...