A longtime entity at the University of Kansas that studies the state’s biology has a new name. KU has approved a name change for the Kansas Biological Survey. The center’s new name is the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research. “The new name is meant to raise ...
University of Kansas leaders are open to requiring a negative test or proof of vaccination for admittance to certain university events, a spokeswoman said on the heels of a faculty petition calling for stronger COVID standards. “We will be providing significant incentives for unvaccinated ...
Updated at 4:47 p.m. Monday About 240 KU faculty members have signed a petition asking for a vaccine mandate — or as much of one as state law will allow — along with several other stronger COVID protocols for campus. “Although this requirement may be controversial, its efficacy is ...
WICHITA — The college business model — one that depends on students living on campus and attending classes in person — was broken even before the pandemic. COVID-19 just made things more obvious. Classes moved online. Campus buildings and dormitories sat empty. Students flocked ...
UPDATED 11:50 A.M. AUG. 6, 2021 The University of Kansas will begin requiring all individuals — regardless of vaccination status — to wear masks while indoors on campus. Chancellor Douglas Girod made the announcement Friday morning in an online message to the university community. The ...
A University of Kansas entity has received a grant of more than half a million dollars to fund efforts to help disadvantaged youth from Wyandotte County attend the university. The University of Kansas Center for Research has received a $517,027 grant from the U.S. Department of Education as ...