KU journalism alumnus pledges $500,000

An alumnus of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kansas University has pledged $500,000 to a new professorship.

Through his estate, Malcolm W. Applegate, a 1959 KU graduate, will create a professorship in his name to teach newspaper editing.

Applegate worked as an editor and publisher at four Gannett Co. newspapers for 20 years. He retired as president and general manager of the Indianapolis Star.

Applegate, an Indianapolis resident, also is a trustee of the William Allen White Foundation and chairs the Journalism Campaign Committee for KU First, the $500 million campaign under way by the KU Endowment Association.

Human evolution lecture planned for Thursday

A well-known paleoanthropologist will discuss his research on human evolution Thursday at the Kansas University Museum of Anthropology.

Milford Wolpoff’s lecture, which begins at 7 p.m., is being staged in conjunction with the museum’s “Early Us (and Them) in Africa” exhibit, which ends Aug. 25.

Wolpoff will discuss his research on early hominids and discuss the evolutionary science that distinguishes humans from other primates.

He wrote “Paleoanthropology,” a recently published book, and “Race and Human Evolution” with his wife, Rachel Caspari, in 1998.

Amateur radio open house planned at the library

The Douglas County Amateur Radio Club will have an open house demonstration of amateur radio communications, telegraph equipment, electricity and electronics from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the auditorium of Lawrence Public Library.

The demonstrations are designed to give a better understanding of amateur radio and how a technologically based society functions.

The demonstration is related to another program starting in September at the library. The Science Education and Awareness Project will encourage students to study math and science by featuring accomplished scientists.

In September, the program will feature Nikola Tesla, who developed the alternating current. In October, Sir Isaac Newton, who discovered gravity and several other laws of physics, will be featured.

KU Med offers skin care class

Kansas City, Kan. A class Aug. 21 at KU Med will give an overview of skin problems and what can be done to treat them.

The class, which runs from noon to 1 p.m. at the Theo and Alfred M. Landon Center on Aging, 3599 Rainbow Blvd. in Kansas City, Kan., will be taught by Thelda Kestenbaum, a dermatologist at KU Med.

The class is free, but advance registration is required. Call (913) 588-1227 or visit www.kumed.com for more information or to register.

KU Med class to provide tips on avoiding falls

Kansas City, Kan. A KU Med class Tuesday will offer older adults tips on avoiding falls.

The class, which runs from noon to 1 p.m. at the Theo and Alfred M. Landon Center on Aging, 3599 Rainbow Blvd. in Kansas City, Kan., will be taught by Lori Richards, an occupational therapist, and Tori VanCullen, a physical therapist.

Topics will include identifying people who are at risk for falls and strategies for preventing falls.

The class is free, but advance registration is required. Call (913) 588-1227 or visit www.kumed.com for more information or to register.