KU sets final exam
Kansas University has announced the following final examination:
Yuichi Tamura, sociology, "School Rules in Post Scarcity Japan," 1 p.m. today, 730 Fraser Hall.
County forum explores economic development
About 40 people Thursday night attended the second of two communitywide forums on economic development in Douglas County.
The three-hour workshops, called "Getting up to Speed on Economic Development in Douglas County," are intended to guide the county's Economic Development Advisory Board as it begins rewriting the economic development chapter of Horizon 2020, the city and county's planning guide.
Both forums served as "basic primers" of the economics of Douglas County and included reviews of economic trends, data such as employment figures, and a history of economic development in the area.
The board will hold public hearings on the plan at each city in the county beginning in February. Board members hope to have a draft of the new plan for city and county commissioners to consider in June.
Possible embezzlement investigated at credit union
Lawrence Police are investigating possible embezzlement at Free State Credit Union, 901 Iowa.
An audit found evidence of embezzlement, although losses are not yet determined, police Sgt. Mark Warren said. Police were notified Friday, but the embezzlement is believed to have occurred between Sept. 21 and Oct. 27, 2001.
There are three suspects, a man and two women, Warren said. They had been employed at the credit union but police reports didn't indicate whether they are still working at the business. No arrests have been made.
KU climbs in rankings of research universities
Kansas University has made progress toward its goal of being a top-25 research university, according to National Science Foundation rankings announced this week.
KU climbed two spots to 51st among public universities and five spots to 78th among all universities. The rankings measured the amount of federal research grants spent by a university during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.
KU's federal funds reached about $69 million during the year, an increase of about 21 percent from fiscal year 1999.
KU's rate of increase slowed from last year's rankings, when KU jumped 10 spots among public universities and seven spots among all universities.
DeSoto suspect pleads guilty to drug charge
Kansas City, Kan. A DeSoto man pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to one count of attempting to manufacture methamphetamine.
Kevin Davis, 41, admitted he attempted to make methamphetamine in his DeSoto apartment in July 2000, U.S. Atty. Jim Flory said.
Davis faces a maximum of 20 years in federal prison without parole.
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