Conference to address juvenile crime

Former Marine Corps officer LouAnne Johnson will be a keynote speaker at the fourth annual Governor’s Conference on Juvenile Justice. The conference is today through Tuesday at the Capital Plaza Hotel’s Maner Conference Center in Topeka.

Johnson used unorthodox teaching methods to reach troubled children, which she wrote about in the 1992 book “My Posse Don’t Do Homework.” Today, Johnson will sign books and appear at a special screening of “Dangerous Minds.” She will also be the opening keynote speaker at 8 a.m. Monday.

Topics at the conference include legal issues, prevention strategies, community programs and correctional facility operations. Professionals from all areas of juvenile justice are welcome to attend. For more information, visit jja.state.ks.us, or call Mary Beth Kidd at (785) 296-4213.

KU gets grant to study heart, vascular diseases

Kansas University has been awarded a federal research grant for heart and vascular diseases research.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded $260,720 to the KU Research Center.

Research will focus on in vivo microdialysis studies of oxidative stress.