Douglas County has a decadelong chore if it wants to become a hub of entrepreneurship, and now a group is proposing that a couple of workers be hired to specifically focus on that task.
City, county, state and private officials soon will be approached about providing $250,000 in funding to a new Lawrence-based entrepreneurship organization to hire a pair of professionals who will work to build a system for ...
The University of Kansas is launching a new institute that aims to highlight and coordinate all aspects of its international operations, ranging from study abroad to overseas research collaborations.
In a message to the university community on Thursday, KU Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer said the university will launch the KU Institute for International and Global Engagement.
“The Center for International and ...
In Lawrence, 2021 was not the year for new home construction. But, it ended up being a pretty decent year for $10 million projects.
The city recently released its year-end building permit report, and despite homes selling at a lighting-quick pace in Lawrence, there were no signs homebuilders were kicking construction activity into a higher gear.
In fact, building permits for new single-family homes actually ...
The dean of one of KU’s most nationally-recognized schools temporarily will do double duty by serving as the university’s leader of its growing online education brand.
Michelle Carney, dean of the University of Kansas’ School of Social Welfare, has been appointed as KU’s founding vice provost of Jayhawk Global. Carney will continue to serve as the social welfare dean, and her appointment to lead ...
A new initiative called Jayhawk Global – a program designed to greatly increase the University of Kansas' online offerings — may give local Jayhawks some new issues to think about.
University of Kansas Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer told a group of university leaders Thursday that as KU places more emphasis on growing its online offerings, it likely will place less emphasis on growing the in-person enrollment ...
I’ve been told that our insurance agent would cancel our coverage if he ever saw me eat corn on the cob. It is that messy and that dangerous. So, imagine my delight when I learned of elote, a Mexican dish that takes the corn off the cob, puts it in a cup and combines it with mayo and Cotija cheese.
“It is very popular where I’m from in Mexico,” said Arturo Fernandez, co-owner of Paleteria Chihuahua, a ...
