The University of Kansas has submitted a proposal to the Kansas Board of Regents to construct a nearly $200 million science building, a move that ‘appalled’ a group of faculty members concerned about KU’s budget. But a KU spokesperson said the university’s proposal was procedural and that the building’s construction would be dependent on securing funding. KU does not expect plans for the new building ...
Cassandra Mesick Braun could not have predicted in 2017 that the health-centric art exhibit she was curating would come to fruition during a pandemic. But four years later and one year into the COVID-19 crisis, her exhibit on display now at the Spencer Museum of Art, “Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body,” exemplifies that art is always relevant to the human experience. In a time when bodies are “under ...
The Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute showed off some of its extrication tools Friday morning in Lawrence, demonstrating how they can be used to help firefighters remove victims of car accidents from wreckage quickly and safely. The extrication tools KFRTI purchased include a hydraulic rescue tool that cuts metal, often called the “Jaws of Life”; airbags that elevate vehicles; cable ratchets ...
A University of Kansas doctoral student is being charged hundreds of dollars after returning about 40 books to KU Libraries earlier this semester. Jenny Nielsen, a PhD candidate studying the philosophy of science, said that she returned all of the books except one in the condition in which she received them and that she feels she is being charged for decades of damage. Nielsen has attended KU since 2011 and ...
Douglas County distributed fewer than 1,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the past week, the smallest distribution the county has had since it began reporting vaccine distribution information to the Journal-World on Feb. 12. According to data from local health organizations, 50,889 first doses and 37,516 second doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Douglas county as of Thursday. That’s an ...
As of 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 56,658 Douglas County residents had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. But Douglas County’s local health officer, Thomas Marcellino, said that despite the community’s progress — Douglas County is still the most vaccinated county in Kansas — it is not yet known what percentage of the population must ...