The University of Kansas lifted restrictions on university-related travel this week, citing high vaccination rates against COVID-19. KU's mask mandate, however, is likely to remain in place into the fall semester.
Simon Atkinson, vice chancellor for research, and Jason Hornberger, vice provost for finance, announced the change in a message to the KU community on Monday. Atkinson and Hornberger stated that the ...
After the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of commencement celebrations last spring, at least two universities in Douglas County have elected to host commencements this May celebrating the classes of 2021 and 2020.
The University of Kansas and Baker University will both hold commencement celebrations over two different weekends in May. Douglas County's other university, Haskell Indian Nations ...
Heartland Community Health Center announced a change in leadership Tuesday night after over two weeks of declining to state who was leading the nonprofit.
Heartland will now be led by an interim CEO, Julie Boden Schmidt, who was asked to serve in the role by Heartland's board of directors, according to a press release. Boden Schmidt previously served as an interim CEO for Heartland in 2018 and 2019, board ...
Lawrence can expect around 2 inches of snow Tuesday morning, and experts are urging people to drive cautiously on their morning commutes.
Kyle Poage, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said snow is expected to begin falling at midnight and continue until around 9 or 10 a.m. Tuesday.
A winter weather advisory and freeze watch have been issued for Douglas County. The winter weather ...
The number of employees at the University of Kansas’ Lawrence campus decreased substantially between 2019 and 2020, according to employee headcount data. But it’s not yet clear how much more of an employee decrease KU will see after budget decisions are made this spring.
From 2019 to 2020, the number of employees at the University of Kansas’ Lawrence campus decreased by over 1,400, according to employee ...
Data from four local health organizations showed that more than 50,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Douglas County as of Thursday.
Altogether, data from the four distributors — LMH Health, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, Heartland Community Health Center and Haskell Indian Health Center — showed that 50,080 first doses and 32,984 second doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been ...
