Autism is an important part of Temple Grandin’s life, but it’s secondary in importance to her career, and it wasn’t always her biggest obstacle. “Starting out in the ‘70s in a man’s industry, being a woman was a much bigger barrier than autism ever was,” Grandin said Wednesday night to a crowd at the University of Kansas’ Dole Institute of Politics. The audience let out a small gasp at that ...
In response to high suicide rates among America’s farmers, a new website developed by the Kansas Department of Agriculture provides resources and support to those dealing with stress. Kelsey Olson, KDA’s assistant secretary of agriculture, led the effort in creating the website: kansasagstress.org. “I just thought that there was a need for a consolidated location of resources for our farmers and ...
From atop a rock, 4-year-old Leo looked to his mom and asked permission to leap. Rep. Eileen Horn told him to go for it. “That didn’t even hurt!” he exclaimed after. Horn became interested in politics from “these two, actually,” she noted, nodding toward her children as they played near the entrance to the Baker Wetlands in early October. Related stories - Rep. Dennis ‘Boog’ Highberger hosts ...
After one season of hemp production in Kansas, agriculture experts say they are excited about the future of the crop, but acknowledge the difficulties it presented to farmers. At the Kansas Farmers Union conference hosted at the DoubleTree in Lawrence, Kansas Department of Agriculture employee Dana Ladner said she saw the crop’s recent emergence in Kansas as an opportunity for a new workforce in the state and ...
Updated at 4:07 p.m. Friday: The University of Kansas has named Barbara Bichelmeyer to be the next provost and executive vice chancellor at KU. Bichelmeyer, who currently serves in the same roles at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, will start at KU in February, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod announced Friday morning. “As many of you observed during her campus visit, Barbara is a tremendously talented ...
Carl Lejuez, interim provost at the University of Kansas and one of four finalists for the full-time position, is also a finalist for the provost position at the University at Buffalo in New York, Lejuez confirmed Thursday. Although information on the identities of the finalists and the time of their presentations is password-protected on the University at Buffalo’s website, a student journalist at the ...