Kansas' 3rd District congresswoman, Rep. Sharice Davids, will speak as part of the University of Kansas' celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day. Davids, one of the first two Native American women to serve in Congress, will deliver a speech at 6 p.m. Oct. 8 in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union. Davids is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation. Jennifer Ng, interim vice provost for diversity and equity, said in ...
The fall public tour of the University of Kansas' Medicinal Garden is scheduled for Saturday. At 10 a.m., botanist Jennifer Moody will lead attendees through the garden, which features a research area made up of rows of about 50 feet that include 15 to 20 species. There is also an interpretive garden, which has medicinal and native plants. The KU Student Farm, where students, faculty and staff grow their own ...
The number of Kansas children living in areas of concentrated poverty has dropped 13%, a data snapshot released recently from the Annie E. Casey foundation states. From 2013-2017, the number of Kansas children living in areas of concentrated poverty was 51,000, a decrease from 56,000 from 2008-2012. The report defines an area of concentrated poverty as census tracts where 30% or more of the population is ...
The University of Kansas' vice chancellor for public affairs is leaving his role to serve as president and CEO of Kansas Health Foundation, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod announced Friday. Vice Chancellor Reggie Robinson was named as the new leader of the public health nonprofit organization Friday morning. His last day at KU will be in November, and he will start his new role Dec. 1. "While this is a loss for ...
An Emporia couple has committed $1 million to support the internal medicine program at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita, KU announced Wednesday. The $1 million from Scott Smiley, an alumnus of the school, and Julie Smiley will be divided into three funds: One will benefit the Department of Internal Medicine, another will support residents in the internal medicine program, and the last will ...
The number of suicides among Kansas children increased by more than 50% from 2016 to 2017, according to a report released Wednesday from the Kansas State Child Death Review Board. In 2017, 32 Kansas children died by suicide, an increase from 20 in 2016. One decade ago, the youth suicide rate was 1.3 per 10,000. In 2017, the rate was 4.5 per 10,000. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt called the increase ...