Three weeks after announcing the creation of a 27-member task force dedicated to reviewing policies on local policing, the University of Kansas on Wednesday announced two public listening sessions and a town hall at which the public can bring concerns to the task force.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all three sessions will take place over Zoom on the following dates:
• Thursday, Sept. 17, from 1:30 to ...
The board overseeing Kansas Athletics on Wednesday unanimously approved two measures intended to shore up the department's financial situation as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to strain revenue streams.
The first measure gives Athletics Director Jeff Long and CFO Pat Kaufman the authority to refinance $30 million in department debt through new bonds issued at lower interest rates. Kaufman told board members ...
The University of Kansas' total number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 841, the school announced Tuesday afternoon — an increase of 42 cases since Friday, when testing data was last released.
Out of 779 total tests conducted between Sept. 7 and Sept. 13, 85 members of the KU community tested positive for the virus, for a positivity rate of 10.9%, the highest rate since KU began releasing data. Part of the ...
The University of Kansas fell one spot to 60th among public universities, but moved up six spots among all universities in the 2021 edition of the U.S. News & World Report's rankings of best colleges released Monday.
The rankings from the online media company that analyzes and ranks numerous aspects of American society are highly touted among universities, though they have faced criticisms from higher ...
Courtside Cafe, the food court located inside the DeBruce Center at the University of Kansas, will close through Sept. 28 after a part-time employee of KU Dining tested positive for COVID-19, the Journal-World has learned.
No patrons were in close enough contact with the worker to be considered high-risk for transmission of the virus, but they are being asked to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms just in case. ...
Story updated at 6:43 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14:
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday that Kansas' SPARK Taskforce, which is tasked with overseeing economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, will advocate later this week for spending "a fair chunk" of federal CARES Act dollars on expanding the state's testing program to include tests for asymptomatic individuals.
Kelly said Monday that the state so far has ...
