When aircraft parts, wind turbines, sports equipment and other things made from carbon fiber materials reach the end of their lifespans, we'll have hundreds of thousands of tons of waste to clean up — waste that's proved tough to recycle in the past.
But a team including University of Kansas researchers has developed a process to break some of these complex substances down, and it involves a fuzzy fungal ...
Over the weekend, a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain is expected across almost all of northeast Kansas.
The winter storm is expected to begin Saturday evening and continue into Sunday. In Lawrence, the forecast on Saturday includes a high of 28 degrees, with mostly cloudy skies and a chance of a wintry mix, meaning potential freezing rain and sleet. In the evening, temperatures will drop to 18 degrees, ...
The Willow Domestic Violence Center in Lawrence has received additional funding to help support survivors of violence, as part of a statewide initiative that awarded more than $1.5 million to 29 agencies.
The state awarded $76,189 to The Willow, which offers shelter, services and support to survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, in funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ ...
A new analysis from a University of Kansas education scholar recommends giving students more control over their education and finding ways to use technology to support this approach.
The schooling system has largely run on a "deficit model" for over 200 years — that is, focusing on what students lack — though curriculum, textbooks and testing have undergone significant changes in that time. To help ...
A new bicycle route spanning almost 300 miles passes through many counties, including Douglas, joining a developing national network of bicycle routes connecting urban and rural communities via signed roads and trails.
In a mission to establish the largest public bike route in the world, the American Cycling Association added four new routes this fall in three states – with one in Indiana, one in Missouri and ...
Renovations to the commission meeting room at the Douglas County Courthouse are expected to be completed in the coming weeks, just in time for the two new county commissioners who will be seated. Meanwhile, masonry restoration on the building's exterior will continue for several more months.
The meeting room on the second floor of the historic courthouse at 11th and Massachusetts streets has been undergoing ...
