Potter Lake, the signature body of water on KU’s Lawrence campus, is set to get a major renovation this summer, the university has announced. Work will begin soon to dredge the lake, which is uphill from KU’s football stadium and downhill from the university’s Campanile. The project ...

One person was arrested on Tuesday by the KU Police Department after allegedly disobeying an order to vacate his tent that was set up as part of a protest against Israel’s military action in Gaza. A University of Kansas spokeswoman said that KUPD made the arrest because the individual was ...

Updated at 4:04 p.m. Wednesday, May 1: A crowd of nearly 100 supporters of Palestine occupied the lawn in front of KU’s Fraser Hall on Wednesday, saying there “will be no business as usual on our campus until there is justice in Palestine.” The group yelled chants, including “from ...

A construction site on Oregon Street in east Lawrence is abuzz with activity on a windy day in late April, but the crew — and the home it’s building — is a bit different from the norm. For one, the workers are all University of Kansas architecture students enrolled in Dirt Works ...

The current interim leader of the University of Kansas’ research enterprise has been announced as a finalist for KU’s vice chancellor of research position. Belinda Sturm, a KU engineering professor and director of a key National Science Foundation program at the university, will give a ...

Story updated at 5:19 p.m. Thursday, April 25: Faculty members at the University of Kansas have voted by a large margin to form a union to negotiate with administrators for better pay, benefits and working conditions. The faculty members — including a broad host of professors, instructors, ...