The University of Kansas’ new chief financial officer said Friday that at least two things were needed in the next school year: another $26 million in budget cuts and some type of plan to get KU growing again. In a campuswide video presentation, CFO Jeff DeWitt said that the days of budget ...
The Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute showed off some of its extrication tools Friday morning in Lawrence, demonstrating how they can be used to help firefighters remove victims of car accidents from wreckage quickly and safely. The extrication tools KFRTI purchased include a ...
A University of Kansas doctoral student is being charged hundreds of dollars after returning about 40 books to KU Libraries earlier this semester. Jenny Nielsen, a PhD candidate studying the philosophy of science, said that she returned all of the books except one in the condition in which ...
After the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of commencement celebrations last spring, at least two universities in Douglas County have elected to host commencements this May celebrating the classes of 2021 and 2020. The University of Kansas and Baker University will both hold ...
The University of Kansas lifted restrictions on university-related travel this week, citing high vaccination rates against COVID-19. KU's mask mandate, however, is likely to remain in place into the fall semester. Simon Atkinson, vice chancellor for research, and Jason Hornberger, vice provost ...
The University of Kansas' Dole Institute of Politics announced Monday that a foreign ambassador will deliver the annual Dole Lecture. Jean-Arthur Régibeau, the ambassador of Belgium to the United States, will discuss the 2020 U.S. presidential election and the COVID-19 pandemic. He will ...