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More KU students seek petroleum engineering
More University of Kansas students have been pursuing degrees in petroleum engineering thanks to a booming job market and good starting salaries.
22 hrs ago | The Kansas City Star
Kansas into 'uncharted waters' with redistricting lawsuit
Kansas lawmakers will soon learn the consequences of failing to redraw the state's political boundaries and leaving redistricting to the three federal judges who will settle a lawsuit involving more than three dozen lawyers and key figures in the legislative impasse.The judges must set the new lines for congressional, state House, state Senate and ... (more)
De Urbanization - Population Strategy for PEI?
My niece sold her 700 square foot 2 bed condo in downtown Toronto for about $350,000. Young people are on the high wire in terms of their costs in a big city.
Architecture Program Report | Spring 2012
Day received an AIA National Small Project Award of Excellence for their "L Residence" in Omaha NE.
Young children are increasingly shunning the country, even as scientists outline the mental benefits of spending time in natural settings.
Ottawa native wins Fulbright award
Five University of Kansas students received Fulbright awards for research, study or English teaching as an assistant abroad for the 2012-2013 academic year, including John Korba, of Ottawa.
KU math department announces award winners
The University of Kansas mathematics department recognized its undergraduate and graduate students and faculty for outstanding academic and teaching achievements at its 55th annual honors banquet April 24 at the KU Adams Alumni Center.
Ichthyosaurs and the bends: Triassic lark
IF A diver surfaces too quickly, he may suffer the bends. Nitrogen dissolved in his blood is suddenly liberated by the reduction of pressure, just as the gas in a bottle of champagne is released when the cork is popped.
The all-seeing eye can show your heart health - and many other issues
I've always thought that our eyes act as windows on the body. If you look at the back of the eye, you can get a glimpse of the arterialA healthA of the rest of the person.
U.S. Rule Puts Confucius Schools Under Spotlight
Wu Qidi, vice minister, China's Ministry of Education, spoke at the 2006 opening of a Confucius Institute at the University of Kansas Edwards Campus in Overland Park, Kan., as then Kansas Gov.
KU names acting director of CREES
Mariya Omelicheva has been named the acting director of the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies at the University of Kansas.
A A A A With Mother's Day under our belt we can now look forward to graduations, Memorial Day, Father's Day , June weddings, summer vacations, camps for the kids and oh by the waya school's out!!!!! A A A A Organization and planning are the keys to a fun filled, satisfying summer season for all.
Hot summer author: Laura Moriarty
She's not in Kansas anymore: Lawrence resident Laura Moriarty goes to 1920s New York with Louise Brooks in her fourth novel, The Chaperone.
Brian Hanni Named Men's Basketball Radio Voice For Texas Tech
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY and LEARFIELD SPORTS' RED RAIDER SPORTS PROPERTIES have named former UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS women's basketball, baseball, and backup men's basketball radio voice BRIAN HANNI as the new radio play-by-play voice of RED RAIDER men's basketball, replacing MARK FINKNER.
Emergengy Training Exercise Puts Two Active Shooters At KU
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Law enforcement officials from across Douglas County were on high alert Wednesday , but their effort to take down two active shooters, was just a drill.
Nearly 150 express interest in KU buyout offer
A buyout offer from the University of Kansas has attracted interest from 149 university employees in Lawrence and Overland Park, with about a quarter of the applications coming from faculty, school officials said.The university offered buyouts last month to 655 of its more than 4,800 faculty and staff members in an effort to reduce costs and ... (more)
Harvard student's body recovered PORTLAND, Maine - The body of a Harvard Business School student was recovered from Portland Harbor on Tuesday, three days after he was told to leave a waterfront bar for being visibly drunk while celebrating his upcoming graduation with two friends.
KU Incubator System Announces Latest Tenant
Midwest Energy Solutions specializes in conversion technologies. Its focus includes converting vehicles to compressed natural gas, and it carries products that let drivers refuel with natural gas in their garages or driveways.
Governing body picks interim city manager
Topeka's next interim city manager is a certified public accountant who ran a business with her husband for 25 years.
KU to hold 4-hour emergency exercise
Dozens of law enforcement officers and emergency personnel will swarm part of the University of Kansas campus on Wednesday for an annual readiness exercise.
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