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Canada’s legalization of marijuana will boost understanding of benefits, unintended consequences, researcher says
LAWRENCE — Canada became the second country in the world to legalize marijuana, and sales began today. Dispensaries across the country opened doors this morning and began selling a variety of marijuana products. ...
Residence halls plan family-friendly Halloween event
LAWRENCE — Gertrude Sellards Pearson and Corbin residence halls at the University of Kansas will be host to child-friendly activities, crafts and games for Halloween in the Halls. ...
KPR raises over $327K in fall membership drive
LAWRENCE – Kansas Public Radio ended another successful fall membership drive with 1,778 listener pledges, bringing in just over $327,000 and surpassing last year's campaign. ...
Senegalese filmmaker to help make KU's academic stories digital
Samedi cinema Trailer from mamadou dia on Vimeo. ...
Spencer Museum awarded $400K from National Endowment for the Humanities for facility improvement
'The ABCs of Sport Fandom' lecture set for Oct. 17
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences welcomes Professor Daniel Wann as keynote speaker at the third annual Mawson Scholar Speaker Series. ...
Campus water outage planned Saturday, Oct. 13
LAWRENCE — Multiple buildings on the University of Kansas Lawrence campus will be without water for approximately 11 hours Saturday, Oct. 13, as KU Facilities Services performs needed maintenance on the campus infrastructure. In addition to not having running water during this timeframe, the affected buildings (listed below) also will...
Honors Program extends to KU Edwards Campus, offering students advanced learning, networking opportunities
OVERLAND PARK — Academically exceptional students in Kansas City have a new way to get the most out of their college experience through the KU Edwards Campus (KUEC) Honors Program, an extension of KU's top-ranked University Honors Program. All incoming KUEC undergraduate students may apply, and community college transfer students...
Visiting artists explore Haitian, Native American and queer experiences as part of Spencer Museum’s Social Histories Series
LAWRENCE — Artists Ulrick Jean-Pierre, Adrian Stimson and Tina Takemoto will visit the Spencer Museum of Art Oct. 17–18 to give public performances and talks examining aspects of Haitian, Native American and queer social histories. All three artists are visiting as part of a Social Histories Series presented by the...
Stock market decline could signal correction, economist says
LAWRENCE — Wednesday's 3.3 percent decline in U.S. blue-chip stocks and the stock market remaining lower most of Thursday morning could potentially reflect a market correction, according to a University of Kansas economist. ...
Lawrence community invited to KU’s second annual Trunk or Treat
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Student Involvement & Leadership Center, Student Alumni Network and Center for Community Outreach will host KU’s second annual Trunk or Treat from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Adams Alumni Center parking lot, 1266 Oread Ave., on the Lawrence campus. Admission is...
Activist, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas to give 2019 Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture for The Commons
LAWRENCE — Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas will deliver the Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture for The Commons at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at Liberty Hall. Vargas’ presentation will focus on his work with undocumented immigrants in the United States featured in his recent book, “Dear America: Notes of...
Dole Institute to honor James Baker with Dole Leadership Prize
LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced that it will honor former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker with the 2018 Dole Leadership Prize. ...
Professor develops language teaching model giving learners better understanding of grammar, pronunciation
Monarch Watch will host screening, discussion of 'The Guardians'
LAWRENCE — Monarch Watch, based at the University of Kansas, will host a screening of the 2018 documentary "The Guardians," followed by a discussion with Orley "Chip Taylor," professor emeritus and director of Monarch Watch. ...
Campus budget conversation set for Oct. 17
LAWRENCE — Members of the Lawrence campus community at the University of Kansas are invited to take part in the next Campus Budget Conversation on Oct. 17. ...
Management scholar can discuss new corporate board members becoming CEOs
LAWRENCE — When General Electric last week fired CEO John Flannery after 14 months, its elevation of new board member Larry Culp to the top management post raised some eyebrows among those who follow business leadership trends. ...
Office will observe inaugural Ombuds Day with Q&A on Twitter
LAWRENCE — The American Bar Association has declared Oct. 11 as Ombuds Day, and to mark the occasion the University of Kansas Ombuds Office will hold an “Ask the KU Ombuds” event all day on Twitter. ...
Largest study of its kind gauges community efforts to combat childhood obesity, a key risk factor for later chronic disease
Kansas Economic Policy Conference to focus on future of tax policy
LAWRENCE — The state of Kansas has received national attention in recent years following its 2012 tax cuts, which were eventually reversed. State lawmakers for several years have also grappled with a Kansas Supreme Court decision that has declared unconstitutional funding levels for K-12 education, and on the local level,...