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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 2011
Page
3
London riots and looting damaged businesses and insurers by hundreds of millions of pounds. The violence spread to other English cities, with images beamed worldwide harming Britain’s reputation and tourism ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games.
A Cleveland jury, after convicting Anthony Lowell, 51, of aggravated murder in 11 deaths and three sexual assaults, recommends the death penalty. Jurors who heard statements from escaped victims aided persuasion, and Judge Dick Ambrose will impose the sentence Friday with a possible, but rare, life without parole option.
In New York City researchers report the first clear success of a gene therapy that reprograms patients' own blood cells to attack leukemia. Three patients treated, two cancer-free after up to a year, one improved but with residual cancer. Dr. Carl June notes the need to track remission duration and plans to test the method on other cancers.
President Barack Obama plans a family vacation to Martha's Vineyard at month end, as in past years, despite debt talks and a weak economy. White House press secretary Jay Carney defended the trip noting no true presidential vacation, with aides, briefings, and potential return to Washington if needed.
The federal debt budget compromise preserves Pell Grants for low income undergrads but ends government subsidies on interest for subsidized Stafford loans for graduate and professional students. Ora McWilliams, a KU doctoral student, notes about 100000 dollars in loans across programs would accrue interest without subsidies, raising fears of thousands more in debt. Most savings from the cut go to Pell Grant funding.
KU professor Judy Wu mobilizes a $552,000 National Science Foundation grant to offer renewable energy focused scholarships of 10,000 annually for sophomores and juniors at Haskell and area colleges. The program aims to boost persistence for science, technology, engineering majors facing financial barriers.
KU archaeologists examine mammoth bones found on a Scott County farm to date them and uncover early human activity in the region. Professor Rolfe Mandel says the clues could show how the mammoth died and shed light on Clovis-era people who pursued such megafauna about 12,000 to 13,000 years ago.
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