KU names Nagel as interim associate vice chancellor for innovation
Julie Nagel, executive director of corporate partnerships at Kansas University Innovation and Collaboration, is named interim associate vice chancellor for innovation and entrepreneurship at KU and will also serve as interim president of KUIC. She has been at KU since 2011 and will oversee all commercialization efforts including IP, company formation, corporate outreach, and foundation research relationships. Nagel succeeds Julie Goonewardene, who will join the University of Texas System next month as associate vice chancellor for innovation and strategic investment.
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Julie Nagel
Kansas University Innovation and Collaboration
Nagel
KUIC
Julie Goonewardene
University of Texas System
Man treated after deputy crash and separate Lawrence crimes
A man remained hospitalized Thursday for a mental health evaluation after a Wednesday crash with a Douglas County Sheriff's Office vehicle on the upper road near Clinton Lake dam. The deputy was uninjured and the road was closed about four hours. In Lawrence, a 22-year-old man was arrested on sex crimes charges involving a juvenile with a known relationship. In Kansas, a Parsons judge restrained unsealing affidavits in the capital murder case of David Bennett Jr. and related charges, citing state law on access to arrest warrants and sworn testimony.
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Lawrence Police Department
Trent McKinley
Clinton Lake Dam
Steve Lewis
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
McKinley
Parsons
Kansas
Parsons Sun
David Bennett Jr
Cherryvale
Cami Umbarger
Bennett
Amy Danley
Labette County District Court
Police, fire groups back Davis for Gov
Kansas police officers and firefighters unions endorse Democrat Paul Davis in the race for governor. The Kansas Fraternal Order of Police and the Kansas State Firefighters political action committee cited Davis's public safety record as a reason for backing him as he seeks to unseat Republican Gov. Sam Brownback in the November election.
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Topeka
Paul Davis
Kansas
Davis
Kansas Fraternal Order of Police
Kansas State Firefighters
No charges in National Guard dental contract probe
Federal authorities announced no charges will be filed against Dentrust of Pennsylvania, which contracted for dental screenings with the Kansas Army National Guard. The FBI completed its probe into the company that received over 585000 in contracts for 2012 2013. Dentrust spokesman denied the allegations of improper gifts and said the inquiries stemmed from inaccurate claims.
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Wichita
Kansas Army National Guard
Jim Cross
U.S. Attorney's Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dentrust
Pennsylvania
Journal-World First
Ernest Baynard
Kansas National Guard
Kansas Values Institute ad cites job gains while state loses
The Kansas Values Institute chaired by Dan Watkins promotes a claim that Kansas has unprecedented private sector job gains while data show mixed results. Brownback aides call the numbers misleading. sources from BLS indicate both total and private sector employment peaked before 2008, with May 2014 figures showing slightly lower totals. Peter Hancock reports with contact details.
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Kansas Values Institute
Dan Watkins
Lawrence
John Wratil
Leawood
Jill Quigley
Lenexa
Kansas
New York Times
Star
John Milburn
Milburn
Brownback
Bureau
America
Regents propose funding cuts impact tuition and priorities
Regents outline 2015 funding plan with tuition implications and top priorities for Kansas universities. Key items include 5 million ongoing for a drug and discovery institute at KU, 3.4 million for merit based salaries at KU Medical Center, 10 million to build a technical institute in Dodge City, and 5 million annually for Fort Hays State Dodge City merger plans. The package totals 38.6 million in current priorities and 57.8 million for future projects.
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Kansas University
Regents
Drug and Discovery Institute
KU Medical Center
Brownback
Dodge City
Fort Hays State University
Dodge City Community College
Kansas State University
Seaton Hall
College of Architecture, Planning and Design
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Wilk
Lawrence Marketplace
Ram Vame
Libertyhall.net
Lawrence Market
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