KU efficiency study flags 12 areas for cost savings
Kansas University submitted a report with Huron Consulting detailing 12 improvement areas to boost efficiency. Key targets include KU Medical Center administrative support at 280000, budgeting at Lawrence and Edwards campuses at 4.7 million, campus construction at 2.9 million, service centers at 1.3 million, and enrollment management at 8.6 million.
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Former Jayhawks hit the aisles
Former KU basketball players Cole Aldrich and Tyrel Reed returned to school as they shopped for supplies with local grade schoolers, helping prepare them for the new school year.
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Cole Aldrich
Tyrel Reed
Quote on aid in Somalia fuels critique of relief theft
Consultant Joakim Gundel argues that aiding starving Somalis funds power groups turning disaster into business. He notes that much famine relief for Somali refugees is stolen and sold openly in markets, highlighting systemic corruption amid humanitarian efforts.
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Lawrence School Year Kickoff Preview
Coming Wednesday a briefing on key items for the Lawrence district as the new school year starts, outlining what residents and families should know about classes, schedules, and district priorities.
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KU Opens Fall Term With Monday Start And Week-long Adjustments
Kansas University sets fall classes to begin on Monday replacing the prior Thursday start. Residence halls open Friday and high traffic near Corbin Hall is expected Wednesday with sorority recruitment. Pearlson and Pear son Hall renovations continue, Hawk Week shifts to the first week, and Traditions Night moves to Saturday. Chancellor Gray-Little opens convocation as several offices extend weekend hours for new students. calendar changes cut instructional days from 150 to 146 to align with peers.
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Campus events this week and fall break adjustments
On campus this week events include residence halls opening for women in sorority recruitment and a slightly extended winter break for study abroad and international students. Fall break moves to Oct 10–11 to balance Monday Wednesday Friday classes, with Traditions Night Saturday and Opening Convocation Sunday. Higher education reporter Andy Hyland.
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County targets past-due taxes to collect personal property
Douglas County launches a collection program using a Tonganoxie law firm to pursue unpaid personal property taxes totaling about 2.6 million dollars across 2,071 bills. The effort targets boats, RVs, mobile homes, and some business equipment, not real estate, with letters to individuals and businesses and several collection options.
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KU Medical Center wins $6 million NIH grant for Alzheimer's program
KU Medical Center officials announced a five year 6 million dollar grant from NIH to its Alzheimer's Disease Center making KU one of 29 institutions honored by NIH. Dr Russell Swerdlow noted the funds will support research on Alzheimer’s, its millions of affected patients and caregivers, and aim to enroll more participants in studies. He stressed the disease reshapes minds and reality and that early symptoms appear at younger ages as research advances.
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