KU med students survey shows urban majority in entering class
A KU study finds nearly half of the 200 student entering KU School of Medicine next fall come from urban Kansas, 20 percent from rural areas. Officials stress rural representation for future practice in hard hit doctor shortage, though first-year data limit conclusions on rural programs' effectiveness.
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UMKC faculty demand dean resign post
Kansas City AP report notes UMKC faculty vote 12831 to press for Dean George Dahlgren resignation over planned 17 faculty cuts and lack of consultation. Faculty accuse him of incompetence and unprofessional conduct while Chancellor Russell’s stance keeps him in place amid growing tension.
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Kansas Senate backs family farm support amid budget critique
The Kansas Senate accepted House amendments to a resolution backing the family farm and the American Agriculture Movement. Sen. Joseph Norvell, a Democrat, defended the House critique of President Carter over a 3.7 billion dollar cut in the Agriculture Department budget for the next fiscal year. Copies of the resolution will be sent to Carter and Congress.
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Animal Story Hours at KU Dyche Museum
Three Wednesday sessions from 10 to 10 45 a m on Feb 8 15 and 22 feature Ruth Gennrich and Cathy Dwigans reading animal stories to children 3 to 6. Live animals specimens exhibits and puppets show differences between real and fictional animals.
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