Denali Dreams aims at stopping tobacco use among American Indian children
Eudora Middle School DARE alumnus Brown, now a Vanderbilt business major, wrote Denali Dreams a child friendly anti smoking tale for American Indian elementary students. The book follows Denali an Alaska native who overcomes peer pressure to smoke drawing on mountain imagery and personal strength. Brown collaborated with Truth Initiative Foundation and government partners to counter tobacco marketing to Native communities read aloud to a Native American school in New Mexico with student artwork.
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Eudora
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Vanderbilt University
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Truth Initiative Foundation
Tobacco Idustry
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US Department of the Interior
New Mexico
KU receives NEA grant to host AUMI music symposium
University of Kansas professors secure a 35000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host an AUMI symposium. The project centers on the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument software that enables music creation with minimal body movement using a computer camera. Sherrie Tucker leads a team including Abbey Dvorak and Bryan Haaheim with plans for an August workshop and community performance.
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Sherrie Tucker
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the Commons
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Abbey Dvorak
Bryan “Kip” Haaheim
Michelle Heffner-Hayes
Nicole Hodges Persley
Man 19 Accused of Armed Robbery in Douglas County
A Leavenworth teenager held in the Douglas County jail awaits a preliminary hearing on armed robbery charges. Christopher Hinson, 19, is accused of entering an apartment at 2511 West 31st Street on December 1 and robbing four people inside. He allegedly fled the scene after stealing money, cell phones, a laptop, a video game system, and two backpacks.
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Christopher Hinson
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Several sex crimes reported to police in past week
Police say three sex crimes were reported in the past week with two in the new year and no arrests made. Logs show incidents on December 30 at 7:40 p.m. and Tuesday events on East 7th Street and another later that day. A fourth incident on Wednesday was outside the department’s jurisdiction. No arrests listed in jail logs as of Thursday morning. Further information was not available.
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East 7Th Street
Lawrence
Nelith Stree
Amy Rhoads
Douglas County
Lawrence Police’ Department
Lawrence Police to host fourth tweet along event
Lawrence Police Department plans a fourth tweet along on January 21 via their Twitter account LawrenceKS PD to give residents a virtual ride along. Officer Drew Fennelly says the goal is engagement and insight into the job with no fixed plan for the evening.
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