Regents form task force on university intellectual property
The Kansas Board of Regents established an eight member task force to draft a systemwide policy on intellectual property. The panel aims for a June final policy with milestones in March and April, addressing contracts, university resources, distance education, and joint ownership norms amid rising journal costs affecting libraries.
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Torrka
Kansas Board of Regents
Regents
Larry Draper
Kansas University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph Aistrup
Fort Hays State University
DeSoto outlines long range school improvement plan
The DeSoto school district plans spending 3.34 million dollars on 84 capital improvement projects over five years funded by the annual capital budget. The plan covers locker replacements, roof repairs, field lighting, and road work, reflecting rapid district growth and adds detail on annual projects and costs.
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Desoto
Denis Johnson
Johnson
DeSoto High School
Carol Farmer
Shawnee
Farmer
Lexington Trails Middle School
Countryside
Woodsonia
LMH expands weekday hours for Occupational Health Clinic
Lawrence Memorial Hospital's Occupational Health Clinic adds a doctor to join Chris Feverly and now operates 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The team handles physicals, drug exams, and minor non surgical ailments, with plans to reach 50 hours weekly. Endowment notes highlight fundraisers Penny Jones Golf Tournament and a dance supporting mammograms for low income patients.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
David Greco
Chris Feverly
Greco
Greg Windholz
Windholz
LMH
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment
Penny Jones
Brenda Reimer
Les Dreiling
University National Bank
Dreiling
Kathy Bruner
Community Health Plans of Kansas
Todd Thompson
Tim Fritzel
Gene Fritzel Construction
Janis Bunker
Nancy Longhurst
Home schooling rises as lawmakers discuss options
Lawmakers and committees weighed home schooling and vouchers as options for education. Religion groups praised home schooling while debate over vouchers questioned cost savings. State officials reviewed the Republican River water dispute with Nebraska and a potential lawsuit funding plan.
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Tereka
Nebraska
Senate Education Committee
Kansas
David Barfield
Lawrence
Christian Home Educators Confederation of Kansas
House
Kay O'Connor
R-Olathe
Glorian Timmer
Commission On
Ethics Commission
House Environment Committee
David Pope
Carla Stovall
Republican River
Stovall
Free blood pressure screening at Wal-Mart Saturday
Lawrence Douglas County Health Department offers free blood pressure checks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wal-Mart, 3300 Iowa. Untreated hypertension can lead to stroke, heart failure, or kidney failure.
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Lawrence Douglas County Health Department
Wal-Mart
Iowa
Lawrence district to issue progress reports with student growth focus
The Lawrence School district plans to distribute progress reports with each report card this month and next, detailing school background strengths and weaknesses in math problem solving reading comprehension and improvement goals. Officials say the reports measure progress toward high standards set by the board of education.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Julie Boyle
Board of Education
Marlene Merrill
Stephanie Rorick
New York School
Rorick
Free State High School
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