Governors appoint supporters to regent seats in Sebelius era
Donor rolls show Gouvernors Kathleen Sebelius and associates favored trusted supporters in regent appointments. Donors like Gaines and Bond backed campaigns, while Ferguson and Sylvia Robinson did not contribute. Staff say contributions do not influence selections and the role is not a political payoff, stressing leadership and expertise.
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Gaines
Sebelius
Dick Bond
Bond
Overland Park
State Senate
Graves
Lew Ferguson
Topeka
Sylvia Robinson
Kansas City
Nicole Corcoran
Birth-control vaccine may be in the works
Researchers explore immunocontraception as a long term option noting proteasome driven egg and sperm interactions, challenges in delivering sufficient antibodies to mucosal sites, and concerns over side effects. Skepticism from industry and mixed results in primates temper optimism for a practical, widely used vaccine.
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Naz
Sutovsky
ADA's 15-year impact on accessibility in Lawrence
The ADA changed how districts and cities address access since 1990. Lawrence schools moved from segregated cluster sites to building-wide accessibility, with ramps, elevators, and redesigned playgrounds. Renovations and new facilities, like zero-depth pools, reflect a shift to inclusive design despite costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Dole
Kansas
Bracciano
Lawrence
Hillcrest School
Mike Wildgen
Cordley School
Eldridge Hotel
Mass
Mikesic
Independence Inc
Ray Petty
Great Plains
Columbia
Casey Stewart
Eldridge
Gene Fritzel Construction
Dorf
Gut hormone injections yield weight loss in 14 subjects
British researchers report in Diabetes on a one month trial where 14 participants received oxyntomodulin injections. They averaged about five pounds lost with no common obesity drug side effects. Further testing and delivery optimization are needed.
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Stephen R. Bloom
Imperial College London
Bloom
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Beverly
Judy Krueger
Krueger
Regents
Board of Regents
Docking
Ferguson
Deryl Wynn
Reggie Robinson
Terry Rombeck
eahOgt
Rajesh Naz
West Virginia University
University of North Carolina
Michael O’rand
Science
O'Rand
Finer
Global Health Council
United States
Ada
Haskell Ave
School Board
Brent Garner
Cordley
Joe Mathis
Jawterice Stolaryngology Asociates
Leeee
Meer Sas
Qing OA
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