Health department study on renewable energy risks in Douglas County
Public Health staff from Lawrence Douglas County and KU Medical Center study evaluates likelihood and magnitude of health risks from large renewable energy facilities in Douglas County. The work analyzes potential impacts from wind turbine ice and solar panel chemical leakage on nearby residents amid ongoing Planning Commission hearings for the Kansas Sky Energy Center project.
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Planning Commission
Lawrence Douglas County Public Health
University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Population Health
Embattled Lawrence chronicles fill long overlooked history
Rochelle Valverde notes a 25 year effort to document forgotten Lawrence history began with Channel 6 broadcast. Dennis Domer, editor of Embattled Lawrence, taught a 1998 KU class Biography of a City: Lawrence. The course and TV show spurred work uncovering gaps in local history and community interest in filling them.
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Dennis Domer
University of Kansas
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Pollard Plans Campaign For Organ Donations After Heart Transplant
Former NBA player Scot Pollard, a Kansas Jayhawk, received a heart transplant after a rapid decline from a virus in 2020. Pollard, now released from hospital, says doctors knew he was near death when they removed his heart and he credits the procedure with saving his life.
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Kansas Jayhawk
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Boston Celtics
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