Government study flags university business ties risk
The GAO reports universities often work with business partners on research funded by U.S. taxpayers. In almost half of cases firms gain exclusive licenses to technologies, with some licenses going to foreign companies. The study notes lack of federal policies to protect taxpayers and cites industry access through university liaison programs.
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U.S
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
Ted Weiss
D-N.y
Health and Human Services
Louis Sullivan
Weiss
Sullivan
National Institutes of Health
Walter Massey
National
Ordinance targets front yard car parking in Dread
Lawrence City commissioners adopted a new ordinance to deter parking vehicles on front and side yards in the Dread neighborhood. Jennifer Brown, coordinator of the Dread Neighborhood Assn, notes lawns suffer from mud and eyesores when cars crowd yards. The measure aims to curb years of yard parking as officials push enforcement See Illegally, page 15A.
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Jennifer Brown
Brown
Lawrence
Arizona beats Kansas 1 0 to eliminate Jayhawks from Series
Stephani Williams worked 16 scoreless innings before an unearned run in the 17th as Arizona defeated Kansas 1 0 in the College World Series, eliminating the Jayhawks from the Series.
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Stephani Williams
Arizona
Kansas
Jayhawks
Memorial Day taps player serves remembrance in Lawrence
Danny Robins a Lawrence resident and musician balances a busy life as a bassist promoter auto parts worker and trumpet player in the Army Reserve Band He will perform taps four times at Memorial Day services for the VFW and American Legion describing the act as the least he can do to honor fallen veterans He has played taps at about 50 funerals and memorials in Kansas communities over the years.
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Danny Robins
Robins
Lawrance
Lawrence
Kansas University
VFW
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Army
Army Reserve Band
Kansas
Gas utility replaces old pipes in Lawrence
KPS continues its 11 year 12 million pipeline replacement program in Lawrence replacing bare steel and cast iron mains with polyethylene piping. Crews dig up lawns to bury new lines, sparking homeowner complaints but officials promise safer, corrosion free gas service and better communication as the fourth year proceeds.
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Kansas Public Service
Lawrence
KPS
Dean Burger
Mike Yoder
Iowa Pipeline Associates
Mississippi
Baker outlines strides in arms reductions deal
U S Secretary James Baker says groundwork is laid for deeper strategic arms reductions and expansion of the nuclear nonproliferation regime, noting progress toward implementing the START missile reduction treaty.
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James Baker
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