EMPORIA, Kansas, March 29 -- Emporia State University issued the following news: Emporia State University will host a showing of the documentary film "Hot Times in the Heartland" on Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m. in Science Hall 72. The documentary explores how a changing climate is impacting Kansas and the approaches communities are taking to adapt. The feature-length film was produced by Dave Kendall, former host of "Sunflower Journeys" on public television and recipient of the Flint Hills Dis  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 29 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Eighteen Kansas State University students were recently selected to serve as College of Education Ambassadors, a group of approximately 50 students who promote and serve the college. College of Education Ambassadors also promote the education field and serve as resources to prospective and newly admitted students.Theyare responsible for participating in several programs to recruit students to K-State, inc  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 28 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a coalition of all Republican attorneys general in asking the Environmental Protection Agency to drop a proposed regulation that would cost meat and poultry processors millions. Under the proposed rule, the EPA will regulate meat and poultry processing plants with indirect wastewater discharges, or wastewater that goes through a city sewage treatment  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 28 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Six grant programs serving victims of crime across Kansas are open for application, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced today. More than $2.5 million in grant funds were awarded last year from six state programs through the Office of the Attorney General. Funds are used to assist local and state crime victim assistance organizations across Kansas in providing direct se  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 29 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The Kansas Department of Commerce has announced that five Kansas cities will receive a share of $1,450,000 through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to assist with community development projects. CDBG, administered by the Department of Commerce, is a federal grant program that provides funding for projects that help low- to moderate-income neighborhoods prosper. "These grants pr  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 29 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: All University of Kansas School of Law graduates in calendar year 2021 passed the bar exam within two years of graduation, according to the American Bar Association. The accrediting body recently released a compilation report of its findings. Among 195 ABA-approved law schools, KU posted the highest rate for ultimate pass rate nationally. The ultimate bar passage rate for law schools is a measurement of a graduat  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 29 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Nico Franz, Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Ecology and director of biocollections at Arizona State University, has been named the next leader of the Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas. He will begin his role as the Krishtalka Director in mid-August, with a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. "I am thrilled and honored to join th  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Research is on the rise at the University of Kansas, and the reverberations of that growth are benefiting people across the Sunflower State and beyond. Research expenditures spanning all KU campuses increased to $368.6 million in 2023, capping nearly a decade of steady expansion. Last year alone, externally funded research at KU supported the salaries of 4,372 people, and the university spent $78.9 milli  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 29 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following statement on March 28, 2024: * * * Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced a lawsuit against the President's latest illegal loan "cancellation" plan and issued the following statement: "I'm extremely pleased to see Kansas is leading a multi-state coalition in challenging President Biden's latest attempt to unlawfully transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars in Ivy League debt o  more

ALBANY, New York, March 29 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is continuing to monitor the evolving situation of confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) earlier this week confirmed HPAI in two dairy cattle herds in Texas and two herds in Kansas. In addition, last week, the   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 29 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Recognized for innovation in incorporating international education in the classroom, Jack Zhang, assistant professor of political science, is the inaugural recipient of the KU International Affairs Advisory Board International Teaching Award. Zhang will give a lecture on his work in international education during an award presentation and reception from 2:30 to 4 p.m. April 18 in the Kansas Union's Big 12 Room.   more