WICHITA, Kansas, Aug. 22 -- Friends University issued the following news: Friends University's traditional undergraduate student enrollment continues to carry momentum of record-breaking numbers for the fourth year in a row. The student population has increased by 4 percent over last year to over 930 students, an achievement not reached since the fall of 2011. The campus is buzzing with activity as students fill the resident halls, classrooms, labs, athletic teams and fine arts performance spac  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Laura Kelly and Senator Jerry Moran celebrated that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will not request regulation of water rights in the Rattlesnake Creek Basin for 2025. In 2023, Governor Kelly and Senator Moran urged USFWS to seek a sustainable and viable solution with area irrigators and water users that secures USFWS's senior water right while minimizing the impact on the local  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 22 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell furthered its growth in Minneapolis with the addition of corporate partner Jeffrey O'Brien, who joins as a member of the firm's Food Systems industry group. O'Brien represents numerous small and closely-held businesses as well as real estate investors and developers where he works with craft breweries, distilleries, a variety of other liquor and hospitality focuse  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 22 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * 25-CONS-3072-CEXC Docket Type: CEXC - Exception To Rules And Regulations Docket Description: John O. Farmer, Inc Application Date Filed: 08/21/2024 * * * Original text here: https://estar.kcc.ks.gov/estar/portal/kscc/page/NewDockets/portal.aspx  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 22 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The KU Natural History Museum has a full lineup of science-themed public events this fall for both youth and adults. The programs will cover various topics, including STEM activities related to snakes and fossils, as well as public presentations about the evolutionary biology of jellyfish and the importance of caring for natural history collections. In honor of National Hummingbird Day on Sept. 7, the museum's out  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 21 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: The University of Notre Dame is part of a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) called EARTH, which stands for Environmental Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub. Led by the University of Kansas, EARTH will bring together 80 institutions and researchers from a wide array of disciplines. In addition to Notre Dame, the University of Maryland, the University of Hawai'i, the  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 22 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Kansas $26 million to establish a new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC) -- Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) -- that will create a sustainable and circular refrigerant economy. NSF's Engineering Research Centers bring universities and businesses together to strengthen the competitive position of American industry in   more