LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Brian and Beth Ellyn McClendon make $4 million gift to KU Engineering to boost recruitment and retention * LAWRENCE The University of Kansas has always meant "home" to Brian McClendon. From his early jobs on the local newspaper route or delivering pizzas to campus to graduating from the KU School of Engineering and famously making his childhood home in Lawrence the literal center of the world when he co-  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Evolutionary biologist and poet Brandon Kilbourne to visit KU * LAWRENCE Brandon Kilbourne, a research biologist at the Berlin Museum of Natural History, is the author of "Natural History" (Graywolf, 2025) and the winner of the 2025 Cave Canem Prize. He will visit the University of Kansas Nov. 17-18 and participate in two public events. Kilbourne's first book of poetry, "Natural History," builds upon the  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Nov. 16 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: * * * GA-ASI Completes Full-Scale Fatigue Test on MQ-9B * MQ-9B's Third Lifetime Test Completes the FSF Testing Process With a Total of 120,000 Hours DUBAI AIRSHOW - 17 November 2025 - On October 31, 2025, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed its "third lifetime" of full-scale fatigue (FSF) testing for the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Mini Wheat State Tour highlights efforts to preserve Atchison's history * LAWRENCE "We started with no money, only a dream of revision about how we could save these buildings." That's how Patty Boldridge and her sister Sonya, members of a family with deep equestrian roots in Kansas, describe the beginning of their efforts to preserve Atchison's historic Black Business District, a once thriving area fille  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Parents of autistic children find training, support through online OASIS program * LAWRENCE When her 2-year-old daughter was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, Wyandotte County resident Veronica Fernandez tried to take in the information and project normalcy. But on the inside, she said, she was scared and overwhelmed with questions about her daughter, Valeria Hinojosa. Fernandez wondered if there   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Nov. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Ranked clashes with postseason implications power ESPN's Week 13 college football presentation * * Trio of SEC showdowns set for ABC spotlight * Thirteen Top 25 teams showcased in ESPN's Week 13 coverage * Longtime rivalries renewed, including Florida/Tennessee, Arkansas/Texas, Harvard/Yale, California/Stanford and more As college football's regular season nea  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study finds Marion County Record raid created 'shared press distress' among fellow journalists * LAWRENCE When police raided a newspaper in the small town of Marion in 2023, they made international headlines as computers and phones were seized in an apparent attack on press freedom. New research from the University of Kansas has found the incident sparked "shared press distress" among fellow journalists, w  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 18 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Jacqueline Kociubuk's research on library relationships with unattended children lauded by national association URI assistant professor placed second in Association for Library and Information Science Education doctorate poster competition in October * Over the past three years, Jacqueline Kociubuk has been seeking to better understand the relationship between children who often care for thems  more