ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas, Dec. 2 -- Cowley College issued the following news release: * * * Cowley College Student Regina Free Wins "Best in Show" at Santa Fe Indian Market Cowley College proudly highlights the remarkable achievements of Regina Free, a non-traditional Cowley art student and Chickasaw Nation artist, who earned the prestigious "Best in Show" award at the 2025 Santa Fe Indian Market, the largest and most esteemed Indigenous art market in the world. Competing for the first time, Fre  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Dec. 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN presents every match of the 2025 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament * * First and Second Rounds exclusively on ESPN+ with over 10 hours of linear Fifth Set coverage on ESPN2/ESPNU * Regional Rounds slated for ABC/ESPN/ESPN2, National Semifinals to air on ESPN * Championship Match set to air on ABC for the third straight year * The Fifth Set whi  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 2 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Commerce Awards $100,000 for Tourism Marketing Projects Across Kansas Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that $100,000 has been awarded to support 20 new tourism marketing projects across Kansas. These projects will help communities elevate their advertising efforts and inspire new visitors to explore the Sunflower State. "Tourism is a p  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 1 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU debaters are top-ranked team in the country * LAWRENCE The University of Kansas debate team of Rose Larson, Milwaukee, and Luna Schultz, Houston, ended the fall semester as the top-ranked team in the country, according to the 2025-26 College Policy Debate Rankings. The ratings are based on a mathematical algorithm that calculates rankings based on accumulated head-to-head results for all tournaments in  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 1 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * NIH grant supports KU study of DNA-protein cross-links * LAWRENCE Identifying toxic DNA-protein cross-links (DPCs) and the cellular pathways to repair them are the goals of research underway by University of Kansas assistant professor of medicinal chemistry Luke Erber and his lab team. The research is being funded by a $1.8 million grant recently announced by the National Institute of General Medical Scienc  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 1 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * School of Pharmacy researcher publishes work on social isolation, drug abuse * LAWRENCE Since the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Kansas researcher Zijun Wang has studied social isolation and how it affects mental health and substance abuse disorders. Her research article, titled "Prelimbic cortex to ventral tegmental area projection regulates early social isolation stress-potentiated heroin seeking in mic  more