LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The public is invited to the summer semiannual tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 7 p.m. June 21, one day after the summer solstice. The garden, situated just east of the Lawrence Municipal Airport (http://nativeplants.ku.edu/public-gardens-2/medicinal-plant-garden), includes research plantings, a large native plant demonstration garden and the KU Community Garden.   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The late 18th to the mid-19th century was the golden age of public speaking. Part education, part entertainment, being a good orator was critical -- particularly in certain social circles. For writer and reformer Frederick Douglass, public speaking was among the vehicles he used to tell his story of enslavement, to call for abolition and to defend Black Americans' rights. A new scholarly article from La  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 19 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news: Governor Laura Kelly recently announced that Kansas has earned another prestigious economic development award - the Gold Shovel - from Area Development magazine for the fourth consecutive year. This award highlights the state's ability to attract high-value economic investment projects in Kansas spearheaded by the Kelly administration. "A fourth Gold Shovel is a testament to Governor Kelly's laser-focus on the Ka  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 19 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news on June 17, 2024: Story by: Krithika Selvarajoo Kansas City's research university is known for being innovative and future-forward. As artificial intelligence engrains itself into our everyday lives, many faculty have been on the leading edge of using this technology in the classroom and in their respective fields. Here's what professors campuswide are doing to keep up with AI. School of   more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, June 19 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: A Kansas State University engineer is developing an automated tool to detect security issues in computer hardware without human effort or specialized knowledge. Xiaolong Guo, assistant professor in the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a $490,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award, known as a CAREER award, to develop the too  more

SALINA, Kansas, June 19 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: The next generation of Kansas scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians needs quality experiences and knowledgeable teachers, and Kansas State University Salina has helped lead the way through several recent STEM educational opportunities to support K-12 educators. One outreach project consisted of a drone racing competition designed for middle school students. K-State Salina's Applied Aviation   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 18 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on June 17, 2024: * * * 24-EKCE-870-COC Docket Type: COC - Certificate of Convenience Docket Description: Application for Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. . Date Filed: 06/17/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-871-UCR Docket Type: UCR - UCR Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investigation of Jacks Transportation LLC Date Filed: 06/17/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-872-UCR Docket Type: UCR - UCR Penalty   more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The United States is experiencing a housing shortage. At least, that is the case according to common belief -- and is even the basis for national policy, as the Biden administration has stated plans to address the housing supply shortfall. But new research from the University of Kansas finds that most of the nation's markets have ample housing in total, but nearly all lack enough units affordable to very  more