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Sizzling summer is finally here: Time to roll out the SPF bar soap, swim tights and sun-protective laundry detergent.Well, maybe.

The University of Kansas takes the lead in helping researchers find their answers.

Trying to emphasize the importance of the GOTO 2040 plan, the Illinois Humanities Council yesterday invited experts to discuss the history of Chicago's development and how those decisions have impacted residents' daily lives.

Leaders of the University of Kansas Endowment Association say this returns are likely to be among the worst in several years.

Leslie Goodwin says you will not find a place more comfortable than a library. It has long been a favorite spot for the 19-year-old University of Kansas sophomore, who spent years as a volunteer for the Johnson County Library system.

Dave Frohnmayer wanted to be Oregon's governor back in 1990. That didn't happen.

" Leave fireworks to the professionals. That is the message from the Olathe Fire Department.

Twenty years later, the secret remains locked away in a killer's mind. The motive for his silence is as mysterious as the final fate of three young Johnson County women unfortunate enough to cross paths with Richard Grissom Jr.

NO, Dave Kendall doesn't always wear the hat. And as we stepped into his basement office, he smiled and said, "People think that I'm out traveling Kansas all the time, but I'm usually in here - without a window." So there ya go, that dispels two myths about Kendall.

Don Coldsmith, a family physician who gained fame as the author of the Spanish Bit Saga novels about the Plains Indians, has died.

Chapel Hill is turning once again to an outside consultant for help finding a top administrator.

TOPEKA a ' The Kansas Board of Regents Thursday approved allowing campuses to use most of their stimulus funding to address deferred maintenance projects, while directing that one-third of the money be used to mitigate tuition increases authorized earlier in the day.

A 1937 novel set in Florida has been picked for this year's community reading project this fall, the Forsyth County Public Library announced yesterday.

Students attending the University of Kansas in the fall will see their tuition increase 6 percent 2 percent more than the university proposed last month.The Kansas Board of Regents today approved tuition increases ranging from 3.9 percent at Kansas State University to 8.5 percent at Wichita State University.Students entering KU who sign up for the ...

International experts in electric vehicle technology met in the city Wednesday with UTC researchers aiming to take the plug out of transit bus battery recharging.

In response to an audit that found numerous questionable transactions at Kansas State University, the state Board of Regents may take a greater oversight role of athletics at all six state universities.

Social networking programs may be the next generation strategy for developing customer relationships.

Natalie Bazan, a spring 2009 graduate of the University of Kansas, is the recipient of the 2009 Carl and Margaret Husic Award to Support Librarianship in Less Commonly Taught Languages.

LAWRENCE, Kan. - University of Kansas researchers say empty semi-trucks are vulnerable to crosswind rollover crashes, and efforts are underway to minimize the risk.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. June 26 and 27 and July 1 through 3 and at 5 p.m. June 28, all on Stage Too! in Murphy Hall.