LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Book outlines how to move beyond reliance on student surveys to evaluate, improve college teaching * LAWRENCE Anyone who has taken or taught a college course is likely familiar with the evaluation form at the end of the semester seeking feedback on the class and instructor. While such student surveys are the norm, when used as the sole method for evaluation, they are far from the best way to gauge teaching more PR

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Dec. 17 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * City of Manhattan, Kansas Selects Oracle Permitting and Licensing to Streamline Regulatory Services and Improve Citizen Experiences * The City of Manhattan, Kansas, has selected Oracle Permitting and Licensing (OPAL) to transform regulatory services, streamline review and approval processes, and foster local economic growth. more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Grant to expand community-based research project focused on people with mobility disabilities * Editor's Note: Kaw Valley CrossFit, a gym location that is partnering with University of Kansas researchers, will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new adaptive athlete facility from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 19 at 1204 E. 24 th St. in Lawrence. The public is invited to meet the staff and athletes and to learn more  more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Dec. 17 -- Kansas State University posted the following news: * * * K-State biosecurity center secures grant to boost animal disease preparedness training * Kansas State University's National Agricultural Biosecurity Center is expanding its role on the front lines of animal disease preparedness with a new U.S. Department of Agriculture grant that will immerse extension professionals in realistic outbreak planning across the central U.S. With $211,248 in new support from  more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 18 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2025: * * * District Judge Constance Alvey to retire from 29th Judicial District District Court Judge Constance Alvey will retire January 9 after serving 17 years in the 29th Judicial District, which is Wyandotte County. Alvey is a native of Wyandotte County and has served as a judge since 2009. She said becoming a judge was a natural progression of her legal career that began while she was stil more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Kansas Geological Survey, state agency to measure groundwater levels in western Kansas * LAWRENCE A crew from the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas, along with staff from three field offices of the Kansas Department of Agriculture's Division of Water Resources will be in western Kansas to measure groundwater levels the first week of January 2026. Levels are measured annually as  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU scholar's work comes alive as empire-building video game character * LAWRENCE A scholarly journal article is one thing. Having your research turned into a character in the one of the world's leading history-based video games is another. But since her research on the once forgotten 16 th century "pirate queen" of Morocco, Sayyida al-Hurra, was published in early 2024, that is what has happened to Amal  more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Dec. 17 -- Kansas State University posted the following news: * * * Rayhaan Kabenge builds AI tools for smarter, more precise agriculture * Long before he stepped onto a research field in western Kansas, Rayhaan Kabenge was building small systems in Kampala, Uganda, trying to understand how technology could make everyday work easier. That early curiosity, shaped by a family that valued precision, discipline and service, eventually led him halfway across the world to Kans more PR