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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Seeks Veterans, Gold Star Families, Active-Duty Spouses for Career Opportunity in Her Kansas Office * Today, Representative Sharice Davids announced her office has been selected to host a Green & Gold Congressional Aide for a two-year position based in her Overland Park district office. The opportunity (link is external) is open to all veterans, Gold Star families, and active-duty spouses. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Selects Kansas City, Missouri to Receive a $5 Million Solid Waste Infrastructure Grant * LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 17, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the City of Kansas City, Missouri will receive a $5,000,000 Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant to expand recycling infrastructure and waste management systems throughout the city. The agency is commi 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

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

NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Live Frogs Sliced Open for Meat; Wichita Shop Asked to Stop Selling Them Following New PETA Asia Investigation Wichita, Kansas - New footage from a PETA Asia undercover investigation in Thailand shows frogs destined for U.S. grocery stores were cut open while they were unconscious, and others were sold to markets in Asia where their mutilated bodies are put on display with their  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED: Sens. Moran, Cruz's ROTOR Act to Improve Aviation Safety Standards After DCA Tragedy * WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, bipartisan aviation safety legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation - and Ted Cruz (R- 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

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Derek Schmidt: Passage of Annual Defense Bill Secures Key 'Peace through Strength' Initiatives for Kansas * WASHINGTON, D.C. - (December 17, 2025) - Several priorities important to Kansas are included in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 ( S. 1071 (link is external) ) that today received final approval from Congress and is headed to the President for his s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Applauds Passage of Annual Defense Legislation, Secures Kansas Priorities * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation - today released the following statement after voting to pass the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. Sen. Mora more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & King Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Codifying the Future of the Joint Employer Standard * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Angus King (I-Maine), introduced the American Franchise Act - a bipartisan bill that clarifies the joint employer standard and reshapes the franchising industry. For a decade, joint employer rules have shifted  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Rep. Sharice Davids Attends Trump Admin Announcement on the Future of Flight, Resulting from Her Bipartisan Aviation Law * Washington, D.C. Today, Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) attended a special announcement at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) marking the continued implementation of the bipartisan legislation she authored to guide the nation's approach to next-generation  more PR