LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 24 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU advances tools and supports to improve postschool outcomes for students with disabilities with $1.8M federal grant * LAWRENCE For the 3 million students who graduate from high school each year, transitioning to what's next can be an even bigger struggle, particularly for those with disabilities, who have historically been less likely to graduate from high school and attain positive postschool outcomes.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * PASSED: Sens. Moran, Rosen Legislation to Correct Religious Heritage on Grave Markers for Fallen Servicemembers The U.S. Senate passed legislation introduced by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) to identify and research Jewish-American servicemembers interred in American cemeteries ov more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Responds To Missouri, Kansas, and Idaho Attorneys General Effort to Ban Medication Abortion * Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, joined by attorneys general from Kansas and Idaho, announced that she is expanding these anti-abortion states' efforts to ban abortion medication. The Attorneys General file more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 24 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Research challenges idea that gene PTPN22 boosts production of interferons * LAWRENCE A new paper from the University of Kansas overturns the idea that a "risk gene" carried by millions of people worldwide influences production of Type 1 interferon, a workhorse of the immune system. Humans with the PTPN22 R620W genetic risk variant have a higher chance of developing autoimmune diseases such as lupus or T more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Urges USDA Secretary Rollins to Exempt NBAF from Federal Hiring Freeze * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry - called on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to pursue an exemption from the federal hiring freeze to hire necessary staff at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 24 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Strong incentives may lead to even more employee burnout, research finds * LAWRENCE Everybody in business management understands that incentive compensation like a commission rate or a bonus for achieving a goal helps retain employees. Yet... what if that isn't exactly true? "We find that even when it seems to be against their interest, firms might choose to burn people out," said Rob Waiser, assistant p more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Nov. 24 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * University hosts inaugural gathering of AAAS Fellows * LAWRENCE On Nov. 17, the University of Kansas celebrated its 33 faculty members elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This inaugural gathering brought KU's AAAS Fellows, university leaders and research administrators together to facilitate conversation about future research potential and strengthen collab more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, Nov. 25 -- Wichita State University issued the following news release on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * EPA funding will boost Wichita State's efforts to help rural communities with water issues Wichita State University's Environmental Finance Center will help small, rural and tribal communities in Kansas and nearby states improve drinking water and wastewater systems with new funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Two cooperative agreements totaling $17.74 million, a more PR