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KU researcher Steve Soper received a $4 million NSF grant to develop a credit card sized chip that will decode proteins to individual amino acids to help detect and monitor diseases, partnering with Louisiana labs and planning local chip manufacturing and school outreach.

The Lawrence school board on Monday approved a $24,500 contract with RSP and Associates to produce enrollment projections for each district building over the next five to 10 years (plus an optional $2,500 for maintenance of an online address locator).

The analysis will inform planning for staffing, transportation, food services, and facilities.

The Lawrence-Douglas County MPO and Lawrence Transit are asking residents to take a short online survey through Nov.

11 to help update the Public Participation Plan that will guide how transportation and transit planning shares information and collects public input.

University of Kansas linguists found Kansas speech is more varied than people think and that Kansans and listeners from outside the state perceive a Kansas accent differently, identifying features like the pin pen merger and vowel shifts; researchers are continuing the study and invite Kansans (age 8 and up) to participate.

Three V-22 Ospreys (operated by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161) will fly over the KU stadium at 10:30 a.m. today and again minutes before kickoff on Saturday, Oct.

24 ahead of the KU vs. Baylor game.

KU Libraries honored faculty members Michael Vitevitch and Emily Casey as winners of the 2026 Shulenburger Award for Innovation and Advocacy in Scholarly Communication during Open Access Week.

They were recognized in a webinar held at 2 p.m. Oct. 22 for their efforts to expand open scholarship at KU.

Construction on K-10 and Southwest Lawrence Trafficway blocked access to Auntie Em’s Deli and Bakery and led to an 80% profit drop while business owner Hazim Alexander highlights the hurdles faced by Black and Brown-owned establishments.

City officials and advocates are working on low-barrier loan programs+support to help affected businesses.

Kat Robertson discovered a lump in her right breast in fall 2024 days before closing on a new home with her husband + she now shares her breast cancer journey to help locals understand the challenge.