Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 5th of August.
Good morning, Lawrence.
💼 Business
The Lawrence location of Minsky’s Pizza permanently closed Monday, Aug.
3 (the company announced the decision on social media), leaving local customers without their usual spot.
🎭 Culture
University of Kansas scholars are opening Unsettled Lawrence on Aug.
7 at Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St to explore the history and vibrant contributions of Lawrence’s unhoused community through art, oral history, and digital story maps; the exhibit runs until February 2027.
🎓 Education
Raj Bhala (KU Law professor) published an analysis linking legal debates in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure to modern law during his sabbatical in the U.K.
His findings will be featured in an upcoming law journal and integrated into KU law classes.
The University of Kansas School of Music announced that its annual Collage Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Sept.
25 at the Lied Center of Kansas (all proceeds benefit the Student Opportunity Fund for music students).
University of Kansas researchers discovered a new fossil primate species named Tetonius varleyorum in Wyoming, showing that early primate evolution was more complex than studies based only on Bighorn Basin finds.
The study gives new clues about life in the Eocene.
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