KU Roundup: Chancellor testifies on higher education budget; study details effectiveness of water conservation program

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KU Roundup

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

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Chancellor provides testimony
on how KU grows the state's economy

Chancellor Douglas A. Girod testified in Topeka on Monday before the House Higher Education Budget Committee and the Senate Higher Education Subcommittee. His slide presentation is available online.
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Study details effectiveness of water conservation program for Kansas farms

In the central United States, the increasing scarcity of water resources is becoming a threat to the nation's food production. A KU economist has analyzed a pilot program that pays farmers to conserve water in an initiative intended to conserve water in the agriculture-dependent region.
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New online certificate at KU develops students' community health skills

KU's Department of Applied Behavioral Science and the KU Edwards Campus are providing a new online certificate in applied community health and development.
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External funding results multiplied through Research Excellence Initiative

A grant initiative that funds faculty and research collaborations has helped attract more than $2 million in new external funding to the University of Kansas.
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Law enforcement training center announces 21 new graduates

Twenty-one new law enforcement officers graduated from KU's Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center on Jan. 24. The graduates represent 18 municipal, county, and state law enforcement agencies from across Kansas.
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February 26
Graduate Research Summit
Capitol Building, 2nd Floor of the Rotunda, Topeka

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Chancellor provides testimony on how KU grows the state's economy