University of Kansas

The Chronicle of Higher Education tells us the median salary of public university presidents rose 4.7 percent in 2011-12 to more than $440,000 a year. This increase vastly outpaced the rate of inflation, as well as the earnings of the typical worker in...

The Precocious Tots of Finland: A University of Kansas professor and two co-authors, in research in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Finance, found that children age 10 and under substantially outperformed their parents in earnings from stock trading...

Kansas lawmakers have approved a bill that would require the University of Kansas Medical Center to start a center to promote research and use of adult stem cells, cord blood and related stem cell therapies.     The Lawrence Journal World reports that...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Text message reminders don't increase flu vaccinations in pregnant women, according to a small pilot study. "Text messaging may be effective in some contexts and not in others," lead study author Dr. Michelle Moniz, of the...

Andrew Johnson from Salina is suing the fraternity he belonged to at the University of Kansas.  He says the frat provided unlimited access to alcohol to him and other underage members at Sigma Phi Epsilon.  Johnson was 18 at the time. Johnson claims...

Whether in a cartoony red-and-blue Super Mario costume bouncing around the Miami Heat’s “Harlem Shake”  video or in his work clothes stepping in for a cramping LeBron James as a savior in Game 4 of last year’s NBA Finals,  the...

Alexander Pendleton, of Laurel, was named to the honor roll for the fall semester at the University of Kansas, in Lawrence. A senior in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, he is the son of Michael and Vibeke Pendleton, of Laurel. Christine...

In general, Orland Park's John Wirtel doesn't want people to know who he is when he's on the football field. But the Mount Carmel High School senior didn't mind when college scouts started to take notice. Wirtel recently committed to the University of...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regular yoga classes could help people with a common heart rhythm problem manage their symptoms while also improving their state of mind, a new study suggests. According to the American Heart Association, about 2.7 million...

Here’s a little secret you may not know about Arthur Frommer, who will speak from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at the two-day Los Angeles Times Travel Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center: He went with me to Europe for my first trip in 1975. OK,...

State lawmakers are debating a bill that could affect public health in Kansas. The University of Kansas Medical Center is asking legislators to consider a measure that would establish a stem cell therapy center. The bill is sponsored by 22...

Sarah grew up in the Kansas City area and became interested in a career as a meteorologist while in elementary school. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of Kansas in 2006. Before coming to KY3, Sarah...