University of Kansas

When the Spencer Museum of Art, at the University of Kansas, spent $4 million to redesign its fourth floor, curators were deliberate in their selection of more diverse artwork. Then, they asked a poet to chime in.

The Spencer Museum of Art has a new gallery and curators have been deliberate in their selection of more diverse artwork — and an unexpected literary twist. Plus: The Kansas City jazz community is mourning the sudden loss of Ronald McFadden, legendary tap-dancer and musician and one half of the McFadden Brothers.

The reimagining of the Spencer's 48,000-object collection is designed to make the space more accessible, inclusive and welcoming.

Using CRISPR to modify certain immune cells could make cancer-fighting immunotherapy more potent for a broader set of patients. After undergoing a new form of experimental therapy, Parkville resident Katie Pope Kopp is now in remission.

The self-imposed sanctions stem from an NCAA investigation that began in 2017, but has yet to be resolved. Self and an assistant will miss the team's first four regular-season games.

Don Henry was a 1930s college kid from Dodge City, Kansas, who left everything he knew to join the fight against fascism. His life moved one music professor to put the story down in song.

The city of Independence allocated millions in federal COVID relief funding to its police department — for things like sniper rifles and officer bonuses — but little to the health department. Plus: Kansas Jayhawks football has stirred up talk with their early-season success under coach Lance Leipold. But how long will it last?

After more than a decade of losing seasons, the Kansas Jayhawks football team seems to have turned a corner. But open coaching jobs at two high-profile football programs have some fans wondering how long the good times might last under the current head coach.

More than three decades after Congress enacted the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the University of Kansas announced that it still has American Indian ancestral remains, funerary and other sacred objects in its museum collections.

Athletic Director Travis Goff said the project will have a transformative effect on the aging Memorial Stadium, football facilities and the surrounding area.

At the same time, U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson upheld a federal jury’s conviction of Feng “Franklin” Tao for making false statements to KU.

University of Kansas graduate student Anh-Dao Do turned her experience as a caddie into a way to pay for college. She wants to help others do the same, and help revive a dying skill in the process.