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COVID-19 response in Douglas County, Kansas (2020)

Collected by: University of Kansas

Archived since: Mar, 2020

Description:

This archive documents the response to, narrative of, and events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Douglas County and at the University of Kansas. This includes the efforts of the University, county and cities governments, businesses, and the community at large. Some of the sources included in this archive are official university websites, county and city government pages, and news stories. This archive attempts to track and gather the digital response of the county, University, and their communities to the COVID-19 pandemic and the events and changes that followed. As this is still on ongoing situation, more websites are added as new information and procedures emerge

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Title: KU administrators, top staff members take pay cut to lessen COVID-19 financial impact

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-administrators-top-staff-members-take-pay-cut-to-lessen-covid-19-financial-impact/article_694def5c-898c-11ea-9df3-f3925c2450fd.html

Description: Many notable faculty members, such as Chancellor Douglas Girod, Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer and coaches Les Miles and Bill Self, are taking a 10% pay cut to help lessen the financial impact of COVID-19.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU to distribute $7.6 million from CARES Act to students in need

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-to-distribute-7-6-million-from-cares-act-to-students-in-need/article_c9a53654-8990-11ea-ac7d-3f09aff9e26e.html

Description: The University of Kansas will receive over $15 million from the CARES Act. $7.6 million will go to students, but the remaining money has yet to be allocated.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Student Senate flattens student fees to ease the coronavirus economic blow

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/student-senate-flattens-student-fees-to-ease-the-coronavirus-economic-blow/article_32a79d9a-8a27-11ea-8b3a-af0d716011f7.html

Description: Student senators held an emergency fee review meeting Tuesday to decrease the student fee package to $491.95.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Kelly extends state of emergency through May 14; state to receive 550,000 new tests in coming weeks

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2020/apr/29/kelly-extends-state-of-emergency-through-may-14-state-to-receive-550000-new-tests-in-coming-weeks/

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Subject:   General news

Title: 40th annual St. John’s Mexican Fiesta canceled because of pandemic

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/general-news/2020/apr/29/40th-annual-st-johns-mexican-fiesta-canceled-because-of-pandemic/

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Subject:   General news

Title: Douglas County remains at 49 cases

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/general-news/2020/apr/29/covid-19-cases-in-douglas-county-remain-steady-at-49/

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Subject:   General news

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