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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: COVID-19 updates: KU to partner with local health, education officials

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/covid-19-updates-ku-to-partner-with-local-health-education-officials/article_7dc0e0f0-d0f1-11ea-b2a0-37be4a40be26.html

Description: The University of Kansas will work alongside local government, health and education leaders to coordinate a reopening and response strategy for local schools, local health officials announced Monday.

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Subject:   General news

Title: GTAC files charges with Kansas Department of Labor against KU for mistreatment of workers

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/gtac-files-charges-with-kansas-department-of-labor-against-ku-for-mistreatment-of-workers/article_16d85e24-d063-11ea-9bd6-f7414b9eb867.html

Description: The Graduate Teaching Assistants Coalition at the University of Kansas filed four charges with the Kansas Department of Labor against KU for violating a memorandum of agreement that was negotiated in 2018.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU breaks down where it will be losing $120 million due to COVID-19 pandemic

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-breaks-down-where-it-will-be-losing-120-million-due-to-covid-19-pandemic/article_a1e8f198-cd27-11ea-9660-9b4f17228149.html

Description: KU leadership provided a breakdown Thursday of what the 26% loss of its general operating budget will affect. If students don't return for in-person instruction, KU leadership anticipates “the shortfall will increase significantly.”

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU Chancellor: New federal guidelines for international students are ‘inhumane’

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-chancellor-new-federal-guidelines-for-international-students-are-inhumane/article_95ae8118-c133-11ea-8fdb-ef26af79c870.html

Description: University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod joined other university leaders across the United States in condemning new, more stringent federal guidelines for international students.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU Memorial Union looks to rehire nearly 800 furloughed workers for fall semester

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-memorial-union-looks-to-rehire-nearly-800-furloughed-workers-for-fall-semester/article_76be7bf4-c797-11ea-bb40-a7632fbc1d2b.html

Description: The KU Memorial Union corporation saw a revenue loss of approximately $11 million. Without any sales, the Union was unable to afford paying its approximately 1,000 workers.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Lawrence businesses brace for losses amid uncertainty surrounding football season

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/lawrence-businesses-brace-for-losses-amid-uncertainty-surrounding-football-season/article_d59a06ce-c2d9-11ea-ac2c-3304b81e54de.html

Description: Due to an increasing uncertainty surrounding the start of college football season, Lawrence businesses are preparing for the potential economic impacts and after effects.

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Subject:   General news

Title: A look at KU, graduate student union history as contract negotiations begin

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/a-look-at-ku-graduate-student-union-history-as-contract-negotiations-begin/article_a30b3e88-08e5-11eb-b4f8-076f24a0e17a.html

Description: The Graduate Teaching Assistant Coalition was formed after GTAs unionized due to poor working conditions. GTAC has had its ups and downs with KU, but it looks to work through it as they begin contract negotiations with KU yet again.

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Subject:   General news

Title: COVID-19 updates: Douglas County adds 17 cases of the coronavirus, KU adds 75

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/covid-19-updates-douglas-county-adds-17-cases-of-the-coronavirus-ku-adds-75/article_a6569f1a-fdf0-11ea-b5d3-773adfeacfec.html

Description: Douglas County has added 17 confirmed COVID-19 cases since Sept. 22. KU has added 75 cases since Sept. 14. There are 505 active cases in Douglas County.

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Subject:   General news

Title: COVID-19 updates: KU confirms 546 total cases from entry testing

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/covid-19-updates-ku-confirms-546-total-cases-from-entry-testing/article_039c03dc-ed60-11ea-97fb-83dbcd21da42.html

Description: University of Kansas leadership identified 546 cases of the coronavirus from its mass entry testing program, Chancellor Douglas Girod said. It's an overall positivity rate of 2.42%.

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Subject:   General news

Title: DeBruce dining center closes for 2 weeks after employee tests positive for COVID-19

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/debruce-dining-center-closes-for-2-weeks-after-employee-tests-positive-for-covid-19/article_2903d3b8-f830-11ea-9ddd-5b53ff478626.html

Description: The DeBruce Center's Courtside Café will be closed through Sept. 28 after a part-time employee tested positive for coronavirus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: “I felt let down”: As budget woes unfold, KU leaders learn about potential $200 million project

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/i-felt-let-down-as-budget-woes-unfold-ku-leaders-learn-about-potential-200-million/article_d27c473c-b134-11eb-93be-bb13f9d66187.html

Description: University of Kansas faculty governance leaders are frustrated with a proposal from administration for a second Integrated Sciences Building t…

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Subject:   General news

Title: Kansas vaccinations exceed two million doses

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/kansas-vaccinations-exceed-two-million-doses/article_ac8c6f12-b732-11eb-a8e1-e791df042268.html

Description: The state of Kansas has reached a milestone of two million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine administered. Approximately 43% of Kansans have received at least one dose.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU asks students to confirm mandatory coronavirus testing through online pledge

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-asks-students-to-confirm-mandatory-coronavirus-testing-through-online-pledge/article_79fa8aca-e3d9-11ea-8716-c3980bc83fc9.html

Description: The University of Kansas sent an online pledge to students asking if they had completed mandatory testing for the coronavirus Friday. The form also asks if students plan to be on campus before Sept. 7 and if they tested positive for the coronavirus since June 7.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU Bookstore requests students order textbooks online ahead of fall semester

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-bookstore-requests-students-order-textbooks-online-ahead-of-fall-semester/article_b0aecfe8-dd7d-11ea-983b-937cf7a22c73.html

Description: KU Bookstore requested students order their textbooks online. Textbooks can be shipped for free between Aug. 7 and Aug. 19. The textbooks will be ready for in-store pickup Aug. 18.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU can’t directly notify professors if one of their students contracts COVID-19

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-can-t-directly-notify-professors-if-one-of-their-students-contracts-covid-19/article_69ea6e64-dd91-11ea-9a39-9720c0c7dc66.html

Description: University of Kansas leadership said Wednesday it would rely on the local health department and students themselves to tell their professors if they test positive for the coronavirus. Kansas law makes contact tracing voluntary.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU chancellor announces new COVID-19 testing dashboard

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-chancellor-announces-new-covid-19-testing-dashboard/article_304db82c-f471-11ea-998c-e78bc67cd08b.html

Description: University of Kansas leadership created a new dashboard that shows the amount of positive COVID-19 cases in the university community. It will be updated on Tuesdays and Fridays.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will cut 25% of funds for lecturers, GTAs

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-college-of-liberal-arts-and-sciences-will-cut-25-of-funds-for-lecturers-gtas/article_b767275e-2b70-11eb-8cf3-dbb57ca3d486.html

Description: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is cutting 25% of its funds for lecturers and GTAs to save $5.8 million. Department chairs were asked to review their lecturer and GTA budgets.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU extends 100% refund period after push from Student Senate

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-extends-100-refund-period-after-push-from-student-senate/article_16c04998-e494-11ea-8c7d-8b3bcc43d3f6.html

Description: KU will extend its 100% refund period to Sept. 4, following a request from Student Senate. Originally the period ended Aug. 28.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU, health officials project campus COVID-19 cases will decrease over next 2 weeks

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-health-officials-project-campus-covid-19-cases-will-decrease-over-next-2-weeks/article_f6b7c8e4-fa08-11ea-ac59-837d2de2d5bd.html

Description: A new forecast model provided through the Protect KU website projects COVID-19 cases on campus will go down in the next two weeks.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU, Lawrence businesses weathering supply chain woes

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-lawrence-businesses-weathering-supply-chain-woes/article_e78d0ee6-82c5-11ec-9b6b-0b2ecb73d0a5.html

Description: “Due to supply shortages, some items are temporarily unavailable.”

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU shares decision-making framework for campus reopening 3 days before classes start

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-shares-decision-making-framework-for-campus-reopening-3-days-before-classes-start/article_13cda45c-e3ee-11ea-b1eb-d34667f3df30.html

Description: University of Kansas officials announced their framework that will decide how campus operates throughout the fall semester Friday. Classes start Aug. 24.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU to spend $1 million on Naismith Hall lease for quarantine space

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/ku-to-spend-1-million-on-naismith-hall-lease-for-quarantine-space/article_5ec51d34-f1fc-11ea-9046-a73365e45b08.html

Description: Using nearly $1 million in state funding, KU will lease Naismith Hall to offer quarantine space for those living in campus housing who test positive for the coronavirus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: McLain’s Market to open second Lawrence location off of Iowa Street

URL: https://www.kansan.com/news/mclain-s-market-to-open-second-lawrence-location-off-of-iowa-street/article_54b617fe-0d8f-11eb-b2d6-274d53a51468.html

Description: McLain's announced on Tuesday that it would open a new location near 23rd Street in early winter. The new location will have more parking space, a drive-thru and more space for the bakery.

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