In Kansas News
A move by the Trump administration to pause Chinese student visas could significantly impact Kansas universities. Suzanne Perez of the Kansas News Service reports.
More than 8,000 international students attend college in Kansas, and a large portion of those are from China.University leaders worry that visa suspensions will lead to enrollment declines and more budget challenges.Gamal Weheba is president of the Kansas chapter of the American Association of University Professors. He says students all over the world are deciding where to attend school this fall, and some will likely avoid the U.S.“Canada, Europe, China… They’re all celebrating the fact that international students now are looking for alternatives.”Nationwide, more than half of international students are from India and China. They contributed more than $50 billion to the U.S. economy in 2023..
And in Missouri news:
A study recently published by researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine has revealed new information about how diseases such as uterine cancer can develop. The study examined how cells in the uterine lining develop.
Andrew Kelleher lead author on the study and assistant professor in the department of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health, says epithelial (ep-ith-EE-lee-ull) cells, which are abundant in the uterus and other organs, receive instructions from other cells that determine how they develop. Kelleher says the team discovered that these pathways are crucial to proper cell development in the uterus.
“Historically, the uterus has been under-studied. So how these diseases progress in females is not well understood… So I think now there's more emphasis on trying to uncover these diseases at earlier states before they progress to more advanced stages”
The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (edited)
A nonprofit in a small southwest Missouri city has taken a step toward preserving a World War II-era mural found in a former Army base structure. KSMU’s Michele Skalicky (skuh-LIS-kee) has more on the 24X6 foot mural and the effort to save it.
The building in which the mural was located was one of several auctioned off when Camp Crowder in Neosho closed. It ended up on a family farm.
Over the weekend, the unfinished mural, which depicts everyday life from the perspective of the soldier who created it, was carefully removed and stored where it now awaits preservation.
Sarah Serio (SEER-ee-oh), president of the Neosho Arts Council, says the artist is unknown and it’s not known why he left before it was finished.
“You can see the grid that the artist laid down on the wall to transfer his design from paper to the wall. You can see where he sketched out and has started the design. He’s got a plan in place, and he’s even started painting.”
She says they still need to raise several thousand dollars to be able to preserve it. Once the project is finished, the mural will go on public display in Neosho.
