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Kevin McCarty

Reporter · US

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Sep 2, 2026
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Jul 30, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Kevin McCarty

    KU alumna, NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara to headline KU Reads event Oct. 8 (opens the original)

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    LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will welcome home one of its own this fall when KU alumna and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara returns to Lawrence for a public event celebrating the 2026-27 KU Reads: A Common Book Experience selection. From “Lawrence to Low-Earth Orbit: An Evening with Loral O’Hara” will take place 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Kansas Union Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public, with a livestream also available through the Hall Center for the Humanities' Crowdcast channe

  2. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Kevin McCarty

    KU Libraries opens "Ad Astra: A Kansas Story Written in the Stars" exhibit in Watson Library (opens the original)

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    LAWRENCE — In January 1986, after six failed launch attempts on Space Shuttle mission STS-61C, University of Kansas alumnus and NASA astronaut Steve Hawley decided drastic measures were in order. Joking that he was the problem, Hawley donned a Groucho Marx disguise — the glasses, the nose, the mustache — to fool the orbiter into finally letting the crew fly. The disguise worked: STS-61C launched Jan. 12, 1986. Hawley’s disguise and more space flight artifacts and items are now on display at Wats

  3. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · Kevin McCarty

    KU IDRH to host THATCamp 2026 (opens the original)

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    LAWRENCE — The Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities (IDRH) at the University of Kansas will host THATCamp 2026 on Aug. 28 at the Hall Center for the Humanities. The free event, open to all KU faculty, staff, students and community members, encourages exploration at the intersection of technology and humanities. Unlike a traditional conference, THATCamp — short for “The Humanities and Technology Camp” — has no set agenda until the day itself. Attendees propose session topics — anythin

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