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Ted Harris and Tony Layzell are testing the viability of water injection dredging in Tuttle Creek Lake, a reservoir that provides drinking water and flood control for more than 40 percent of Kansans.
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The National Academy of Inventors ranks the University of Kansas 39th among public universities for the number of utility patents granted in 2025, marking the fourth consecutive year the University of Kansas is listed among the United States’ top 100 institutions receiving patents.
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