The largest business organization in the state's largest city has added Medicaid expansion to its list of legislative priorities. But as Jim McLean, of the KHI News Service reports, there are conditions attached to that support.
Description: The Jurassic Park movie is finally on Netflix and we’ll be celebrating with an evening Tweet-A-Long on Twitter. Queue Up Netflix, follow us (@kunhm) and @LarryvilleLife on Twitter & push play at 8pm! Together, virtually, we’ll watch the movie and comment on everything! We’ll have some KU researchers join too! A hashtag will be announced soon. Submitted by: KU Natural History Museum KU Natural History Museum
Description: Join us for Pop Up Science online! Eleanor and Colleen will teach you about chromatography, a technique used by scientists to separate chemicals into their different parts. They’ll also show you how to create an at-home paper chromatography experiment! You can find more fun hands-on science activities to try at home by visiting https://biodiversity.ku.edu/nhm-at-home Submitted by: KU Natural History Museum KU Natural History Museum
Description: #COVID got you throwing gutter balls? Don’t de-spare! #BowlingforRhinos 2020 is just around the corner! Not comfortable coming to the alley? No problem! You can social distance and support conservation throwing strikes from the comfort of your own home. This event will be held at Premier Bowling in Raytown, MO on Sunday, August 9 from 5:30-9:00 pm. You can participate in virtual bowling for $20, or $25 to join us at the bowling alley! Bowlers can register online until 5:00, August 9; however, early bird registration ends on July 26th. Don't miss out on your free Sudan, the last male northern white rhinos "Hindsight is 2020" memorial t-shirt! Participants are encouraged to ‘bowl’ during the event time of 6:00-9:00. We would like participants to post BFR event activities to our FB page. You can virtually bowl in 3 different categories via Event Brite: 1. Virtual bowling via computer, tablet or phone app 2. Virtual bowling via home gaming system such as: Wii, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft - Xbox, Sony - PlayStation, SEGA – Genesis etc. 3. Purchase or borrow an outdoor game set and have some fun! Registering for the event qualifies participants the opportunity to win a $25 virtual gift card! Play 3 games and have someone either help keep score and take photos and/or screenshots and send us your total for the 3 games. Remember, this is for fun and is in the name of conservation, so we ask everyone to be honest with their scores, and just like if you were at the bowling alley, only count 3 consecutive games during the event time. We ask that your photos and screenshots be shared via our Facebook page: facebook.com/kcaazk After the event is over, we will review the scores and identify a top winner in each of the 3 categories. Each of the winners will receive a $25 virtual gift card. But remember, you must be pre-registered to qualify! Don’t want to bowl but still want to support conservation? Simply click the DONATE button and put in whatever you feel comfortable with: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bowling-for-rhinos-2020-ticket… For more information on the conservation programs visit: www.aazk.org/bfr For more information on our event like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kcaazk or visit our website at: www.kcaazk.webs.com Thank you for your consideration of this important matter to save our endangered animals. Submitted by: Samantha Houston Greater Kansas City AAZK
