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University Daily Kansan
Page 0401_2 from reel: NP 13610 (2005-10-03 to 2006-02-02)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/100418

Title: Med Center Approves Blood Cell Substitute
Summary: The University of Kansas Medical Center's Human Subjects Committee approved PolyHeme, a temporary oxygen-carrying red blood cell substitute, for use at the hospital after extensive public input process.
Category: local news
Subjects: medical research; healthcare; university medical center
Named Entities: McCulloch, Dennis [public relations]; Moncure, Michael [principal investigator]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Nebraska Senior Dies in Highway Accident
Summary: Ryan Ostendorf, a 28-year-old KU student, died in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 40 in Shawnee County. He was a biology major from Gothenburg, Nebraska, set to graduate in May 2006.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student safety; tragedy; university community
Named Entities: Ostendorf, Ryan [student]; Mandel, Sharon [chief medical investigator]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: A New Red Crystal
Summary: The 192 signatories of the Geneva Conventions approved a new 'red crystal' emblem for humanitarian organizations after negotiations between Israel and Syria over access to Syrian citizens in the Golan Heights.
Category: national news
Subjects: international relations; diplomacy; humanitarian aid
Named Entities: Yifrac, Noam [head of Magen David Adom]; Godet, Blaise [chairman of 192-nation conference]; United Nations Office [organization]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Former KU Student Charged in Arsons
Summary: David R. Jay, a former University of Kansas student, faces additional arson charges in Douglas County after being convicted of setting fires in Johnson County. He appeared in Douglas County District Court and couldn't afford an attorney.
Category: local news
Subjects: crime; arson; legal proceedings
Named Entities: Jay, David R. [former KU student]; Kittel, Peggy [district judge]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Moderates Seek More Sway
Summary: Moderate Republicans in Kansas have formed an organization to take back the party from conservatives, focusing on issues like evolution education and seeking more influence in state governance.
Category: local news
Subjects: politics; party governance; education policy
Named Entities: Milburn, John [reporter]; Bond, Dick [former Senate President]; Board of Education [organization]; Board of Regents [organization]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: This Weekon Campus
Summary: Campus events for December 8, 2005 include: Black Student Union date auction on December 10th, Student Senate seeking Elections Commissioner, Legislative Advocacy Network information session, and Nontraditional Student Foundation holiday potluck.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student events; campus activities; student organizations
Confidence: 0.9

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