====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0576 from reel: NP 6848 (1996-08-17 to 1996-10-31) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/48703 Title: KU Theatre Looks to Future Summary: The University Theatre plans to incorporate virtual reality technology in upcoming productions, including Arthur Kopit's Wings, with support from Virtek Corporation. Category: campus news Subjects: theater arts; virtual reality; university productions Named Entities: Brooks, Bradley [staff writer]; Kopit, Arthur [playwright]; Smith, Mark [account representative] Confidence: 0.85 Title: KU Freshman Merit Scholars Up by Two Since Last Year Summary: The number of National Merit Scholars at KU increased by two from 57 to 59 this year, with Chancellor Hemenway expressing satisfaction with the quality of students choosing KU. Category: campus news Subjects: scholarships; academic achievement; university enrollment Named Entities: Duncan, Spencer [staff writer]; Hemenway, Robert [chancellor]; Woolbright, Blake [freshman] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Sharp Professor Receives $30,000 Excellence Award Summary: Professor Bala Subramaniam of chemical and petroleum engineering received the John E. Sharp Professorship Award for teaching excellence and will use the funds for research. Category: campus news Subjects: academic awards; research funding; teaching excellence Named Entities: Subramaniam, Bala [professor]; Sharp, John E. [donor]; Owen, Aimee [student] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Immunization Hold on Your Permit to Enroll? Summary: Notice to new KU students about immunization requirements for MMR vaccinations and the process for removing enrollment holds. Category: informational content Subjects: student health; immunization requirements; university policies Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Watkins Health Center; The ETC. Shop; Union Technology Center; Automotive Technology Specialists, Inc. Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: University Theatre Uses Virtual Reality in the December Performance of Wings, by Arthur Kopit Category: photos/graphics Confidence: 0.8 Title: In the Future, Computers Will Be the Cornerstone of Our Society. Category: informational content Confidence: 0.7 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.