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University Daily Kansan
Page 0451 from reel: NP 7213 (1997-04-01 to 1997-07-23)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/63853

Title: Research Makes Avoiding Ticks Easier
Summary: KU professor's research shows hikers can avoid ticks by walking on one side of trails and checking pants legs, with findings on tick behavior and disease prevention.
Category: campus news
Subjects: tick prevention; Lyme disease; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever; public health
Named Entities: Burg, J. Gregory [assistant director of undergraduate biology]; DeRoin, DeeAnn [physician at Watkins Health Center]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Tracking Animal Species With Another Type of Tag
Summary: KU scientists develop new methods for counting species by tracking license plates instead of animals, aiming to improve conservation and inventory accuracy.
Category: campus news
Subjects: species inventory; conservation biology; scientific research; biodiversity
Named Entities: Anderson, Robert [graduate student]; Peterson, Townsend [assistant professor of systematics and ecology]; Slade, Norman [professor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Volunteers Count Fish Coast to Coast
Summary: Volunteers participate in the Great American Fish Count, a nationwide effort to document fish diversity and population trends in marine ecosystems.
Category: national news
Subjects: fish population survey; marine conservation; Great American Fish Count; biodiversity monitoring
Named Entities: Cousteau, Michel [underwater explorer]; Davis, Gary [scientist]; Cassano, Ed [manager of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Kansas Army National Guard; Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market; The Sandbar; Pizza Shuttle; Legal Services for Students; Terraplane Bicycles & Goods
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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