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Committee restores medical scholarships, adds Alzheimer's research funding and requires admissions reporting at KU
Summary
Members restored $3.7 million to KU’s specialty medical student loan program to cover a wait list of 40 applicants, added $5 million for Alzheimer's research with a 2027 expenditure report, approved an $11 million VetMed debt‑service placeholder and adopted language requiring KU to report in‑state/out‑of‑state admissions data for FY27.
The Committee on Higher Education Budget took several votes affecting the University of Kansas and KU Medical Center: restoring $3.7 million to the specialty medical student loan account, adding $5 million for Alzheimer's research with a required 2027 expenditure report, placing an $11 million placeholder for VetMed debt service in the budget, and adopting a language proviso requiring universities to report the numbers of in‑state and out‑of‑state…
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