Huge swaths of land in north-central Kansas are blackened by wildfires that swept through in December 2021. A federally funded National Science Foundation initiative will provide Kansas colleges and universities $20 million to research and create tools to better supports residents during disasters. The state will add $4 million to the funding. Allison Kite/Kansas Reflector
By Noah Taborda Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — A new research initiative is providing universities and colleges in Kansas with $24 million to research how the…