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“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything” -- William Shakespeare, Sonnet 98
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Cherry Blossom Tea Latte
A delicate, floral spring drink featuring the subtle cherry-like aroma and slight saltiness of sakura (cherry blossoms). Made with steeped sakura tea or a flavored base, combined with steamed or frothed milk, and often sweetened or enhanced with syrup or powder for color and flavor. It's lighter and more tea-forward than a coffee-based latte. Available hot or with ice at the UnCommon Grounds Cafe in the Neuberger Centennial Campus Center
Energy 400
Today we refresh our understanding of the technical literature that informs energy systems between campus buildings -- for heating, cooling, hot water and electricity -- all of which require miles of underground piping and wiring. In some cases, university power plants can provide voltage support for interconnected merchant electric utilities.
Quadrivium: Spring
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 15:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Energy Standard for Data Centers
The fourth edition of ASHRAE Standard 90.4 was published in late 2025 (superseding the 2022 edition) and it provides leading practice for smaller enterprise level data centers as well as hyperscale campuses.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We met both deadlines for the IEEE National Electrical Safety Code and the NFPA National Electrical Code. We are now in the process of getting ready for next week's meeting of the Education & Healthcare Facililties Committee.
Kansas City Jackson County Missouri 816
Major Building Projects. Total Net Position 2025: $8,286B. Total gross square feet: 5,104,742 within 213 buildings on 150 acres in Democrat stronghold characterized by debt and violent crime. Not to be confused with the State of Kansas.
Teacher Pensions
Pensions do not prepare teachers for 50+ year careers. Benefits are heavily backloaded: little value accrues early in a career, with most wealth spiking only after 20–30 years tied to final average salary and service years. Teachers leaving before vesting (often 5–10 years) get back only their contributions, sometimes with minimal interest — no employer match.