Strength in numbers: KU community joins forces to limit coronavirus' spread
Everywhere you look, Jayhawks are coming together and rising to today’s challenges. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is felt across the U.S. and the world, students, alumni, faculty, and staff from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are bringing their expertise to the frontlines…
I am Seeking: Nicole Hodges Persley
Our new video series, I am Seeking, highlights what our faculty are seeking with their research. From finding new ways to treat addiction, to looking for signs of alien life in rocks on earth, or searching for new ways to diagnose cancer, our faculty are innovators and explorers seeking answers and…
Collegian 2017: Constructive Development
If you haven’t been to campus lately, you will be in for a surprise the next time you visit. Several new building and renovation projects are changing the landscape for learning, with new or enhanced classroom and lab space. At the same time, we’re expanding the heart of campus westward. For…
Postcard from Abroad: Professor Chris Brown in Brazil
Chris Brown is a professor of environmental studies and geography Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil - My family and I have been here in Brazil for six months now, and there are six months to go. I’m on sabbatical, supported by grants from Fulbright and the São Paulo Research Foundation. I’…
Craig Marshall, researching life on Mars
Craig Marshall, associate professor of geologyPart of Craig Marshall’s job as an associate professor of geology is to play with lasers. He’s a specialist in Raman spectroscopy, which involves using lasers to determine the molecular makeup of matter. Marshall frequently employs this technique to…
Keeping science fiction a reality
James Gunn thanks KU for lifetime of opportunity with gifts that support legacy of creative output I can’t remember when KU wasn’t a part of my life. Officially, it began when my brother, Richard, enrolled as a junior in 1939, having combined his last two years of high school and his…
College Professors Win KU Teaching Awards
Two College of Liberal Arts & Sciences professors were honored with teaching awards during the 2015 KU Teaching Summit in August. Associate Professor of Theatre Nicole Hodges Persley received the Byron T. Shutz Award for Excellence in Teaching, and Associate Professor of Communication…
Carl Lejuez named 14th dean of the College
Carl Lejuez has been named as the next dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at KU. Lejuez comes to KU from the University of Maryland. He currently serves there as a professor of psychology and associate dean of research for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Lejuez will…
Chancellors Club Professor, Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, helps students overcome fear of math
Helping students overcome anxieties about math, Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics and courtesy professor of electrical engineering and computer science, has been awarded the 2015-16 Chancellors Club Professorship by KU Endowment. These professorships are held by outstanding faculty who…