Discover what's growing at KU's Community Garden
Long before COVID reared its ugly head, many Lawrence and KU community members were struggling to access nutritious food on a regular basis. As the health and economic crises ignited by the pandemic accelerated, so too did the already rampant problem of food insecurity. On a 10,000-square-…
Lawrence Talks! bridges KU scholarship and Lawrence community
In an era where opinion is often mistaken for fact, a group of KU doctoral students turned podcast producers are on a quest to sort reality from fiction and uncover what is true, good, and beautiful in the world — one episode at a time. With their interdisciplinary project Lawrence Talks!,…
Abigail Vegter investigates religion, politics and gun ownership in America
Religion and politics in America can be messy, divisive, and contentious, certainly. But, as Abigail Vegter points out, the topics are anything but boring. In her doctoral research in KU’s Political Science program, Abigail is looking at the overlapping issues of gun policy and religious and…
Jayhawks flock to Iowa ahead of 2020 caucuses
Two months before the spread of COVID-19 became the center of collective national attention in the U.S., political rivals across the ideological spectrum journeyed to Iowa with their teams for a marathon of non-stop campaigning, hand-shaking, and rallies in an all-hands-on-deck final push to…
NSF grant helps first-year PhD student research low-income communities and nonprofits
In the School of Public Affairs and Administration, students from every background are shaped into exceptional leaders for public service who provide solutions to the most pressing community challenges at all levels of governance. Ph.D student D'Arlyn Bell is currently working to…
Avary Kolasinski applies variational mesh adaptation to improve solution approximations
The opportunities and applications that can stem from subjects like Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing seem to be endless in a world where technology grows at a rapid pace. KU's Avary Kolasinski has utilized her love for these subjects to produce meaningful research and to program…
James Coll utilizes drone technology to quantify the state and trends of the water cycle
Water is all around us, and there's a lot of it. More than 2.7 million miles of streams and rivers exist in the U.S. alone, in fact. We're surrounded by H20 in America, and yet there are still large gaps in our understanding of the state and trends of the water cycle, which can have seriously…
An Sasala expands the way humans conceptualize bodies in relation to technology
How are social norms about gender and sexuality perpetuated through portrayals of robots and other digital entities in sci-fi storytelling? What can these treatments in popular media tell us about the societies in which we live, and how can scholars challenge these narratives? An Sasala is taking…
Sam Henkin Explores Concepts of Security, Violence, and Social Justice
What are your research interests and why did you choose them? Was there a moment when you decided this is what you wanted to study? What was that journey like?My research of state power and security governance has drawn considerable attention to the political and spatial dynamics of social…
Nathan Bowman: Taking center stage
Program of study and year: 3rd year Ph.D. Student in TheatreHometown: Kansas City, MOWhat are your research interests and why did you choose them? My primary area of study is Greek tragedy. As an undergrad, I studied both theatre and philosophy of religion and was drawn to the classic…