2021 was a year full of excitement in research advancements, plenty of student and faculty awards, and just trying to get used to our…
Amu Nuney explores humanity from multiple angles with anthropology, biology and English degrees
Amu Nuney, senior in the KU College, finds connections between her Biology, Anthropology, and English classes. Her combination of majors and minor have given her a more nuanced perspective on what science and truth mean to human beings. She applies her knowledge and theories from all of her classes through interacting with a large variety of students, all of whom study a multitude of different disciplines within the College.
Meet Amu and find out her favorite KU class she’s taken, her plans after graduation, and her motivations.
Joseph Hartung follows his passion for policy interning at Kenyan think tank
Joseph Hartung’s fascination with history and the conduct of conflict dates back to his childhood. As a kid, he says, he’d spend hours playing…
KU senior Jade Groobman works to create anti-racist spaces for Jews of Color
KU senior Jade Groobman had long been interested in the many misconceptions that exist about Jewish identity. And as an Asian American Jew herself,…
Lourdes Kalusha-Aguirre wants to inspire political engagement through film
Lourdes Kalusha-Aguirre knew from a young age that she wanted to make movies. With her Film & Media Studies major and Journalism minor, the…
Nikki Brown explores civic engagement in the Latinx community
Nikki Brown discovered her passion for politics, cross-cultural sociology, and pop culture through an American Identities class during her freshman year. Now a junior…
Alaina DeLeo investigates bride kidnapping through accelerated master’s program
Complex issues demand patience, attention to detail, and an open mind to fully grasp. Which is why College master’s student Alaina DeLeo chose to…
Sam Glaser seeks to better understand coronavirus protein
Sam Glaser wanted to chart his own course at KU. As a student in the College, he was able to do just that by creating his own major. Recognizing the need for a pre-medicine-specific concentration within the physics B.S. program, Sam reached out to program directors across the country and began mapping out a plan for the new concentration area.
In the College, Sam has kept a busy schedule with hands-on research projects as well. During the Summer of 2019, he worked in a pulmonary immunology lab, where he gained exposure to medical research. Soon after, he joined another research lab which was a coronavirus virology lab. And in Fall 2020, he was selected as one of eight KU students to receive an Undergraduate Research Award.
Meet Sam and learn more about how he created his own major, the most valuable parts of his experience, and the KU College mentors who helped him along the way.