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Habitat: Explore Ancient Artifacts Inside KU's Wilcox Museum


Habitat: Explore Ancient Artifacts Inside KU's Wilcox Museum

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Inside KU's historic Lippincott Hall is a unique collection of artifacts from around the Mediterranean. From plaster recreations to ancients coins, the Wilcox Museum provides students and Kansans with access to Greek and Roman history. Go inside this special space in the latest Habitat.

Habitat: Explore KU's Max Kade Center


Habitat: Explore KU's Max Kade Center

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Ever wonder what's in the stone house nestled on the northwest corner of campus? The newest episode of Habitat has the answer. Watch as we explore the interior of the Max Kade Center for German-American Studies. As part of the German Studies Department, the Center provides a link to German immigration to America and Kansas. See this hidden gem now!

I am Seeking: James Moreno


I am Seeking: James Moreno

James Moreno

In the College at KU, our research is driven by the passion for improving the world around us. We are explorers, innovators, and dreamers seeking answers to crucial questions in our communities. Learn what associate professor of dance James Moreno is seeking.

I am Seeking: Maria Velasco


I am Seeking: Maria Velasco

Maria Velasco

In the College at KU, our research is driven by the passion for improving the world around us. We are explorers, innovators, and dreamers seeking answers to crucial questions in our communities. Learn what professor of visual art Maria Velasco is seeking.

Habitat: Explore KU's greenhouses


Habitat: Explore KU's greenhouses

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On a third floor terrace on Haworth Hall, KU researchers cultivate hundreds of plants for research on genetic and evolutionary relationships. The KU greenhouses are home to a variety of plants including some rare species like a large carrion flower and an array of carnivorous plants. Go inside the greenhouses on our latest episode of Habitat.

Habitat: Go behind the scenes of visual art


Habitat: Go behind the scenes of visual art

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Comprising five stories and 130,000 sq. ft. of space, Chalmers Hall provides the perfect home for visual art students to create and learn. See where students get hands on learning in everything from painting and drawing to textiles and fibers.

I am Seeking: Nicole Hodges Persley


I am Seeking: Nicole Hodges Persley

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 solutions to a myriad of questions.

Poetry assignment reminds Fengxue Zhang of her childhood in China, helps her find home in the College


Poetry assignment reminds Fengxue Zhang of her childhood in China, helps her find home in the College

Fengxue Zhang

Fengxue Zhang, a junior from Hays, is studying economics, political science, and creative writing. After moving to the United States from China as a child, Fengxue jumped from major to major before finding a home in the College.

In addition to her studies, Fengxue is a Student Advisory Board member of the Dole Institute, the Co-Curation Director for TEDxKU, and the Public Relations Director for the Chinese Students and Scholars Friendship Association. Learn more about Fengxue in our latest student feature.

I am Seeking: Steven A. Soper


I am Seeking: Steven A. Soper

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Our new video series, I am Seeking, highlights what our faculty are seeking with their research. From elevating African-American playwrights, to looking for signs of alien life in rocks on earth, or finding new ways to treat addiction, our faculty are innovators and explorers seeking answers and solutions to a myriad of questions. Learn how Foundation Distinguished Professor of chemistry Steven A. Soper’s research is benefiting Kansas and the world as he and his team seek to develop new tools to diagnose cancer.

Unwinding with Ward Lyles: Compassionate Urban Planner


Unwinding with Ward Lyles: Compassionate Urban Planner

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What’s the foundation of a city? For urban planner Ward Lyles, the spaces we inhabit are defined as much by an approach to life, and the people we encounter, as they are by the systems and physical structures that make up a sound infrastructure. The way he sees it, the true bedrock of a strong community lies in a simple, yet immensely powerful, guiding principle: compassion

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