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Lourdes Kalusha-Aguirre knew from a young age that she wanted to make movies. With her Film & Media Studies major and Journalism minor, the KU senior has been able to build a network of talented actors, writers, editors and cinematographers to live out her dreams.

Why Richard's a Hawk to Watch:

There’s a common stereotype that those who are creatively gifted are naturally bound to pursue arts and the humanities, while students skilled in math and logic are more well-suited for career paths in STEM. But for KU senior Myra Dotzel, these different areas of interest presented not so much a choice but a question: Why not do both?

Why Rhianna's a Hawk to Watch:

Why Kiel's a Hawk to Watch:

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.

Housing thousands of costumes from decades of productions, the Costume Shop turns out new designs each season for KU's Department of Theatre & Dance. Go inside this creative space to see where it all gets stitched together.

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.

Why Carl's a Hawk to Watch:

Wisdom and The Wizard of Oz, LGBTQ+ rights and the legacy of Stonewall, family and the uneasy tension between memory and reality, time and the construction of personal identity. KU alum Carl Grauer is using his background in biology to explore human nature, but not in the ways that you might expect.

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.

Why he’s a Hawk to Watch 

Barry was a member of the ground-breaking visual effects team for Oscar winner "The Jungle Book," so there's that. He uses his KU Film degree every day as a visual effects producer at Disney. During his career, Barry has worked at the cutting edge of film technology, contributing his many talents to some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including "Men in Black 3," "Fast and Furious 7," "The Jungle Book," and "The Great Gatsby."

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