Unwinding with Hannah Britton: Anti-trafficking Researcher
What does human trafficking look like? Most of us have seen stories of captivity play out on big or small screen with familiar casts of villains and victims. Compelling drama, perhaps, but the reality is far more complicated, and closer to home, than we might like to imagine. Make no…
Hawks to Watch: Amanda Shriwise, Postdoctoral Researcher
Why Amanda's a Hawk to Watch:If you were able to look into the future 10 years ago and see yourself today, what would you have thought? Would you be awestruck by all that you’d accomplished in such a short period of time? Think of all the work still to be done? Both? As an undergraduate student, KU…
Poetry assignment reminds Fengxue Zhang of her childhood in China, helps her find home in the College
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…
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…
Courtland Triplett seeks to do good through government
Growing up in Kansas City, Courtland Triplett always knew he wanted to bring positive change to the world but struggled to find the right path to achieve that goal. After carefully considering his options, he found that path in government, and at KU, he discovered a program and people…
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…
Unwinding with Katie Rhine & Macie Rouse: Community Researchers
When most of us imagine a “lab,” familiar images and associations come to mind: sterile spaces equipped with white coats and Petri dishes, beakers, glass test tubes and granulated cylinders galore. Spaces where life-changing discoveries are made, no doubt — but Katie Rhine and her dedicated team of…
Finding a creative outlet led Trevor Bashaw to KU's Department of English
Trevor Bashaw has found an outlet for his creativity in KU’s Department of English. He’s the winner of the Spencer Museum Brosseau Creativity Award for his diverse media project that combines poetry, critical and philosophical writing, personal accounts and visual art. Committee members were…
On her road to med school, English & Biology major Nidhi Patel makes discoveries at KU and abroad
As a freshman biology major, Nidhi Patel began her KU journey with a path in mind. What she didn't anticipate, however, was that she would find a perfectly complementary second major in English. Now, having recently been accepted into KU's School of Medicine, she's making her dreams a reality…