Aaron Carrillo finds his passion in the Heart of KU and explores Asia through two internships
Preferred Name: Everyone calls me A-A-Ron, but Aaron works too!Major(s) & Minor(s): I’m not going to lie, I’ve been jumping around in the Biology field quite a bit, but I’m currently majoring in microbiology pre-medicine.Where are you from? And why did you choose to come to KU? I’m from…
Aldyn Wildey finds her calling in KU's Biotechnology laboratories and lands Bioengineering internship
Hometown: Abilene, KS Major and Minor: Major: Biotechnology / Minor: Business Internship title and organization: Undergraduate Research Assistant, Institute for Bioengineering Research Dr. Candan Tamerler. What were your responsibilities during the internship? My…
Chancellor Doctoral Fellow Alyssa Cole dives into research at KU to explore military service and citizenship
Program of study and year: 3rd year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History Hometown: Garden City, KS What are your research interests and why did you choose them? For the past few years, I have studied both African American and US Military history. I have been…
Waving the Wheat in Tanzania
On August 7th, seven Jayhawks and their professors and mentors waved the wheat with smiles to match the sun's rays in the Tanzanian Southern Highlands, hundreds of miles from the coastal metropolis of Dar es Salaam. Spotting a landscape familiar to Kansans, the group paused for a quick photo…
Global ecologist finds balance with Hindi classes
What are your research interests and why did you choose them? I have two overlapping sets of interests. As a researcher, I’m interested in distributional ecology; essentially, I study where and why we find species, and how human activities and anthropogenic climate change impact those…
Hawks to Watch: Danny Caine, poet and bookstore owner
Why Danny’s a Hawk to WatchDowntown Lawrence, you're walking north on Mass on a sweltering sunny Sunday in mid-summer. You're stuffed from brunch at Merchants. Head buzzing from too much coffee mixed with more than one mimosa, legs aching from that early morning run you're trying to make a habit.…
Hawks to Watch: Victoria Gunderson, brewer
Why Victoria's a Hawk to WatchWhen combined correctly, grain, hops, yeast and water make a huge variety of delicious beers. But what four ingredients are needed to brew an exciting, successful and fulfilling career? College alum and brewer Victoria Gunderson's story is unique to her, but also…
Jamie Treto at the Partnership for Public Service: a Washington D.C. internship story
Hometown: Garden City, KS Major(s) / Minor(s): Political Science, pre-Law, and Business (minor) Internship title and organization: Government Transformation and Agency Partnership Intern, Partnership for Public Service. What were your responsibilities during your internship? I…
History grad student lands two prestigious fellowships for research in Lithuania
Program of study and year: History doctoral program, starting my fourth year Hometown: Mountain Home, Arkansas What are your research interests and why did you choose them? My research focuses on the Holocaust and the history of modern Russia and Eastern Europe. I became interested in…
Hawk to Watch: Shannon Portillo, professor and campus leader
Why Shannon's a Hawk to Watch:How to describe the stellar career trajectory of professor Shannon Portillo? Reading back through articles about Shannon on the web and in print, a picture of a prodigious student emerges. "A model student" and "Ph.D. at 23" are just a few of the headlines marking…