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Hawks to Watch: Tracey Lien, author

November 28, 2022December 9, 2022 Caleb Olsen

Why Tracey is a Hawk to Watch: Oftentimes schoolwork is enough for a passing grade, and usually it’s good enough for a degree. On…

Emily Lew Fry BFA Art History 2006

Emily Lew Fry, director of interpretation

May 6, 2022October 13, 2022 Caleb Olsen

Why Emily’s a Hawk to Watch: If a picture is worth a thousand words, the person shaping the stories they tell must be worth…

Hawks to Watch: Rabin Valluri, sustainability consultant

May 3, 2022August 30, 2022 Caleb Olsen

Why Rabin’s a Hawk to Watch: As the consequences of climate change are felt throughout the United States along with the rest of the…

5 Cool College Classes – Fall 2022 Edition

April 18, 2022May 10, 2022 Caleb Olsen

Enrollment for Fall 2022 is open, and there is no shortage of fun and interesting things to learn about in the College of Liberal…

Hawks to Watch: Brent Lind, web developer

March 15, 2022April 21, 2022 Aspen Grender

Why Brent’s a Hawk to Watch: You’ve heard of Childish Gambino, My Morning Jacket, and Foster the People — now meet the Jayhawk who’s…

Unwinding: Brandon Davis examines police reform

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Alex Folsom

Police reform has been at the forefront of the social justice conversation for much of the last year following the murder of George Floyd…

Unwinding: Donna Ginther breaks down economic impact of COVID-19

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 Alex Folsom

In March 2020, America’s economy was rocked by the beginning of shutdowns and stay-at-home orders due to the rise of COVID-19 in the country.…

Habitat: Explore Ancient Artifacts Inside KU’s Wilcox Museum

February 11, 2021 Alex Folsom

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…

Unwinding: Steven Soper discusses new COVID test

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Alex Folsom

Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic in early 2020, testing has been under scrutiny. From a lack of tests to delays in results,…

15 KU College moments from an extraordinary year

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Aspen Grender

2020 has been — well, take your pick of adjective: Difficult. Uncertain. Unpredictable. Unprecedented. Challenging. By now, we’ve all heard and used these words…

Unwinding: Emily Vietti works to close leadership gender gaps

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Alex Folsom

August 18, 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. 100 years later,…

Unwinding: Paul Scott hunts the cultural impact of zombies

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Alex Folsom

Ever wonder why the zombies in film and on TV act the way that they do? Associate Professor of French Paul Scott can provide…

Unwinding: Brett Bricker applies KU Debate experience to national stage

October 22, 2020October 28, 2020 Alex Folsom

After a career as a debater at KU and now as Co-Director of KU Debate, Brett Bricker knows how to craft an argument. Yet,…

Unwinding: Ayesha Hardison connects lessons from the work of Zora Neale Hurston to current events

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 Alex Folsom

Examining our past can provide clues on how to avoid problems we’ve already encountered. For Zora Neale Hurston scholar and associate professor of English…

Unwinding: Molly Zahn tackles the changing text of the Dead Sea Scrolls

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Alex Folsom

Can religious texts be changed by the scribe copying them down? Associate Professor of Religious Studies Molly Zahn’s new book Genres of Rewriting in…

Habitat: Explore KU’s Max Kade Center

April 27, 2020February 11, 2021 Alex Folsom

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…

Unwinding: Yoonmi Nam on exploring time and sustainability through printmaking

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Alex Folsom

Inspiration can come from anywhere. For professor of visual art Yoonmi Nam, her inspiration came from looking at the relationship between items we buy…

Strength in numbers: KU community joins forces to limit coronavirus’ spread

April 20, 2020May 26, 2020 Aspen Grender

Everywhere you look, Jayhawks are coming together and rising to today’s challenges. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is felt across the U.S.…

Unwinding: Darren Canady breaks down his work and tackles doubt as a writer

April 3, 2020March 4, 2021 Alex Folsom

For many writers, the hardest part is getting the first few words on the page. Associate professor of English Darren Canady is no stranger…

I am Seeking: James Moreno

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 Alex Folsom

In the College at KU, our research is driven by the passion for improving the world around us. We are explorers, innovators, and dreamers…

Writing from a quiet place: College retreat helps faculty dive in to ‘Deep Work’

March 3, 2020March 6, 2020 Kristi Henderson

By Tamara Falicov Two years ago at a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty focus group, one faculty member spoke about her challenges…

I am Seeking: Maria Velasco

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 Alex Folsom

In the College at KU, our research is driven by the passion for improving the world around us. We are explorers, innovators, and dreamers…

Habitat: Explore KU’s greenhouses

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Alex Folsom

On a third floor terrace on Haworth Hall, KU researchers cultivate hundreds of plants for research on genetic and evolutionary relationships. The KU greenhouses…

Collaboration across cultures: Returning to Tanzania with ColLAB

February 5, 2020February 17, 2020 Justin Wheatley

Soaring palm trees. Cool ocean breezes. An East African metropolis. These aren’t images you’d normally associate with the University of Kansas. But for 10…

Top 10 #HeartofKU stories of 2019

January 30, 2020January 31, 2020 Aspen Grender

As the first month of 2020 comes to an end, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite KU stories of 2019.…

Unwinding: Dave Tell on race, memory and the legacy of Emmett Till

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Alex Folsom

What does it mean to commemorate a moment in time? For Professor of Communication Studies Dave Tell, commemorating the legacy of the murder of…

Unwinding with Joy Ward: Ecologist

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Alex Folsom

By now you’ve heard about climate change affecting weather cycles and sea levels, but a less discussed element of rising carbon dioxide levels is…

Habitat: Explore where KU theatre & dance get their threads

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Alex Folsom

Housing thousands of costumes from decades of productions, the Costume Shop turns out new designs each season for KU’s Department of Theatre & Dance.…

Unwinding with Jennifer Delgado: Astrophysicist

October 3, 2019November 7, 2019 Alex Folsom

If you spent any time on social media this summer, you probably heard that United States government agencies confirmed the existence of video footage…

Habitat: Go behind the scenes of visual art

September 5, 2019July 21, 2021 Alex Folsom

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…

Unwinding with Hannah Britton: Anti-trafficking Researcher

May 14, 2019May 20, 2019 Aspen Grender

What does human trafficking look like? Most of us have seen stories of captivity play out on big or small screen with familiar casts…

I am Seeking: Nicole Hodges Persley

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Alex Folsom

Our new video series, I am Seeking, highlights what our faculty are seeking with their research. From finding new ways to treat additction, to…

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

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 Alex Folsom

Fengxue Zhang, a junior from Hays, is studying economics, political science, and creative writing. After moving to the United States from China as a…

I am Seeking: Richard Yi

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 Alex Folsom

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…

I am Seeking: Katie Rhine

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Alex Folsom

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…

Unwinding with Katie Rhine & Macie Rouse: Community Researchers

March 15, 2019March 19, 2019 Aspen Grender

When most of us imagine a “lab,” familiar images and associations come to mind: sterile spaces equipped with white coats and Petri dishes, beakers,…

I am Seeking: Steven A. Soper

March 6, 2019March 19, 2019 Alex Folsom

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…

Ward Lyles: Compassionate Urban Planner. Unwinding, a podcast.

Unwinding with Ward Lyles: Compassionate Urban Planner

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 Aspen Grender

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,…

Habitat: Explore what makes Mary Klayder’s office a home away from home

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Alex Folsom

Our habitat is about more than just spaces to learn, grow and work. So much of what makes the College unique is the people…

Habitat: Explore KU’s world-class herpetology collection

November 5, 2018November 6, 2018 Mark Sheaves

Dive into the depths of Dyche Hall to meet the snakes, frogs and 6,985 species from around the world housed in KU’s world-class herpetology…

Unwinding with Paul Stock: Optimist and Environmental Sociologist

October 30, 2018November 5, 2018 Mark Sheaves

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers.…

Unwinding with Alison Olcott: Dinosaur Hunter and Mars Explorer

October 5, 2018October 31, 2018 Mark Sheaves

Do aliens exist on Mars? Possibly. But how do humans actually go about answering that question? One option is to examine rocks to understand the…

Habitat: Explore Film and Music Making at KU

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Mark Sheaves

Check out the state-of-the-art spaces where film and media studies at KU puts you on set and in the studio.  As the #HeartofKU, the…

A Culture of Research

September 10, 2018September 13, 2018 Mark Sheaves

By Joel Mathis When Robert Hurst travels to Garden City this fall to wrap up filming on his new documentary, he won’t go alone…

Waving the Wheat in Tanzania

August 30, 2018November 5, 2018 Mark Sheaves

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…

Relationship advice from the Heart of KU

Relationship advice from the Heart of KU

February 13, 2018February 14, 2018 Mark Sheaves

Valentine’s Day is here, love is in the air. Pick-up a glossy magazine, flick a few pages and very quickly, you will find a…

Research: The Heart of the KU Experience

February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 Mark Sheaves

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is the heart of KU. We educate the most students, produce the most research and collaborate all…

9 things you should know about Langston Hughes

January 3, 2018January 31, 2018 Christine Davis

Famed writer and one-time Lawrence resident Langston Hughes, born in Joplin, Mo., is celebrated throughout the University of Kansas and the city. To help…

13 #HeartofKU moments from 2017

December 19, 2017October 31, 2018 Mark Sheaves

The College is the heart of KU because it’s home to creators, innovators and thinkers who turn up every day compelled to make the…

Warning: A KU Research Haunted House

October 31, 2017December 7, 2017 Mark Sheaves

Step through the creaky door of your imagination, and enter the KU College haunted house. Our faculty will guide you from room to room,…

Hawks to Watch: Stephanie Downes, Digital Media Manager

September 5, 2017April 20, 2022 Mark Sheaves

Why Stephanie’s a Hawk to Watch: When you think biology degree, you may picture someone sitting in a lab or collecting specimens outside. For…

The College: The heart of KU Traditions

The College: The heart of KU traditions

August 31, 2017September 26, 2017 Mark Sheaves

Jayhawks love their traditions. They unite our community, connect us to our past, and capture the values that will propel us to greatness. But…

5 #KUdiscoveries you should know about from spring 2017

June 28, 2017December 15, 2017 Mark Sheaves

Scholars across the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at KU turn up every single day determined to make discoveries that will uplift society. They…

Why I Give: Professor’s admiration for ‘Moby-Dick’ steers gift

June 2, 2017September 26, 2017 Ryan Camenzind

Elizabeth Schultz, professor emerita of english, shares her history with novel that influenced her career, professorship fund. Reading Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” for the first…

Home court advantage: KU hosts National Debate Tournament for the first time, makes history

June 1, 2017October 3, 2017 Ryan Camenzind

While KU basketball’s quest for the National Championship grabbed our attention during March, another heated tournament with an equally illustrious KU history took place…

Collegian 2017: Constructive Development

May 30, 2017December 8, 2017 Ryan Camenzind

If you haven’t been to campus lately, you will be in for a surprise the next time you visit. Several new building and renovation…

Small gifts, big impact: Crowdfunding platform Launch KU builds buzz for giving opportunities

May 30, 2017October 3, 2017 Ryan Camenzind

In the past year, a new option for supporting KU programs, faculty and students has taken off. Launch KU, an online crowdfunding platform, has…

KU Debate Hall of Fame

March 1, 2017December 14, 2017 Mark Sheaves

This March, the University of Kansas will host the National Debate Tournament (NDT) for the first time. For the uninitiated, the NDT is the debate…

Black History Month: A University of Kansas reading list

February 28, 2017January 26, 2018 Mark Sheaves

To mark Black History Month, we have compiled a list of books, research videos and projects from across the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences…

8 KU discoveries illuminate hot topics

November 1, 2016December 11, 2017 Alex Folsom

Across the humanities, sciences and the arts in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, there are inspiring faculty and students busy helping us…

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