Amu Nuney explores humanity from multiple angles with anthropology, biology and English degrees

Anna Pick

Amu Nuney, senior in the KU College, finds connections between her Biology, Anthropology, and English classes. Her combination of majors and minor have given her a more nuanced perspective on what science and truth mean to human beings. She applies her knowledge and theories from all of her classes through interacting with a large variety of students, all of whom study a multitude of different disciplines within the College.

Meet Amu and find out her favorite KU class she’s taken, her plans after graduation, and her motivations.

Sam Glaser Major: Physics (Pre-Medicine) Minors: Philosophy and Spanish

Sam Glaser seeks to better understand coronavirus protein

Anna Pick

Sam Glaser wanted to chart his own course at KU. As a student in the College, he was able to do just that by creating his own major. Recognizing the need for a pre-medicine-specific concentration within the physics B.S. program, Sam reached out to program directors across the country and began mapping out a plan for the new concentration area.

In the College, Sam has kept a busy schedule with hands-on research projects as well. During the Summer of 2019, he worked in a pulmonary immunology lab, where he gained exposure to medical research. Soon after, he joined another research lab which was a coronavirus virology lab. And in Fall 2020, he was selected as one of eight KU students to receive an Undergraduate Research Award.

Meet Sam and learn more about how he created his own major, the most valuable parts of his experience, and the KU College mentors who helped him along the way.