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Category: Student Stories

Mason Hussong’s love of languages leads to adventures around the world

November 12, 2020November 13, 2020 Aspen Grender

Mason Hussong’s passion for language goes back to high school, where he spent four years studying Latin. After learning about KU’s nationally renowned Slavic…

Abigail Vegter investigates religion, politics and gun ownership in America

October 14, 2020October 15, 2020 Aspen Grender

Religion and politics in America can be messy, divisive, and contentious, certainly. But, as Abigail Vegter points out, the topics are anything but boring.…

Alex Pang seeks to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Aspen Grender

From the day of his college visit in 2017, Alex Pang knew he wanted to be a Jayhawk. “I wanted to attend a university…

College senior Sara Carlsen reflects on social media research, internships, and possibilities at KU

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Aspen Grender

Where do you turn for inspiration? Sometimes taking a look back at where you were a few years ago and the progress you’ve made…

NSF grant helps first-year PhD student research low-income communities and nonprofits

March 6, 2020March 20, 2020 Lexie Edison

In the School of Public Affairs and Administration, students from every background are shaped into exceptional leaders for public service who provide solutions to…

Non-profit internship takes Aristote G-Atata from Lawrence to Tokyo

February 28, 2020March 2, 2020 Aspen Grender

An internship can help you build professional skills and apply lessons you’ve learned as a student outside of the classroom, and even around the…

Daphne Lin finds connections between healthcare and humanities

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 Aspen Grender

From the time KU senior Daphne Lin arrived on the Hill, she had med school in mind. As any medical professional is sure to…

Lights, camera, action: Ishan Parikh releases his third feature film ‘Ego’

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 Aspen Grender

Steven Spielberg released his first full-length film at the age of 25. Hitchcock made his debut at 26. Ishan Parikh, a film & media…

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…

Starting a dialogue: Jeff Thompson and Thomas Angel tackle health issues with new podcast

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Aspen Grender

Issues like anxiety, depression, PTSD, and male relationships can make for sensitive topics of conversation for some, but two nontraditional students in the KU…

Marissa Duckett bridges natural and social sciences

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 Aspen Grender

“Remember what you’re here for.” It’s a simple reminder that can have a major impact. For KU senior Marissa Duckett, that means pushing herself…

Mitch Lightfoot: on the court and in the College

October 1, 2019October 3, 2019 Aspen Grender

Student athlete. Kansas Jayhawk. Econ major. With hometown roots in Kansas City, Missouri, senior Mitch Lightfoot was a KU fan long before he began his…

Rachel Smith meets the beetles (of South America)

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Aspen Grender

Rachel Smith is fascinated by the beetles. Water beetles, to be exact. As a biology major with an emphasis on ecology, evolution, and organismal…

Alex Murray & Elizabeth Sundahl: For the love of bees

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 Aspen Grender

You’ve probably heard about the recent boost in popularity for the KU Beekeeping Club (KUBC), who signed up nearly 300 Jayhawks at this fall’s…

D.C. Internship Program celebrates 35 years

May 14, 2019May 17, 2019 Kristi Henderson

The University of Kansas hosted a reception in Washington, D.C., this April to celebrate 35 years of the Washington, D.C., Internship Program. Since its…

Summer 2019 – KU Core Classes

May 6, 2019May 7, 2019 Alex Folsom

You’ve checked out the Top Six Reasons to Take a Summer Class and realize summer classes are a great idea. We’ve rounded up ALL…

Avary Kolasinski applies variational mesh adaptation to improve solution approximations

April 30, 2019May 2, 2019 Aaron Lynn

The opportunities and applications that can stem from subjects like Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing seem to be endless in a world where technology…

James Coll utilizes drone technology to quantify the state and trends of the water cycle

April 3, 2019April 4, 2019 Aaron Lynn

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.…

Courtland Triplett seeks to do good through government

March 27, 2019March 28, 2019 Aspen Grender

Growing up in Kansas City, Courtland Triplett always knew he wanted to bring positive change to the world but struggled to find the right…

An Sasala expands the way humans conceptualize bodies in relation to technology

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 Aaron Lynn

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…

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,…

Hawks to Watch: Marlon Marshall, Grassroots Campaign Organizer

March 12, 2019March 13, 2019 Aspen Grender

Why Marlon’s a Hawk to Watch: It’s no secret that politics, campaigns, and social movements can be contentious subjects, to say the least. So…

On her road to med school, English & Biology major Nidhi Patel makes discoveries at KU and abroad

February 27, 2019March 5, 2019 Aspen Grender

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…

Pegah Naemi examines critical multiculturalism and its influence on social justice

February 18, 2019February 21, 2019 Aaron Lynn

Hometown: Santa Monica, CA What are your research interests and why did you choose them? Was there a moment when you decided this is…

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,…

Finding a creative outlet led Trevor Bashaw to KU’s Department of English

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Alex Folsom

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…

Aroog Khaliq examines human nature through writing, psychology, and medicine

February 6, 2019February 8, 2019 Aspen Grender

Where are you from? And why did you decide to come to KU? My hometown is Overland Park, KS. I really ended up at…

Sam Henkin Explores Concepts of Security, Violence, and Social Justice

January 17, 2019January 31, 2019 Aaron Lynn

What are your research interests and why did you choose them? Was there a moment when you decided this is what you wanted to…

Sarah Wright, Majors: Business / Film & Media Studies, Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Sarah Wright: Depth of Field

January 9, 2019January 24, 2019 Aspen Grender

Where are you from? And why did you decide to come to KU? I’m from Overland Park, Kansas. I decided to come to KU…

Film crew experience enriches Bailey Dickman’s time at KU

November 20, 2018November 21, 2018 Alex Folsom

After her professor, Bob Hurst, recommended she apply for a position working on his documentary, third-year film & media studies student Bailey Dickman found…

Ben Clark, Major: Communication Studies, Minor: Journalism

Ben Clark goes to bat for the Kansas City T-Bones as a Social Media and PR intern

November 6, 2018November 8, 2018 Aspen Grender

  Hometown: Tonganoxie, Kansas Major(s) / Minor(s): Communication Studies / Journalism Internship title and organization:  Social Media and PR intern for the Kansas City…

Zsofia Oszlanczi, Major: Communication Studies, Minors: French & Business

Zsófia Oszlánczi makes connections through communications internship

October 20, 2018October 22, 2018 Aspen Grender

Hometown: Komárom, Hungary Major(s) / Minor(s): Major is Communication Studies, minors are French and Business. Why did you choose your majors/minors? Did you always…

Aldyn Wildey finds her calling in KU’s Biotechnology laboratories and lands Bioengineering internship

September 24, 2018September 25, 2018 Aspen Grender

Hometown: Abilene, KS Major and Minor: Major: Biotechnology / Minor: Business Internship title and organization: Undergraduate Research Assistant, Institute for Bioengineering Research Dr. Candan Tamerler http://www.tamerlerlab.com/…

Aaron Carrillo finds his passion in the Heart of KU and explores Asia through two internships

September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 Aspen Grender

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…

Meet the CLAS of 2018

June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 Libby Sanders

As the graduates of the College took to the Hill to celebrate their accomplishments, we asked some to look back at their time at…

Extracurricular Activities: Kathy Suprenant, quilter

March 25, 2014 Nick Sayre

Kathy Suprenant is a professor of molecular biosciences and a quilt artist. Why do you quilt? Historically, fabric was precious, and small pieces of…

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