Marcus Florez, B.S. in chemistry, Class of 2015 If it weren’t for Marcus Florez being expelled, he may never have become a promising young…
Graduation Profile: Making space for women’s voices
Katherine Gwynn, B.A. in English and women, gender & sexuality studies, Class of 2015 As a double major in English and women, gender &…
Graduation Profile: Grad student follows ‘convoluted road’ to career
Amy Esplund, M.A. in speech-language pathology, Class of 2015 For many students, determining a future career isn’t always easy and the path to deciding…
Graduation Profile: Study abroad inspires lifetime of work
Adam Sundberg, Ph.D. student in history, Class of 2015 Growing up in the same house with an evolutionary botanist and a historian clearly had…
Graduation Profile: Finding a place that fits
Vashti Goracke, B.F.A. in dance, Class of 2015 Vashti Goracke has a bittersweet relationship with dance. Some days are good, some days are bad.…
Graduation Profile: College experience alters path for senior
Marquise Paige, B.S. in geology, Class of 2015 The student carrying the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences’ banner at graduation this year is…
Tech Trek connects Jayhawks to Silicon Valley
Getting a job is often as much about who you know as it is what you know. For students looking to enter the technology…
Finding a home on the Hill
John Nalbandian gives back to the University that became his home “I joined the KU faculty in 1976. My family and I moved to…
Visual Illusion: Are you #TeamWhiteGold or #TeamBlueBlack?
Thursday afternoon, this photo began circulating around the internet, creating controversy and blowing minds. “The Dress” has been confirmed by the manufacturer to be Royal…
Matt Jacobson, Prof of Film and Sci-Fi modeler
Matt Jacobson is an associate professor of film and science fiction modeler. When did you start building these models and why? I started building models…
Film becomes second nature to conservation interns
Film & Media Studies interns raise profile of The Nature Conservancy efforts through films A new initiative between KU Film & Media Studies, The…
Katie Conrad, English Prof and Local Band Member
Katie Conrad is an associate professor of English and a member of the Lawrence band, MAW The Lawrence band MAW is a group with…
Professors pay it forward to fellow first-generation college students
Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett and Steve Fawcett fund scholarship to ease burden on families “My mother was born in Sidney, Montana in the spring of 1911,…
Fed banks on art students for Centennial celebration
For the past four semesters, more than 50 visual art students, faculty and staff have been working on a commissioned work for the Federal…
Putting the Issues in Perspective
Faculty called upon for expertise as media cover significant current events When a young man was fatally shot by police in Ferguson, Mo., media…
KU students, alumni, faculty bring WWI history to life
When a long-dead archduke and his assassin begin following you on Twitter, odds are that something interesting is about to happen. What has led…
Graduation Profile: Honduran filmmaker looks to the future
Honduran filmmaker, Hispano Durón, looks to a creative future making films and teaching at the University of Honduras after successfully achieving his Ph.D in…
Alumni Profile: John McDonald, founder of Boulevard Brewery
Printmaker-turned-entrepreneur follows homegrown, handcrafted approach If anyone had told John McDonald as a KU art student that he would someday be the founder and…
Distinguished Alumni: Chris Martin creates visual effects for Hollywood hits
In 2009 the final battle between superheroes and intergalactic spaceships ensued. Two battles had already occurred, and the intergalactic forces had won twice. Yet,…