Robert Rowland, chair of the Department of Communication Studies within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, gave a presentation about how understanding the symbolic dimensions of terrorism is key to defeating those who use terror as a weapon...

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A New York-based composer-musician and a KU professor hope to renew public interest in the late poet and author Margaret Walker. Their collaboration, Lineage: The Margaret Walker Song Cycle, features Walkers poems set to music and images.

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A recently published study led by Mabel Rice at the University of Kansas is the first to report that a variant in the gene KIAA0319 is a likely culprit in Specific Language Impairment. Children with Specific Language Impairment, which affects abou...

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Leisha DeHart-Davis, associate professor of public administration at KU, discusses not only the positives of bureaucracies but also green tape, the opposite of red tape; gender differences in the workplace; and the benefits of KUs top-rated master...

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A group of University of Kansas researchers working with Chinese colleagues have discovered a venomous, birdlike raptor that thrived some 128 million years ago in China. This is the first report of venom in the lineage that leads to modern birds. ...

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Raquel Meyer Alexander, assistant professor of business, has made a career of helping people understand taxes and make better financial decisions. Here, Alexander discusses college savings plans and her work to improve savings plans and to assist ...

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Andrew Short, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, studies the diversity, biology and evolutionary history of aquatic beetles in the Division of Entomology at the KU Biodiversity Institute. In this video, Andrew describes his w...

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A KU researcher and his colleagues have discovered that declines in visual-spatial skills, such as map reading, may serve as signals of Alzheimer's disease that can be detected much sooner than other symptoms. This early detection may allow docto...

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Ford Motor Company President and CEO Alan Mulally earned two engineering degrees from KU in 1968 and 1969. He recently came back to campus to meet with students, including members of Jayhawk Motosports. More on the KU School of Engineering: ht...

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Susan Williams, associate professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, discusses research at KU that is turning cooking oil into fuel for university buses and engines, being a leader in the cycle of crop growth and fuel refinement, collaborati...

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Tami Lee Hughes, assistant professor of violin, talks about her unique relationship with students as well as her research and career as a performer. For more about Hughes, visit: http://oread.ku.edu/~oread/2009/october/5/stories/profile.shtml

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Yo Jackson, associate professor of applied behavioral science and clinical child psychology, hopes to improve treatment for children exposed to trauma or abuse by studying youth who seem to be more resilient than others, thanks to a $1.7 million g...

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A researcher at the University of Kansas has made a vital study of how a U.S. population in perpetual motion impacts local tax bases and economies around the nation. Art Hall, executive director of the Center for Applied Economics at the KU School...

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Leisha DeHart-Davis, associate professor of public administration, instructs public administration classes to all levels of students, from undergraduate to doctoral, and has an enthusiasm that inspires. DeHart-Davis has volunteered to teach classe...

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William Comer, associate professor of Slavic languages and literatures, is a driving force for innovation and progress in language education at KU. Colleagues credit him for his expertise in language-area curriculum development, teaching, mentorin...

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Byron Caminero-Santangelo, associate professor of English, isn't content to do things as they've always been done. Since he came to KU in 1997, he's been teaching, mentoring and advocating for students, or as he says, his future colleagues. Lea...

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Leslie Tuttle, assistant professor of history, has been the most reflective and experimental teacher in our department over the last five years, said Anton Rosenthal, associate professor of history. Since joining tenure-track faculty in 2003, Tutt...

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Kent Spreckelmeyer, professor of architecture, teaches architectural design, research and, his specialty, the architecture of health. He is an amazingly inspiring educator who has the respect of his students and colleagues. Recently, Spreckelmeyer...

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Todd Little, professor of psychology, is known for his expertise in the disciplines of quantitative and developmental psychology. Soon after he joined the departments graduate program in quantitative psychology in 2002, he became its only expert i...

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Susan Stagg-Williams, associate professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, is known for her involvement with research, projects and outreach in the area of biofuels. She is the co-originator and director of the KU Biodiesel Initiative, with ...

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Audrey Lamb, assistant professor of molecular biosciences, soars above and beyond her required teaching duties, volunteering to take a heavier workload to better serve her students. In a discipline where faculty must spend many hours pursuing rese...

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Sandra Gray, associate professor of anthropology, who began at KU in 1992, preceded her career in anthropology as an off-Broadway actor and continues her art both in local theater and in the classroom. Learn more about the Kemper Awards and Gra...

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Leisha DeHart-Davis, associate professor of public administration, instructs public administration classes to all levels of students, from undergraduate to doctoral, and has an enthusiasm that inspires. DeHart-Davis has volunteered to teach classe...

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Raj Bhala, Rice Distinguished Professor, discusses the importance of empathy in attorneys, the value of international perspectives and the foundation of Islamic law and its relation to modern law. To learn more, visit: http://www.oread.ku.edu/...

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Stuart Day, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, came to KU in 2005. In that short time, he has taught an extraordinary range of courses, including study abroad ventures, and helped start the university's first Spanish club. Learn mor...

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Cindy Berrie, associate professor of chemistry, joined the chemistry department in 2001 and was promoted to associate professor in 2007. She primarily has taught advanced undergraduate fundamental and laboratory courses, including honors courses, ...

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John Hachmeister, associate professor of visual art, is the recipient of one of 20 awards given to outstanding professors at the University of Kansas. Hachmeister is among a handful of skilled foundrymen in the world and teaches classes in sculpt...

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Heather Desaire, associate professor of chemistry, is the recipient of one of 20 awards given to outstanding professors at the University of Kansas. Desaire joined the chemistry faculty in 2003 and became an associate professor in 2007. In 2006, s...

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Ruth Ann Atchley, associate professor of psychology, is the recipient of one of 20 awards given to outstanding professors at the University of Kansas.Atchley, a cognitive neuroscientist, uses her intellectual muscle and hard work to develop better...

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Andrea Greenhoot, associate professor of psychology, is the recipient of one of 20 awards given to outstanding professors at the University of Kansas. Greenhoot teaches courses in developmental psychology, cognitive development and memory in child...

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Deborah Smith, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is the recipient of one of 20 awards given to outstanding professors at the University of Kansas. Smith joined KU in 1991 and teaches courses in organismal and evolutionary bi...

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Learn more about Emily Scott, assistant professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Kansas. She was recently awarded a $300,000 grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for her innovative research in the fight against lung c...

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Barbara Timmermann, University Distinguished Professor and chair of Medicinal Chemistry, discusses her research, which includes exploring nature in search of new medicines, mentoring students and the strength of KUs Department of Medicinal Chemist...

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KU students from the School of Engineering designed and built an open-wheel racecar that competed against more than 100 teams from universities around the world at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. Next, Jayhawk Motorsports wil...

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Don Deshler, professor of special education and director of KU's Center for Research on Learning, discusses his research into helping adolescents succeed academically and the work of the center to help schools reach students who need help. Lear...

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Fibromyalgia leaves its sufferers with chronic pain that affects their lives and can make it hard to get a good night's sleep. Nancy Hamilton, associate professor of psychology at the University of Kansas, is researching the connection between sl...

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William E. Lewis, distinguished lecturer in finance at KU, teaches a personal finance course that addresses fiscal topics traditionally tied to college life — budgeting, paying bills, renting an apartment — but also helps students prepare for tas...

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Steve Hawley, professor of physics and astronomy, is a former NASA astronaut who has flown five missions on the space shuttle. Here, he discusses his trips into space and how he relates orbiting Earth to teaching in a Kansas classroom. For more...

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At the University of Kansas, engineering students interested in cars find their way to Jayhawk Motorsports - a group that designs, builds and races a Formula SAE racecar to compete against other colleges and universities in a competition sponsored...

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Marta Caminero-Santangelo, associate professor of English at the University of Kansas, explores how literature can shape who people are, and who they understand themselves to be as a group — specifically, in this case, as an ethnic group: Latinos....

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KU professor Bill Tsutsui and Randi Hacker explain just what makes a creature monstrous, why we are drawn to beasts that scare us, and how monsters sometimes become our friends. For more information on the CLAS ACTS series, visit: http://www.c...

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Samirah Sayeh, assistant professor of French and Italian, specializes in Francophone literature and culture and the history of countries other than France that speak the language. Here, she discusses the satisfaction of seeing her students stu...

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Three KU professors will show their film to influential audiences at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, one of the worlds pre-eminent celebrations of independent film. The Only Good Indian is one of only 118 movies chosen from more than 9,000 submit...

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Fanged frogs might sound like late-night horror movie material, but they are more of a mystery to University of Kansas researcher David McLeod, a lecturer in ecology and evolutionary biology. Travel with him to Thailand to learn why researchers go...

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University of Kansas professor Robert Rowland discusses the use of various techniques in both 2008 presidential campaigns.

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Twenty professors were honored with a $5,000 W.T. Kemper Fellowship in recognition of their teaching and advising excellence at KU. The "surprise patrol" was led by Chancellor Robert Hemenway and other top KU officials who handed out awards to uns...

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Learn about the award-winning staff, students and faculty at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Kansas. Rich in tradition, the school is known for its leadership in providing a multidisciplinary and multimedia cro...

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The post-colonial state in Africa has a dismal record of providing justice, economic opportunity and social welfare to its citizens and is widely unpopular. Why then has it hung on so tenaciously for so long? Ebenezer Obadare, assistant professor ...

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This video highlights the University of Kansas' Natural History Museum in a photographic tour led by stop-motion Dave B. Produced by museum visitor service assistants Dave B. and Lindsay O. For more on KU's Natural History Museum, visit: http:...

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Studio 804, the senior graduate design/build studio at KU's School of Architecture and Urban Planning designed and built a new arts center for the town that was devastated by a tornado in 2007. The building was assembled in Kansas City as a set of...

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A KU researcher says the astonishing 3,000-mile migration of the monarch butterfly may collapse without urgent action to halt intense deforestation in Mexico. For more on Taylor's research, visit: http://www.features.ku.edu/monarchs/ For mo...

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Studio 804, the award-winning senior graduate studio, designed and built the greenest building in Kansas for the town devastated by a tornado May 4, 2007. The new building -- an arts center for Greensburg -- is now open to the public. For more ...

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For her work studying the effects low levels of carbon dioxide had on ice age plants, Joy Ward has been awarded the the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. This is the highest award given by the president to young scient...

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KU's Natural History Museum contains a treasure trove of example specimens of animals from the Cretaceous era, including the Styxosaurus, the toothy-mouthed Xiphactinus, and a Tylosaurus discovered by a KU researcher in 1911. A cast of that specim...

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Whether designing, building or programming, these KU students have a single goal: to create a stronger, faster and smarter robot that can defeat those made by their classmates. For more on the challenge, visit: http://www.features.ku.edu/robot...

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Studio 804, the senior graduate design/build studio at KU's School of Architecture and Urban Planning designed and built a new arts center for the town that was devastated by a tornado in 2007. The building was assembled in Kansas City as a set of...

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KU students and researchers will be on hand this summer in Europe when the largest scientific device ever built begins operation. The Large Hadron Collider will allow researchers to better understand the underlying properties of the universe. F...

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It's the alchemy of alternative energy: Researchers and student volunteers at the University of Kansas are transforming waste grease into valuable transportation fuel. For more on the biodiesel research, visit: http://www.features.ku.edu/biodi...

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Studio 804, the award-winning senior graduate studio, designs and builds the greenest building in Kansas for the town devastated by a tornado May 4, 2007. The new building -- an arts center for Greensburg -- is now open to the public. For more ...

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Studio 804, the senior graduate design/build studio at KU's School of Architecture and Urban Planning designed and built a new arts center for the town that was devastated by a tornado in 2007. The Studio 804 building, known as the 5.4.7 Arts Cent...

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University of Kansas School of Medicine students completing medical school found out on March 18th where they will serve their residencies. At the annual Match Day ceremonies in Kansas City and Wichita, 164 students opened letters with the resul...

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KU's Edwin O. Stene Master's Program in Public Administration is one of the oldest and most respected programs in the United States. Our tradition of excellence in educating local government leaders stretches back to 1948. Our MPA is ranked #1 nat...

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University of Kansas alumnae and twin sisters Janet and Mary Murguía delivered the 2010 Emily Taylor and Marilyn Stokstad Womens Leadership Lecture, administered by the Hall Center for the Humanities. Janet Murguía is president and chief execut...

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Few researchers in the fight against cancer can point to a career as prolific as that of Valentino Stella, distinguished professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Kansas. Today, Stella leads the Drug Discovery and Experimental ...

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Jeremy Martin, assistant professor of mathematics at The University of Kansas, discusses making math accessible, combinatorics and the value of mathematics in outreach.

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Adam J. Banks, an associate professor of writing and rhetoric at Syracuse University, recently gave the Langston Hughes Visiting Professorship lecture, Rememory, Remixed: Reimagining African-American Rhetoric for a Digital Age. Banks is teaching i...

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To develop preservation protocols for bumper stickers, KU researcher Whitney Baker took a sabbatical and conducted extensive research into bumper stickers, traveling to institutions with large collections in Washington, D.C., and Texas. As Bake...

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Barney Warf, KU professor of geography, researches the global landscape of Internet censorship. His findings were published recently in GeoJournal. For more, visit: http://www.news.ku.edu/2011/january/13/censorship.shtml

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Graduate student Jesse Grismer found a species of lizard heretofore unknown to scientists featured on the menu of a restaurant in the remote Ca Mau province of southern Vietnam.

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Leigh Stearns, assistant professor of geology, traveled in November to East Antarctica to begin a three-year study of the Byrd Glacier. Studying glaciers is a good way to see how the climate is changing because they are often very sensitive to cha...

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Pharmacy Practice at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is designed to provide students with opportunities for active learning through exposure to actual pharmacy practice settings throughout the course of the curriculum, thus providing t...

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The Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department offers an ideal environment for successful learning and research. Students receive a strong background in the physical/chemical sciences as they relate to pharmaceutical research. The program also offers a l...

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The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Kansas has research strengths in neuropharmacology especially in neurodegeneration, mood disorders and addiction, and control of energy metabolism and eff...

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The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy houses the only department of Medicinal Chemistry in the State of Kansas. Our successful faculty of 12 serve undergraduate pharmacy students, professional pharmacy practitioners, graduate and postdoctora...

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Simran Sethi, associate professor of journalism, encourages students to bring cell phones with texting capabilities to her class, Diversity in Media, to research how multicultural populations use social media. For a final project, Sethi and her st...

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Johnny Kim, assistant professor of social welfare at KU, discusses solution-focused brief therapy, how it can be used in schools to help both disruptive students and frustrated teachers and the importance of educating future social workers.

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Eight soldiers wounded in combat are taking part in the Wounded Warrior Education Initiative at KU. The program gives soldiers the opportunity to earn graduate degrees while continuing their military careers. Five students have already graduated f...

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Lauren Fitzpatrick, of Stilwell, recently landed first place in the 2010 individual aircraft design competition held by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Fitzpatrick earned first place by using an innovative design with a ...

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KU scientists and professors demonstrate the use of algae as an alternative fuel as part of the Feedstock to Tailpipe Initiative. Watch algae grow, be turned into fuel and then tested to ensure it will leave a positive impact on the environment. T...

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Paul Meier, professor of theatre, discusses teaching accents to students, researching Shakespeare, producing plays in original pronunciation and why he came to KU. "To be able to switch from one accent to another is just a wonderful party trick...

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Hundreds of miles from the nearest road, he canoed from camp to camp through one of the planet's few remaining untouched tropical forests, one of a band of international scientists searching for unknown plants and animals. For almost four weeks i...

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A team of researchers at the University of Kansas will delve into the behavioral, cognitive and neural causes of generosity with support from a two-year, $150,000 grant from the University of Notre Dame's Science of Generosity Initiative. Omri ...

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KU Theatre professor Paul Meier, in collaboration with Linguist David Crystal, are staging the first-ever American rendition of a Shakespeare play in its original pronunciation. Here, KU Theatre students rehearse a scene in original pronunciation ...

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KU theatre professor Paul Meier, in collaboration with Linguist David Crystal, are staging the first-ever American rendition of a Shakespeare play in its original pronunciation.

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David Pendergrass, program associate in the molecular bioscience program at the Edwards Campus, teaches primarily nontraditional students, and he uses many methods and technologies somewhat new to the college classroom.

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Allen Ford, Larry D. Horner/KPMG Distinguished Teaching Professor of Professional Accounting at the University of Kansas talks about the courses he teaches and opportunities for students in the School of Business. For more visit business.ku.edu

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Allen Ford, Larry D. Horner/KPMG Distinguished Teaching Professor of Professional Accounting at the University of Kansas talks about the courses he teaches and opportunities for students in the School of Business. For more visit business.ku.edu

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Mary Meyer, assistant clinical professor and director of the nursing skills lab, talks about opportunities and resources available to nursing students in the KU Nursing program. For more information on the program, visit http://www2.kumc.edu/son/

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Barry Fitzgerald, associate professor of design at the University of Kansas, talks about his approach to teaching, design and being honored as being one of the 200 best illustrators worldwide. For more, visit: http://www.news.ku.edu/2011/janua...

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Michelle Heffner Hayes, professor and chair of KU's Department of Dance, talks about finding your "voice" as a dancer, learning and teaching technique, and what makes KU and its state-of-the-art Lied Center such a great place to be for students ma...

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David Pendergrass, program associate in the molecular bioscience program at the Edwards Campus, teaches primarily nontraditional students, and he uses many methods and technologies somewhat new to the college classroom.

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Nils Gore, KU associate professor of architecture, talks about using play in the classroom, having students handle building materials as part of education and students taking part in public service projects in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

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Simran Sethi, associate professor of journalism, encourages students to bring cell phones with texting capabilities to her class, Diversity in Media, to research how multicultural populations use social media. For a final project, Sethi and her st...

565 views

Paul Meier, professor of theatre, discusses teaching accents to students, researching Shakespeare, producing plays in original pronunciation and why he came to KU. "To be able to switch from one accent to another is just a wonderful party trick...

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Johnny Kim, assistant professor of social welfare at KU, discusses solution-focused brief therapy, how it can be used in schools to help both disruptive students and frustrated teachers and the importance of educating future social workers.

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Everyone has a story. Through her research, Tanya Golash-Boza, assistant professor of sociology, has collected the stories of undocumented immigrants married to American citizens. The hope is to make people think about immigration policy and encou...

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