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DOWN FOR THE COUNT. The 38-13 loss to Iowa State was bad, but the photos are good. Read the game recap and see the photo gallery.
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"DETROIT '67" touches on current issues about race in the United States by highlighting past stories of the Civil Rights Movement in Detroit 1967. Arts & Culture >> 7
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PLASTIC BAGS AS ART. Art professor and artist Yoonmi Nam's exhibit is inspired by takeout boxes and bags. Arts & Culture >> 5
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"DETROIT '67"
DOWN FOR THE COUNT. The 38-13 loss to Iowa State was bad, but the photos are good. Read the game recap and see the photo gallery.
Sports >> 10 & 12
touches on current issues about race in the United States by highlighting past stories of the Civil Rights Movement in Detroit 1967. Arts & Culture >> 7
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PLASTIC BAGS AS ART. Art professor and artist Yoonmi Nam's exhibit is inspired by takeout boxes and bags.
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Students get scholarships for pursuing STEM research
CONNER MITCHELL
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From the time she was in fifth grade, Jenny Stern, a senior from Lawrence, knew she was interested in whales. As someone from the Midwest, she was "captivated" from the first time she saw whales in an aquarium.
As she grew older, that fascination became an interest in the effect climate change has on whales — the cornerstone of her undergraduate research at the University.
Stern has focused her research on the arctic regions of the world. She said the arctic is one of the first areas that would be affected by climate
change, and she wants to know how arctic whales will adapt to the changing climate.
"When I joined Dr. Joy Ward's lab, I really learned to have an environmental perspective," Stern said. "Through that I saw the impact that research can make, but also the impact that outreach can make."
van Loben Sels are two recipients of the Astronaut Scholarship.
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top students here nationally at the University of Kansas."
JOY WARD Biology Professor who nominated Stern
tific endeavors, e website. dered for the plicants had to from multiple ear STEM fields insive research
the program this year. According to a news release, the ASF board of directors selected the University because of success in STEM fields. A University committee selected the four nominees, and the ASF board chose Stern and van Loben Sels.
in Loben Sels as recipients four University U was added to
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KU's goal: Retain 90-year students
ALLISON KITE + BEN ALLEN
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Freshman year was the best year of Andy Larson's life. He said he double-majored in music education and vocal performance, had a strong group of friends and maintained good
grades in the two semesters of classes he completed
Larson, however, was unable to return this fall for his sophomore year after a missing signature on his FAFSA disqualified him for the aid he needed to continue at the University. Larson said he was never con-
ces. The retenllightly last year,
t, and the Unito raise that to 022.
be easy, some ermer Universi- Programs like eidence, freshman seminars and an effort to get freshmen into small classes have worked to provide a better initial experience for students, but making it to 90 percent retention will still be a challenge.
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