2A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2006
"Quote of the Day"
"If you drink then drive, you're a bloody idiot." — Australian road safety campaign
A total of three U.S. Naval vessels have been named after Topeka, the capital of Kansas.The latest is the USS Topeka, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine launched in 1988. Bonus fact: The majority of the U.S. Navy attack submarines are nuclear-powered Los Angeles-class attack submarines.
Fact of the Day
Source: Wikipedia.org
KANSAN.COM
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Here's a list of the weekend's most e-mailed stories from Kansan.com:
1. Coach Hudy shapes up basketball
2. Letter to the Editor: The truth about the GTA negotiations
3. Order a pizza, win some money
4. Students want noise ordi-
...ance changed
5. Brawl at Abe and Jake's results in six arrests
Who's Who at KU Michael Detamore
BY ERIN CASTANEDA
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
Assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering Michael Detamore received a two-year grant study about arthritis-related all-ments in the temporomandibular joint, otherwise known as the jaw
joint by the Arthritis Foundation. He said that TMJ afflicted approximately 10 million Americans. UDK: Why are you studying arthritis?
MD: There are not many people researching TMJ. It is a wilderness and a chance to do something exciting. I can help blaze a new trail. It is a field where I can
apply my strengths in tissue engineering and biomechanics. UDK: What will the grant help you accomplish?
MD: The long-term goal is to create an insert that can be localized in the defected area of the jaw. The idea of the grant is to create two scaffolds, one with cells that will turn into cartilage
and one with cells that turn into bone. We will put one on top of the other and layer them with fresh stem cells, like a sandwich. UDK: Where are you getting the stem cells?
MD: We are working with someone in pharmacology who collects cells from umbilical cords. That advantage to using umbilical cords is that there is no shortage of them, there are no ethical concerns and it is a younger cell. UDK: What is your education background?
MD: I received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in Colorado and a Ph.D in bioengineering at Rice University. I have been teaching for one and a half years. I like teaching undergraduate students because I like teaching people new ways to think. My sophomore level course in chemical engineering is the first class they start thinking like chemical engineers. People come in with a cookie cutter formula and I teach them how to think critically and solve problems. I like seeing the light bulb go off.
MD: I like weight lifting because I like the feeling of strength. There are things in your career and life that don't always work, but with weight there is something consistent you can rely on. I also enjoy playing the guitar. I play acoustic, electric and bass. UDK: Are you a KU sports fan?
UDK. What other hobbies do you have?
MD: My wife and I have season tickets to the football, baseball and basketball games. I'm from Denver, Colo., but we both cheer for KU during basketball; football, I'm not so sure.
Along for the ride
Johnny Bockerich and his 19-month-old son, Cash, take a bike ride in Salt Lake City on Monday.
Michael Brandy/Deseret Morning News
ODD NEWS
Drake Relays begin with bulldog contest
DES MOINES, Iowa — To those who know her best, Hannah is the ultimate girly girl. She enjoys socializing, wearing fancy outfits and pursuing a shoe fetish that would rival any Hollywood starlet.
But Hannah doesn't wear shoes — she eats them. Still, that didn't stop this 2-year-old English bulldog from beating out 49 others to claim top prize
in the 27th annual "Beautiful Bulldog" contest Monday.
The contest marks the beginning of the Drake Relays, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious track and field meets.
The Associated Press
Naked man gets stuck in stepmom's chimney
HAYWARD, Calif. — A man who spent five hours naked and stuck in the chimney of his stepmother's home was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs,
police said.
Police say Michael Urbano, 23, locked himself out of the house early Saturday morning and decided to get in using a cable TV wire through the chimney.
But the wire broke and Urbano fell, getting stuck about three-quarters of the way down. He was freed when a firefighter pushed him to safety.
"We get him up, and he's naked as a jaybird," said Hayward police Lt. Gary Branson. "He tells us he took his clothes off because there would be less friction going down the
chute. We did find his clothes So that part checked out."
Authorities were called in early Saturday.
The Associated Press
Unmentionables on display for art exhibit
PADUCAH, Ky. - Satin and lace don't usually serve as an artist's canvas.
But at "The Art of Underpinings," local artists used 36 bras to craft works of art.
CORRECTION
Artists painted or sewed items on bras to make their
creation, which they named and described with a story.
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program at the Paducah-McCracken County Senior Citizens Center is sponsor ing the exhibit in conjunction with the American Quilter's Society Quilt Show & Contest for the second year.
Paducha artistTatiana Cashon, who made "Pirates of the Carri-Bra-En" last year, designed "Group Support Bra," which was embellished with photographs of her family and friends for this year's exhibit.
Tuesday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. In the outline of the story "No sweeps week in Big 12," senior pitcher Kodiak Quick was not properly identified.
The Associated Press
ON CAMPUS
The Ecumenical Christian Ministries is sponsoring a lecture on "Constructing Energy - Efficient Buildings" at noon in the ECM Center. An optional lunch is offered for $3 for students and $5.50 for others.
Garth Myers, geography/African & African-American studies, is giving a lecture on Homi Bhabha's "The Location of Culture" at 3:30 p.m. today at the Conference Hall of Hall Center.
Alan Cobb, Dole Fellow, is giving a seminar on "Citizens vs. The Man: Building a Grassroots Campaign Plan" at 4 p.m. today in the Dole Institute of Politics.
Ann Elias, University of Sydney, is giving a lecture on "Australian Flower Painting 1914-1939" at 4:30 p.m. today in the Spencer Museum of Art 211.
Stan Lombardo, professor of classics, is doing a reading from Homer at 7 p.m. today at the Central Court of the Spencer Museum of Art.
ON THE RECORD
A 19-year-old KU student living in Corbin Hall reported she had been the victim of telephone harassment between 9:30 p.m. and 11:10 p.m. Sunday.The victim was receiving derogatory text messages.
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