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View of the Huallaga River, Yurimaguas, Peru.
Ryan Clasby, curator of global indigenous art & lifeways, went to Peru, Colombia and Ecuador to conduct interviews with artists for an exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art.
Entrance to the Materials Characterization & Testing Lab that shows logos of the University of Kansas and Shimadzu.
The Materials Characterization & Testing Lab includes 11 new instruments from Shimaszu.
Thumbnail of YouTube video for the interview of Sharon Billings.
Sharon Billings studies how plants interact with soil to regulate Earth's climate.

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More Dads Are Scaling Back at the Office for Kids and Housework

Misty Heggeness, an economist at KU's Institute for Policy and Social Research, was cited in the Wall Street Journal for her work on time spent on housework and child rearing.

New butterfly tagging technology turns hypotheses to facts for KU’s Monarch Watch

Kristen Baum, director of the Monarch Watch at KU, uses solar-powered radio tagging devices to track butterfly migration in support of conservation efforts.

Esteemed NASA fellowship goes to KU student for first time

Hayley Beltz, postdoctoral researcher in physics & astronomy, was one of only 24 researchers out of more than 400 applicants to earn the NASA Hubble Prize Fellowship.

Tinnitus and invisible illnesses can feel isolating. A KU professor found music can offer relief

Lauren Mann, assistant professor of hearing and speech at the University of Kansas Medical Center, is researching new ways to use music to ease that incessant ear-ringing, concussion symptoms and more.

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