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Issue 3, 2023
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Swiftology
What can millions of Taylor Swift fans tell us about human community and pop culture? A KU sociology professor is finding out.
by Steven Hill
Issue 2, 2023
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Grand entrance: KU’s new Jayhawk Welcome Center
Video wizardry and true-blue hospitality convince University of Kansas recruits that the Hill can be home.
by Jennifer Jackson Sanner
Issue 1, 2023
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‘I’d like to pay for the cat my mother ate’
A retired KU professor prepares to return to Italy and the scene of linguistic crimes.
by Chuck Marsh
Issue 4, 2022
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The beasts are back
Dyche Hall is once again topped with its legendary limestone menagerie.
by Chris Lazzarino

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Issue 3, 2023
Rural renewal
by Megan Hirt
BY Steven Hill
KU alumnus helps Ukrainians cope with war’s toll
KU alumnus helps Ukrainians cope with war’s toll
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BY Chris Lazzarino
Well, hey there, sweet Baby Jay!
Well, hey there, sweet Baby Jay!
Baby Jay statue
BY Chris Lazzarino
Loral O’Hara soon to become fourth Jayhawk in space
Loral O’Hara soon to become fourth Jayhawk in space
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Issue 3, 2023
by Chris Lazzarino
Kingdom Quarterback: Book explores KC’s past, Mahomes’ ascent
Issue 3, 2023
by Jennifer Jackson Sanner
Gateway to the future
Issue 3, 2023
by Jennifer Jackson Sanner
Colossal investment boosts KU Cancer Center project

Features

Swiftology

Issue 3, 2023
by Steven Hill

What can millions of Taylor Swift fans tell us about human community and pop culture? A KU sociology professor is finding out.

Rural renewal

Issue 3, 2023
by Megan Hirt

An alumna’s passion for preserving historic buildings has brought tourism, vitality to a small Kansas town.

Grand entrance: KU’s new Jayhawk Welcome Center

Issue 2, 2023
by Jennifer Jackson Sanner

Video wizardry and true-blue hospitality convince University of Kansas recruits that the Hill can be home.

Tracey Lien confronts mystery, myth in debut novel

Issue 2, 2023
by Steven Hill

Alumna writes of her childhood home in Australia in ‘All That’s Left Unsaid.’

‘Ancient Apocalypse’ and the consequence of conspiracy

Issue 2, 2023
by Chris Lazzarino

KU archaeologist John Hoopes not in the mood to laugh off pseudoscience as cheeky fun.

‘I’d like to pay for the cat my mother ate’

Issue 1, 2023
by Chuck Marsh

A retired KU professor prepares to return to Italy and the scene of linguistic crimes.

Plot twist

Issue 1, 2023
by Chris Lazzarino

After his stellar career in teaching and public service, Charles Forrest Jones retires to his happy place: a fictional Kansas town of his own creation.

Feel real yet?

Issue 1, 2023
by Chris Lazzarino

KU football’s season of surprises writes its final unlikely chapter at the Liberty Bowl.

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Mucci, Seuferling receive Fred Ellsworth Medallion
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KU Commencement 2023: Best feet forward
KU Commencement 2023: Best feet forward
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Businessman aims to fuel KU connections for future generations
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Happy birthday, 1923 Jayhawk!
Happy birthday, 1923 Jayhawk!
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Farewell, Oliver Hall
Farewell, Oliver Hall
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