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Tradition
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Funds freed for overdue preservation work on Mount Oread’s WWII memorial.
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Gateway, stadium upgrades top list of improvements powered by Jayhawk pride.
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Medical professor’s book chronicles the KU women who broke gender barriers to become doctors.
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The literary legend made a stop at KU en route to the filming of “In Cold Blood.”
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‘Oppenheimer’ helps restore the lost link between KU and scientific titan Joseph W. Kennedy, co-discoverer of plutonium.
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Western Civ at KU: Gone but not forgotten
Bailey Hall plaque honors legendary program.
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‘Don Henry’ opera, podcast connect KU past and present
A letter from KU student Don Henry, who died in the Spanish Civil War, inspired the plot and lyrics of an innovative opera by alumnus Frank Nawrot.
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Jayhawk nest statue debuts on Ascher Plaza
More bronze birds have perched in front of the Kansas Union.
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How the Jayhawk (helicopter) got its name
A U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue aircraft shares a name with our mythical mascot.
