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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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A letter from KU student Don Henry, who died in the Spanish Civil War, inspired the plot and…
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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.
