Kansas has long been knownas a leader in aircraft manufac-ture. Three members of theDepartment of AerospaceEngineering recently proved thestate also is home to some of theworld’s best minds in flight.

The American Institute ofAeronautics and Astronauticsrecently honored two KU stu-dents outstanding aircraft designand for performing cutting-edgeflight-structure research. A KUfaculty member also was recog-nized for his exemplary teachingof enginering. The awards werepresented recently at the insti-tute’s 46th annual AerospaceSciences Meeting and Exhibit inReno, Nev.

Nobuya Nishio, a 2007 gradu-ate of KU, took first place in theIndividual Airplane DesignCompetition. Nishio designed a“light sport aircraft” that can taketwo people on short trips in speedand comfort while looking goodat the same time.

“Nobuya came up with one ofthe most beautiful aircraft I’veseen in a long time,” said RonBarrett-Gonzalez, associate pro-fessor of aerospace design andproject adviser. “His designmakes a lot of sense and can openup the skies to a lot of people whowouldn’t normally fly.”

The craft would cost about$45,000, have a range of roughly300 miles and be able to fly atmore than double the speed of anautomobile. The plane usesadvanced graphite-epoxy com-posite materials and innovativefabrication techniques, includingin-shell rotary-molding and wing

pultrision to keep costs belowconventional aluminum and com-peting composite aircraft materi-als. The design minimizes weightand drag on the plane, enabling itto travel 300 miles while burningonly 17 gallons of fuel.

The plane uses a “tandemwing three-surface configura-tion,” which provides an evendistribution of lift between frontand aft wings, good controllabili-ty, high speed and high efficiency.The aircraft could travel fromKansas City to St. Louis in justone hour and 45 minutes, Barrett-Gonzalez said.

The craft’s sleek design was aresult of collaboration betweenNishio and KU’s School of Fine

Arts. Nishio applied the laws ofphysics and mathematics to hisplane, then consulted with designfaculty to come up with a planethat would not only fly efficiently,but look good doing it.

Nishio’s award was the 18thtime a Jayhawk has won thedesign competition since it beganin 1968, more than any other aero-space engineering department inthe world.

In recognizing Nishio’s efforts,the AIAA awarded him with aplaque and a $2,500 check. Sincegraduating, Nishio has taken ajob with Mitsubishi Motors in hisnative Japan. Barrett-Gonzalezsaid Nishio has the potential to be“the Japanese version of Alan

Mulally.” Mulally, an alumnus ofthe aerospace engineering depart-ment at KU, was the president ofBoeing’s commercial airplanedivision for many years andrecently was named CEO of FordMotor Co.

Another KU student was rec-ognized for his research that“applies the lessons of MotherNature to human flight.” RoelofVos, a doctoral student, Fulbrightfellow and graduate teachingassistant, received the Abe M.Zarem Award for AeronauticsResearch. The award is the tophonor for graduate studentresearch in the field.

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Astronaut Steve Hawleyis coming home to PlanetJayhawk.

Chancellor RobertHemenway has announcedthat Hawley, a Salina nativeand 1973 KU graduate inphysics and astronomy, willjoin the faculty this fall toteach and to promote edu-cation in science and math.

“Steve Hawley hasalways been generous insharing his experiences andobservations with our stu-dents and faculty over theyears, so we are thrilled andgratified that he will nowbe doing that on a full-timebasis here at KU,”Hemenway said. “He willenhance an already incredi-bly strong physics andastronomy program, as wellas be able to travel Kansasso young people statewidecan be inspired and encour-aged to pursue careers inscience.”

In Kansas, the number ofteacher licenses in chem-istry, biology and physicshave plummeted,Hemenway noted, andmany schools in the statewill recruit overseas to fillmore than 400 secondary

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Yang Zhang, assistant professor of molecular biosciences, demonstrates his research.Zhang has won an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, which recognizes outstandingyoung researchers with a $50,000 grant for two years.

For Yang Zhang, the goodnews couldn’t have come at a bet-ter time. Zhang has developed asystem that hundreds of scientistsaround the world are using todesign more effective drugs, andmany more are waiting in line touse it.

Zhang, assistant professor ofmolecular biosciences, recently

learned he is one of 118 youngresearchers to win a prestigiousAlfred P. Sloan ResearchFellowship. The fellowshipincludes a $50,000 grant over atwo-year period to furtherresearch. Zhang and his teamdeveloped I-TASSER, a computerserver used by scientists around

Zhang earns covetedSloan fellowship

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Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, associate professor of aerospace engineering, right, and Roelof Vos, a doctoral student and graduate teachingassistant, demonstrate a vacuum tube used to test aircraft parts.The two recently received the world’s top honors, along with arecent KU graduate, for their work in aerospace engineering.

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Years at current job: Two anda half years. I previously servedas head of preservation and digi-tal technology at NorthwesternUniversity and before that, Iheaded preservation at theWisconsin Historical Society andtaught preservation at theUniversity of Wisconsin. I alsoheaded preservation at ArizonaState University for 10 years.

Job duties: I manage KULibraries’ program and workalongside expert members of mydepartment and colleaguesthroughout the Libraries’ to pre-serve collections in all formatsincluding books, paper, still andmoving images, audio record-ings, visual materials, optical anddigital media. I spend time sur-veying and assessing risks to col-lections and developing solutionsor advising others in order tominimize deterioration or loss.Our primary operations include aconservation lab, a bindery pro-gram and operations to replaceand reformat collections at risk.We’re currently developing amedia preservation program foraudio, video and film collections.

What is the biggest challengeto preserving library materials?Our No. 1 challenge is preservingfilm, audio, video and digital col-lections. KU owns noteworthymedia collections that are activelydeteriorating and requiringimmediate preservation attentionincluding the nationally recog-nized Centron Film collection, theJames Seaver Opera collectionwith the original “Opera Is MyHobby” radio program tapes andan extensive collection of earlyjazz recordings. These are just afew examples, and I also should

include KU’s athletic departmentfilms and tapes in this category of“collections at risk.” These collec-tions and others at KU are themost fragile and at greatest riskfor immediate loss and these willbe most challenging to preserve.In many ways, they are less visi-ble than traditional collectionsand consequently tend to be for-gotten until they are needed;often, this is too late. Many ofthese collections are unique andrepresent significant past invest-ments, monetary as well as cul-tural, on the part of theUniversity. We are challenged tosupport their preservation, most-

ly because they require the com-mitment of significant resourcesand collaborative effort to pre-serve and then maintain for ongo-ing access.

Why is it important to protectand preserve this information,especially that which might notbe frequently used? Informationthat’s used most tends to be pre-served. Consider works of greatthinkers, authors and researchersthat remain in-print and are auto-matically replaced in librarieswhen they begin falling apart.Less frequently used informationis not necessarily less deservingbut is certainly less likely to bepreserved and therefore at somerisk for loss. In fact, libraries oftenhold the only known copy ofworks in their stacks; many ofthese are unassuming-lookingvolumes. KU is no exception inthis regard. And insofar as infre-quently used collections go, wealso preserve vast and potentiallyrich archival and manuscript col-lections that may sit unused foryears before being discovered,explored or used. This goes to themission and critical role ofresearch libraries which includespreserving information for accessby current and future users.

What can the average libraryuser do to aid the preservation ofthe library’s valuable resources?This is easy and everyone wins —library collections belong to oneand all. They are shared resourcesthat feed our minds, spirits, cul-ture, and ultimately, our future.Library users should care forthese valuable resources so theywill be useful toothers in thefuture.

THE NEW NEWS: Technology hascertainly made news from aroundthe globe more accessible, but hasit made foreign coverage better?David Perlmutter, associate deanand professor of journalism, co-edit-ed the book “From Pigeons to NewsPortals: Foreign Reporting and theChallenge of New Technology” withJohn M. Hamilton of LouisianaState University. In the book, schol-ars and journalists explore how for-eign correspondence has evolvedwith ever-changing technology; if“foreign” coverage still exists; andthe implications of the changingdelivery of such news.

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page two RESEARCH MATTERS: Heather Desaire, associate professor of chemistry, uses mass spectrometryto analyze glycoproteins — or proteins with a carbohydrate attached, in hopes of finding an AIDS vaccine. “Thereason why these are interesting for AIDS vaccine development is because the HIV virus is covered in a glyco-protein. This is the first molecule that cells see when the virus infects cells. The idea is if you can develop a wayfor the body to recognize this outer coat of the virus — which is this glycoprotein — that would be a good way todevelop a vaccine,” she said. For more, or to listen to the original broadcast, visit www.researchmatters.ku.edu.

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Tyra Grant leads KU Libraries’ efforts topreserve information, whether it is inbook, electronic, film, audio or other for-mats.

RACE FOR THE DOLLAR: Max Utsler, associateprofessor of journalism, was interviewed Feb.22 on Fox Business Channel about his researchon NASCAR TV commercials. Utsler foundNASCAR drivers and/or cars were featured innearly half the commercials at the Daytona 500.Utsler is conducting the research with StuartEsrock, a professor at the University ofLouisville.WHICH CAME FIRST? Instead of debating thechildhood riddle about whether the chicken orthe egg came first, the real question to ask iswhether dinosaurs came first — or birds.The question landed two KU paleontologists inthe midst of a scientific debate and the focus ofa recent episode of the nationwide public televi-sion program “NOVA.”

The “The Four-Winged Dinosaur” episodeexplored what makes the theories about avianevolution so complicated. It prominently fea-tured the work of Larry D. Martin, professor andcurator of paleontology, and David Burnham,dinosaur preparator, and the model they createdof a microraptor, a four-winged animal aboutthe size of a goose. In part, the debate hinges on whether evidencesupports the theory that animals developedflight as ground-dwelling animals, as the major-ity of paleontologists assert. Martin andBurnham theorize that flight originated above,in the trees. Such animals would have beengliders, and they said the fossil of a microraptor— now on loan to KU from China — supportstheir theory.

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THE SITE OF SECURITY:The InformationManagement Programis rolling out a new pol-icy to help faculty andstaff securely managesensitive information.The site, www.provost.ku.edu/policy/infomanagement/, featuresinformation on recordsmanagement; staffroles and responsibili-ties; security and priva-cy; and university infor-mation and records, as well as a glossary of terms and answersto frequently asked questions. For more on the new InformationManagement Program, see story on page 3.

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Yasser Gomaa, anEnglish teacher, left,

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professor offinance and econom-

ics, talk to elemen-tary students about

life and school inEgypt.The tworecently visited

undergraduate class-es at KU

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tary schools.Theirvisit was hosted by

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Randall Jelks, theLangston HughesVisiting Professor ofAmerican Studies,gives his inaugurallecture Feb. 19 at theDole Institute ofPolitics.The Hughesprofessorship bringsprominent scholarsto campus whoshare Hughes' inter-ests. It was estab-lished in 1977 tohonor the late poet,playwright and histo-rian who lived inLawrence as a child.

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KU MEDICAL CENTER: No onelooks forward to paying taxes,but Kansas residents can helpfight cancer while doing theinevitable this year. The Fileand Fight campaign allowsKansas taxpayers to donate tothe Kansas Breast CancerResearch Fund while preparingtheir 2008 returns. By simplychecking box 38C, a donationwill be arranged. The cam-paign is the result of efforts bystate Sen. Barbara Allen, R-Overland Park, and RoyJensen, director of the KUCancer Center.EDWARDS CAMPUS: On its15th anniversary, enrollmentspikes in the engineering andeducation schools increasedsecond-semester enrollment atEdwards Campus by 3 percent.Engineering-school enrollmentgrew by 6 percent, and educa-tion enrollment increased 14percent. The increased number ofcareers requiring science, engi-neering and technology skillsis partially fueling theincreased enrollment, particu-larly in the constantly chang-ing engineering field where

new skill sets are in demandfrom employers. “Regionally, economicdemands are driving thegrowth in these fields and theburgeoning areas of bio-sciences, biotechnology andhealth care,” said Bob Clark,vice chancellor of EdwardsCampus. Research recently conductedby an independent firm for theEdwards Campus shows thereis significant need in metropol-itan Kansas City for more tal-ent, especially in science, tech-nology and engineering.During a two-month periodthere were, on average, 1,140unfilled jobs in these cate-gories.SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-WICHI-TA: The William J. Reals gal-leries at KUSM-W will host adisplay of local artists startingin May. The Bottles of Hopeprogram began as an idea byartist Tiny Watershied to givehope to and help in the healingof cancer patients. AnitaPeeters, an administrativeassistant in information tech-nology, is coordinating theexhibit and public receptions.

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An internationally recognizedleader in cell cycle research fromOhio State University has beenappointed the first Irving S.Johnson Distinguished Professorof Molecular Biology.

Berl R. Oakley will join theDepartment of MolecularBiosciences in August.

The endowed professorshipwas created by Irving S. Johnson,a 1953 KU graduate who earned adoctorate in developmental biolo-gy (zoology).

He established the professor-ship with a $507,000 gift to theuniversity through KUEndowment and recently added$500,000 to the fund. Johnson’sgift provides for the professor-ship as well as scholarship fundsfor a graduate student or post-doctoral researcher to assistOakley. The Kansas City-basedHall Family Foundation con-tributed $500,000 to the profes-sorship. Moreover, the professor-ship will leverage additionalfunding through the KansasPartnership for Faculty ofDistinction Program.

“I thinkthere arehardly anylimits to whatcan be donein biomedicalresearch any-more,”Johnson said.“I wanted toendow a chairof molecular biology so that otherstudents in Kansas could have thecourses they need to be able to dobiomedical research.”

Oakley is a distinguishedscholar who received a bachelor’sin botany from Duke Universityand a doctorate in botany and cellbiology from the University ofLondon.

He was a postdoctoral fellowat the University of BritishColumbia and York Universityand an instructor at RutgersMedical School. In 1982, Oakleybegan his faculty position at OhioState, where he now is a professorof molecular genetics. In 2003, hereceived the highest award forresearch and scholarship at Ohio

State and was named an OhioState University DistinguishedScholar. In addition, he is anAmerican Association for theAdvancement of Science fellowand recipient of the HarlanHatcher Award for his mentoringof colleagues and students.

“We are very excited that BerlOakley is bringing his landmarkresearch program on cell divisionto KU,” said Kathy Suprenant,chair of the Department ofMolecular Biosciences. “Cells thatfail to divide properly can havethe incorrect number of chromo-somes, which can result in birthdefects or even cancer. I am par-ticularly excited about Dr.Oakley’s new line of research thatcombines gene targeting and nat-ural-products chemistry to identi-fy and purify secondary metabo-lites that have been shown tohave anti-tumor, anti-bacterialand even anti-cholesterol activity.This timely combination ofgenomics and chemical biologywill lead to a better understand-ing of health anddisease.”

Incidents involving the com-promise of protected informationhave become increasingly high-profile issues for universitiesacross the country. ProvostRichard Lariviere charged a uni-versitywide group with develop-ing a comprehensive informationmanagement program intendedto promote security, facilitateappropriate access and providereliable preservation of the uni-versity’s information and dataresources.

Early outcomes of the programare now being presented to theuniversity community. The infor-mation management Web sitecontains guidelines and helpfulinformation on how to protectand preserve the university’sinformation assets. The site,www.provost.ku.edu/policy/infomanagement/, includesinformation on record manage-ment, roles and responsibilities ofdata stewards, resources andtools, a glossary of terms and a

frequently asked questions sec-tion.

“We really see this Web site asthe source for information man-agement, so please check it regu-larly,” Denise Stephens, viceprovost for Information Services,emphasized at a recent sessionoutlining the new initiative to KUinformation stewards. “All of usshare a collective duty for proper-ly handling and safeguardingKU’s information, and we need tounderstand how to effectivelycarry out that responsibility.”

The Web site is merely thebeginning of the initiative. Withthe advice and guidance of thenewly formed InformationManagement Council, a campus-wide information managementtraining curriculum will be pro-vided for all KU staff and faculty.It is also creating tools to supportthe program, such as guidelinesfor data classification and securi-ty, and a guide for how long cer-tain types of information should

be retained. Stephens said thecouncil should have a draft of theguidelines this spring and willreview them with the campuscommunity before they are final-ized.

The training curriculum willbe implemented in two phases,based on employee roles. The firstwill be new employee training,beginning this semester. Withinthe year, the second phase, forexisting employees, will be rolledout. There will also be trainingtailored specifically to employee

duties. For example, staff thatwork with the payment cardindustry will be expected toattend training on the topic.Refresher training will also berequired approximately everythree years.

The council will help identifyand create appropriate policiesand guidelines. Stephens stressedthat the information program isnot intended as a means foradministrators to watch over fac-ulty and staff, but to help employ-ees manage information safely

and help prevent sensitive infor-mation from being compromised.

“This program exists to pro-vide you with resources, toolsand the knowledge you need,”Stephens said at the session.

The development of the pro-gram will be ongoing, likely tak-ing about two years to fullyimplement. Stephens urged any-one with questions on informa-tion security to ask immediately.Questions can be e-mailed toInformationManagement@ku.edu, or employees can call infor-mation management’s customerservice line at 864-8080.

Though the program is indevelopment, there are resourcesin existence to help protect infor-mation. Departments or researchunits can purchase data storageand backup support services. Theservice can provide secure datastorage and rapid storage expan-sion capabilities.

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KUDOSFaculty and staff from the Departmentof Civil, Environmental andArchitectural Engineering hosted theEnvironmental Engineering Conferenceon Feb. 6. Tom Mulinazzi, chair of thedepartment, welcomed the attendees tothe conference. Stephen J. Randtke,professor, was the general chair of theconference, as well as the morningmoderator. He also presented“Enhanced Precursor Removal.”Edward Peltier, assistant professor, pre-sented a paper titled “SustainableApproaches for Stormwater Treatment:A Bioretention Study,” and BelindaMcSwain, assistant professor, acted asan afternoon moderator for the confer-ence.

Zhongyuan Zhou, research associate inchemistry; Shih-I Chu, the WatkinsDistinguished Professor of Chemistry;and Siyuan Han, professor of physicsand astronomy, recently co-authoredand published a paper titled“Relaxation and decoherence in a reso-

nantly drive qubit” in the Journal ofPhysics B: Atomic, Molecular andOptical Physics.

Val Stella, University DistinguishedProfessor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry,gave a speech titled “Stella, Inc.: NotHigh Tech, Not Low Tech, But Just theRight Tech” on Feb. 21 at KansasBio’sBIG Thinker Speaker Series atStormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.

Barbara Barnett, assistant professor ofjournalism, has had an article titled“Framing Rape: An examination of pub-lic relations strategies in the DukeUniversity lacrosse case” accepted forpublication in Communication, Cultureand Critique, a journal published by theInternational CommunicationAssociation.

Steven Green and Christine Winters,Facilities Operations, presented a ses-sion along with consultant DavidWadsworth titled “Customer Billing,

Markup, and Accounts ReceivableUsing MAXIMO” at the MAXIMO User’sGroup annual meeting held Feb. 10-13in San Diego, Calif. Staff at FacilitiesOperations developed a custom appli-cation in MAXIMO, a Web-based workmanagement system, for billing andtracking unpaid chargeback accounts.Technical assistance was provided byKU’s Information Technology divisionand Wadsworth.

Diana Carlin, professor of communica-tion studies, presented a lecture titled“Debates and the Electoral Cycle:Lessons from U.S. Experiences” for theadministration and staff of IFES, ademocracy development organization,Feb. 13 in Washington, D.C. Carlin alsoserved as a debate expert on an IFESelection project in December in theRepublic of Georgia.

Jack Winerock, professor of piano,recently completed his second concerttour of Asia. He performed solo recitals

and taught master classes in musicconservatories and universities inShanghai, Suzhou and Chengdu, China,as well as in Seoul, South Korea.

Steve Case, assistant research profes-sor at the Center for Research onLearning, gave a presentation titled“Science Communication at the Localand Grass-Roots Level” at theAmerican Association for theAdvancement of Science’s annual meet-ing held Feb. 14-18 in Boston. His pre-sentation was part of a panel titled“Communicating Science in a ReligiousAmerica.”

John Edgar Tidwell, associate professorof English, will speak March 14 at theNew Deal Gathering at the Library ofCongress in Washington, D.C.Sponsored by the American FolklifeCenter, the public symposium is titled“Art, Culture and Government: TheNew Deal at 75.” The symposium aimsto refocus attention on the New Deal.

TOPONYMS: As the campus grew to the southwest, a satellite unionwith a bookstore, meeting rooms and dining facilities was built near AllenFieldhouse, the new law building and the residence halls and apartments aroundDaisy Hill. It was dedicated April 27, 1980. Two years later it was named in honorof Frank Burge on his retirement after 30 years as director of the unions. Burge,a beloved campus figure, died in 2004. For more, visit www.buildings.ku.edu.

Managing infoResources for additional information management help: n KU Privacy Office, www.privacy.ku.edun KU Policy Library, www.policy.ku.edun KU IT Security Office, www.security.ku.edu n LAN Support Services data storage,www.technology.ku.edu/services/#D_75n Oread coverage of information security,www.oread.ku.edu/2007/october/8/shred.shtml

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Student DanielScannell created aseries of Jayhawksconsisting entirelyof plastic cups.Scannell recreatedthe Jayhawks usedthroughout KU’shistory.They areon display in theKU Bookstore andOread Books inthe Kansas Union.

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University Press of Kansas. Call864-9125.LLeeccttuurree.. The Business of LifeSciences. Tom Fredrick, lecturerin business. 8 a.m. 165 RegnierHall, Edwards Campus, 12600Quivira Road, Overland Park.Free. Sponsored by EdwardsCampus. Call (913) 897-8400.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Book sale. 9 a.m.Watson Library. Sponsored byKU Libraries. Call 864-1761.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Conducting FacultySearches. 9 a.m. 258 StrongHall. Free. Sponsored byHuman Resources and EqualOpportunity. Call 864-3686.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. InDesign:Introduction. 9 a.m. InstructionCenter, Anschutz Library.Sponsored by InstructionalServices. Call 864-0410.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Photoshop:Introduction. 10 a.m. Budig PCLab. Sponsored by InstructionalServices. Call 864-0410.GGoovveerrnnaannccee.. USS executivemeeting. 11:30 a.m.International Room, KansasUnion. Free. Sponsored byUniversity Governance. Call864-5169.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. University Forum.Universal Health Care: Is itPossible? Dr. David Goering,chair of Kansas Health Care forAll. Noon. ECM Center, 1204Oread Ave. Sponsored byEcumenical Christian Ministries.Call 843-4933.OOsshheerr IInnssttiittuuttee SSeemmiinnaarr.. Islamand Muslim Approaches toModernity. Margaret Rausch. 2p.m. Continuing Education,1515 St. Andrews Dr.Sponsored by ContinuingEducation. Call 864-5823.BBaasseebbaallll.. KU vs. LeMoyne. 3p.m. Hoglund Ballpark.Sponsored by Department ofAthletics. Call 800-344-2957.HHeeaalltthh aanndd HHuummaanniittiieess SSeemmiinnaarr..A Conversation about SwedishHealth Care and its Historicaland Cultural Roots. Dr. BoJordin. 3:30 p.m. SeminarRoom, Hall Center. Sponsoredby Hall Center for theHumanities. Call 864-4798.LLeeccttuurree.. Geology Colloquium.Diffusion in Minerals — FromDinosaur Teeth to the EarlySolar System. Daniele Cherniak,Rensselaer PolytechnicInstitute. 4 p.m. 412 LindleyHall. Free. Sponsored byDepartment of Geology. Call864-4974.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Etiquette Dinner. 6p.m. Kansas Union. $12.Sponsored by University CareerCenter. Call 864-3624.BBaasskkeettbbaallll ((WW)).. KU vs. KansasState. 7 p.m. Allen Fieldhouse.Sponsored by Department ofAthletics. Call 800-344-2957.LLeeccttuurree.. Post Secret’s FrankWarren. 7 p.m. Ballroom,Kansas Union. $5. Sponsoredby Student Union Activities.Call 864-SHOW.LLeeccttuurree.. University LectureSeries at the Commons. AnEvening with Roderick Bremby,secretary of the KansasDepartment of Health andEnvironment. 7 p.m. DoleInstitute of Politics. Free.Sponsored by UniversityHonors Program. Call 864-4225.

66 TThhuurrssddaayyPPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Association ofAmerican University PressesBook, Jacket and Journal Show.All day. University Press ofKansas, 2502 WestbrookeCircle. Free. Sponsored byUniversity Press of Kansas. Call864-9125.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Dreamweaver:Working in Code View. 8:30a.m. Budig PC Lab. Sponsoredby Instructional Services. Call864-0410.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. BlackboardStrategies and Tools. 9 a.m. 6Budig Hall. Sponsored byInstructional Services. Call 864-

0410.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Book sale. 9 a.m.Watson Library. Sponsored byKU Libraries. Call 864-1761.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Journalism CareerFair. 10 a.m. Kansas Room,Kansas Union. Free. Sponsoredby William Allen White Schoolof Journalism and MassCommunications. Call 864-7630.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. EndNote: Librariesand Databases. 12:30 p.m.Instruction Center, AnschutzLibrary. Sponsored byInstructional Services. Call 864-0410.OOsshheerr IInnssttiittuuttee SSeemmiinnaarr.. TheGlory Days of the AmericanCircus. John Thiele. 2 p.m.Continuing Education, 1515 St.Andrews Dr. Sponsored byContinuing Education. Call 864-7863.SSoocciiaall eevveenntt.. Tea Time. 3 p.m.Traditions Area, Kansas Union.Free. Sponsored by StudentUnion Activities. Call 864-SHOW.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Poetry readingwith Lyn Hejinian, University ofCalifornia-Berkeley. 4 p.m. 20/21Gallery, Spencer Museum ofArt. Free. Sponsored byDepartment of English. Call864-2519.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. GerontologyFaculty Colloquium. Older AdultHoarders. Rosemary Chapinand Kimberly Reynolds, Schoolof Social Welfare. 4 p.m. 2092Dole Human DevelopmentCenter. Free. Sponsored byGerontology Center. Call 864-4130.SSoocciiaall eevveenntt.. Celebration ofBooks Published byHumanities, Social Sciencesand Fine Arts Faculty in 2007. 4p.m. Conference Hall, HallCenter. Free. Sponsored by HallCenter for the Humanities. Call864-4798.LLeeccttuurree.. Tea and Talk Series.Old Wars, Present Memories:Revisiting the Field of Spears.Gregory Hadley. 4 p.m. PineRoom, Kansas Union. Free.Sponsored by Center for EastAsian Studies. Call 864-1457.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Opening andreception for Japan andInternational Modernism at theSpencer. 5:30 p.m. CentralCourt and galleries, SpencerMuseum of Art. Sponsored bySpencer Museum of Art. Call864-4710.EEnntteerrttaaiinnmmeenntt.. Rock ChalkRevue. 7 p.m. Lied Center. Call864-4033.PPllaayy.. Twelfth Night by WilliamShakespeare. 7:30 p.m. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall.$10-$16. Sponsored byUniversity Theatre. Call 864-3982.PPaanneell ddiissccuussssiioonn.. Straight Fromthe Trail: Part Two with PoliticalJournalists. Lynn Sweet,Chicago Sun-Times; ChrisCillizza, WashingtonPost.com;Geoff Earle, New York Post. 7:30p.m. Dole Institute of Politics.Free. Sponsored by DoleInstitute of Politics. Call 864-4900.JJoohhnn FF.. EEbbeerrhhaarrddtt MMeemmoorriiaallLLeeccttuurree.. Lyn Hejinian,University of California-Berkeley. 7:30 p.m. AldersonAuditorium, Kansas Union.Free. Sponsored by Departmentof English. Call 864-2519.FFiillmm.. I Am Legend. 8 p.m.Woodruff Auditorium, KansasUnion. $2. Sponsored byStudent Union Activities. Call864-SHOW.

77 FFrriiddaayyPPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Association ofAmerican University PressesBook, Jacket and Journal Show.All day. University Press ofKansas, 2502 WestbrookeCircle. Free. Sponsored byUniversity Press of Kansas. Call864-9125.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Hardening Network

Setup on Computers. 9 a.m.Instruction Center, AnschutzLibrary. Sponsored byInstructional Services. Call 864-0410.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Copyright inAcademia: Challenges andOpportunities. 9 a.m. KansasRoom, Kansas Union.Sponsored by KU Libraries. Call864-8961.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Town and GownForum. Japan and InternationalModernism: 1950-1970. 9:30a.m. Central Court and gal-leries, Spencer Museum of Art.Sponsored by SpencerMuseum of Art. Call 864-4710.RReessiiddeenntt FFeelllloowwss SSeemmiinnaarr.. PaulKelton, associate professor ofhistory. Noon. Hall Center.Sponsored by Hall Center forthe Humanities. Call 864-4798.PPeerrffoorrmmaannccee aanndd CCuullttuurreeSSeemmiinnaarr.. Machine Gun Voices:Bandits and Bailes in BrazilianFunk. Paul Sneed. 1:30 p.m.Seminar Room, Hall Center.Sponsored by Hall Center forthe Humanities. Call 864-4798.BBaasseebbaallll.. KU vs. North DakotaState. 3 p.m. Hoglund Ballpark.Sponsored by Department ofAthletics. Call 800-344-2957.PPeeaaccee,, WWaarr aanndd GGlloobbaall CChhaannggeeSSeemmiinnaarr.. First to Fight: U.S.Marines and First-PersonShooting in the Virtual Streetsof Beirut. John Pettegrew. 3:30p.m. Seminar Room, HallCenter. Sponsored by HallCenter for the Humanities. Call864-4798.SSoocciiaall eevveenntt.. The SlavsWelcome to Spring: Martenitsa,Maslennitsa and InternationalWomen’s Day. 4:30 p.m. ECMCenter, 1204 Oread Ave. Free.Sponsored by Center forRussian, East European andEurasian Studies. Call 864-4236.FFiillmm.. Game of Their Lives. 7p.m. Alderson Auditorium,Kansas Union. Free. Sponsoredby Center for East AsianStudies. Call 864-1457.EEnntteerrttaaiinnmmeenntt.. Rock ChalkRevue. 7 p.m. Lied Center. Call864-4033.PPllaayy.. Twelfth Night by WilliamShakespeare. 7:30 p.m. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall.$10-$16. Sponsored byUniversity Theatre. Call 864-3982.CCoonncceerrtt.. 31st annual JazzFestival. 7:30 p.m. LawrenceHigh School, 1901 Louisiana St.$15 adults, $10 students andseniors. Sponsored byDepartment of Music andDance. Call 864-2787.FFiillmm.. I Am Legend. 8 p.m.Woodruff Auditorium, KansasUnion. $2. Sponsored byStudent Union Activities. Call864-SHOW.

88 SSaattuurrddaayySSooffttbbaallll.. KU Invitational. 3 p.m.vs. Indiana State. ArrochaBallpark. Sponsored byDepartment of Athletics. Call800-344-2957.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Children’s art appre-ciation class. 10:30 a.m. and12:30 p.m. Central Court andgalleries, Spencer Museum ofArt. Sponsored by SpencerMuseum of Art. Call 864-4710.BBaasseebbaallll.. KU vs. North DakotaState (2). Noon. HoglundBallpark. Sponsored byDepartment of Athletics. Call800-344-2957.FFiillmm.. Waterboys. 2 p.m.Woodruff Auditorium, KansasUnion. Free. Sponsored byCenter for East Asian Studies.Call 864-1457.EEnntteerrttaaiinnmmeenntt.. Rock ChalkRevue. 7 p.m. Lied Center. Call864-4033.PPllaayy.. Twelfth Night by WilliamShakespeare. 7:30 p.m. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall.$10-$16. Sponsored byUniversity Theatre. Call 864-3982.

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DREAM PORTALS AND WAR DIARIESJON KEITH SWINDELL,STRECKER-NELSON GALLERY, MANHATTANTHROUGH APRIL 12

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CCoonncceerrtt.. 31st annual JazzFestival. 7:30 p.m. LawrenceHigh School, 1901 Louisiana St.$15 adults, $10 students andseniors. Sponsored byDepartment of Music andDance. Call 864-2787.

99 SSuunnddaayySSooffttbbaallll.. KU Invitational. 11a.m. vs Pittsburgh. ArrochaBallpark. Sponsored byDepartment of Athletics. Call800-344-2957.TTeennnniiss.. KU vs. New Mexico. 11a.m. First Serve Tennis, 5200Clinton Parkway. Sponsored byDepartment of Athletics. Call800-344-2957.BBaasseebbaallll.. KU vs. North DakotaState. 1 p.m. Hoglund Ballpark.Sponsored by Department ofAthletics. Call 800-344-2957.CCoonncceerrtt.. The Aspen Ensemble.2 p.m. Lied Center. $28/24 pub-lic, $14/12 local students.Sponsored by Lied Center ofKansas. Call 864-2787.FFiillmm.. LUNAFEST. 2 and 7 p.m.Liberty Hall, 642 MassachusettsSt. $10 public, $8 students orseniors. Sponsored byDepartment of Theatre andFilm. Call 864-1351.PPllaayy.. Twelfth Night by WilliamShakespeare. 2:30 p.m. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall.$10-$16. Sponsored byUniversity Theatre. Call 864-3982.CCaarriilllloonn ccoonncceerrtt.. ElizabethBerghout. 5 p.m. MemorialCampanile. Free. Call 864-4464.

1100 MMoonnddaayyPPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Association ofAmerican University PressesBook, Jacket and Journal Show.All day. University Press ofKansas, 2502 WestbrookeCircle. Free. Sponsored byUniversity Press of Kansas. Call864-9125.SSeemmiinnaarr.. New Staff Orientation.8 a.m. 204 Joseph R. PearsonHall. Free. Sponsored byHuman Resources and EqualOpportunity. Call 864-4648.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. BlackboardStrategies and Tools. 9 a.m. 6Budig Hall. Sponsored byInstructional Services. Call 864-0410.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. MulticulturalJunior Day. Registrationrequired. 9 a.m. Kansas Union.$15. Sponsored by Office ofAdmissions and Scholarships.Call 864-5160.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Lunch andConversation: Directing Thesesand Dissertations. Noon. 135Budig Hall. Sponsored byCenter for Teaching Excellence.Call 864-4199.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Introduction toPersonal Computing withWindows. 1:30 p.m. InstructionCenter, Anschutz Library.Sponsored by InstructionalServices. Call 864-0410.OOsshheerr IInnssttiittuuttee SSeemmiinnaarr.. FromCheese to CSI: The Role ofBiotechnology in Our Lives.Elizabeth Wenske-Mullinax andDavid Pendergrass. 2 p.m.Edwards Campus, 12600Quivira Road, Overland Park.Sponsored by ContinuingEducation. Call 864-5823.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Dreamweaver:Getting Your Site UnderControl. 2 p.m. Budig PC Lab.Sponsored by InstructionalServices. Call 864-0410.OOsshheerr IInnssttiittuuttee SSeemmiinnaarr..Japanese Art: Innovation andInternational Currents from1950 to 1980. 2 p.m. SpencerMuseum of Art. Sponsored byContinuing Education. Call 864-5823.BBrriittiisshh SSeemmiinnaarr.. Milton andSpain: Poet as Republican Hero.Richard F. Hardin. 3:30 p.m.Seminar Room, Hall Center.Sponsored by Hall Center forthe Humanities. Call 864-4798.

LLeeccttuurree.. Hallmark DesignSymposium. Roger Black, visu-al communications. 6 p.m. 3140Wescoe Hall. Free. Sponsoredby Department of Design. Call864-9742.CCoonncceerrtt.. Visiting artist KatieMcLin, violin. 7:30 p.m.Swarthout Recital Hall, MurphyHall. Free. Sponsored byDepartment of Music andDance. Call 864-3436.

1111 TTuueessddaayyPPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Association ofAmerican University PressesBook, Jacket and Journal Show.All day. University Press ofKansas, 2502 WestbrookeCircle. Free. Sponsored byUniversity Press of Kansas. Call864-9125.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Stress and TimeManagement. 9 a.m. 204Joseph R. Pearson Hall. Free.Sponsored by HumanResources and EqualOpportunity. Call 864-4648.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Access 2003:Reports. 9 a.m. Budig PC Lab.Sponsored by InstructionalServices. Call 864-0410.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Word 2003: TrackingChanges. 11 a.m. InstructionCenter, Anschutz Library.Sponsored by InstructionalServices. Call 864-0410.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Finding Statisticsand Data for Your Research. 1p.m. Training Lab, WatsonLibrary. Sponsored byInstructional Services. Call 864-0410.GGoovveerrnnaannccee.. Faculty ExecutiveCommittee meeting. 3 p.m.Regents Room, Strong Hall.Free. Sponsored by UniversityGovernance. Call 864-5169.BBaasseebbaallll.. KU vs. Tabor. 3 p.m.Hoglund Ballpark. Sponsoredby Department of Athletics. Call800-344-2957.LLeeccttuurree.. Wonderful Life: AMusical Exploration ofEvolution. Cory Hills, graduatestudent at KU. 3:30 p.m.Spooner Hall. Free. Sponsoredby Hall Center for theHumanities. Call 864-4798.BBeeffoorree 11550000 SSeemmiinnaarr.. Thirdannual Paul Rehak Symposiumon Ancient Art: Color in AncientArt. Mary Ann Eaverly, JaneBurnett Grossman and MarySturgeon. 3:30 p.m. ConferenceHall, Hall Center. Sponsored byHall Center for the Humanities.Call 864-4798.LLeeccttuurree.. Karl Wirsum. 7 p.m.Spencer Museum of Art audito-rium. Sponsored by SpencerMuseum of Art. Call 864-4710.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. PhilosophicalPerspectives on ContemporaryIssues. Scott Soames. 7:30 p.m.Conference Hall, Hall Center.Free. Sponsored by Hall Centerfor the Humanities. Call 864-4798.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Ike’s Final Battle.Author Kasey Pipes. 7:30 p.m.Dole Institute of Politics. Free.Sponsored by Dole Institute ofPolitics. Call 864-4900.CCoonncceerrtt.. Faculty artist VinceGnojek, saxophone. 7:30 p.m.Swarthout Recital Hall, MurphyHall. Free. Sponsored byDepartment of Music andDance. Call 864-3436.CCoonncceerrtt.. Bales Chorale. 7:30p.m. Bales Organ Recital Hall.Free. Sponsored by Departmentof Music and Dance. Call 864-3436.

1122 WWeeddnneessddaayyPPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Association ofAmerican University PressesBook, Jacket and Journal Show.All day. University Press ofKansas, 2502 WestbrookeCircle. Free. Sponsored byUniversity Press of Kansas. Call864-9125.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. People Admin HiringManager Training. 8:30 a.m. 31Carruth-O’Leary Hall. Free.

Sponsored by HumanResources and EqualOpportunity. Call 864-7140.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Best Practices/Security Awareness. 10 a.m.Instruction Center, AnschutzLibrary. Sponsored byInstructional Services. Call 864-0410.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Photoshop:Intermediate. 10 a.m. Budig PCLab. Sponsored by InstructionalServices. Call 864-0410.GGoovveerrnnaannccee.. University SupportStaff Senate. 10:30 a.m.International Room, KansasUnion. Free. Sponsored byUniversity Support StaffSenate. Call 864-4089.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. University Forum.Capitalism: What It Is and WhatIt Isn’t. Harry Shaffer, professoremeritus of economics. Noon.ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave.Sponsored by EcumenicalChristian Ministries. Call 843-4933.OOsshheerr IInnssttiittuuttee SSeemmiinnaarr.. Islamand Muslim Approaches toModernity. Margaret Rausch. 2p.m. Continuing Education,1515 St. Andrews Dr.Sponsored by ContinuingEducation. Call 864-5823.GGeennddeerr SSeemmiinnaarr.. Queer andPolitical: Public AttitudesToward Gay and LesbianCandidates. Alesha Doan. 3:30p.m. Seminar Room, HallCenter. Sponsored by HallCenter for the Humanities. Call864-4798.LLeeccttuurree.. Truth and Meaning —In Perspective. Scott Soames.4:30 p.m. McCook Room, BurgeUnion. Free. Sponsored byDepartment of Philosophy. Call864-2334.DDaannccee.. Pilobolus DanceTheatre. 7:30 p.m. Lied Center.$32/26 public, $16/13 local stu-dents. Sponsored by LiedCenter of Kansas. Call 864-2787.CCoonncceerrtt.. UndergraduateHonors Recital. 7:30 p.m.Swarthout Recital Hall, MurphyHall. Free. Sponsored byDepartment of Music andDance. Call 864-3436.

1133 TThhuurrssddaayyPPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Association ofAmerican University PressesBook, Jacket and Journal Show.All day. University Press ofKansas, 2502 WestbrookeCircle. Free. Sponsored byUniversity Press of Kansas. Call864-9125.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Dreamweaver: QuickFixes. 8:30 a.m. Budig PC Lab.Sponsored by InstructionalServices. Call 864-0410.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Conducting StaffSearches-Updates. 10 a.m.103B Carruth-O’Leary Hall. Free.Sponsored by HumanResources and EqualOpportunity. Call 864-3686.GGoovveerrnnaannccee.. UnclassifiedSenate meeting. Noon. RelaysRoom, Burge Union. Free.Sponsored by UniversityGovernance. Call 864-5169.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Big 12 basketballwatch party. Noon. TraditionsArea, Kansas Union. Free.Sponsored by Student UnionActivities. Call 864-SHOW.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. EndNote:Bibliographies and Cite-While-You-Write. 12:30 p.m.Instruction Center, AnschutzLibrary. Sponsored byInstructional Services. Call 864-0410.OOsshheerr IInnssttiittuuttee SSeemmiinnaarr.. TheGlory Days of the AmericanCircus. John Thiele. 2 p.m.Continuing Education, 1515 St.Andrews Dr. Sponsored byContinuing Education. Call 864-7863.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Overview of U.S.Government Resources in KULibraries. 2 p.m. Training Lab,Watson Library. Sponsored byInstructional Services. Call 864-0410.

WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Job Search Skills forInternational Students. 3 p.m.149 Burge Union. Free.Sponsored by InternationalStudent and Scholar Services.Call 864-3617.GGoovveerrnnaannccee.. University/FacultySenate meeting. 3:30 p.m. 203Green Hall. Free. Sponsored byUniversity Governance. Call864-5169.GGlloobbaalliizzaattiioonn((ss)) SSeemmiinnaarr.. Artand the EnvironmentalEndgame. Stephen Goddard.3:30 p.m. Conference Hall, HallCenter. Sponsored by HallCenter for the Humanities. Call864-4798.LLeeccttuurree.. Geology Colloquium.Life Comes Ashore: EarlyTerrestrial Ecosystems in theFossil Record. Bill Shear,Hampden-Sydney College. 4p.m. 103 Lindley Hall. Free.Sponsored by Department ofGeology. Call 864-4974.FFrraannkklliinn DD.. MMuurrpphhyy SSeemmiinnaarr oonnAAmmeerriiccaann PPaaiinnttiinngg.. About Face:WWI, Plastic Surgery and theAmerican Beauty Revolution,1915-1930. David Lubin, WakeForest University. 5:30 p.m.Spencer Museum of Art audito-rium. Free. Sponsored byDepartment of History of Art.Call 864-4713.FFiillmm.. Balls of Fury. 7 p.m.Alderson Auditorium, KansasUnion. Free. Sponsored byCenter for East Asian Studies.Call 864-1457.

1144 FFrriiddaayyPPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Association ofAmerican University PressesBook, Jacket and Journal Show.All day. University Press ofKansas, 2502 WestbrookeCircle. Free. Sponsored byUniversity Press of Kansas. Call864-9125.UUnniivveerrssiittyy ooff KKaannssaassPPrrooffeessssiioonnaallss ffoorr DDiissaabbiilliittiieessSSttuuddeenntt CCoonnffeerreennccee.. Researchto Practice Symposium. 8:30a.m. Alderson Auditorium,Kansas Union. Free. Sponsoredby Department of SpecialEducation. Call 864-4954.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. SoftChalkLessonBuilder. 10 a.m. 6 BudigHall. Sponsored by InstructionalServices. Call 864-0410.WWoorrkksshhoopp.. Everyday Creativity.11:30 a.m. 308 McCook, BurgeUnion. Free. Sponsored byHuman Resources and EqualOpportunity. Call 864-4648.PPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. Big 12 basketballwatch party. Noon. TraditionsArea, Kansas Union. Free.Sponsored by Student UnionActivities. Call 864-SHOW.LLeeccttuurree.. How JapaneseChildren Learn to Use Joshi(Particles). Hiromi Morikawa. 1p.m. Governor’s Room, KansasUnion. Free. Sponsored byCenter for East Asian Studies.Call 864-1457.SSooffttbbaallll.. KU vs. Buffalo. 3 p.m.Arrocha Ballpark. Sponsored byDepartment of Athletics. Call800-344-2957.LLaattiinn AAmmeerriiccaann SSeemmiinnaarr..Visualizing IndigenousGeopolitics: A Story AboutIntellectuals, Organizations andOther Agencies. 3:30 p.m.Seminar Room, Hall Center.Sponsored by Hall Center forthe Humanities. Call 864-4798.SSoocciiaall eevveenntt.. TGIF. 4 p.m.Adams Alumni Center. Free.Sponsored by KU AlumniAssociation. Call 864-4760.SSooffttbbaallll.. KU vs. Buffalo. 5 p.m.Arrocha Ballpark. Sponsored byDepartment of Athletics. Call800-344-2957.

1155 SSaattuurrddaayyPPuubblliicc eevveenntt.. White glove tourof Dole Archive. 10:30 a.m. DoleInstitute of Politics. Free.Sponsored by Dole Institute ofPolitics. Call 864-1420.SSooffttbbaallll.. KU vs. Louisiana Tech.

1:30 p.m. Arrocha Ballpark.Sponsored by Department ofAthletics. Call 800-344-2957.SSooffttbbaallll.. KU vs. Buffalo. 4 p.m.Arrocha Ballpark. Sponsored byDepartment of Athletics. Call800-344-2957.

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adaptive materials in aircraftwings that would emulate howbird wings operate in flight. Hispaper “Post-BuckledPrecompressed Elements: A NewClass of Control Actuators forMorphing Wing UAVs(unmanned aerial vehicles)”focuses on actuators, whichenable a wing to move in flight.The actuators expand or contractin response to an applied electri-cal signal. Just as a bird’s muscu-lature will respond to electricalsignals from its brain, the actua-tors similarly respond to flightcontroller commands.

The technology would providefor smoother-riding aircraft andcould extend the life of planes. Asa plane encounters turbulence,the air currents that cause the“bumps” are extremely brief induration. Vos’ actuators wouldenable a craft’s wings to move upor down 30 times per second tocounteract the currents. The effectis comparable to shock absorbersproviding for a smoother-ridingcar.

“Roelof’s work is nothingshort of revolutionary,” Barrett-Gonzalez said. “He’s bringing theidea of bird-like flight in commer-cial air travel a huge step closer toreality.”

By reducing the stress on partsduring flight, a plane’s life spancould be increased, which in turncould lead to safer flight on less-stressed aircraft and, ultimately,lower cost air travel.

Vos, a native of Holland, metBarrett-Gonzalez while the pro-

fessor was teaching there on sab-batical. Recognizing him as one ofthe top students in the class,Barrett-Gonzalez recruited Vos toKU, where he is continuing hisresearch while teaching an aero-space instrumentation class. He isworking to prove the devices on asmall scale, so they can eventual-ly be applied to large-scale air-craft. Given the profound impli-cations of his work on theaerospace industry, his work isprotected by an internationalpatent filing.

“There are multiple applica-tions for these types of actuatorsand technologies,” Vos said. “Thetrick is to apply the techniquessmartly to all size of aircraft. Allthe benefits are the same,although they would have to beapplied differently according tothe size of the aircraft.”

Barrett-Gonzalez, who workedwith both students on their win-ning projects, received an honorof his own from the AIAA: theAbe M. Zarem Educator Award.The honor recognizes the coun-

try’s top aerospace engineeringeducator.

A KU alumnus, his researchhas centered on flight controlusing adaptive aerostructures fornearly 20 years. Barrett-Gonzalezwas among the first to gainpatents in the area, and severalaerospace companies have imple-mented the technologies in high-speed, precision flight controlsystems. The high accuracy andrapid response capabilities makethe actuators valuable to anotherarea of his research, countermuni-tions.

Barrett-Gonzalez’s lab is theonly U.S. academic facility thatspecializes in countermunitions,which are designed to protect air-craft and people by interceptingmunitions fired at them. If a pro-jectile were fired at an aircraftequipped with the countermuni-tions, it could be detected andnullified before it struck the air-craft. The munitions are not lethalto humans.

“If something is fired at youraircraft, all you would have to dois fire one of these rounds and itwould disable it,” Barrett-Gonzalez said. “It’s odd to thinkabout saving lives by designingbetter bullets but that’s exactlywhat we are doing.”

While the success of thedepartment has surprised some,Barrett-Gonzalez said it should-n’t.

“We have some very sharp stu-dents. We are so proud of them,”he said. A lot of people think youhave to go to Stanford or MIT oran Ivy League school, but if youwant the best engineering educa-tion, you’ll get it right here atKU.”

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from oneKU HISTORY: Although it wasn't a pot of gold, KU received atrue Irish treasure on March 26, 1959. On that day, the last of PatrickSarsfield O'Hegarty's private library arrived at KU - all 11 tons of it. Whencombined with the already impressive holdings of William Butler Yeatsmaterial O'Hegarty previously donated and the James Joyce collectiongathered in 1953, it gave KU one of the largest Irish political and literarycollections outside of Ireland. For more, visit www.kuhistory.com.

the world to predict protein struc-tures in cells, but it only has thecapacity to serve a fraction ofthose who want to use theresource.

“Fortunately, I will be able touse part of this funding to buymore computers to expand theserver space,” Zhang said. “Thatwill help more people to developprotein structure predictions,because hundreds of researchersare waiting in the queue. Thisarrives at a great time.”

Zhang’s research takes a closelook at protein structures in cells.Specifically, he studies a family ofmembrane proteins known asGPCRs, which are key to signalexchanges outside and inside acell. Humans have about 850GPCRs, and only one of theirstructures has been solved. Morethan half of drugs on the marketare targeted to GPCRs.

“Our goal is to figure out theGPCRs so drug companies candesign medications to effectivelytarget them,” Zhang said.

The conventional methods forprotein-structure determination isthrough X-ray diffraction or mag-netic resonance experiments, butboth are extremely expensive andlaborious. To partially counteractthose problems, Zhang designeda computer server to help predictprotein structures using state ofthe art algorithms. The server wasentered in the seventh CriticalAssessment of StructurePrediction, or CASP, an interna-tional scientific competition.Teams of scientists from around

the world were given unknownsequences and asked to predicttheir protein structures. Threemonths later, they comparedresults. Zhang’s I-TASSER serverwas ranked as the best.

“It’s very competitive,” Zhangsaid. “It is also a good opportuni-ty to test your methods. AfterCASP7, many people wanted touse our server.”

The recognition has followedhis victory. Not only has I-TASS-ER generated more than 8,600protein-structure predictions formore than 660 users from 46countries, it helped him land theSloan fellowship. The fellowshipsrecognize outstandingresearchers in the sciences, math-ematics and economics. Thirty-five Sloan fellows have gone on towin a Nobel Prize in their fields.

Zhang is KU’s second consecu-tive Sloan fellow. Wonpil Im,assistant professor of molecularbiosciences, received the honor in2007. KU is one of only four Big12 institutions to house a Sloanfellow, joining the University ofTexas, Texas A&M University andthe University of Colorado.

Kathy Suprenant, professorand chair of molecular bio-sciences, said the fellowship is awell-deserved honor.

“Dr. Zhang is a remarkablecolleague who has already estab-lished himself as an internationalleader in protein-structure predic-tion,” she said. “His develop-ments since arriving at KU, suchas the I-TASSER, show his futureis very bright. We are very hon-ored to be associated with this tal-ented researcher.”

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KU alumnus Nobuya Nishio recently wonfirst place in an international competitionfor aircraft design.

RETIREES’ RIGHTS: Many members ofthe faculty and staff may not be familiarwith the work that UniversityGovernance does to help the universitypromote contact with retired facultyand staff.

For example, thanks to work done bythe University Senate Committee onRetirees’ Rights and Benefits over theyears, in collaboration with the Office ofthe Provost and Human Resources andEqual Opportunity, there is an up-to-date and extensive statement of“Information for Retirees and

Prospective Retirees” available on theWeb at the HREO site. The committeewelcomes comments and suggestionsabout how to improve this importantsource of information.

The committee also seeks close con-tact with the Endacott Society, which isbased at the Adams Alumni Center, toshare and seek out information abouttraditional and new issues of interest toLawrence area retirees who gather reg-ularly.

This year, SenEx charged the commit-tee, chaired by George Crawford, asso-

ciate professor of curriculum and teach-ing, to conduct a comprehensive surveyof retirees. The aim was to gain a betterunderstanding of the interests ofretirees to help governance and univer-sity leaders respond to known issuesand anticipate new areas of interest.

There is a strong commitment to iden-tify opportunities to promote engage-ment for current faculty, staff and stu-dents with retired colleagues.With strong support from the Office ofInstitutional Research and Planning andfrom staff in the Office of University

Governance, the committee prepared asurvey with 36 questions and a call foropen-ended suggestions and com-ments. Of the 1,175 questionnaires dis-patched in January, 355 completedresponses were received and are beinganalyzed with help from OIRP.

It is expected that analysis will becomplete as the academic year ends, intime to help inform the agenda for gov-ernance for the coming year and to aiduniversity leaders in gaining a betterunderstanding of the thinking ofretirees.

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teaching positions in science andmathematics this year.

“Science education is vital tothe future of this state andnation,” Hemenway said. “Weneed people like Steve to build anew excitement and urgencyabout science and math educa-tion.”

Hawley said his new role atKU fulfills a longtime desire toreturn to Kansas, adding that themission of promoting interest inscience is a perfect fit.

“In my career, I have literallyhad the chance to see the world,”Hawley said. “But today there isno place else I would rather be. Itis good to be home. Working withstudents at KU and across Kansasis a wonderful opportunity toshare what I have seen andencourage them to set high goalsand go out and discover what thisworld has to offer.”

The National Aeronautics andSpace Administration selectedHawley to be an astronaut in1978. He became the third Kansan

— all of whom are KU graduates— to fly in space. His first shuttleexperience, in 1984, was themaiden flight of the shuttleDiscovery and involved numer-ous experiments and deploymentof several satellites. He was a mis-sion specialist on shuttle flights in1986, 1990, 1997 and 1999.

During his 1990 flight aboardDiscovery, the crew deployed theHubble Space Telescope, and hereturned to Hubble on the secondservicing mission in 1997. Duringhis 1999 flight, the crew deployedthe Chandra X-ray Observatory— the third of NASA’s spaceobservatories. He has loggedmore than 32 days in space.

From 2001 to 2002, Hawleywas director of Flight CrewOperations at NASA’s JohnsonSpace Center in Houston. He isnow director of astromaterialsresearch and exploration scienceat NASA. In that role, Hawleyoversees research in planetaryand space science and is responsi-ble for NASA’s collection of astro-materials, including the moonrocks, comet dust, Martian mete-orites and solar wind particles.

Hawley has received numer-ous honors, including Kansan ofthe Year in 1992; Kansas AviationHall of Fame induction in 1997;KU’s Distinguished ServiceCitation in 1998; and the NASADistinguished Service Medal in1998 and 2000. He was recog-nized as a distinguished alumnusof KU’s College of Liberal Arts

and Sciences in 2007. KU has a rich history in astron-

omy, starting with alumnusClyde Tombaugh, who discov-ered Pluto on Feb. 18, 1930, and isthe namesake of the campusobservatory.

Other Kansas astronauts wereRon Evans, a St. Francis nativewho grew up in Topeka, and Joe

Engle, a Chapman native. Theyearned aeronautical engineeringdegrees at KU in 1955 and 1956,respectively. Evans piloted theApollo 17 command module thatorbited the moon. Engle pilotedthe space shuttle Columbia in twoapproach and landing tests in1977 and commanded two shuttlemissions, including Columbia’ssecond flight into space in 1981.Evans died in 1990.

KU’s Department of Physicsand Astronomy has 25 facultymembers and offers undergradu-ate and graduate degree pro-grams. Faculty research draws$3.7 million a year in externalfunding for studies in large scale(solar system, galaxy and uni-verse by the astronomy, cosmolo-gy and space physics groups);small scale (nuclear, high energyand astro-particle physicsgroups); and bulk matter physics(condensed matter and bio-physics groups). Strong interdis-ciplinary programs exist in bio-physics, nano-bio science,accelerator physics and astrobiol-ogy.

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Astronaut Steve Hawley shows his loyalty on board the space shuttle Columbia in July1999. Hawley will join the KU faculty to help promote math and science education.

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FACULTYAssistant ProfessorSocial Welfare, Full Time

Assistant/AssociateCuratorCurator of Arts and Culturesof the Americas, Africa, andOceania, Spencer ArtMuseum, Full Time,00066240

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ku jobs JOBS ONLINE: For a current list and complete jobannouncements, visit jobs.ku.edu. For KU Medical Center jobs,visit jobs.kumc.edu. Search either by using the 8-digit codeprovided below (when available) or by department name. KU isan equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

Thirty-five people have beenselected for the 2008 Wheat StateWhirlwind Tour. This year’s tour,the 11th, will travel May 19-23. Inaddition to the participants, sevencommentators will make the trip,and Chancellor RobertHemenway will participate fortwo days.

Barnes, Concordia, Lucas,Palco, Nicodemus, Colby, DodgeCity, Inman, Hutchinson, the FlintHills and Cottonwood Falls arejust some of the stops scheduledfor the trip.

Alumni gatherings will beMay 21 in Concordia and May 22in Colby. Participants are listedbelow.

Kristen Alley Swain, William AllenWhite School of Journalism and MassCommunications; Erica Brown, KUCancer Center; Cathy Clark, Designand Construction Management; ChrisClausen, School of Business; DebClements, Department of FamilyMedicine; Inna D’Empaire,Department of Psychiatry; ChristDepcik, Department of MechanicalEngineering; Jacob Dorman,

Department of History; Andy Fry,Department of Health, Sport andExercise Sciences; Mary Fry,Department of Health, Sport andExercise Sciences; Amy Gaier, KUCancer Center; Mugur Geana,William Allen White School ofJournalism and MassCommunications; Sally Hayden,Office of the Provost; Debra Hedden,School of Fine Arts; Steve Hedden,School of Fine Arts; Karen Henry, LifeSpan Institute; Judy Hultquist,Department of ClinicalPharmacology; Allison Kabel,

Department of Occupational Therapy;Virginia Lewis, Great Plains DiabetesInstitute, KU Medical Center; MichaelLynch, Department of PoliticalScience; Michael Lynch Maestas,Counseling and PsychologicalServices; Ann Manzardo, Departmentof Psychiatry; Marliee McGinness,Department of Surgery; CraigMcLaughlin, Department ofAerospace Engineering; IsaacOnyango, Department of Neurology;Donna Peck, University Relations, KUMedical Center; David Perlmutter,William Allen White School of

Journalism and MassCommunications; Margaret Rausch,Department of Religious Studies;Russell Scheffer, Department ofPsychiatry; Paul Selden, Departmentof Geology; Jessica Taveau, ExternalAffairs, KU Medical Center; PaulTucker, Department of Music andDance; Jonathan Van Tassell,Transportation Research Institute;Jessica Vasquez, Department ofSociology; Nina Vyatkina,Department of Germanic Languagesand Literatures; David Warry, KansasLaw Enforcement Training Center.

Participants selected for 11th annual Wheat State Whirlwind Tour

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KU recently signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Technical University ofLodz, Poland. Pictured, from left, are Jerzy Petera, professor of chemical engineering,Lodz; Laurence Weatherley, chair and professor, chemical and petroleum engineering,KU; Jan Krysinski, rektor, Lodz;Andrzej Napieralski, vice rektor for promotion of inter-national cooperation, Lodz; and Tomasz Saryusz Wolski, director of the internationalfaculty of engineering, Lodz.

Laurence Weatherley, chairand professor of petroleum andchemical engineering, has initiat-ed the signing of an Agreement ofCultural, Educational andScientific Cooperation betweenKU and the Technical Universityof Lodz, Poland. The agreementcomes after a number of years ofcollaboration with the faculty ofprocess and environmental engi-neering at the Polish university.The collaboration has resulted ina series of ground-breaking publi-cations in advanced finite ele-ment modeling of the behavior ofcomplex multi-phase liquid-liq-uid reactors.

Chancellor Robert Hemenwaysigned the agreement on Jan. 23.The memorandum was signed onbehalf of the Technical Universityby the Rektor, Professor JanKrysinski, at a signing ceremonyJan. 9 in Poland attended byWeatherley.

Working with the Center forEnvironmentally Beneficial

Catalysis, Weatherley and AaronScurto, assistant professor ofpetroleum and chemical engi-neering, have recently securedNational Science Foundationfunding to strengthen collabora-tion with researchers at theTechnical University of Lodz in anew project to understand thebehavior of ionic liquid solvents.Professor Jerzy Petera’s finite ele-ment modeling group at Lodz is akey part of the collaboration,which will continue to takeadvantage of the complementarystrengths of the two researchgroups.

Another component has beenthe delivery of a series of lecturesby Weatherley at the InternationalFaculty of Engineering, which ispart of the Technical University ofLodz. The faculty providesinstruction in English by interna-tional scholars to some of the bestengineering stu-dents at TechnicalUniversity.

KU to extend collaborationwith Polish university

Spring enrollment at the KUMedical Center continues to setrecords, increasing for the sixthconsecutive year. Overall enroll-ment at the university heldsteady, according to a reportreleased today by the KansasBoard of Regents.

KU’s overall spring enroll-ment was up by one student for atotal of 27,876. The minority stu-dent population increased by 1.4percent from last spring.Minority students now comprise

12.3 percent of the total KU pop-ulation. International studentenrollment is up 3.2 percent.

“We are pleased to see stableenrollment overall for the uni-versity,” Chancellor RobertHemenway said. “Our entire stu-dent body benefits from the tal-ented, diverse mix found on ourcampuses.”

Minority enrollment atKUMC increased 13 percent overspring 2007, with a 32.8 percentjump in Hispanic students.

“The University of KansasMedical Center is committed totraining physicians, nurses andother health professionals forKansas,” said Barbara Atkinson,executive vice chancellor of theKU Medical Center and execu-tive dean of the School ofMedicine. “Increased diversityamong our students is importantbecause it means we can train ahealth care workforce that is rep-resentative of our nation’s popu-lation.”

Med center enrollment sets record

KU in the Capitol will take place March 10. Thisis the fifth year for the program, which brings KUfaculty and staff to the statehouse in Topeka to pre-sent information on the university’s contributions toKansas. The governor, members of the Kansas Boardof Regents, legislators and their staffs will be inattendance.

Former state representative and alumnus Carl

Krehbiel will be recognized by the House for his ser-vice to KU and the state. He recently made a $4 mil-lion donation to build a scholarship hall in honor ofhis parents, Kathryn Krehbiel, who graduated witha liberal arts degree in 1945, and the late Floyd H.Krehbiel, who graduated with a liberal arts degreein 1947..

For a list of participants, visit www.oread.ku.edu.

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Bill Tsutsui says he and hiswife have no art training or fami-ly ties to Kansas and aren’t mil-lionaires.

Nonetheless, Tsutsui, chair ofthe Department of History andexecutive director of theConfucius Institute, and MarjorieSwann, associate professor ofEnglish, have amassed a huge col-lection of paintings, pottery andphotographs from the GreatPlains.

Now, 50 pieces from their col-lection are on display at theLawrence Arts Center, 940 New

Hampshire St. Rick Mitchell,director of exhibition programs atthe center, said “CollectiveIdentities: Works from theCollection of Marjorie Swann andBill Tsutsui” proves anyone canbecome a collector.

The exhibit closes March 8. “We found it a little hard to

relate to Kansas when we firstarrived here 15 years ago,” saidTsutsui. “But through art, webegan to gain a new appreciationof the beauty of Kansas, especial-ly the Kansas landscape, and abetter understanding of the her-itage and culture of the state.”

“People have really respond-ed,” Mitchell said of the exhibi-tion. “Plus, Bill and Marjorie havesuch a great attitude and are sopersonable. They have enthusias-tically embracedtheir new homestate.”

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RRoobbeerrtt RRaayymmoonndd FFiinnddlleeyyRobert Raymond Findley, 75, died Feb. 8. Findley

was a professor of theatre and film at KU from 1967to 2000. He is survived by his wife, Carol vonTersch; a daughter; three stepdaughters; a step-son;two brothers; three grandchildren; five nieces andnephews; and 10 stepgrandchildren; and stepgreat-grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to KUEndowment, Theater Development Fund, sent incare of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th St.,Lawrence, KS 66044.

LLeerrooyy II.. TTeeiicchhmmaannnnLeroy I. Teichmann, 75, died Feb. 7. He worked

for Facilities Operations for 15 years. Survivorsinclude his wife, Linda; two daughters; a son; abrother; two sisters; and 10 grandchildren. The fam-ily suggests memorials to Cottonwood Inc., sent incare of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th St.,Lawrence, KS, 66044.

SSaammuueell JJ.. DDwwyyeerr IIIIIISamuel J. Dwyer III, 75, died Feb. 5. He had been

a professor in KU Medical Center’s Department ofRadiology. Survivors include his wife, Mary LouDwyer; five sons; one daughter; two sisters; and onegrandson. Memorial contributions may be made toSt. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis,Tenn., or to the hospital of one’s choice.

AAllffrreedd LLoowweenntthhaall JJrr..Alfred Lowenthal Jr., 83, died Feb. 13. He served

two terms on the advisory board of the KansasGeological Survey at KU. He is survived by his wife,Ruth Marie Hueftie; a daughter; three sons; his twinsister; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchil-dren. The family suggests memorial donations tothe Ruth Lowenthal Scholarship Fund at ColbyCounty Community College, Colby UnitedMethodist Church or the Al Lowenthal ScholarshipFund at KU, to be sent in care of Harrison Chapel,PO Box 634, Colby, KS 67701.

Roberts honored for psych mentorship

NOTABLE ALUMS: 1973 KU graduateDoug Ubelaker is a curator and senior scientist at theSmithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Anexpert in human skeletal biology, he has served 30 yearsas the primary consultant in forensic anthropology forthe FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Va.

NEWS IN BRIEFEmployees encouragedto volunteer at polls

The Lawrence campus and theDouglas County Clerk’s Office areencouraging members of the KU com-munity to be poll workers in this year’selections. Based on the large turnout forFebruary’s caucuses, election officialsare expecting a strong turnout in theAugust primary and November generalelection.

Employees who wish to participatewill need to use vacation time to do so,both on election day and for a trainingsession. The training will take three tofour hours and may be available onweekends. Poll workers will complete afull shift from 6 a.m. to approximately 8p.m. or a split shift of about six hours.The chancellor’s office is encouragingsupervisors to approve vacation leavefor those who wish to serve. Accordingto the Douglas County Clerk’s office,workers will be paid $85 for the day,$42.50 for a split shift and $15 for thetraining session. Supervising judges forthe polling places will be paid $100.

More information and a volunteerform are available at www.hreo.ku.edu.Questions may also be directed to 864-4946 or hrdept@ku.edu.

W.T. Kemper Fellowshipnominations open

Nominations are open for the 13thannual W.T. Kemper Fellowships forTeaching Excellence. Twenty $5,000 fel-lowships will be awarded to full-timefaculty who have completed at least

three years in a tenured or tenure-trackposition.

Nominators should designate the cat-egory for which they are submitting anominee. Colleagues, departments,schools/colleges, recognized campusorganizations and students can makenominations.

Complete nominations are due in theOffice of the Provost, 250 Strong Hall, by5 p.m. April 2. For complete criteria, visitwww.provost.ku.edu/policy/faculty/programs.shtml. Questions may be direct-ed to Mary Lee Hummert, vice provostfor faculty development, at mlhum-mert@ku.edu.

New teaching evaluationmethod topic of forums

A series of public forums has beenscheduled to discuss the new studentsurvey of teaching forms. A faculty gov-ernance task force has recommended anew form to take the place of the currentevaluation process.

Sessions are scheduled for:11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 3, Drive

Room, Burge Union; noon-1:30 p.m.March 5, Walnut Room, Kansas Union;11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; and March 11, WalnutRoom, Kansas Union.

A form for student evaluations, guid-ance documents to assist in the imple-mentation of the new approach and ageneral report of the task force are avail-able at www.ku.edu/~unigov/TFATL.shtml.

For more on the new evaluationforms, see www.oread.ku.edu/2007/august/20/evaluation.shtml.

Nominations sought foradministrative fellows

Nominations are open for the SeniorAdministrative Fellows program. Theprogram trains faculty members with aninterest and talent for leadership to befuture university administrators.Coordinated by the Office of theProvost, the program select four to fivefaculty members to work together forapproximately four hours per monthsexploring the “nuts and bolts” of KU’ssenior administration.

Tenured faculty are eligible, andnominations are due April 11. To nomi-nate a colleague, send his or her name toKathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, seniorvice provost, and she will contact themabout application materials. Self-nomi-nations are welcome.

Candidates to interviewfor fine arts dean

Three candidates will be on campusto interview for the Fine Arts Dean posi-tion. An open forum will be held witheach candidate. Faculty and staff areencouraged to attend the sessions, andto share their views with the search com-mittee by completing the evaluationform at the Provost's Office Web site,www.provost.ku.edu/.

Each candidate's name and vita willbe available on the Provost Web site twodays before the candidate arrives oncampus.

The forums will be held from 4-5p.m., March 4, 10 and 13, all in Crafton-Preyer Theatre.

Michael Roberts, professor ofapplied behavioral science,recently was awarded the MartinP. Levin Mentorship Award bythe Society of PediatricPsychology.

The award honors faculty inpediatric psychology who mentorstudents in an exemplary way,providing professional adviceand guidance through variousphases of the graduate program.Roberts received a plaque andcash with the award.

Loomis to tour forState Department

Burdett Loomis, professor ofpolitical science, was recentlyinvited by the U.S. Department ofState to speak in Malaysia andSingapore on critical issues of the2008 presi-dential andcongressionalelections inthe UnitedStates.

While par-ticipating inthe StateDepartment’stwo-week

program, Loomis met andaddressed university scholarsand meet with media representa-tives to discuss the 2008 election,the role of interest groups in U.S.politics and the emergence ofhighly polarized politics in theUnited States. Loomis has madesimilar tours for the StateDepartment to Mexico, Brazil andthe British West Indies.

Nudo earns JavitsInvestigator Award

Randolph J. Nudo, director ofthe Landon Center on Aging andprofessor of molecular and inte-grative physiology at the KUMedical Center, has been award-ed the prestigious JavitsInvestigator Award from theNational Institutes of Health forhis grant, which focuses onunderstanding how the brainrepairs itself after injury. Thehonor will allow him to extendhis five-year motor cortex grant toseven years.

Nudo was the first to providedirect evidence that physical ther-apy can be used to change thebrain. His work in neurologicalsciences has been ongoing for 30

years, and he has been funded bythe NIH since 1990.

Drahozal tapped fornational law board

Christopher R. Drahozal, theJohn M. Rounds DistinguishedProfessor of Law, has been askedto serve as an associate reporterfor the “Restatement of the U.S.Law of International CommercialArbitration.”

The Amercian Law Institute –a prestigious organization of legalpractitioners,judges andacademics –clarifies andsimplifieslegal princi-ples that havedeveloped,often haphaz-ardly, throughcase law. Thisis frequently accomplishedthrough “restatements,” whichcollect and analyze case law fromvarious courts and other authori-tative sources governing a partic-ular area of law.

The bulk of initial drafting forthe project will take place over the

next several years. Drahozal willbe on sabbatical during the 2008-09 academic year.

Faculty namedKansas arts fellows

The Kansas Arts Commissionhas announced the recipients ofthe 2008 Kansas ArtistFellowships and Awards. SeveralKU faculty members are amongthe fellows. Fellowship winnersare divided into three categoriesand receive a monetary award:Kansas Master Fellowships,$5,000; Kansas Mid-CareerFellowships, $750; and KansasEmerging Artists Awards $250, acategory added this year to recog-nize promising young artists.Awardees will be honored bytheir legislators at a receptionMarch 10 in Topeka.

KU’s master fellows and theirarea of specialty are: Carol AnnCarter, professor of art, interdisci-plinary media; RogerShimomura, distinguished pro-fessor emeritus of art, fine art.

Mid career fellows: MichaelKrueger, associate professor ofart, fine art; Yoonmi Nam, associ-ate professor of art, fine art.

Nedra Diane Rogers, a KU stu-dent, earned an emerging artistaward in poetry.

Albertson new chiefof physicians group

Jim Albertson, a member of theadministrative leadership team atthe KU Medical Center, has beennamed chief executive officer ofKU Physicians Inc.

Albertson previously waschief financial officer of the orga-nization and senior associatedean for finance at the School ofMedicine. He joined the medicalcenter in 2004 and has more than30 years of health care experienceas a certified public accountant,attorney, chief financial officer,medical business consultant andadjunct professor.

Albertson’s new post, whichbecame official Feb. 1, is one ofthe first steps resulting from therecent affiliation agreementamong the medical center, hospi-tal and KU Physicians Inc., as itestablishes the physicians groupas a more independent entity.

Christopher Drahozal

Burdett Loomis