Live exotic and local insects, a honeybee observation hive and 4,000 continuously blooming butterfly and hummingbird plants await visitors to Saturday's Monarch Watch Open House on KU's West Campus. Also learn more about threats to the monarch migration

Following commencement, Mandy Cisneros will enter the KU School of Law, where she plans to focus her legal education on issues facing the Kansas Kickapoo Nation.

David Perlmutter, associate dean of KU's journalism school, discussed his book "Blog Wars," which examines the history of blogs and their effect on politics, on the popular Daily Show with Jon Stewart Thursday.

Years of hard work will pay off for thousands of KU students at commencement on Sunday, May 18. After a weekend of commencement-related activities, the ceremony starts with a 2:30 p.m. procession down Mount Oread into Memorial Stadium. Tickets are not required.

Professor Ted Johnson's annual Stop Day walking tour of campus today will take participants from Dyche Hall to Green Hall and all the way back to the Spencer Museum of Art. Start at the beginning or join it during the day. Free and open to the public.

Whether designing, building or programming, these KU students have a single goal: to create a stronger, faster and smarter robot that can defeat those made by their classmates.

KU's Dyche Hall is a finalist in the Kansas Sampler Foundation's quest to find the top eight architectural wonders in the state. If you're a fan of this quirky limestone building, home of the Natural History Museum, visit the foundation's Web site and vote today.

It's the alchemy of alternative energy: Researchers and student volunteers at the University of Kansas are transforming waste grease into valuable transportation fuel.