Robert Rowland, professor of communication studies, will present an examination of presidential campaign rhetoric called "The Audacity of Hope or a Maverick You Can Trust" from 2 to 4 p.m. on October 12 at Spooner Hall.

Browse photos of KU's main Lawrence campus as the seasons begin to change and leaves begin to fall. Considered one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation, KU occupies 1,000 acres on and around Mount Oread in Lawrence.

A team of researchers led by Judy Wu, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is searching for a way to develop better solar panels and biofuels. They hope to boost the performance of solar energy capture by better understanding photosynthesis in plant life.

KU basketball fans attending the annual Late Night in the Phog on Friday, Oct. 17, are being asked to help Lawrence area food pantries by donating nonperishable food items. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.

KU's Structural Biology Center, known as SBC, is at the center of an emerging biosciences research complex. Two new wings, under construction since 2006, will be dedicated at a special Homecoming Week ceremony. A public open house will follow.

For Emily Cressy, a forward on the women's soccer team, seeing is believing — especially when it comes to applause. Cressy is deaf, so her teammates reward her standout plays by giving her the sign-language version of clapping and cheering, which she sees a lot.

KU is a great place to earn a degree, and a recent study says it's a top spot to have a career, too. The university is featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education's "2008 Great Colleges to Work For." A KU professor even made the cover of the issue.

A KU graduate is in the center of the nation's financial storm. Sheila Bair, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, is an Independence, Kan., native who earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1975 and a law degree in 1978 at KU.