Forbes magazine has included three KU alumnae in its list of the world's most powerful women. From left: #5 Cynthia Carroll, chief executive of Anglo American; #43 Linda Zarda Cook; and #2 Sheila Bair, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The Dole Institute of Politics at KU has announced a series of election-related events this fall. Each program will focus on an important facet of the 2008 presidential race. The series begins Wednesday, Sept. 10, with "Obama vs. McCain: Campaign 2008."
Premature babies face tough challenges, but a device developed at KU is helping. In a recent study, 20 tube-fed preemies with respiratory distress syndrome treated with the NTrainer transitioned to oral feeding faster than a control group of babies.
KU professor Jude Kastens keeps an eye on crops across Kansas and the entire country using satellite imagery. The information he and his colleagues collect helps them to predict harvest yields for multiple crops throughout the United States.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is offering a new Latino/a studies minor this fall. The program offers students the opportunity to study what census reports have identified as the largest minority group in the United States and Kansas.
Twenty professors will be honored with a $5,000 W.T. Kemper Fellowship in recognition of their teaching and advising excellence. The "surprise patrol" is led by Chancellor Robert Hemenway and other top KU officials who will hand out awards to unsuspecting professors.
