An NCAA men's basketball national championship and a FedEx Orange Bowl victory have helped make Lawrence a finalist for ESPN's "TitleTown USA." ESPN will air a taped segment featuring Lawrence and the Jayhawks Sunday morning on SportsCenter.

Travelers on the Kansas Turnpike will learn a little bit about the academic and athletic excellence of the University of Kansas thanks to two new signs installed July 2 outside Lawrence.

Find a spot on the hill and catch a free performance at KU's historic campanile every Wednesday and Sunday, as well as a special concert on July 4th. Tours of the campanile are also offered following concerts and at other times during the week.

KU professor Daphne Fautin is a commissioner for the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, the world's top body overseeing the naming of new species. Among this year's 'top 10' is this bat, discovered in the Philippines by a KU graduate student.

Need to know where to go or how to get around summer construction on campus? Use our interactive map of the Lawrence campus to find your way, locate a bus stop or check for parking before you go.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center has opened a Phase I clinical trial using Nanotax, a new ovarian cancer drug discovered and tested by KU scientists. This marks an important achievement toward meeting key criteria for obtaining National Cancer Institute designation.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signs a bill expanding KU's pharmacy school, the only one in the state. The move will nearly double the number of students admitted each year from 105 to 190. About 40 will be enrolled in a new satellite program in Wichita.