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Biology Jayhawk stories
KU professors implement alternative teaching method in biology classrooms
Dr. Dyan Morgan and Dr. Eileen hotze have developed a new teaching method that features TED talks and discussion prompts alongside their standard curricula, which has led to students being more engaged and demonstrating a deeper understanding of the material.
Electrocuting spores, for science
Biological sciences major Kit Savoy knows that if humans are going to thrive in space, they’ll need microbes. And since wind and animals are hard to come by in outer space, Savoy built a parallel plate capacitor to see whether electric fields can disperse fungal spores instead. It’s mycology plus astrobiology, with a dash of physics thrown in for good measure. Rock Chalk, Kit!
KU Biology Student Earns the Congressional Award Gold Medal
Mahith S. has earned a Congressional Award Gold Medal through tireless effort in voluntary public service and personal development.
KU undergraduates Kyra Schrock and Ian Shire receive Courtwright Awards
Two University of Kansas students who earned Undergraduate Research Awards are the recipients of the Courtwright Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence for spring 2025 through KU’s Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships.
Junior from Shawnee is KU’s 80th Barry M. Goldwater Scholar
The only students eligible for nomination are sophomore- and junior-level students with outstanding academic records, significant research experience and high potential for careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering. Alexa Magstadt is majoring in molecular, cellular & developmental biology and minoring in Spanish.
Two KU juniors to compete for Astronaut Scholarships
Two outstanding University of Kansas undergraduates are representing KU in the Astronaut Scholarship program. The six surviving members of the Mercury 7 mission founded the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) in 1984 to encourage students to pursue scientific endeavors to keep the U.S. on the leading edge of technology.
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