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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 students to present at Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
Undergraduate researchers from the University of Kansas Lawrence and Medical Center campuses will present their research projects Feb. 26 as part of Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol.

University announces December, January Employees of the Month
The University of Kansas has honored outstanding employees on the Lawrence campus for months of December 2024 and January 2025.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Welcomes Jennifer Johnson to Faculty
Assistant Professor of Plant Ecophysiology joins the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and will be conducting research on photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence.

University of Kansas announces fall 2024 honor roll
More than 8,900 undergraduate students at the University of Kansas earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2024 semester.