What's New

The Kansas Sampler Foundation has nominated our very own Dyche Hall, home to the KU Natural History Museum, as one of 24 finalists for the Eight Wonders of Kansas Architecture. The top eight will be judged by popular vote through email.  People can vote up to three times from the same email account.

Here's what you can do:

To look at photos and profiles of each one, go here.

To vote, go here.


Saturday, 10 May 2008 8am-3pm
Foley Hall, West Campus, University of Kansas

You are cordially invited to join Monarch Watch for the annual spring Open House and Plant Fundraiser.

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Summer Science Day Camps

Summer Science Day Camps

Follow the trail in a high-tech scavenger hunt, get muddy while learning about wetland creatures, dig for fossils, launch a rocket, or solve a mystery at the museum in our intensive one-day Summer Science Camps. Enrolling now!

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Niche
Marguerite Perret

 

Niche

Nature morte and the simulated garden

An installation by Marguerite Perret & Bruce Scherting, in collaboration with Betsy Knabe Roe.

On exhibition through February, 2009.
The Commons, Spooner Hall
Hours: 9 am - 4 pm Tues-Sat

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The Life of the Planet

 

Visit our interactive video presentation showcasing current research by Biodiversity Institute scientists.

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Ecological Forecasting in the Central Plains

The three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) award will link researchers at KU, Kansas State University, and Fort Hays State University in a study of changes occurring in the climate, land-use, biogeochemistry, hydrology and biodiversity along the Kansas Rvier Basin.

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Difficult Dialogues at The Commons - Knowledge: Faith and Reason

The Fall 2006 Difficult Dialogues lectures are now available for viewing online.

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Explore Evolution

Explore Evolution is a multi-institutional collaboration to produce interactive exhibits featuring current research on evolution. The central theme of the project will be to show common patterns and principles in the evolution of organisms ranging in size from viruses to whales.

November 1, 2005

Ivory-billed woodpecker

After missing for more than 50 years, the Ivory-billed woodpecker may be alive somewhere in Arkansas.

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