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KU climbs to No. 2 nationally in pharmacy research funding

LAWRENCE ??? For the second time in three years, the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is ranked No. 2 in the nation in National Institutes of Health funding.

Dole Institute Archives hosting exhibit of Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist

LAWRENCE ??? The Robert J. Dole Institute Archive and Special Collections at the University of Kansas will host the "Herblock" exhibition until Aug. 21, featuring political cartoons on the environment, education, civil rights, democracy and 13 U.S. presidents by four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Herbert Block.

KU names new director of Undergraduate Advising Center

LAWRENCE ??? Randall Brumfield has been named the new director of the Undergraduate Advising Center at the University of Kansas after a nationwide search. Brumfield joins KU from the University of Central Florida, where he has worked closely with students in a variety of roles.


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