‘Oppenheimer’ helps restore the lost link between KU and scientific titan Joseph W. Kennedy, co-discoverer of plutonium.

Rare garment begins yet another charming chapter in Watkins’ story.

A neighborhood tells larger story of civil rights struggle.

New biography brings to life the remarkable Elizabeth Watkins, a pioneering KU philanthropist.

New book offers a comprehensive look at the Jayhawk and the beloved bird’s place in Kansas and KU history.

On April 27, 2009, the budding megastar made a stop—and quite a splash—at KU.

Amateur historian writes definitive account of singular American figure.

A letter from KU student Don Henry, who died in the Spanish Civil War, inspired the plot and lyrics of an innovative opera by alumnus Frank Nawrot.

Discover the humble history of our hundred-year-old ’Hawk.

Five years after the removal of its crumbling grotesques, Dyche Hall is once again topped with its legendary limestone menagerie.