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The Commons at the University of Kansas will host Red Hot Research sessions in February, March, April and May, including one session in conjunction with the Office of Faculty Affairs and one Red Hot Graduate Research event. The first event will take place at 4 p.m. Feb. 20 at Watson Library, 3 West.
Educate & Act, hosted by the Center for Service Learning and The Commons at the University of Kansas, will feature three events in spring 2026, centering grant funding and nonprofits, student senate elections and linear economies. The series opens Feb. 17.
The Spring 2026 Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture at the University of Kansas will feature mycologist, curator, author and educator Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian. Additionally, The Commons will partner with Haskell Greenhouse and the KU Field Station to offer two outdoor opportunities with Ononiwu Kaishian within local landscapes.
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The Commons will host mycologist, author Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian for the Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture
The Spring 2026 Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture at the University of Kansas will feature mycologist, curator, author and educator Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian. Additionally, The Commons will partner with Haskell Greenhouse and the KU Field Station to offer two outdoor opportunities with Ononiwu Kaishian within local landscapes.
The Commons announces Red Hot Research Events for spring 2026
The Commons at the University of Kansas will host Red Hot Research sessions in February, March, April and May, including one session in conjunction with the Office of Faculty Affairs and one Red Hot Graduate Research event. The first event will take place at 4 p.m. Feb. 20 at Watson Library, 3 West.
Educate & Act Series will feature sessions on grant funding, consumerism
Educate & Act, hosted by the Center for Service Learning and The Commons at the University of Kansas, will feature three events in spring 2026, centering grant funding and nonprofits, student senate elections and linear economies. The series opens Feb. 17.
Evolutionary biologist and poet Brandon Kilbourne to visit KU
Brandon Kilbourne, a research biologist at the Berlin Museum of Natural History, is the author of “Natural History” (Graywolf, 2025) and the winner of the 2025 Cave Canem Prize. He will visit KU Nov. 17-18 and participate in two public events.