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You might not think there’s a connection between poker and cancer.

A genetics researcher from the University of Kansas Medical Center and a geography professor from KU’s Lawrence campus have been named the 2009 recipients of the Chancellor’s Club award for their research and teaching.

A $56,000 gift from the Max Kade Foundation will fund four $14,000 fellowships for doctoral students in the University of Kansas Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.

Ed Wolpert earned four degrees at three different universities. But when deciding where to establish an endowed scholarship, he came back to the University of Kansas.

Donors to KU Endowment set a new record in contributions — $106.4 million — in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2009.

A $300,000 gift from Back in the Swing® of Kansas City will help breast cancer survivors get their lives back on track.

Martha Peterson proved early on that women can make it to the top.

Cancer patients and their families have a new advocate to help them navigate the heath care system.

Michael Arad, designer of the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center, will be the inaugural speaker for the Thomas D. Galloway Lecture Series in Urban Planning at the University of Kansas.