KU Connection - November 2007

Greetings, Jayhawks!

KU’s historic football season rolls on. The Jayhawks are now 10-0 and ranked third in the BCS standings as they prepare for their final contest in Lawrence. Tickets are still available for Senior Day against Iowa State this Saturday. You’re invited to stop by the Adams Alumni Center for our Game Day Tailgate before kickoff, or visit our watch sites Web page to see where Jayhawks gather in your area.

This issue of KU Connection looks back on Homecoming 2007 and KU’s remarkable rout of Nebraska. We also look ahead with a preview the Jayhawks’ epic match-up against the rival Missouri Tigers at Arrowhead, plus news and updates from the Hill. There’s never been a better time to show your Jayhawk pride! Join the KU Alumni Association, or renew your membership today.

Warmest wishes from the Hill,
KU Alumni Association

Jayhawks continue perfect season A historic Homecoming victory, a perfect overall record of 10-0, a candidate for coach of the year and a No. 3 BCS national ranking—it has been an extraordinary season of Jayhawk football, and the Border Showdown is yet to come. Read more...	Sea Monsters! Most people have heard plenty about the dinosaurs that ruled the land 100 million years ago. But few know about the enormous reptiles, toothy fish and sharks that dominated the inland sea that covered what now is Kansas. Read more...
'Dark Fiber' gives light-speed link A new agreement between KU and KSU provides researchers, students and faculty access to an unused fiber optic cable that runs alongside Interstate 70, and will be used primarily to carry out research and academic missions. Read more...	Chancellors Club awards announced Mohamed El-Hodiri, a longtime economics professor, and Randolph Nudo, an internationally known neuroscientist, have been selected as the 2007 recipients of Chancellors Club awards for their research and teaching at KU. Read more...

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The KU Hospital ranks in the top five of academic medical centers in quality and safety, according to the University HealthSystem Consortium’s 2007 Quality and Accountability Study. In the three years of the UHC survey, the hospital went from 33rd, to 11th and now fifth this year. Read more about why the KU Hospital is one of the best.

Nov. 7, 1969: In what will be the final crowning of a Homecoming Queen, KU awards the tiara to Janet Merrick, a senior from Johnson County. Read the full story.
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Eight KU journalism students are finalists in a national advertising contest organized by Chipotle, a national restaurant chain specializing in gourmet tacos and burritos. The video with the most views on YouTube by Nov. 15 has a chance to win a $30,000 prize. Click here to watch.