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The National Science Foundation recently released a report showing that from 1920 to 1999, 50 institutions have granted more than one-third of all doctoral degrees. KU is on the list at No. 36, with about 5,000. KU is just behind Princeton, Northwestern and the University of Pennsylvania on the list.

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The original Green Hall, now Lippincott Hall, was dedicated Nov. 3, 1905, and named at the insistence of students for KU's first law professor and dean, James W. Green. He fought with the Kansas Legislature for decades over money for his continually expanding faculty and for a permanent building. "Uncle Jimmy" Green served the law school for 41 years.

KU HISTORY

Comanche, a horse thought to be the only U.S. Army survivor of the battle of Little Big Horn, has been on display in Lawrence for more than 100 years. Although he was severely wounded in the battle, he was nursed back to health and lived until Nov. 7, 1891. KU naturalist Lewis Lindsay Dyche, a well-known taxidermist, was called to preserve the horse's remains. He agreed to waive his $400 fee if the Army would let KU keep Comanche. www.kuhistory.com

NOTABLE ALUMS

James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, is KU's only basketball coach with a losing career record, but two alumni more than made up for it. Dean Smith, a member of the 1952 national championship team, holds the record for most NCAA coaching wins, and Adolph Rupp comes in a close second. Rupp was coached by Naismith.

KU HISTORY

Comanche, a horse thought to be the only U.S. Army survivor of the battle of Little Big Horn, has been on display in Lawrence for more than 100 years. Although he was severely wounded in the battle, he was nursed back to health and lived until Nov. 7, 1891. KU naturalist Lewis Lindsay Dyche, a well-known taxidermist, was called to preserve the horse's remains. He agreed to waive his $400 fee if the Army would let KU keep Comanche. www.kuhistory.com