CAMPUS ROUNDUP
KU MEDICAL CENTER
KU awarded Christopher Crenner, a historian and internist, the Robert P. Hudson/Ralph H. Major Professorship in the History and Philosophy of Medicine. Crenner is chair of the Department of History and Philosophy and author of
Private Practice. Crenner joined the staff at KU 1998 and was named chair of the department in 2004.
EDWARDS CAMPUS
The Edwards Campus launched a new outreach program this fall for employers in Johnson County and greater Kansas City called
Professional Edge. The program provides professional development in the workplace. Designed as a free service, more than 60 presentation topics are available.
KU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA
Kore Liow, clinical associate professor of internal medicine and director of the Via Christi Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, is leading a clinical trial in the use of an implant to fight epilepsy. The implant, known as the Responsive NeuroStimulator, is being tested in 18 epilepsy centers in the United States, including universities such as Yale, Johns Hopkins, Dartmouth and Baylor.
NOTABLE ALUMS
Accounting Technology magazine has named KU graduate Stephen 'Tony' Batman to its list of the 100 Most Influential People. Batman is the chair, CEO and president of 1st Global, which has 900 affiliated firms and more than $11 billion in supervised assets.