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KU HISTORY:

KU HISTORY: They're millions of years old, but they've been at KU for just over a decade. On Aug. 22, 1997, two 150-million-year-old camarasaur fossils arrived at KU on a flatbed truck. The fossils were unearthed during a summer-long dig in Wyoming. The fossils now reside in KU's Museum of Natural History. For more, visit www.kuhistory.com. For more, see www.kuhistory.com.

RESEARCH MATTERS:

Rafe Brown, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation grant of more than $900,000 to comprehensively survey, review and summarize the biodiversity of terrestrial vertebrates and their parasites in the Philippines. Described as a "megadiverse country" and a "global conservation hotspot," the Philippines' biodiversity is largely uncategorized. Brown's project will survey vertebrate and parasite diversity at more than 50 sites throughout the country. For more, www.nsf.gov.

TOPONYMS:

Moore Hall, at 19th Street just west of Iowa, is headquarters for the Kansas Geological Survey. It is named for Raymond C. Moore, state geologist, KGS director and a distinguished professor of invertebrate paleontology at KU for more than 45 years. He joined KGS and KU in 1916 and was with the university until 1962. The modern brick structure was dedicated in February 1973. For more, visit www.buildings.ku.edu.

NOTABLE ALUMS:

Jennifer Bertrand won Home and Garden Television's "Design Star" competition this month. Bertrand received a contract for her own HGTV show, which will premiere in January. Bertrand earned a bachelor's in visual arts education in spring 1998 and a master's in education in spring 2007. Bertrand lives in Olathe and before competing on "Design Star" was an interior decorator and owner of Bertrand Designs. Bertrand bested eight other contestants in the course of the seven-week "Design Star" competition. In addition to earning the opportunity to host her own TV program, she won $5,000 and a Caribbean cruise.

RESEARCH MATTERS:

Rafe Brown, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation grant of more than $900,000 to comprehensively survey, review and summarize the biodiversity of terrestrial vertebrates and their parasites in the Philippines. Described as a "megadiverse country" and a "global conservation hotspot," the Philippines' biodiversity is largely uncategorized. Brown's project will survey vertebrate and parasite diversity at more than 50 sites throughout the country. For more, www.nsf.gov.