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RESEARCH MATTERS:

A KU grad is helping tailor cancer care to individual patients. Randy Scott, who earned his doctorate from KU, is chairman and CEO of Genomic Health, a California biotech firm. The company examines patients' genes to analyze how they might respond to certain treatments. For more about personalized medicine based on genomic information, or to listen to the original broadcast, visit Research Matters.

TOPONYMS:

Fred Kurata, a distinguished professor and pioneer in thermodynamics research (1947-78), set up the precursor to Kurata Thermodynamics Laboratories in the old Broadcasting Hall east of the Art and Design Building. After two lab explosions in 1959, the lab was moved to a west campus building later razed to make way for the Lied Center. The present Kurata Thermodynamics Laboratories, on Crowell Drive, opened in 1990. For more, visit KU Buildings.

KU HISTORY:

Daylight saving time recently extended the hours of sunshine on Mount Oread, but not even setting the clocks ahead would have helped on March 20, 1935. That day, the worst dust storm to ever hit Lawrence rolled in, blocking out the sun and making it appear dark at 2 p.m. Photographs from the time show old Fraser Hall as barely visible from Bailey Hall, only about a block away. For more, visit KU History.

NOTABLE ALUMS:

Liliana Mayo recently received the Peruvian government's highest decoration for outstanding service. Mayo earned a master's in human development and family life in 1986 and a doctorate in developmental and child psychology in 1996, both from KU. Mayo is founder and director of the Life Span Institute affiliate Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru. Located in Lima, Peru, the institute works with children and adults with developmental disabilities. Mayo has been an honorary associate professor in the Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences since 1996 and received the Distinguished Service Citation in 2003, the highest honor given by KU.

NOTABLE ALUMS:

Liliana Mayo recently received the Peruvian government's highest decoration for outstanding service. Mayo earned a master's in human development and family life in 1986 and a doctorate in developmental and child psychology in 1996, both from KU. Mayo is founder and director of the Life Span Institute affiliate Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru. Located in Lima, Peru, the institute works with children and adults with developmental disabilities. Mayo has been an honorary associate professor in the Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences since 1996 and received the Distinguished Service Citation in 2003, the highest honor given by KU.