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KU HISTORY:

Nowadays, KU students call Mizzou their rival. In the early 20th century, however, students from schools within the university counted each other as rivals. On May 3, 1900, Chancellor Francis Snow stepped in during one of the first recorded disputes between engineering and law students. Snow had a 5,000 pound boulder that was a point of contention between the two groups dynamited in hopes of ending the conflict. For more, see www.kuhistory.com.

RESEARCH MATTERS:

Deforestation in Mexico could bring about the end of the 3,000-mile migration of the monarch butterfly, according to a KU researcher. "To lose something like this migration is to diminish all of us - to diminish the biodiversity on the planet. And it would be a shame to lose this particular phenomenon because it's so truly spectacular, one of the awe-inspiring phenomena that nature presents to us," said Chip Taylor, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. "We need to understand it; we need to protect it." For more, or to listen to the original broadcast, visit www.researchmatters.ku.edu.

TOPONYMS:

After its 1960 opening on west campus, Youngberg Hall housed the Center for Research Inc. After the center moved to nearby Nichols Hall, KU Endowment moved into the hall, which it had built and named in honor of former executive secretary Irvin Youngberg. KU Endowment outgrew Youngberg in 1998, and the KU Center for Research and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies returned. For more, visit www.buildings.ku.edu.

NOTABLE ALUMS:

Pioneer nutritionist and 1903 KU graduate Elmer McCollum of Fort Scott initiated the system of naming vitamins with letters and isolated the growth-promoting factors now called vitamins A and B. But he was no pill popper. Rather, he was a fierce believer in nutrition through food, saying vitamins were no more "vital" than other nutrients. His home in Baltimore is a National Historic Landmark.

KU HISTORY:

Nowadays, KU students call Mizzou their rival. In the early 20th century, however, students from schools within the university counted each other as rivals. On May 3, 1900, Chancellor Francis Snow stepped in during one of the first recorded disputes between engineering and law students. Snow had a 5,000 pound boulder that was a point of contention between the two groups dynamited in hopes of ending the conflict. For more, see www.kuhistory.com.