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The Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center was dedicated April 25. Cutting the ribbon are, from left, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Richard Lariviere; Marlesa Roney,vice provost for Student Success; Nella Dinolfo, Sabatini family member; Frank Sabatini; Chancellor Robert Hemenway; Catherine Bell, former student body vice president; Ray Wittlinger, student body vice president; Hannah Love, student body president; and Santos Nœ–ez, program director of the center.

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Valerie Plame Wilson, the former CIA officer whose identity was disclosed in 2003, addressed the 21st annual Media and the Law Seminar, a KU Continuing Education event in April.

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Cadet Sgt. Kyle Daniels, front, and Cadet Sergeant Helen Draffen make their way through an obstacle at the KU Army ROTC Ranger Buddy Competition. Two-person teams from across the country competed in the event.

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Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts shakes hands with Nate Hill, a first-year law student from Orem, Utah.Justice Roberts met with students and guests after taking part in a moot court competition. Roberts delivered the 2008 Vickers Memorial Lecture. His visit was sponsored by the School of Business.

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Chancellor Robert Hemenway, center, presented the Center For Teaching Excellence's Departmental Award for Exceptional Teaching and Learning to the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing on May 5. Pictured with Hemenway are, from left, Debby Daniels, Department of Hearing and Speech, KU Medical Center; Jane Wegner, director and clinical professor of speech, language and hearing; Holly Storkel, associate professor of speech, language and hearing; and Hugh Catts, chair and professor of speech, language and hearing. As part of the award, the department will receive $10,000 and will be honored Aug. 19 at the KU Teaching Summit. The Center for Teaching Excellence considers three criteria for the award: establishing a culture of learning with a focus on innovation and collaboration, systematic reflection on department goals for students and evidence of student learning

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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.