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If you had attended KU in the 1800s, you probably would have taken a botany class as part of your course of study. (Those were the days!) In Botany, students were required to collect and identify plant specimens. We still have several dozen of these specimens in the McGregor Herbarium. ...
The Kansas Notable Book List highlights our lively contemporary writing community and encourages readers to enjoy some of the best writing of the authors among us. ...
The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum and the Missouri Botanical Garden welcomed four visiting scholars from Africa from Aug. 5-22, 2026, as part of a National Science Foundation-funded effort to build one of the most comprehensive digital resources ever assembled for tropical African seed plants.