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• And as the Jayhawks march off to San Antonio and the Sweet 16 of the basketball tournament, they wouldn’t have fared nearly as well in the most recent edition of the K Street College Classic, a bracket that advances teams based on how much they spent on federal lobbying compiled by the folks at the Center for Responsive Politics at opensecrets.org.

In fact, KU, which spent $233,050 in federal lobbying in 2010, lost in the very first round to Boston University.

But, to the Jayhawks’ credit, they did lose to the eventual tournament champions. Boston University spent $960,000 on lobbying in 2010.

KU more than double that amount on lobbying in 2009, according to the website, when they spent $491,000, good enough to get the team to the Final Four of the 2010 bracket.

• David Ekerdt, professor of sociology and director of KU’s Gerontology Center, is quoted in a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal, in an article about how couples decide whether and how to move after retirement.

Even though for a long period of time, one in 10 Americans decided to move, that number is increasing in recent years, according to several studies.

Despite the difficulties, “everyone thinks about moving in retirement,” Ekerdt told the newspaper. “Moving represents freedom. It represents the ability to take off.”

The article also addresses how couples make those kinds of decisions.

Also, Ekerdt is working on a research project that sounds rather interesting to me, about learning how older people make decisions about what kinds of possessions to keep during a move.

• A new exhibition at KU’s Natural History Museum will bring together art and science, as artists from across northeast Kansas will interpret a quote from Charles Darwin in “Evolve! Adapt to Survive,” an art exhibition organized and curated by the KU Natural History Museum Student Advisory Board.

An opening reception is scheduled from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 1, at the museum, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd. Admission is free and refreshments will be provided.

The opening will also include a musical performance by the band The Oils.

The exhibition is scheduled to remain on view in the Stairwell Gallery of the museum through spring 2012.

• I’m thinking Heard on the Hill posts should be accompanied by musical performances. I’ll see if I can get to work on that. In the meantime, anyone — musically inclined or not — should send tips to ahyland@ljworld.com.