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by Matt Erickson
February 18, 2013 at 4:43 p.m.
KU links: corporate political donations, monarch butterflies and a 'Homerathon'
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Your weekly update on where folks from KU have popped up in the news around the country:
• The Minnesota Star Tribune cited a study by assistant professor of business Felix Meschke, along with two University of Minnesota researchers, that found companies that make big political donations don't really tend to help their bottom lines. That study has been mentioned in the New York Times and Time magazine, too.
• Chip Taylor, director of KU's Monarch Watch Program, talked with the Washington Post's kids' section about monarch butterflies' annual migration to Mexico and back.
• Stanley Lombardo, a professor of classics, took part in a "Homerathon" at Ave Maria University in Florida, per the Naples Daily News. A Homerathon is a 24-hour reading of all 24 books of Homer's "Iliad," and the translation used was Lombardo's.
• Shane Lopez, a professor of the practice in the KU School of Business, talked with the Gallup Business Journal about his research on the importance of hope in business.
• Phillip Hofstra, a professor of design at KU and the most recent winner of the HOPE teaching award from students, got a mention in this Kansas City Star story about Shea Rush, the son of former KC high school basketball star JaRon Rush (and nephew of former KU star Brandon). Shea, 15, is also Hofstra's grandson, and the story says Hofstra's work has inspired his grandson to consider a career in architecture.
If you spot any KU mentions somewhere out there in the vast expanse of the Internet, feel free to shoot me a link at merickson@ljworld.com. And, please, don't forget to send your KU news tips there, too.
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kansasplains1 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Is there a complete video which can be seen?
I would love to hear Stanley Lombardo's translation as it is spoken out loud.
merickson 2 months, 4 weeks ago
I do not see any video from Lombardo's visit to Florida. But a quick YouTube search reveals several clips of his readings from the "Iliad" and other works:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22stanley+lombardo%22&oq=%22stanley+lombardo%22&gs_l=youtube.3..0.2313.5670.0.5976.18.16.0.0.0.0.968.2838.5j10j6-1.16.0...0.0...1ac.1.H-e0XlzzP2E
-Matt
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