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BY Steven Hill
With repair shop and hands-on museum dedicated to world’s first action figure, Neil Vitale is rejuvenating one of America’s great toy stories.
BY Chris Lazzarino
Chasing her Olympic goal, KU alumna Meryl Swidler gets a kick out of proving doubters wrong.
BY Megan Hirt
Dual passions are the foundation of KU alumna Hannah Lasorsa’s business, Herbal Content Cottage.
BY Chris Lazzarino
Myltin Bighorn savored the chance to learn—and teach—during an internship with the Kansas City Chiefs.
BY Steven Hill
Diverging views of the past lie at the heart of current conflict in his adopted homeland, says history student Brendan Gallagher.
BY Jennifer Jackson Sanner
As his companies celebrate 75 years, Steve Martens credits KU for his education and the opportunities to build solid business relationships.
BY Michael Pearce
Chris Rogala recounts his volunteer work near the Polish-Ukraine border and discusses his continued mission to offer help and promote awareness.
BY Steven Hill
Foreign service officer taps KU journalism training to explain U.S. policy abroad and at home.
BY Jennifer Jackson Sanner
Wichita med student Jared Starkey is family’s third generation to train at KU.
BY Chris Lazzarino
Novelist Mugabi Byenkya shares his journey of overcoming paralysis and pain.