The Marching Jayhawks have been integral to campus life for more than 100 years. With all of KU's past history and recent athletic success, it's been pretty cool to be with the band.

Started as a rumor control hotline in 1970, KU Info has morphed into a general information wellspring. Students, parents, alumni and just about anyone else in the world can have their questions answered with a simple phone call or a quick query online.

KU has formed a financial literacy task force that will help students become more savvy with money, from managing debt to balancing a checkbook. The group's goal is to increase the financial literacy of students so they can avoid unmanageable debt and learn vital life skills.

Success Week is an entire week dedicated to academic success, stress relief and how to get involved at KU. Starting Monday, September 22, discover what you need to succeed with a week-long slate of programs on career paths, graduation advice and much, much more.

The Spencer Museum of Art's Thomas Hart Benton painting, "The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley," has been selected as one of 24 finalists for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art, a project designed to educate the public about the state and to encourage travel.

Thanks to a six-year, $20.2 million National Institutes of Health award, KU is joining top-tier institutions in the search for molecules that can advance human health. The grant is the largest federal research award ever made in Kansas.

Forbes magazine has included three KU alumnae in its list of the world's most powerful women. From left: #5 Cynthia Carroll, chief executive of Anglo American; #43 Linda Zarda Cook; and #2 Sheila Bair, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.