Participants in the Military-Journalist Experience 2010 listen to Brig. Gen. Gary Patton through video teleconference Friday morning. Patton, who is a graduate of the University of Kansas, is the deputy commander for NATO and Afghan training. He spoke about the relationship between military and the media.

Published on October 1, 2010

The Incident Response Training Facility at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., has a simulated post office to help train military and civilians. The mock post office helps students learn how to deal with scenarios like anthrax or explosives in the mail.

Published on September 30, 2010

Army majors (left to right) Bob Gordon, Kevin Payne, Marcus Pinto and Tamika Wilson are currently taking classes at Fort Leavenworth. They started classes in at the base in August. They spoke Monday afternoon about their experiences in the Army and their experiences with the media.

Published on September 27, 2010

Lt. Col. Ron Tucker discusses the recruiting process Monday morning. He discussed the processes for both enlisted members and officers who come into the Army through ROTC.

Published on September 27, 2010

Kelly Kindscher, senior scientist for the Kansas Biological Survey, holds up a piece of sumac in Rockefeller Prairie northeast of Lawrence. Kindscher led a medicinal plant walk as part of the fall open house for the Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden Saturday morning.

Published on September 20, 2010

The native plant, yarrow grows at the Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden. The Garden is an effort between the botany and medicinal chemistry departments at the University of Kansas. Research is conducted on plants from the Garden in an effort to understand medicinal compounds in native plants that could be used in pharmaceuticals, medicines for pets and livestock, cosmetics and foods.

Published on September 20, 2010

Published on September 19, 2010