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Science fiction writer Bogi Takács Perelmutter's “Song of Spores” was recently published by Broken Eye Books. The KU faculty member’s novel addresses questions like the persistence of prejudice, the possibilities of international cooperation and what happens when reality doesn’t match the high-minded slogans you’ve been taught to uphold.

Martin Nedbal, professor in the School of Music, is co-author and co-editor of the book “A History of Music in the Czech Lands,” published by Cambridge University Press. Nedbal said the book takes a contemporary approach to the multilayered and tangled ethnolinguistic history of the country. The book also diverts from the traditional encyclopedic approach to such histories.

Ihor Lylo, a visiting assistant professor from Ukraine, has received the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Award. This will allow Lylo to continue teaching and conducting research at the University of Kansas, where he is affiliated with the Department of Slavic, German & Eurasian Studies as well as the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies.