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PLACE STUDENT SUCCESS AT THE CENTER
Gift creates endowed scholarship at the UMKC School of Computing and Engineering
Kansas City, Mo.-based engineering firm Burns & McDonnell creates the Newton A. Campbell Engineering Excellence Scholarship in honor of the firm's former president, chairman and CEO. Read more
Juvenile justice mentoring program provides students with valuable experiences
Criminal Justice program at UMKC provides college students as mentors to girls in the family court system, setting a service-learning example for other universities to follow. Read more
UMKC athlete sets high standards on and off the court
Research projects, mid-terms and labs top the list of what students expect from their college experience. For Trey McKinney-Jones, it's also about relationships, athletics and community service. Read more (includes video)
LEAD IN LIFE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
UMKC selected to participate in national genome project
The UMKC School of Biological Sciences is selected as one of only 20 universities nationwide to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy's 2010-2011 Joint Genome Institute Education Program. Read more
ADVANCE URBAN ENGAGEMENT
UMKC receives grants to evaluate elderly citizens' transportation needs
UMKC receives $65,000 in grants to identify transportation needs of elderly citizens in the Greater Kansas City area. The Jewish Heritage Foundation of Greater Kansas City contributed $40,000 and the Mr. Goodcents Foundation contributed $25,000. The project - Framework for Senior Mobility - is led by the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration at UMKC. Read more
Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City awards $100,000 grant to UMKC School of Medicine
The School of Medicine's Summer Scholars/Saturday Academy encourages youth from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the medicine and scientific fields to hone their math and science skills. Read more (includes video)
EXCEL IN THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
UMKC's theater stages original play about recession
America's economic crisis has been viewed through many lenses. Now UMKC's theater department takes on the recession with the play, "Slammed." Read more
UMKC composer Zhou Long's opera, "Madame White Snake," premieres in Boston
The legend of Madame White Snake gets a musical treatment from Dr. Zhou Long, UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance faculty member. The opera, for which he composed the music, opens in Boston on Feb. 26. Read more
EMBRACE DIVERSITY
UMKC School of Law hosts Edward A. Smith/Bryan Cave Lecture
In conjunction with the International Relations Council and Alliance Francais, the UMKC School of Law presents The Honorable Jean-Louis Bruguiere - French judge and European Union high representative - as he addresses the fight against terrorism from a French perspective. Read more
PROMOTE RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Bloch professor leads unprecedented research in Iraq
Professor's research project breaks new ground in entrepreneurship and economic development in post-conflict communities. The project will produce low-cost, high-impact recommendations to help damaged areas return to economic stability. Read more
Light harvesting research at UMKC may lead to better, cheaper solar cells
Researchers at UMKC and the University of Florida have pioneered a method to tease out promising molecular structures for capturing energy, a step that could speed the development of more efficient, cheaper solar cells. Read more
University of Missouri System plans to invest up to $5 million to accelerate commercialization of intellectual property
UM System President Gary Forsee announces the creation of the Enterprise Investment Program to create more jobs across Missouri, underscoring the university's continued commitment to being "part of the solution" to the state's economic challenges. Read more |
