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UMKC and MSU partner to provide PharmD program on Springfield campus

UMKC and MSU partner to provide PharmD program on Springfield campus The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and Missouri State University (MSU) in Springfield, Mo., have entered into an agreement that will allow students on the Springfield campus to earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from UMKC. The agreeme...read more

 

Spirit of service soars at UMKC Dental School

Spirit of service soars at UMKC Dental School

To witness the human side of dental education, you need only stand in a corner of the reception area of the Rinehart Clinic at the School of Dentistry as morning or afternoon sessions get underway. The area, which is not small, is packed with people of every possible age, color, ...read more

 

The road to a career in research

The road to a career in research

While the economy has some upcoming college grads scratching their heads wondering what they are going to do, School of Pharmacy senior Racheal Kendrick knows exactly what she is going to do and she is itching to get started.

And even though she hasn’t officiall...read more

 

Banking on Brain Research

Banking on Brain Research

When Larry Carver, M.D., sought out donations for his research and began building up a supply of postmortem brain tissues, other researchers exploring neurological and psychiatric disorders caught wind of his work and began to call, seeking samples for their own studies. Thus began what is now the University of Missouri-...read more

 

UMKC doctoral student wants to help military protect our troops

UMKC doctoral student wants to help military protect our troops Podcast interview with Kevin Hoffman

Like most Americans, Kevin Hoffman is anxious to see U.S. military troops moved out of harm’s way.

No, he’s not a protestor or political activist. He is a scientist, and the “harm” that he is concerne...read more

 

Mechanism of muscle aging is focus of UMKC School of Nursing research

Mechanism of muscle aging is focus of UMKC School of Nursing research Researchers at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Nursing may be on the verge of unlocking a key mechanism when it comes to understanding what causes the gradual decrease in muscle strength as people age.

Their findings will be published in an upcoming issue of Aging Cell, one of the world’s lead...read more

 

Bone biology and muscle biology researchers awarded $1.1 milllion ‘Grand Opportunity’ grant

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of the National Institutes of He...  read more....

UMKC and MSU partner to provide Doctor of Pharmacy program on Springfield campus
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and Missouri State University (MSU) in Springfield, Mo., have entere...  read more....

UMKC nursing students awarded inaugural VNA scholarships
Three students from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Nursing are among 12 area nursing and a...  read more....

TMC/UMKC CPR study: More compressions, fewer interruptions saves lives
According to a newly published study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, survival rates for ...  read more....

UMKC School of Medicine professor wins national women’s health award
Tracy L. Stevens, M.D., professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine and medical d...  read more....

Marsha Pyle appointed new dean of UMKC School of Dentistry
The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) has announced the appointment of Marsha A. Pyle, D.D.S., M.Ed., as th...  read more....

Alumnus gives $8.2 million gift to University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry
In what is one of the largest individual gifts ever made to a school of dentistry in the United States, the Univers...  read more....

ACNP elects UMKC’s Thad Wilson as its new president
Thad Wilson, Ph.D., FNP-BC, associate professor and associate dean at the Universit...  read more....