2009 Features

Finding his groove

Hermon Mehari could have gone to school in New York or Boston, but he decided to study jazz in the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance’s Jazz Studi...  Full Story >>
Published: 7/17/2009 3:04:02 PM |

 

Pointed in the right direction

ARROWS – which stands for Achieving Recruitment, Retention and Outreach with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) – is a five-year pro...  Full Story >>
Published: 7/10/2009 2:49:21 PM |

 

Creating a sustainable future

The 18-hour minor integrates a wide range of fields, including geosciences, engineering, ethics, urban planning and design, economics, history, philos...  Full Story >>
Published: 6/29/2009 3:53:18 PM |

 

Setting the stage for success

Based on Missouri’s Campus for the Arts, UMKC Theatre features Master of Fine Arts programs in Acting/Performance, Costume Design, Lighting Design, ...  Full Story >>
Published: 6/29/2009 1:51:27 PM |

 

Built from scratch

Even in times of economic uncertainty, recent University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Computing and Engineering graduates seem to have a good thi...  Full Story >>
Published: 6/24/2009 2:11:59 PM |

 

An International Friendship

When he was eleven-years-old, Dr. William Q. Wu emigrated from China to the U.S. without his family. To help him further his education, Dr. Wu’s par...  Full Story >>
Published: 6/19/2009 3:31:36 PM |

 

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...  Full Story >>
Published: 6/12/2009 3:57:19 PM |

 

School of Pharmacy wins community service award

The UMKC School of Pharmacy was recently selected to receive the “Student Community Engaged Service Award” by the American Association of Colleges...  Full Story >>
Published: 6/4/2009 |

 

2009 IUE Graduates

On May 9, 2009, eight students graduated from UMKC as members of the inaugural class of the Institute for Urban Education. The nationally-recognized p...  Full Story >>
Published: 5/28/2009 |

 

Libby Stoddard = Excellence in Education

University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) physics professor Elizabeth (Libby) R. Stoddard, Ph.D., received the 2009 Governor’s Award for Excellence ...  Full Story >>
Published: 5/15/2009 |

 


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