2006 News Releases
NO.050
Beloved book by medical school founder is republished
With a waiting list many people, Diástole has decided to reprint Take Wing! Interesting Things That Happened on My Way to School by E. Grey Dimond, M.D. A limited 1,000 copies were first published ... Full Story >>Posted: 3/14/2006 5:16:37 PM
NO.049
Twenty-three historians from around the world
Twenty-three eminent historians from around the world, charged with writing a new history of the Cold War, will convene in Kansas City on Thursday, March 30 to begin their work. Scholars from China, ... Full Story >>Posted: 4/6/2006 11:28:29 AM
NO.047
UMKC students in urban planning and design tackle Westport intersection problem that continues to befuddle even the professionals
Cameron Washington, a senior at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, dreams of one day designing more attractive urban neighborhoods. But for now, he focuses all of his attention on a problem in Ka... Full Story >>Posted: 3/10/2006 9:07:29 AM
NO.046
Poetry event April 7 is a collaboration of UMKC and The Writer's Place in Kansas City
Poets Michael Waters and Michelle Boisseau will present outstanding poetry of our time at the next University of Missouri-Kansas City at The Writer’s Place Reading Series event Friday, April 7, 2006, ... Full Story >>Posted: 3/8/2006 11:20:12 AM
NO.045
Talk show tackles HIV/AIDS topics on urban Gospel radio station
A new Kansas City radio talk show devoted to the topic of HIV/AIDS is now airing weekly on the AM dial. Its target audience: African Americans. Did you know that African Americans make up 12 percen... Full Story >>Posted: 3/7/2006 4:19:51 PM
NO.044
March 9 conference will draw 13 med schools to Hospital Hill
At the request of medical schools across the country, the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine will have a conference to display its “learning communities” style of medical edu... Full Story >>Posted: 3/7/2006 8:57:04 AM
NO.043
HUD awards $274,000 grant to UMKC's Dept. of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design; Focus is on jump-starting the heritage tourism industry outside the French Quarter
At Xavier University in New Orleans, the federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Dept. today awarded the University of Missouri-Kansas City a $274,000 grant from HUD’s new “Universities Rebuilding... Full Story >>Posted: 3/6/2006 12:11:17 PM
NO.041
UMKC advances to national debate tournament for ninth consecutive year
The University of Missouri-Kansas City debate team of Malcolm Gordon and Andrew Culp this past weekend amassed a 7-to-1 record to qualify to compete against 77 other collegiate teams at the National D... Full Story >>Posted: 2/27/2006 4:41:46 PM
NO.040
Known as the Primary Campus for the Visual and Performing Arts,
In 1906, future performer Josephine Baker was born in St. Louis; several Kansas City skyscrapers were built, including the Commerce Bank at 10th and Walnut; and John Cowan opened the Conservatory of M... Full Story >>Posted: 4/6/2006 11:26:42 AM
NO.039
KCMO Public Schools Black History Month spelling bee at UMKC is festive event for educators, parents, kids
There was a lot going on at the Kansas City Missouri Public School District’s 4th Grade Spelling Bee, held at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Pierson Auditorium Friday, Feb. 24. Nearly 200 p... Full Story >>Posted: 2/24/2006 2:15:50 PM