The University of Missouri-Kansas City, with Professor Marco Brotto as the principal investigator, has received a $100,000 research grant from Abbott Nutrition. Full Article
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Introducing the UMKC School of Nursing and Health Studies
Name Change Reflects Expansion of Healthcare Education FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2013 Contact: Stacy Downs (816) 235-1441, downs@umkc.edu KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing is taking on a new name today: The UMKC School of Nursing and Health Studies. “The name change of a school might not seem significant, [...]
Dr. Marco Brotto among group of researchers to start first American Physiological Society chapter in Missouri
New organization shows intercampus collaboration for research Researchers from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Missouri in Columbia have launched the first American Physiological Society chapter in Missouri. The new APS chapter signifies increased collaboration among the University of Missouri System campuses, designed to bring more national research dollars to Missouri that [...]
Newest Issue of STARS (Student’s Achievement in Research and Scholarship) Now Available
January 17, 2013 See what your fellow students at the School of Nursing are up to in the latest issue of STARS! This semi-annual publication (summer and winter) highlights the scholarship accomplishments of your student peers, and also provides introductory and contact information in case you are interested in participating in scholarship activities yourself. By [...]
Online nursing graduate program receives high national ranking
The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing has been ranked in the Top 20 of the nation’s best online graduate nursing programs by U.S. News & World Report. UMKC’s no. 15 ranking, released Tuesday, is the highest of any public university in Missouri or Kansas; the University of Kansas ranked No. 23. Full Article
School of Nursing Professor Cynthia Russell to Lead International Transplant Nurses Group
Dr. Cynthia L. Russell, a professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, has been elected president-elect of the International Transplant Nurses Society. That post will lead to her installation as president of the society in Fall 2013. Full Article
Dr. An-Lin Cheng featured in UMatters “Faculty Profile Series”
This is another in an ongoing series of profiles of faculty members who have recently achieved tenure. These profiles are intended to provide illustrations of how some faculty reach that goal. The faculty tenure process, while arduous, offers benefits to those who undergo it. “Preparing for tenure was not an annoying task to get over, [...]
School of Nursing gets $1.5M to improve clinics’ care
Kansas City Business Journal David Twiddy, Reporter Wednesday, October 3, 2012 The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.5 million federal grant to help improve medical services at two area community health clinics. Announced Wednesday, the grant comes from the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department [...]
Dr. Marco Brotto appointed endowed professor at School of Nursing
The UMKC School of Nursing is pleased to announce the appointment of Marco Brotto, BSN, MS, Ph.D., as the Dale and Dorothy Thompson/Missouri Endowed Professor for Nursing Research. Brotto holds joint appointments at the Schools of Nursing, Medicine and Biological Sciences and is director of the UMKC Muscle Biology Group. He also serves as Director [...]
School of Nursing Ph.D. student named 2012 Jonas Scholar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2012 Contact: John Martellaro, (816) 235-1592 martellaroj@umkc.edu UMKC School of Nursing student named 2012 Jonas Scholar Prestigious scholarship program recognizes future academic leaders in nursing education Danielle Perkins, a Ph.D. student in the UMKC School of Nursing, has been named a 2012 Jonas Scholar by the Jonas Center for Nursing [...]
