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“Integrating Technology into Translational Research” Symposium is June 20

May 24th, 2013 · No Comments · Academic programs, Academic units, Affiliated groups, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Life Sciences, Mission and Goals

[The following was provided by Frontiers: The Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.] Attention students and faculty in the University of Missouri-Kansas City Schools of Biological Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Health Studies, and Pharmacy: This research symposium is for you.

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Truman Good Neighbor Awards Go to Four Roos

May 24th, 2013 · No Comments · Academic programs, Awards and honors, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Scholarships, Students

[The following was provided by Strategic Marketing and Communications.] Four UMKC students recently were awarded the Eddie Jacobson and the Sherman & Irene Dreiseszun Scholarships for study abroad. The scholarships are funded through the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation.

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Three Fulbright Grantees Have Bright Year Ahead

May 24th, 2013 · No Comments · Academic programs, Academic units, Affiliated groups, Alumni, Arts and Literature, Awards and honors, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by Strategic Marketing and Communications.] Three University of Missouri-Kansas City students were awarded Fulbright grants to study abroad during the 2013-2014 academic year.

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41 Hispanic Fund Scholarship Winners to Attend UMKC

May 24th, 2013 · No Comments · Academic programs, Awards and honors, Scholarships, Students

[The following was provided by Strategic Marketing and Communications.] The 2013 Greater Kansas City Hispanic Scholarship Fund will award scholarships in the amount of $325,000 to 226 students on June 6; 41 of the students plan to attend the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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Inaugural Capstone Symposium “Celebrating Social Work Excellence”

May 20th, 2013 · No Comments · Academic programs, Academic units, Faculty, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Research, Students

[The following was provided by the School of Social Work.] The Master of Social Work Student Organization (MSWSO) in partnership with the School of Social Work and community sponsor First Call presented the first student-based symposium May 10 in the Student Union.

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Rymer Wins Award from American Stroke Foundation

May 20th, 2013 · No Comments · Academic programs, Academic units, Awards and honors, Faculty, Life Sciences

[The following was provided by the School of Medicine.] Marilyn Rymer, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine Professor and Edward T. Matheny, Jr. Missouri Endowed Chair in Neuroscience in the School of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, won the Rose Award for Philanthropy and Community Leadership from the American Stroke Foundation.

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Celebrating A Career in Nursing Education

May 13th, 2013 · No Comments · Academic programs, Announcement, Awards and honors, Faculty, Life Sciences

[The following was submitted by the School of Nursing and Health Studies.] University of Missouri-Kansas City faculty, staff and students gathered to celebrate the career of Lora Lacey-Haun, dean of the School of Nursing and Health Studies.

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New Department Created at School of Medicine

April 22nd, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Life Sciences

[The following was submitted by the School of Medicine.] The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine has combined a variety of courses on the social aspects of medicine into one new academic department.

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FaCET and Department of Chemistry Seminar

April 22nd, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Faculty, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia

[The following was submitted by the Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching.] The Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching (FaCET) will  have visitors next week from Missouri Science & Technology  presenting on the UMKC campus.  The Department of Chemistry and FaCET will be hosting this seminar, entitled  “Course Redesign and Innovation in General Chemistry,” presented [...]

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Faculty Staff Awards Ceremony is April 9

April 1st, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Academic units, Awards and honors, Faculty, Staff

[The following was submitted by the Office of Public Relations] “Celebrating Excellence,” the Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony, is scheduled for April 9 at 2 p.m. in Room 401 of the Student Union.

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