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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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Professor Wins National Pediatric Radiology Honor

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

[The following was provided by the School of Medicine.] Lisa Horton Lowe, professor, academic chair and radiology residency program director at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, is receiving the Singleton-Taybi Award this week at the Society for Pediatric Radiology meeting in San Antonio.

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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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Dean Lacey-Haun Appointed to Serve As Co-Chair of the Kansas City Health Commission

February 26th, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic units, Affiliated groups, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] Lora Lacey-Haun, dean of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing, has been appointed by Kansas City Mayor Sly James to serve as co-chair of the Kansas City Health Commission.

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Prof. Kathy Krause Wins Coveted NEH Fellowship

February 19th, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic units, Awards and honors, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Students

[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] Kathy M. Krause, professor of French in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in the College of Arts & Sciences, was recently notified that she has won a year-long National Endowment

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UMKC SCE E-WEEK Blood Drive Will Be Held on Thursday, Feb. 28

February 19th, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic units, Affiliated groups, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the School of Computing and Engineering.] The School of Computing and Engineering E-Week Blood Drive will be held from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28 in room 557 in Flarsheim Hall. The drive is sponsored by the student chapters of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers and [...]

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UMKC Law School Listed Among ‘Best Law Schools for Black Students’

February 12th, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic units, Affiliated groups, Alumni, Awards and honors, Community Connections, Diversity, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] The School of Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City has been listed as one of “the best law schools for black students” in the 2013 Edition of The Black Student’s Guide to Law Schools.

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Check Out K-ROO – the Online Student-Run Radio Station

February 12th, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic units, Affiliated groups, Alumni, Communications, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the UMKC Communication Studies Department.] K-ROO is streamed online at k-roo.org 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Live programming takes place between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Monday – Friday. Overnight and weekends are archived shows from earlier in the week. 

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Bloch School Encourages Participation in the 2013 Regnier Venture Creation Challenge

February 12th, 2013 · Comments Off · Academic units, Affiliated groups, Alumni, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students

[The following was provided by the Henry W. Bloch School of Management.] Any UMKC student or student team with an idea for a business or venture is invited to participate in the 2013 Regnier Venture Creation Challenge. The event takes place on April 27. Sign up now to be considered for a spot in the [...]

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