[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] Lynda F. Bonewald, Ph.D., recently began her term as president of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. ASBMR is the world’s leading scientific organization for bone health research.
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Dr. Lynda Bonewald Recently Began Term as President of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
November 27th, 2012 · Comments Off · Announcement, Faculty, Life Sciences
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New Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education Offered Through Schools of Education and Medicine
November 27th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Academic units, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, General Education, Life Sciences, Staff, Students
[The following was provided by the School of Education.] The School of Education and the School of Medicine at UMKC recently announced the new Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education, with two new courses being offered Spring 2013.
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SOM Students Offer Free ‘15-Minute Physicals’ with Dr. Oz, to Air Later This Fall
November 13th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic programs, Academic units, Affiliated groups, Community Connections, Faculty, Life Sciences, Mission and Goals, Research, Support services
[The following was provided by the UMKC School of Medicine.] On Oct. 30, approximately 30 UMKC School of Medicine students from years 3 to 6 joined TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz in providing free “15 Minute Physicals.” Nearly 150 volunteers performed more than 800 physicals throughout the day.
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Literature of Prescription exhibit, Oct. 22 – Dec. 1
October 30th, 2012 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Libraries, Life Sciences, Mission and Goals, Staff, Students, Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was provided by the Health Sciences Library.] Presented by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, this exhibit explores the story behind Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s indictment of the medical profession and the social conventions restricting women’s professional and creative opportunities.
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UMKC Wins Grant to Address Urban Health Disparities
October 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic units, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Life Sciences, Mission and Goals
[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations] The University of Missouri-Kansas City is one of only five universities in the nation to receive a special federal grant designed to improve health care for groups of people stricken with illnesses at a higher rate than the general population.
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School of Nursing receives $1.5 million grant to address health disparities
October 9th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic units, Affiliated groups, Awards and honors, Community Connections, Faculty, Life Sciences, Mission and Goals, Staff
[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing, in collaboration with the Schools of Dentistryand Pharmacy, has received a three-year grant of approximately $1.5 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration
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Stephanie Burroughs, VRC Scientist, Receives Fight for Sight Award
October 9th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic units, Affiliated groups, Awards and honors, Faculty, Life Sciences
[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] The UMKC School of Medicine Vision Research Center was recently awarded a post-doctoral award by the non-profit organization Fight for Sight for the Center’s research focusing on causes of and treatments for glaucoma. Stephanie Burroughs, Ph.D., Research Scientist at the VRC, is conducting research focused on identifying [...]
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Nick Yarsulik, “Forgotten Pieces and Broken Memories”
October 9th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic units, Arts and Literature, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Life Sciences, Students, Uncategorized, Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was provided by the UMKC Gallery of Art.] The UMKC Gallery of Art will present the MA Thesis Show of digital artist Nick Yarsulik, which will run from Oct. 11 until Nov. 2.
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UMKC Vision Research Center awarded National Eye Institute grant
October 2nd, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic units, Affiliated groups, Announcement, Community Connections, Life Sciences, Mission and Goals, Research
[The following was provided by the Office of Public Relations.] Researchers at the UMKC School of Medicine Vision Research Center have received a $1.125 million grant from the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health to support the development of new drug therapies for protecting the retina and optic nerve in chronic degenerative eye disease. The [...]
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Marco Brotto appointed endowed professor at School of Nursing
September 18th, 2012 · Comments Off · Academic units, Announcement, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Life Sciences, Mission and Goals
[The following was provided by the 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.
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