Archive for June, 2012

UMKC Joins GreenTouch Consortium

June 25, 2012

The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s School of Computing and Engineering has become a member of GreenTouch, a global industry consortium dedicated to dramatically improving the energy efficiency of the information and communications technology networks by a factor of 1,000. Researchers at UMKC’s SCE will collaborate with a number of high-profile institutions to research and invent […]

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UMKC Fungal Genetics Stock Center awarded $500,000 National Science Foundation grant

June 25, 2012

The Fungal Genetics Stock Center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Biological Sciences has been awarded a grant of nearly $500,000 by the National Science Foundation to establish the United States Culture Collection Network. The goal of the network is to bring together scientists working with laboratory-based collections of microbes across the nation. […]

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Dr. Lawrence Dreyfus Named UMKC Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development

June 13, 2012

Dr. Lawrence Dreyfus has been named to the position of Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, for a three-year term effective July 1, 2012. Dr. Gail Hackett, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, announced Dreyfus’ appointment. “Dr. Dreyfus is taking over one of the most important positions at this […]

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