School of Computing and Engineering

UMKC researchers awarded $8.3 million NIH grant to study ‘crosstalk’ between bones and muscles

Posted by on July 17, 2012 at 9:46 am

The University of Missouri-Kansas City has received a five-year, $8.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study the relationship between osteoporosis (loss of bone density) and sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass) as people age. The research will be led by Lynda Bonewald, Ph.D., Curators’ Professor […]

UMKC Joins GreenTouch Consortium

Posted by on June 25, 2012 at 10:44 am

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 […]

National Science Foundation hosts veterans’ STEM think tank through UMKC

Posted by on September 16, 2011 at 2:58 pm

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently sponsored Transition STEM — a veterans’ STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education think tank — through UMKC. The invitation-only event convened national leaders to help veterans with service-connected disabilities transition into post-secondary science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

National Science Foundation hosts veterans’ STEM education think tank through UMKC

Posted by on July 21, 2011 at 3:58 pm

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will sponsor a veterans’ STEM education think tank through the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) next week. The invitation-only event will convene national leaders to help veterans with service-connected disabilities transition into post-secondary science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

Kauffman Foundation grants $3.2 million to form KC STEM Alliance

Posted by on July 6, 2011 at 3:49 pm

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced a $3.2 million grant over five years to create the KC STEM Alliance – a new organization that will grow and strengthen science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs to build a stronger pipeline of students prepared for 21st century careers. The KC STEM Alliance is housed at […]

UMKC School of Computing and Engineering professor receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Posted by on February 24, 2011 at 3:59 pm

Daniel Leon-Salas, an assistant professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (CSEE) at the UMKC School of Computing and Engineering (SCE), recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to support his research on hybrid energy-harvesting image sensors.