UMKC Will Play Key Role In New Regional Career Services Project

The Kansas City Government to Univesity (G2U) Regional Coalition is launching a new career services project to help draw our region’s students to high-demand public service careers.

Segregation and the City: What Happened Next?

Staff from the UMKC Center for Neighborhoods will be featured in a panel discussion on the COVID-19 Pandemic and how this international crisis has had on their communities.

UMKC Study Finds Connections in Missouri Firearm Laws With Adolescent and Young Adult Suicide Rates

This research study highlights the connection between firearm suicide rates in adolescents and young adults and the easing of restrictions to gun ownership in Missouri law.

UMKC To Receive $1.9 Million to Improve COVID-19 Testing Among Underserved and Vulnerable Communities

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announcced on November 23 that UMKC has been selected to receive 1.9 million in grant funding through the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program.

SBDC’s Urban Business Growth Initiative

Find classes on developing your Kansas City business through the Small Business Development Center’s (SBDC) Urban Growth Initiative.

KY3 News Features UMKC Pharmacy Students During Flu Shot Clinic in Webster County

KY3 News reports that nearly 50 residents of Webster County recieved free flue shots from UMKC Pharmacy Students in a drive-through clinic held at the fairgrounds in Marshfield, MO.

Digital Sandbox KC

Digital Sandbox KC broadly seeks new innovation in information technology. The Sandbox provides innovators with proof-of-concept resources to support early-stage commercialization processes.

Whiteboard 2 Boardroom

Whiteboard 2 Boardroom connects entrepreneurs and established businesses to technologies available for licensing at institutions of higher education, hospitals and corporations in Missouri and Kansas to stimulate applied research, leverage innovation in the marketplace, and accelerate the commercialization of technology.

Integrating STEM + KC

A STEM capable workforce is integral to fostering the innovation needed for prosperity in Kansas City. This conference hosted by UMKC is meant to be a collaboration of researchers and professionals to design and implement STEM education improvements.

Family Friday at the UMKC Gallery of Art

The UMKC Gallery of Ary will be open from 10am-2pm on November 27th so friends, family, and community members have the chance to see our new exhibition, “Real Black: a spectrum of the Black present”, outside of our regularly scheduled hours.