Theme: Health

UMKC Students Lend a Hand at Arrowhead Vaccination Event

UMKC Community Engagement, COVID-19, Health, health-care, Public Health, Vaccinations, Volunteerism

The event, hosted last weekend, vaccinated over 7000 individuals.

UMKC Nursing Students Assist in Vaccine Rollout

UMKC COVID-19, Health, Public Health, Vaccinations

Over 200 UMKC nursing students are helping vaccinate the Kansas City community.

Researcher Explores Therapeutic to Reduce Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Dogs

UMKC Animals, Health, Research and Data

UMKC School of Pharmacy faculty member Emma Meyer, Pharm.D., is one of four regional researchers who have received a $50,000 research grant from BioNexus KC and the Hall Family Foundation to promote innovations in human and animal health.

Three UMKC School of Medicine Faculty Are Among The Top Local Doctors Featured by Kansas City Magazine

UMKC COVID-19, Health, Public Health

Kansas City Magazine’s January edition highlighted the ways local medical professionals have contributed to Kansas City during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Amoung those featured were three UMKC Facutly Members.

Cultural Tradition collection for LifewiseStl

UMSL Community Engagement, Fundraising, Health, Nonprofit, Student Programs, Summer Camp, Volunteerism

The students in the Pierre Laclede Honors College’s seven Cultural Traditions classes created service to go kits to support the community programs run by LifewiseStl. Each class collected and created their own kits based on the needs provided by LifewiseStl.

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

UMKC COVID-19, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Health, Health Care, Public Health

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.

Move More Get More

UMKC Collaboration, Community, Community Engagement, Health, Public Health, Research and Data, Youth Programming

Move More Get More is a federally funded program to increase physical activity and nutrition among middle school students in Kansas City Public Schools.