Do you remember this block of the Crestwood neighborhood south of UMKC?

Jul 6th, 2015 – by 5
The Herbert and Linda Hall residence at 5109 Cherry in 1940. When J.C. Nichols developed the Crestwood neighborhood beginning in 1919, it was advertised as a “garden home” district. The neighborhood offered large lots taking advantage of ...

UMKC gets FBI award for role in NoVA crime prevention

Dec 15th, 2014 – by 0
UMKC has gotten an award from the FBI for its role in the NoVA (No Violence Alliance) project. Each field office of the FBI gives its Director’s Community Leadership Award each year to recognize outstanding achievements and contributions toward ...

Caruso to head UMKC defense-related research

Sep 2nd, 2014 – by 0
UMKC is stepping up its efforts in defense-related research. The University said physics professor Dr. Tony Caruso has been named to a new administrative position to develop existing and new research efforts, as well as strategic partnerships ...

UMKC researcher to study rainfall, drought impact on farming

Aug 6th, 2014 – by 0
A UMKC researcher will help study what has caused extreme rainfall and severe drought during the past 100 years in the Missouri River Basin. It’s an effort to predict precipitation at the times and locations most useful to the Missouri ...

Hate crime conference at UMKC

Jan 13th, 2014 – by 0
A hate crimes conference today at UMKC will feature local and national experts. The Department of Justice Community Task Force on Hate Crimes is presenting the event addressing hate within the community and schools. “It requires the united ...

UMKC hopes to endow E. Grey Dimond chair

Dec 26th, 2013 – by 0
UMKC alumni and friends of the late E. Grey Dimond are hoping to raise $5 million to endow a chair in his name. Dimond was the founder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. The cardiologist, teacher, author, world traveler, ...

UMKC launches Urban Education Research Center

Oct 29th, 2013 – by 0
UMKC plans to do research and analysis, share information and work collaboratively to find solutions to urban education problems. To that end, the university is launching a new Urban Education Research Center today. The Center will be part of ...

New Bloch Executive Hall opens at UMKC

Aug 28th, 2013 – by 0
Henry Bloch at the podium during the celebration of the Bloch Executive Hall for Entrepreneurship. To learn innovation and management, it seems best to do it in high style. That was some of the thinking behind the Tuesday opening of the Henry ...

Grant to UMKC will fund local K-12 financial education

Jul 15th, 2013 – by 0
Teachers in Kansas City may become better equipped to help their students understand economics and personal finance. The Cloud L. Cray Foundation, which supports “teaching teachers economics and by doing so improving the economic acuity of ...

New UMKC vice provost to focus on online/distance learning

Jul 12th, 2013 – by 0
UMKC says it has hired a national leader in online education to beef up teaching and learning in cyberspace. The university has appointed Devon A. Cancilla, Ph.D. to the new post of Vice Provost for Online and Distance Learning. Here’s ...