UMKC grant will help with diabetes research
By Mr Hyde at Czech Wikipedia (Original text: moje foto) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsAbout nine percent of people in the United States have diabetes, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy hopes to give them ...
Free immunizations as kids get ready to head back to school
With classes in the Kansas City Public Schools beginning on Monday, Aug. 10, the school district is offering free student immunization clinics tomorrow.
These immunization clinics are free to any school-age child. They’ll be run by the ...
School board seeks input on superintendent search
File photo. Kansas City Public School Superintendent R. Stephen Green (left) explains why he is leaving Kansas City for a job in Georgia.
The school board wants to know what qualities you would like to see in the next superintendent.
At a public ...
Midtowners praise charter school effort before state commission
Midtown community members told the Missouri Charter Public School Commission they like the Citizens of the World Charter School proposal and would like to see it move forward.
The comments came at a public hearing last evening. The statewide ...
State commission to hear Midtown charter school proposal
File Photo. Parents at a Midtown Community School Initiative meeting in 2014.
The group hoping to open two elementary charter schools in Midtown in August 2016 hopes to take a step forward next week.
The Missouri Charter Public School Commission ...
Governor to announce college affordability steps at UMKC
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will be at the University of Missouri-Kansas City today for an announcement on college affordability.
His office says, “since taking office, the Governor has made it a priority to provide all students with access ...
UMKC researcher to be honored for bone disease work
Courtesy UMKC.
With hip fractures and osteoporosis affecting many elderly people, a researcher at UMKC is helping to find new approaches for treating musculoskeletal diseases.
UMKC says Lynda Bonewald, Vice Chancellor for Translational and ...
Rockhurst gets new head of security
Rockhurst University has a new director of security. Randy Hopkins, a veteran of the Kansas City police department and a current deputy chief, will take over duties at Rockhurst on July 27.
In addition to overseeing security operations for ...
Whole Foods project advances, with praise
As part of the Whole Foods project at 51st and Oak, the Kansas City Young Matrons clubhouse will move to a new site at 52nd and Cherry.
The city expects developers to get input from neighborhoods, but those efforts can sometimes be lackluster.
VanTrust ...
School board names interim superintendent
The Kansas City School Board has chosen an interim superintendent and developed a timeline for finding a permanent one. This all follows current Superintendent R. Stephen Green’s announcement last month that he will leave the district for ...
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