17 UMKC BSN students and one PhD nursing student attended an immersive disaster exercise called the Missouri Hope program that prepares participants for emergency disaster situations.    In this three-day experience students are trained to treat and transport patients...

  A group of UMKC students have brought the mission of the national Andrew McDonough B+ (Be Positive) Foundation to Kansas City.    The group honors the life of Andrew McDonough, who battled complications of childhood cancer, leukemia and septic shock before passing away...

As the semester reaches the midterm, UMKC students and professors are tasked with preparing for exams and projects with calendars, to-do lists and studying with friends.   STEM students share that they are beginning to feel the pressure of upcoming exams.    Senior...

  For the second year in a row, UMKC has welcomed its largest freshman class in university history.   Dubbed “Kansas City’s University,” UMKC has been working to make known the opportunities it has for potential students.    Through increasing scholarships,...

 The university officially broke ground on its largest capital investment to date at UMKC’s Hospital Hill campus last Wednesday, Sept. 11.    The newest addition to UMKC’s dental and medical programs is expected to launch new opportunities and growth for the school....

  These days, there's a lot more to live performance than memorizing lines and well-practiced gestures. Ryan Belock believes technology is key.    That means using today’s technology, cell phones, projectors and computers, to enhance the storytelling in live performances....

  Sorority Rush Week is over at UMKC and new members of Delta Zeta are excited to become initiated into their new sisterhood.   Moving from Oklahoma, freshman Katie Miles was excited to make new friends in college.  “I thought I was going to make friends so easily,...

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  Yasmen Hassen didn’t even know about the Student Government Association (SGA) when she came to UMKC. Now she’s the president.    Hassen expressed her excitement to take on this new position after an election period that drew more than 1,800 student votes.    While...