Faculty, students and alumni of UMKC’s Music Therapy department are gearing up for a momentous occasion as they celebrate the program’s 50th anniversary.   Set to take place April 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, the event promises...

  Lucerna, UMKC’s undergraduate research journal, is on the lookout for students who want to publish their research in a recognized journal.   “There are essays about LGBTQ topics to math to the Spanish Inquisition,” said Theo Raitzer, managing editor of Lucerna...

  In the wake of the Union Station shooting, UMKC Honors Program and Community Blood Center’s bi-semesterly blood drive saw a jump in registrations Friday, Feb. 16 with 24 new signups.   Sudhiksha Kumar, a junior studying mathematics and statistics, serves as the honors...

  Blazing through training, some students in UMKC’s Earth and Environmental Science department uncovered the latest hotspot for all things ecology: gaining a certification in prescribed burning.   Madegan Morrison, a senior majoring in Earth and Environmental Science,...

After a small fire on Jan. 24, students question why they weren't informed.

Lucerna reviewing members vote on ratings of a submitted article.

  UMKC’s First Gen Roo program kicked off its National First Generation Celebration by hosting author Alejandra Campoverdi on Oct. 24 in the Student Union Theatre.   On the first leg of her book tour, the women’s health advocate and former White House aide to President...

  A University of California Berkeley art historian will present her research on Luis Quintanilla, a world-renowned artist whose murals have long had a home in UMKC’s Haag Hall, in early November.   Christine Delia studied the impact that loss, distance and exile had...

  Ji Stribling, a senior communications major at UMKC, found their life’s work through self-expression and art.     Initially a neuroscience student, Stribling’s journey took a turn during the pandemic, leading them to pivot towards a new passion: filmmaking. They...

  Steve Snell, a KC local and Kansas City Art Institute professor, canoed across the Missouri River and documented his experience through paint.    His exhibit is titled “From the Canoe: A Missouri River Adventure” and it can be seen at the UMKC Gallery of Art.  Snell...

  A new exhibit at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art highlights Kansas City’s lesser known lesbian history, and the artist used UMKC’s Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America to do it.   Sarah Zapata’s “So the roots be known” exhibit brings vibrant lavender...