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New chairs and art covers 51st Street, near the Student Union.

UMKC works to transform 51st Street into the “Roo Plaza”

Xavier Walker, Intern
April 11, 2025

  Major construction is taking place at the UMKC campus, at 51st Street between Cherry Street and Rockhill. Near the center of campus, 51st Street road is closed to incoming cars, open only to pedestrian traffic due to incoming developments.    UMKC plans to turn 51st...

Construction site on Hospital Hill.

UMKC plans to advance healthcare across Kansas City with new $145 Million Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building

Kowthar Shire and Savannah Crittenden
February 6, 2025

    Construction is underway at Hospital Hill on UMKC’s largest capital investment in history, a brand new state-of-the-art healthcare building that plans to bring interdisciplinary collaboration in medicine, science and research under one roof.   The $145 million...

Streetcar arrives at the UMKC stop to test ride infrastructure.

The long-awaited arrival of the streetcar to UMKC draws near, as the testing phase of the streetcar begins

Jazmin Romo, Staff Writer
February 3, 2025

  KC Streetcar Authority announced last week that testing for the Main Street Extension has begun, a process expected to take several months.    The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension is a 3.5-miles expansion of the KC Streetcar System, linking the existing southern endpoint...

The ceremony took place on Sept. 11.

UMKC begins construction on $145 million Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building

Analisa Alvey, Staff Writer
September 25, 2024

 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....

Construction taking place on Cherry Street.

UMKC launches new construction projects across Kansas City metro

Julius Briscoe, Staff Writer
August 29, 2024

  UMKC students can expect a transformed campus with advanced construction projects across the metro, with the 51st Street between Cherry Street and Rockhill Road already underway.    Announced in April, this plan includes a Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building,...

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