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Guo preparing formulations for testing.

UMKC Student Changing the Course of Cancer Treatment

Ellen Beshuk, Staff Writer
April 10, 2024

  It is hard to find someone whose life is not affected by cancer, and UMKC Ph.D. candidate, Yuhan Guo shared this reality when her grandmother was diagnosed with leukemia in 2018.   Once a person is diagnosed, they have a couple of treatment options that work but often...

Junior Mya Thomas sits while holding a prototype of her scaled cube, an integral part of her summer research project.

A Glimpse of Volcanology at UMKC

Ellen Beshuk, Co-News Editor
June 4, 2023

  Volcanoes are not something to regularly march towards, but several UMKC geology students are doing just that.    While they are not trekking directly into the volcano’s throat, these researchers are retracing the path of the lava to see what is left after an eruption....

With much construction and change, UMKC continues to be recognized for its research and sustainability

Chancellor Agrawal delivers the 2023 State of the University Address

Ellen Beshuk, Co-News Editor
April 17, 2023

  Chancellor Agrawal declared his desire for UMKC to be seen as the outstanding university it is on April 17 during the annual State of the University Address in the Student Union.    As the fiscal school year ends, UMKC looks ahead to renovation, research, campus changes...

Lucerna is excited to debut its seventeenth volume at its first in-person symposium since COVID-19.

Lucerna Presents its Seventeenth Volume of UMKC Student Research

Ellen Beshuk, Co-News Editor
March 19, 2023

  Every year, undergraduate research from any field of study contributes to the next volume of Lucerna. This research ranges from interpretations of literature to statistical analysis.      Founded in 2006, this student-run organization has publicized over 100 undergraduate...

UMKC Chemistry Department highlights professors’ research on climate change battle

UMKC Chemistry Department highlights professors’ research on climate change battle

Lawrence Brooks IV
September 30, 2021

Members of the chemistry department at UMKC are meeting the climate crisis head on with novel ideas to help reduce carbon emissions, and decrease air and water temperatures.  In a First Semester Experience event earlier this month, professors and faculty from the department...

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