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Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians reach their fever pitch

Manuel Rivera, Staff Writer
November 5, 2023

  Working in a pharmacy comes with challenging tasks. These obstacles have been amplified by short staffing, lack of thorough training and tension from customers.    Flu season tends to be a particularly difficult time for technicians due to scheduling conflicts.    In...

Former UMKC School of pharmacy professor Ashim Matira with half of his face shown in the light and the rest covered by shadows including shadows around his neck and body.

UMKC settles lawsuit with professor accused of stealing research, receives $6.45M

Connor Stewart
February 8, 2021

UMKC settled a nearly two-year lawsuit with former School of Pharmacy professor Ashim Mitra after it accused the professor of stealing research from a student and selling it to a pharmaceutical company.  In a suit filed in February 2019, the university alleged that Mitra...

UMKC professor develops new way for diabetics to receive insulin

UMKC professor develops new way for diabetics to receive insulin

Sam Bellefy
December 5, 2019

Many people wince when they get their flu shot, but for the 30 million people in the US with diabetes, injections can be a daily reality. However, one researcher at UMKC’s School of Pharmacy, Dr. Simon Friedman, is hoping to change that.  Diabetics are unable to produce...

Chancellor Agrawal stresses need for expansion, funding at UMKC

Chancellor Agrawal stresses need for expansion, funding at UMKC

Sam Bellefy
November 4, 2019

“My main priority is student success,” Mauli Agrawal said.  Coming from the UMKC chancellor, these words were not a surprise. In a press conference with U-News last week, Agrawal gave updates on several of his projects and plans for the university, all in the hopes...

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