KCU News: January 2021

Message from the President: Community Vaccine Update

Jan 30, 2021
Dear KCU Faculty, Staff and Students, KCU is assisting the KCMO and Joplin Health Departments, the Missouri National Guard and our clinical partners in efforts...

KCU Students Win Inaugural Bioethics Bowl

Jan 27, 2021

Osteopathic medical students enrolled in Kansas City University’s Masters in Bioethics dual-degree program debated bioethical issues in medicine and won first place in the inaugural Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Bioethics Bowl held virtually on January 24.

KCU D’Agostino to Join Texas Tech

Jan 11, 2021

(Kansas City, Mo. – January 12, 2021) Kansas City University’s executive dean for the College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM), Darrin D’Agostino, DO, MBA, MPH, will become the next provost and chief academic officer for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC). D’Agostino, executive dean and vice president for health affairs at KCU, will step down and assume his new role this spring.

Message from the President: Words Matter

Jan 8, 2021
Dear KCU Community, The Constitution of the United States — the foundation of our democracy — came under attack on Wednesday when a violent mob...

KCU Professor and Researcher Joins Search for Clues into Recently Discovered Dementia

Jan 5, 2021
As the world of science looks for cures in the battle against dementia, researchers have identified a new enemy. A newly-named pathway to dementia that has...