KCU News

By 2030 the baby boomer generation will all be of retirement age, expanding the size of the older population to one of every five people in our country. Dr. Ehab Sarsour, has accepted the challenge of this staggering demographic change. His research focuses on the role of aging on cancer behavior, progression and its response to therapy.

Not all research scientists conduct their work wearing white coats in labs testing cells in a petri dish. A new wave of research is being conducted via...

In just a few months, KCU’s new Center for Medical Education Innovation (CMEI) will be ready to open; redefining medical education as we know it.Marc...

Kansas City University (KCU) students and faculty now have the benefit of two innovative leaders in new positions for the University and its College of...

John Paulson, DO, PhD, FAAFP, spends his days leading the primary care faculty team and teaching medical students at Kansas City University’s Joplin,...

Administrators and students at Kansas City University (KCU) had a rare opportunity to spend an hour with U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II, D-Mo., in a roundtable...

Major gifts from Kansas City and Joplin donors bring university a big step closer to breaking ground.

In October's newsletter, Dr. Hahn shares about KCU's 2019 Homecoming and Update in Medicine CME, the KCU Scholarship Match, the AOA-OMED cruise ship reception, successes in fundraising for the KCU College of Dental Medicine, Score 1, alumni Dr. Karen Nichols news, a KCUR interview about the need for mental health professionals of color, a student article published in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, the Joplin Health Fair, and KCU's recognition as a top employer in higher education.

What does a scientist do when he has a heart for treating cancer patients, but wants to conduct research that could cure them? For Andrew Sulaiman, PhD, the answer is simple. Do both.

The results are based on a survey of 236 colleges and universities of the more than 4,000 colleges and universities in the country. Only 85 institutions,...

Curious eyes and big smiles filled the Kansas City campus with energy as 300 children from Scuola Vita Nuova (SVN) Charter School arrived to kick off the Score...

In this month's newsletter, Dr. Hahn shares about happenings on campus, WE CARE Days, introduces Kenneth Durgans, EdD, the new associate provost for Diversity and Inclusion, spotlights KCU in the news, and a new AOA role for Thomas Ely, DO.