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Big changes are taking shape as our locker room transformation continues! 👀 Stayed tuned….. #RooUp🤘

UMKC secures $160M from @NSF, the largest research award in Missouri history, to advance onshoring and innovation of critical materials that power batteries, aircraft engine parts, semiconductors, medical devices and more. 260+ partners. 10K jobs. $17B impact for KC. Learn more about Critical Materials Crossroads Engine, the initiative that’s rebuilding America’s critical materials industry on U.S. soil and opening clear pathways to high-demand careers and innovation-driven entrepreneurship: umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

@umsystem @NSF Thrilled we're collaborating to make a difference for Missourians and beyond!

In a landmark award, the @NSF selected the UM System's Critical Materials Crossroads for its Regional Innovation Engines program. With up to $160 million in funding, the partnership will strengthen national security and energy independence. Read more: brnw.ch/21x486D

UMKC researcher Joseph Lightner has received a Fulbright Scholar Award to expand his research on zero-fare public transit and its effects on public health in Brazil. Through global collaboration, he hopes to inform policies that improve physical activity and reduce health disparities, particularly among underserved populations. Congratulations, Joseph!

Need support after hours? UMKC Counseling Services now offers students access to counseling support around the clock through its regular phone line. Call (816) 235-1635 anytime.

Red, white and Roo blue! As America celebrates its 250th birthday, we're proud to prepare the leaders who will help shape the next 250 years. Wishing everyone a happy and safe Fourth of July.

Nearly 1,900 undergraduate and graduate students earned their spot on the UMKC Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester, an honor recognizing academic achievement and months of discipline and sustained effort. See who made the Spring 2026 Dean's List: umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

First Gen Roo and recent UMKC graduate Sharae Shaheed (B.A. ’25) took the trip of a lifetime while balancing school, work and being a single mother. Learn more about Sharae's journey: umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

Kansas City, you showed out for the UMKC Family Soccer Fest! Guests joined us on campus for an evening of family-friendly fun, games and a World Cup watch party. Thank you for celebrating with us! ⚽💙umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

Breast cancer patients at University Health will have a new tool to address pain from lymphedema. Nursing researcher Mei Fu, Ph.D., is working with the organization to implement a lymphatic screening tool and intervention that will be incorporated into regular visits for breast cancer patients. Funded by a grant from Blue KC, Fu is hopeful this real-world implementation of her research will lead to a larger rollout of the tool and intervention.

Read how UMKC is creating accessible opportunities for students to see the world, one passport stamp at a time: umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

UMKC is making study abroad more accessible than ever for all students! Through a new immersive program in Québec City, students experienced international travel without the significant cost or time commitment of a traditional study abroad program. Led by UMKC Study Abroad and Global Engagement, the program was designed to encourage more students to travel internationally. Open to all students, it was especially geared toward first-time international travelers looking to take their first step into global learning.

Think you've heard surround sound? Think again. The Sound Mandala, created by Professor Tom Mardikes, is a one-of-a-kind listening experience that surrounds listeners with speakers and immerses them in sound in motion in a way that can't be replicated anywhere else. The Sound Mandala will be at the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City June 10 to Aug. 1, with three distinct shows. Learn more about the Sound Mandala and experience it for yourself: umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

Kansas City is having a summer of soccer, and UMKC is inviting the community to join the fun with our UMKC Family Soccer Fest. ⚽️ Join us starting 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at Durwood Soccer Stadium for games, activities, photo opportunities and food trucks. Then, stick around to watch Algeria vs. Austria with us on the new top-of-the-line Daktronics video scoreboard! Get the details on Soccer Fest: umkc.edu/soccer-fest.ht…

The World Cup kicked off this week, but we've always been the soccer capital of the U.S.! ⚽ UMKC Law alumna Annmarie Orlando (J.D. '24) gained real-world sports law experience through an internship with our partner, @SportingKC, which is just one of many examples of how Kansas City's soccer community creates opportunities for our students. Read more about how this UMKC Law student scored big with Sporting Kansas City: umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

Kansas City is getting ready for a summer of soccer, and UMKC is inviting the community to join the fun with our UMKC Family Soccer Fest. Join us at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at Durwood Soccer Stadium for an evening of free family fun. Then, pending broadcast approval, stick around to watch Algeria vs. Austria with us on the new top-of-the-line Daktronics video scoreboard. Learn more about our UMKC Family Soccer Fest: umkc.edu/soccer-fest.ht…

Week 1 is officially underway! Summer fun starts now ⚽️ There are still a few spots remaining in Weeks 2 and 3, join us this summer at UMKC! Camps includes: ⚽️ Soccer, 🍽️ Lunch, 🎥 Movies, & 🏊 🏊‍♀️ Swimming 📍UMKC • Durwood Soccer Stadium 👦 👧 Ages 6-14 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼: kansascitymenssoccer.totalcamps.com #RooUp🤘

UMKC and Children’s Mercy have taken a significant step forward in their longstanding relationship, formalizing a new agreement that creates a clearer, faster pathway for Ph.D. students in the natural sciences and the School of Science and Engineering to collaborate directly with hospital researchers. Learn more about the streamlined research agreement: umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

The World Cup is just three weeks away, and UMKC alumni have been quietly working behind the scenes to help bring Kansas City’s biggest stage yet to life. Learn more about the UMKC alumni behind Kansas City’s World Cup moment: umkc.edu/news/posts/202…

We had a ball with our partner @SportingKC at our TeamSmile event. Students from the UMKC School of Dentistry provided much-needed dental care at Sporting Park.⚽💙