University of Kansas Medical Center News
The University of Kansas Medical Center is improving lives and communities in Kansas and beyond through innovation in education, research and health care. Explore some of our recent accomplishments.
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May 18, 2022Kindergarteners benefit from bike program initiated by KU Medical Center facultyProfessors from schools of Health Professions and Medicine connect a local elementary school with a bicycling nonprofit in a push for lifelong activity.
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May 16, 2022Class of 2022 enjoys a return to in-person graduation ceremoniesHooding and Recognition Ceremonies were held in person with an audience of the graduates’ friends and family. In Lawrence, graduates attending commencement heard advice from KU Medical Center’s Steve Stites, M.D.
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February 10, 2022KU School of Medicine creates Salina-based Kansas Center for Rural HealthThe center will provide the infrastructure needed so that researchers, educators and rural health stakeholders can work together to find ways to reduce or eliminate health disparities in rural Kansas.
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December 16, 2021Let’s hit the highlights: news to know from 2021The pandemic continues, but so does research and education.
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October 14, 2021Researchers find that older adults who are regular avocado consumers have better cognitive abilitiesWant to preserve your memory as you age? Reach for an avocado.
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June 14, 2021Meet KU School of Health Professions’ new associate dean for research, Jacob SosnoffNew position combines formative memories and personal research on mobility issues to benefit students and faculty within the School of Health Professions.
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May 27, 2021Rain, resilience and the French bulldog: Everything you did and didn’t know about 2020/2021 KU commencement and recognition activitiesAfter the cancellation of multiple commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021, recognition festivities were moved online.
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May 17, 2021Study led by KU Medical Center researchers shows early preterm births can be decreased with DHA supplementationThe multi-center, double-blind, randomized, superiority trial recruited participants at three large academic medical centers in the United States.
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April 21, 2021Newly installed solar panels on two KU Medical Center buildings to lower electricity costs and support clean energySolar panels allow Kansas City campus to make an important contribution to the environment through the use of this renewable energy resource.
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April 15, 2021Health Professions department renamed to reflect new athletic training programNew master's degree will offer many opportunities for synergies between physical therapy and athletic training students.
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December 18, 2020A look back at 2020: the historic year of science and resilienceThe mystery virus that had closed China made its way to the United States, and “business as usual” halted. By the end of 2020, the year would forever be synonymous with COVID-19, and KU Medical Center had adopted a new normal that stressed resilience and roll-up-your-sleeves science to combat the pandemic.
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December 15, 2020Sleeping better or worse since the pandemic? Sleep expert says you’re not aloneCatherine F. Siengsukon, Ph.D., lab director of the SleepWell Lab at the University of Kansas Medical Center, said the pandemic has upended sleep patterns.
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October 8, 2020Doctor of Physical Therapy students celebrate their future and honor department’s pastThe annual Jessie M. Ball Lecture and DPT pinning ceremony on Oct. 4 embraced physical distancing but still invited the 59 DPT students of the Class of 2023 to the University of Kansas Medical Center’s Kansas City campus.
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September 28, 2020Alumni Reunion Weekend goes virtualAlumni Reunion Weekend at the University of Kansas Medical Center looks a bit different in 2020, with events occurring virtually.
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September 21, 2020Athletic Training comes to KU Medical CenterLearn about the new athletic training program at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Classes in the Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) begin in the summer of 2021.
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August 11, 2020JaySTART clinic for physical, occupational and speech therapy leaps to virtual rehabilitationWhen the COVID-19 pandemic closed the face-to-face Jaystart Clinic, students of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology turned to telehealth.
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May 15, 2020Research associate creates face shields on KU Medical Center printerChristopher Neal, Ph.D., research associate at the University of Kansas Medical Center, donated around 100 headbands for face shields to PPE for KC. Neal used the 3D printer at work.
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April 30, 2020KU respiratory therapy students graduate early to help during coronavirus pandemicStudents in the respiratory therapy program in the University of Kansas School of Health Professions have chosen to graduate early to help fend off a shortage of RTs during the coronavirus pandemic.
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April 14, 2020Students share results of research at Capitol eventsFive undergraduate and five graduate students from the University of Kansas Medical Center showcased their research at the Kansas Capitol during two separate events in spring 2020. Students discussed the posters illustrating their research with lawmakers and the general public.
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April 13, 2020University of Kansas Medical Center to participate in clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine in health care workersThe Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes of Hydroxychloroquine (HERO HCQ) trial is accompanied by a registry that will create a community of health care workers who have expressed interest in contributing to the scientific community's understanding of the impact of COVID-19.
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April 8, 2020Researchers donate protective equipment to KU Health SystemCOVID-19 caused shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) across the globe.Here's how researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center helped out.
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April 1, 2020SHARPhub helps bring biomedical technologies to market in Kansas and four other central statesSHARPhub was established in 2018 to help researchers move biomedical discoveries and technologies out of the laboratory and into the commercial market, where they can be used to improve human health.
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February 21, 2020Physical therapy student places in top 20 percent at Olympic marathon trialsChris Melgares, a doctorate of physical therapy (DPT) student from the University of Kansas Medical Center, finished in the top 20 percent of the field of 175 male runners at the U.S. Olympic marathon team trials.
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January 9, 2020Exercise Is Medicine program revamps for maximum impactWant to lose weight, battle depression or manage chronic pain? Your doctor’s “prescription” may include a newly reimagined program at the Kirmayer Fitness Center called Exercise is Medicine (EIM).
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December 23, 20197 news stories that shaped 2019Check out the memorable news stories of 2019 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Our year in review gives you a look back at the best of 2019.
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December 10, 2019Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science turns 75When the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education renewed the University of Kansas physical therapy program’s accreditation on Nov. 27, it marked the 75th anniversary of the program and nearly three-quarters of a century of continuous accreditation.
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November 25, 2019Jernigan wins 2019 Stata Norton Distinguished Teaching AwardAttention to students helped Steve Jernigan secure the 2019 Stata Norton Distinguished Teaching Award. The award recognizes excellence in teaching.
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November 13, 2019Bostic receives ASCP Member Excellence in Education AwardDana Bostic, clinical assistant professor, clinical laboratory sciences, won the 2019 Member Excellence in Education Award from American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
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October 21, 2019Department of Dietetics and Nutrition celebrates 75 yearsIn 1944, Hildegard Knopp and Jan Granger were the first students to graduate from the department’s dietetic internship program. The department had been founded a year earlier with the approval of the American Dietetic Association, now the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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September 18, 2019Jerrihlyn McGee named vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Kansas Medical CenterMcGee will work to enhance the successful recruitment, professional development and retention of students, faculty and staff from diverse and under-represented population groups.
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January 24, 2019KU’s Department of Occupational Therapy Education celebrates 75 yearsThe Department of Occupational Therapy Education at the University of Kansas Medical Center has developed a national reputation of excellence for educating its students to become therapists who provide essential assessment and support skills that empower their patients with physical or mental disabilities to engage in everyday life activities.