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Congratulations to Dr. Shizen "Jeff" Wang. I am so happy participating in CAFE Research and Creativity Pillar workshops supported his recent NIH award. Read the story on UMKC Today. Professor Credits UMKC Program for Help Securing $1.3 Million NIH Grant Story by: Krithika Selvarajoo, krithika...

Shifting research focus is rarely neat, and almost never easy. After years of building expertise in one area, it can feel unsettling to acknowledge that priorities have shifted—funders, institutions, and entire fields evolve, and scholars must evolve with them. The process can bring with it a...

In the 1970s, Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading, or USSR, arrived as an uncomplicated good. A child, a book, time. The premise felt almost pastoral: remove noise, remove pressure, remove instruction, and reading will do what reading does. The library seemed neutral, benevolent, even generous...

The NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Initiative: TAPDINTO-STEM Alliance convening, *Some Assembly Required, was the alliance’s first in-person convening held from 29 March – 31 March at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The convening brought together 71 alliance members, including students...

The " Strategies for Inclusive Learning" guide from TAPDINTO-STEM offers STEM educators practical methods to foster inclusive classrooms that accommodate diverse student abilities. The recommendations include adapting course designs, implementing the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT)...

AI did not just add a new tool to our teaching lives. It changed the conditions under which students read, write, plan, revise, and make meaning. When the environment changes that much, the job of teaching changes with it. The question is not whether we will “use AI.” The question is how we will...

Dr. Alexis Petri was recognized for Excellence in Research and Creative Works. An enthusiastic lifelong learner and tried and true Roo, Dr. Petri has three degrees from UMKC. Her founding and leadership of the new Office of Research Development provide support to the grant research process. Her...

Generative AI has made fluent language cheap. It can produce summaries, explanations, drafts, and stylistic imitations at a speed that unsettles long-standing assumptions about writing, originality, and academic work. Most institutional conversations respond at the level of output: detection, policy...

Well-crafted graphics help communicate complex information when space is limited. A graphic can improve a panelist's ability to process project structure, timelines, preliminary data results, or research methods. Many researchers have heard that graphics help proposals get funded. Yes and no. If the...

I published my first public-facing scholarship article in The Academic. Check it out!