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Kansas City's only R1 public research university. We provide a unique, affordable college experience that prepares our students for the real world. #RooUp🦘

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Kansas City, meet your first Carnegie R1 university: UMKC! This designation places us among the top 6% of research universities in the country—right here in the heart of KC. From finding solutions to critical healthcare challenges to exploring advancements in technology and the arts, our work impacts the community we proudly call home.

R1 status means more resources, more opportunities and more innovation right here in Kansas City.

🔗https://t.co/KfEhHq7I1R

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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: https://t.co/nr09a8guOA

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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:
https://t.co/51c43qFZfm

#RooUp🤘

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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: https://t.co/eoldvYvIuf

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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: https://t.co/lVC7TaLVST

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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.⚽💙

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Congratulations, Class of 2026! We're proud of every Roo who graduated and can't wait to see what's next.

Learn more about Commencement: https://t.co/Xd7kayjY6K

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From CPKC Stadium to UMKC, the @kcstreetcar Riverfront extension is officially open! Now, you can ride from the Volker Campus all the way to the riverfront to cheer on the @thekccurrent.

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Happy Commencement to all of our grads! It's our favorite day to celebrate our Roos🎓

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It's our favorite day of the year! We love watching our Roos walk across the stage at Commencement. Watch the second ceremony live: https://t.co/ceqmAf0ioi

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Every semester, outstanding graduating students are named UMKC Dean of Students Honor Recipients. This semester, 20 students were recognized for their academic achievements, service and leadership. Congratulations to all!

Learn more about the students: https://t.co/1CKohdLAqb

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The Roos are heading back downtown! Joined by @MayorLucasKC and City Manager Mario Vasquez (MSERE '14), we announced today that @KCRoosMBB and @KCRoosWBB will return for games at Municipal Auditorium. This partnership marks a new era for Kansas City Athletics and a defining moment for the city. 🏀

Learn more about the Roos' return to downtown Kansas City: https://t.co/GXWmZDSdQl

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We hosted students from Lincoln College Preparatory Academy, St. Teresa's Academy and Raytown High School for Pigments and Politics, a National Humanities Center 2026 Being Human Festival event. Students learned about the history and significance of paint and color, explored the story of the UMKC Quintanilla murals, and then painted a “mural” of their own. #BeingHumanFestUS

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Congratulations to Media, Art and Design adjunct professor Brian Hawkins (B.A. ’11) for being selected as a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship! Hawkins is one of only 223 recipients across the United States and Canada to receive this year's fellowship. He joins only seven other UMKC faculty members to have received the Guggenheim honor. As an alumnus, UMKC supported his journey in a way that may differ from students who attended a stand-alone arts school.

Learn more about Hawkins' journey: https://t.co/M0fPQO27oZ

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Join us in celebrating the Class of 2026 May 16 at the T-Mobile Center.

Choreographer and performer Kameron N. Saunders (B.F.A.) will speak at our 10 a.m. ceremony. Nationally renowned breast health advocate @amykpatel (BLA ’10/M.D. ’11) will speak at the 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. ceremonies.

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The UMKC Conservatory's facility expansion will break ground September 23! The plan includes a 35,000-square-foot addition to the Olson Performing Arts Center, adding crucial performance and rehearsal spaces on the east side of building that will stretch toward Volker Boulevard.

Learn more about the Conservatory’s transformative expansion: https://t.co/itMbXmA8aE

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We had so much fun cheering on the @Royals during UMKC Day at The K. Roo, Roo, Root for the Royals! ⚾

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The UMKC School of Law mock trial team just became national champions! The team of Karima Burns, Bethany Halstead and Kaleb Miller bested more than 300 teams from around the country, going undefeated in the process. In addition to the team win, Karima Burns was named Best Advocate in the Nation at the tournament.

Read more about the team's win: https://t.co/QiobyiHh6I

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Meet UMKC Chief Academic Officer and Provost Jenny Lundgren, Ph.D., a 2026 Icon of Education by Ingram's Magazine! This recognition reflects both her impact at UMKC and her influence across Kansas City’s higher education landscape. We sat down and talked to her about UMKC and its forward momentum. Read more: https://t.co/EuuWwPHKuF

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The inaugural Research and Innovation Excellence Awards recognized UMKC faculty whose work is advancing discovery, improving lives and shaping the future of the region and beyond. Congratulations to the awardees! Learn more about the awards and awardees: https://t.co/QOo7WSUGWB

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UMKC School of Medicine faculty researchers Jenifer Allsworth, Ph.D., and Jannette Berkley-Patton, Ph.D., have received $4 million in funding from the @NIH to partner with Kansas City churches on a community-based study aimed at preventing diabetes in African American communities.

Read more about the grant: https://t.co/GfJinfdcu9