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Healthcare Disruptor Follows Long-Term Strategy Critical for Growth 
Healthcare Disruptor Follows Long-Term Strategy Critical for Growth 

In the best-case scenario, venture capital investments will positively disrupt an industry. For Marcus Whitney, serial entrepreneur, author, and co-founder of Jumpstart Hea…

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KU Medical Center Professor Aims to Solve Cost Crisis in Healthcare
KU Medical Center Professor Aims to Solve Cost Crisis in Healthcare

Data is the fuel for the compounding capability of modern medicine. Data is at the center of faster diagnostics, innovative treatments, and reducing the cost of the entire …

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K-State Professor Finds Buzz in Mosquito Research
K-State Professor Finds Buzz in Mosquito Research

Kristin Michel, PhD, actually likes mosquitoes. As a Professor of Parasitology within the Division of Biology at Kansas State University (K-State), she studies them, teache…

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MU Researcher Transforming Diagnosis & Treatment with Radiopharmaceuticals
MU Researcher Transforming Diagnosis & Treatment with Radiopharmaceuticals

Technology has an almost natural lifecycle. In the early novel phases, it is so effective that it’s like magic; in the middle stage, it becomes ubiquitous, and in the end, …

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Saint Luke’s Heart Doctor Appreciates Big Data Potential
Saint Luke’s Heart Doctor Appreciates Big Data Potential

Like all technological advancements, big data and data visualization are only tools; the action they drive is essential. The medical field has been producing new treatments…

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Children’s Mercy Executive Champions Nexus Informatics Conference
Children’s Mercy Executive Champions Nexus Informatics Conference

The speed of modern medical research and discovery owes no small credit to technology and big data. Housing and handling this data technology is a challenge. For Mark Hoffm…

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UMKC Professor Connects Academia & Industry to Solve Wicked Challenges
UMKC Professor Connects Academia & Industry to Solve Wicked Challenges

The globalized world is a complex landscape of networks. Anthony Caruso, PhD, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering and Associate Vice Cha…

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KCU Professor Works Alongside Students to Amplify Growth & Development
KCU Professor Works Alongside Students to Amplify Growth & Development

Teaching can sometimes create a separation between students and professors; there is the lecturer and the lectured. For Jennifer Dennis, MS, PhD, Chair of Pathology and Ana…

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