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Nexus Connection
Highlighting Regional Experts and Innovative Leaders Driving Equity and Life Sciences Advancements in KC Region, from Manhattan, KS, to Columbia, MO
Connecting Communities: Land-Grant Mission Drives Statewide Impact
As the nation’s first operational land-grant college, Kansas State University has been shaping the future since 1863, committed to providing accessible and impactful education. Under…
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Vision for a Prosperous Kansas City: Urban Neighborhood Initiative is Building Thriving Communities
Urban Neighborhood Initiative (UNI) is committed to building well-resourced communities, providing individuals with the tools and support needed for a comfortable and fulfilling life. Under…
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Travel-Fueled & Tech-Savvy Program Manager Joins Digital Health KC
After a year-long exploration of the world with her family, Elizabeth Shaffer is energized and ready to take on a new challenge. Bringing a passion…
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Regional Spotlight
Illuminating life sciences news, events, and research from our strategic partners, and stakeholders institutions
Expert Exchange: KU Professor Utilizes Digital Health Technology to Understand, Influence & Improve Teen Behavior
Technology is exiting a sort of adolescent phase. Many technologies have grown in impressive spurts and occasionally lose their way. Data analytics, IoT Devices, wearables,…
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Weighing Female Patients at Healthcare Visits is Associated with Negative Mental Health, MU Study Finds
A routine trip to the doctor’s office almost always includes being weighed, a request that can be stressful. However, stepping on the scale isn’t always…
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Children's Mercy Kansas City Opens Youth Clinic to Address Mental Health Care Crisis
The nation’s youth are facing an unprecedented mental health crisis. More than 15 million children need mental health services, but only 30-50 percent receive care.…
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Study Details How Program at KU School of Medicine-Wichita Helps Doctors Deliver Mental Health Care to Children Across Kansas
Moving knowledge, not patients. Putting more brains into a child’s case. They’re not medical descriptions, but they encapsulate the approach of KSKidsMAP, which brings an…
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The Accelerator
Life sciences leaders amplifying new and existing opportunities in the KC region.
Bridging the Gap: A Call to Action for Health Equity
By: L. Nathan Gause, MD, MBA, FAAOS | Vice Chair, Clinical Operations and DEIB, Assistant Professor, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery | University of Missouri –…
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Equity “With all Deliberate Speed”
By Dan Cranshaw, JD | Executive Director | KC Health Collaborative For those of us working to advance health equity, the recent Supreme Court ruling…
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Four Takeaways on Advancing Health Equity
By: Jake Pitts, MSW | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Officer of Clinical Departments at University Health Health equity is challenging. However, its value can’t be…
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BioNexus KC In the News
All the latest news and information about BioNexus KC.
Annual Art Display and Online Auction Benefitting KC STEAM Programs Held at Linda Hall Library for Third Consecutive Year
Kansas City, MO — BioNexus KC is excited to present the 2024 Science2Art exhibit at the Linda Hall Library. This free exhibit showcases stunning art…
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Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits KC BioHub in Kansas and Missouri
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maryam Janani-Flores, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Kansas City Inclusive Biologics and Biomanufacturing…
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Blue KC & BioNexus KC Reveal Health Equity Research Grants Recipients
For Immediate Release: April 16, 2024 KANSAS CITY, MO – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC), in collaboration with BioNexus KC,…
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Press Releases
Blue KC & BioNexus KC Reveal Health Equity Research Grants Recipients
For Immediate Release: April 16, 2024 KANSAS CITY, MO – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC), in collaboration with BioNexus KC,…
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BioNexus KC Fuels Digital Health Innovation, Secures $311k MOBEC Grant for Kansas City Ecosystem
For Immediate Release: February 7, 2023 KANSAS CITY, MO – BioNexus KC, a catalyst for innovation in animal and human health, has received a grant…
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Digital Health KC Awarded EDA Build to Scale Grant and Community Matching Dollars
For Immediate Release: November 14, 2023 KANSAS CITY, MO – The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $2 million Build to Scale grant to…
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