Researchers at KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center have created a specialized clinic model to help usher in a new era of Alzheimer’s treatment. The model is based on a specialized clinic, developed with The University of Kansas Health System to increase and accelerate access to new Alzheimer's drugs: bit.ly/3TnbsH2

David Seitz, University of Kansas alumnus, is honoring his family's commitment to Kansas with a $15 million gift for KU School of Medicine. The gift will provide the equivalent of 17 full-tuition scholarships for in-state medical students. Learn more: bit.ly/44mWAP6

Kristy Brown, Ph.D., associate professor at KU School of Medicine and co-leader of KU Cancer Center's Cancer Prevention and Control research program, was awarded a four-year, $800,000 grant from the The V Foundation for Cancer Research for her team's obesity and breast cancer research: bit.ly/44exfpE

.KU Medical Center has been awarded a $31 million NIH grant to facilitate pediatric clinical trials across a network of 18 rural and underserved sites. The grant is the largest five-year award in our history and one of the largest of its kind at University of Kansas. bit.ly/40qSMdj

A team of researchers and clinicians at KU Medical Center and Moffit Cancer Center (Moffitt Cancer Center) published an article in The Lancet, calling for nutrition-related head and neck cancer research and presenting a roadmap to improve care. bit.ly/4kjM3Jj

Launched by the Office of Student Life in 2020, the Thrive Food Pantry supports KU Medical Center students experiencing food insecurity. In 2024, the pantry distributed 16,500 food and hygiene items to 402 students who visited the pantry a total of 2,721 times: bit.ly/3GArNW9

.KU School of Medicine will officially welcome the Class of 2029 on July 25 at the White Coat Ceremony. The traditional event signifies the beginning of the medical school journey for first-year students. Learn more about the event, including livestream information: bit.ly/4m0jS3m

KU Medical Center is one of three study sites for the first clinical trial in the United States investigating gene therapy as a treatment option for adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Learn more about the MUSIC-DMD study: bit.ly/4kTra8n

We welcomed 211 first-year medical students at this afternoon’s White Coat Ceremony. Faculty presented students with their coats, signifying the official start of their medical education journeys. Congratulations and best of luck to the Class of 2029!

Kristine Williams, Ph.D., FAAN, KU School of Nursing professor, was among 15 world-renowned nurse researchers inducted into the 2025 International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Learn more: bit.ly/3IVAzyJ

As nutrition misinformation flourishes on the internet, a KU School of Health Professions researcher is working to examine and expand nutrition literacy — the ability to obtain and understand nutrition information to make beneficial dietary decisions: bit.ly/4l4YSb2

First-year KU School of Medicine students began their journeys in medicine last week with a series of orientation activities, culminating in the traditional White Coat Ceremony. Learn more about the Class of 2029: bit.ly/3GRNPUx

Three labs and a dozen researchers at KU School of Medicine are making KU Medical Center a destination for research and treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, a rare and potentially deadly blood disorder. Learn more in the Kansas Medicine + Science Magazine: bit.ly/4ooAwvs

Researchers at KU Cancer Center have launched a clinical trial for a new form of CAR T-cell therapy dubbed "Triple Threat," which triples the drug's number of molecular targets to circumvent the blood cancer's resistance to treatment. Learn more: bit.ly/3H4VFdE

Early-career researchers at KU Medical Center are shaping the future of the university by contributing to research growth. Explore six rising researchers from the Schools of Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing in the Kansas Medicine + Science Magazine: bit.ly/46DNnng

This summer, the Evidence-Based Practice, Outcomes and Impact Center at KU School of Medicine became one of just 11 Evidence-based Practice Centers in the country designated by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Learn more: bit.ly/45LZ5KD

We're celebrating 25 years as the lead institution for the Kansas Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Kansas Inbre). The regional network of 10 universities across two states has helped shape the future of science and research in the Midwest: bit.ly/45TX8vH

Sleep isn’t just rest — it’s essential for your brain, heart and overall health. KU Medical Center researchers are uncovering how poor sleep may increase the risk of disease and working toward more effective treatments for sleep disorders. Learn more: bit.ly/3HPLjP7

The Kansas Nursing Workforce Center released its second report on the state of nursing in Kansas. The report serves as a resource to raise the alarm on nursing shortages and assist in expanding and supporting the state's nursing workforce: bit.ly/4nm6gQV

Three KU Medical Center professors were appointed University Distinguished Professors by University of Kansas this fall. Drs. Jeffrey Burns, Russell Swerdlow and Debra Sullivan have contributed significant nutrition, brain health and aging research to the university: bit.ly/4gg6Yg2