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Megan Henderson
Issue date: 4/7/08 Section: News
Bloch dean leaves UMKC
Dean O. Homer Erekson left his position as Dean of the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration to accept a position as dean of the Neely School of Business at Texas Christian University.
Erekson was at UMKC for six years. In an e-mail, Provost Gail Hackett listed some of Erekson's accomplishments.
"…[T]he school has expanded undergraduate enrollment, increased financial support, and launched the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a research and education program that fosters discovery and learning in entrepreneurship and innovation," Hackett wrote.
Faculty, staff and students will have input in choosing an interim dean, whose duties will begin July 1, 2008, according to the e-mail.
UMKC School of Medicine gets grant for drug addiction, abuse research
A UMKC School of Medicine lab led by Dr. John Q. Wang received a $1,676,250 grant for its research into drug abuse and addiction, according to a UMKC press release.
The five year grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse will allow the lab, part of the UMKC departments of Anesthesiology and Basic Medical Science, to continue its research regarding brain mechanisms involved in addiction, the press release said.
"We hope that our research results will help us to better understand the basic causes of addiction and will pave the way for developing more tools for prevention and treatment," Wang said in the press release.
Students named spring 2008 honor recipients
Ten UMKC students were identified as 2008 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Honor Recipients: JR Benmuvhar, College of Arts and Sciences; Tonya Crawford, School of Pharmacy; Phaedra Dowell, College of Arts and Sciences; Jennifer Estes, College of Arts and Sciences; Ashley French, College of Arts and Sciences; Brian Gettinger, School of Computing and Engineering; Paul Hess, School of Pharmacy; Alison Jolin, Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration; Dustin Jensen, College of Arts and Sciences; Tabitha Martin, School of Nursing.
Dean O. Homer Erekson left his position as Dean of the Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration to accept a position as dean of the Neely School of Business at Texas Christian University.
Erekson was at UMKC for six years. In an e-mail, Provost Gail Hackett listed some of Erekson's accomplishments.
"…[T]he school has expanded undergraduate enrollment, increased financial support, and launched the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a research and education program that fosters discovery and learning in entrepreneurship and innovation," Hackett wrote.
Faculty, staff and students will have input in choosing an interim dean, whose duties will begin July 1, 2008, according to the e-mail.
UMKC School of Medicine gets grant for drug addiction, abuse research
A UMKC School of Medicine lab led by Dr. John Q. Wang received a $1,676,250 grant for its research into drug abuse and addiction, according to a UMKC press release.
The five year grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse will allow the lab, part of the UMKC departments of Anesthesiology and Basic Medical Science, to continue its research regarding brain mechanisms involved in addiction, the press release said.
"We hope that our research results will help us to better understand the basic causes of addiction and will pave the way for developing more tools for prevention and treatment," Wang said in the press release.
Students named spring 2008 honor recipients
Ten UMKC students were identified as 2008 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Honor Recipients: JR Benmuvhar, College of Arts and Sciences; Tonya Crawford, School of Pharmacy; Phaedra Dowell, College of Arts and Sciences; Jennifer Estes, College of Arts and Sciences; Ashley French, College of Arts and Sciences; Brian Gettinger, School of Computing and Engineering; Paul Hess, School of Pharmacy; Alison Jolin, Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration; Dustin Jensen, College of Arts and Sciences; Tabitha Martin, School of Nursing.
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