Congratulations to the Class of 2026! 🎓 Today, surrounded by family and friends, we honored over 800 graduates at separate hooding and recognition ceremonies for the schools of Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing. We are extraordinarily proud of our students' accomplishments at KU Medical Center and can't wait to see the difference you'll make in Kansas and beyond.
It’s time to get those caps and gowns ready!🎓 We’re gearing up to celebrate the Class of 2026 with hooding and recognition ceremonies for the schools of Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing on Saturday, followed by Commencement in Lawrence on Sunday. Our graduates are reaching for new horizons in health care, specializing in nursing, occupational therapy, audiology, medicine, physical therapy and more. We can’t wait to see the impact they’ll make on communities in Kansas and beyond!
Rural Kansans with dementia often wait months for appointments with specialists, delaying care and potentially missing the opportunity to participate in clinical trials or access treatments. The Kansas Legislature recently approved $5 million in funding to build the Kansas Brain Health Assessment Network at the KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (@kubrainhealth ).
The program aims to increase early diagnoses of dementia and bring specialist-level capabilities into primary care practices across Kansas. It will have a particular focus on rural communities facing the most acute shortages of dementia specialists.
Learn more at the link in our bio.
Big Jay and Baby Jay swung by our Kansas City campus for food, fun and games at our spring Employee and Student Appreciation Bash. Hosted by Human Resources and Student Life, the event brought the campus community together with food trucks, live music and yard games. đź’™
In honor of National Nurses Week, we're celebrating the vital role nurses play in the health and well-being of communities in Kansas. For nearly 120 years, the University of Kansas School of Nursing has educated nurses through top-notch academic programs, including a nationally ranked Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Today, the school is working with partners across Kansas to address the state's nursing shortage and improve patient care through interdisciplinary research.
Please join us in offering thanks to our nursing faculty, staff, students, alumni and partners. Your compassion and expertise are boundless, reaching across Kansas and beyond. đź’™
#OneDayOneKU is here đź’™ For the next 24 hours, you can show your support for the schools of Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing and advance the world-class research underway at KU Medical Center. Please consider making a gift today and help us unlock additional support from @kuendowment . Learn more at the link in our bio.
Congratulations to the 2026 University Research Awards recipients. Your determination and discoveries help make the world a better place. 🌎 Thank you for exemplifying the creativity, ingenuity, and might that power KU’s legacy as a leading research institution. Rock Chalk!
Eight KU Medical Center graduate programs are among the nation's best, according to @usnews rankings released last week. With two programs in the top 10 and a top-tier placement for @ku.medicine , the high rankings reflect our commit commitment to improving the health of people in Kansas and beyond.
See the full list and learn more about our top graduate programs in the schools of Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing at the link in our bio.
Last week, we celebrated Match Day with events across our three campuses. Take a look back at some special Match Day moments in Kansas City. Congratulations, Class of 2026! đź’™
Together with @kuhospital , @childrensmercy and @bamfhealth , we recently announced our intention to establish one of the nation's first fully integrated theranostics platforms for adult and pediatric patients.
Theranostics is a precision medicine approach to care that employs the same targeting system to both find disease in the body and treat it using radiopharmaceuticals. By delivering radiation directly to diseased cells, it minimizes damage to healthy tissue and results in fewer side effects.
“The number of clinical trials in this area is growing exponentially, including neurologic conditions," said Matthias Salathe, M.D., chief research officer for the University of Kansas. "Through this collaboration, we can offer our patients access to promising, cutting-edge investigational agents through participation in clinical trials.”
đź”— Learn more about the collaboration at the link in our bio.
