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Strong women form founding core of new KCU dental school in Joplin
Call them the Founding Five. Call them the Fluoride Five. Dr. Linda Niessen, the dean of Kansas City University’s new dental school in Joplin, has gathered around her a strong core of insightful female doctors to create the curriculum and culture that will guide the first students who enter this school on July 31, 2023.
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New U.S. lawmaker visits KCU-Joplin
Having been sworn in as Missouri’s 7th District U.S. representative to the 118th U.S. Congress a little more than two weeks ago, Rep. Eric Burlison stopped off Wednesday at Kansas City University in Joplin.
CPR, defibrillator can be useful tools in aiding someone with cardiac arrest
When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field last week from cardiac arrest, it stunned the country. KCU's Dr. Ken Stewart spoke to the Joplin Globe about how cardiac arrest is a common health issue and one that can be attended to by nearly anyone with knowledge of CPR or a defibrillator.