The University of Missouri-Kansas City is a research university on the move. We play a major role in the Kansas City area as an educator, employer and research leader, but more broadly, we are at the forefront of some of the most important research happening across the country and around the world.

We invite you to ask yourself this important question: Which of life's mysteries are you itching to solve? It's a question that has driven our faculty, staff and students to some of their most important work.

A deep sense of curiosity is what drives us to ask the big questions, then find the answers.

UMKC is the only comprehensive research institution in the Kansas City metropolitan area, with significant research strengths in:

• Cellular basis of disease (e.g., neurobiology and biological communication, musculoskeletal research and development, delivery of novel therapeutics) 
• Data analytics
• Advanced materials and biomaterials
• Transformative, effective and equitable education
• Improving patient and population health
• Environmental sustainability and civic engagement
• Global cultures, history and diversity
• Artistic and creative expression 

What does research mean at UMKC? Here are just a few of the subjects we've explored recently:

• Repurposing existing technology for early detection of Multiple Sclerosis
• Using 21^st century technology to examine 17^th century manuscripts
• Exploring how viruses escape detection by host cells
• Applying data analytics to business and entrepreneurship
• Addressing higher rates of COVID-19 transmission in minority communities
• Examining the legacy of “hobo composer” Harry Partch

Go ahead, explore the topics that make you say, "I wonder..." We're wondering too.