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A William Jewell College professor is the co-inventor of a new technology designed to reduce the number of infections for newborns with an umbilical catheter. Dr. Joseph Shih, Jewell assistant professor of biology, was recognized as the co-inventor of a patent awarded to Stanford University in...

William Jewell College is making the transfer process easy for students from local community colleges. Students who earn an associate’s degree in certain programs from one of three metro Kansas City community colleges will have the opportunity to complete a bachelor’s degree from Jewell in two...

William Jewell College’s graduates are among the happiest and most successful graduates who give back, according to Forbes magazine. Jewell ranked 177th among the 200 colleges and universities on Forbes’ 2019 Grateful Grads list. The list is based on a weighted formula using a three-year alumni...

Three William Jewell College students were among the 360 students from 90 schools around the world who have been named University Innovation Fellows by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school). Julia Yamate Geminiano de Almeida, sophomore civil engineering major, São...

Dr. Debbie Chasteen, professor and A. Major Hull Chair of Communication, will deliver the 28th annual Carl. F. Willard Lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Yates-Gill College Union 221. Her lecture is titled "How Organizations Effectively Manage Public Relations Crises Using Balance Theory." A...

William Jewell students will have a new op-purr-tunity starting in the 2020-2021 academic year. Jewell announces new pet-friendly residential facilities in Browning and Eaton halls starting Aug. 1, 2020. Students who complete a pet application and are assigned to pet-friendly rooms will be allowed...

William Jewell College has been named a recipient of the Division II Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence, as announced by the NCAA national office Thursday. Jewell is one of only 32 institutions in the country to receive the honor which recognizes an Academic Success Rate of at least 90...

William Jewell College is proud to announce its 2019 schedule of holiday events and festivities. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise stated. Jewell’s holiday calendar includes the following events: Hanging of the Green, 10:15 a.m., Nov. 20 John Gano Memorial Chapel, William...

The William Jewell College Athletic Department is pleased to announced the addition of its Powerlifting and Cardinal CrossFit™ Program beginning in 2020. The sport, which will be fielded for both men and women, will become the 21st and 22nd varsity teams on campus and will include a combination of...

Kansas City is known for its love of sports, and Lamar Hunt Jr. is at the heart of two of the city’s professional sports teams. Hunt, a member of the founding family of the Kansas City Chiefs and owner of the Kansas City Mavericks hockey team, will speak at Jewell’s Truex Economic and Financial...