KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Missouri-Kansas City just received what’s believed to be the largest research grant in the state’s history.
Grant recipients have been told that the economic security of America might just depend on their research and its success.
Kansas City is close to the geographic center and at the crossroads of the country. The UMKC-led Critical Materials Crossroads Engine is now the national hub for rebuilding America’s domestic critical materials ecosystem, thanks to a $160 million funding announcement from the U.S. National Science Foundation this week…