Employee affinity groups are no longer supported on campus as UMKC complies with new federal guidance.  “Employees can still form and participate in affinity groups,” said Stacy Downs, UMKC director of strategic communications. “But consistent with federal guidance,...

  Across the globe, a seemingly odd flag of a cartoonish skull in bones in a straw hat from a lighthearted anime about pirates has become an internationally recognized symbol of protest.      Thousands gathered in protest at the second No Kings Rally at Mill Creek...

  The Country Club Plaza may soon become more pedestrian-friendly.     This is just one of the many changes that HP Village Management, the group that owns the Plaza, outlined in a pitch made on Oct. 21 to city development leaders.       These changes...

  AI systems have proven themselves to have a net-negative impact on society.      Artificial Intelligence Systems have led to a disruption in certain institutions and have a capability of spreading misinformation and convincing hoaxes.      Sam Altman...

  Federal courts ordered SNAP contingency funding on Oct. 31, but UMKC and local groups continue to assist residents impacted by the delays.   Dominick Love, a UMKC liberal arts and public health senior, launched a food drive with the Nu Epsilon chapter of Kappa Alpha...