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DNA ladders layered with bright red bacteria blobs to represent the COVID-19 infection at a microcellular level

UK Variant of COVID-19 reaches Kansas

Angel Rojas
February 15, 2021

An Ellis county resident contracted a variant of the COVID-19 virus that originated in the UK, officially labeled as variant B.1.1.7. This case was confirmed in early February by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and it is currently the only known public case...

COVID Update, Sexual Assault Protest, New SGA Committee, & MU Student Arrested - Roo News February 2

COVID Update, Sexual Assault Protest, New SGA Committee, & MU Student Arrested – Roo News February 2

Roo News
February 2, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppGI86_tKhA&feature=youtu.be To kick off the first spring episode of Roo News, we spoke with SGA President Mahreen Ansari and Vice President Daphne Posadas about SGA's plans for the semester, we update you about COVID on campus, and recap...

chart showing the steady increase of total cases of coronavirus for UMKC students since the beginning of the fall semester.

UMKC reports nine COVID cases in first week of spring semester

Henry Gamber
January 25, 2021

UMKC confirmed nine cases of COVID-19 on campus as the first week of the spring semester comes to a close.  Two of the new cases were from individuals who visited the Student Health and Wellness center on Jan. 22. One reported case involved an individual in the Durwood...

Students wearing face masks and standing on the UMKC Volker campus speaking to one another

Coronavirus Update: Cases increase on campus; UMKC plans return after Thanksgiving

Emma Hilboldt
November 16, 2020

UMKC reported the second-most positive coronavirus cases on campus in a single day following Halloween weekend.  The uptick in on-campus cases came at the same time as the U.S. had a record-setting 100,000 cases in a single day. The rise in cases has not appeared...

Graph showing the exponential growth of COVID-19 cases at UMKC

UMKC reports over 200 total coronavirus cases on campus

Caleb Wilson
November 9, 2020

UMKC has surpassed a total of 200 coronavirus cases on campus as of Nov. 7. The university currently has 54 active cases among students and staff, with 39 reported in the last week alone. University officials reported the second-highest number of cases in a single day on Wednesday,...

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