COVID vaccination rates are tremendously low in communities of color in Kansas City. On average, only 43% of individuals get vaccinated, which is about 7% lower than the national average. UMKC’s latest installment of its Critical Conversations series, conducted over Zoom...

“Eva… Eva…”  For Eva Ramirez, hearing her name called wasn’t anything new. Except for this time, when it was coming from her deceased mother. Ramirez, a vendor at a Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration, claimed to have heard this ghostly voice...

UMKC’s policies regarding COVID have gone into “half-pregnant” territory. Both masking and vaccination are “strongly encouraged,” which, in practice, translates to no coherent direction.  Admittedly, it is an odd time when — we hope — we are nearing the...

Sitting on your living room couch, you slip on a set of virtual reality goggles. In an instant, you’re transported to an office filled with your coworkers. This fully immersive virtual world is being created by Meta (previously Facebook), and UMKC computer science &...

The Packers were forced to start their young, second-year backup quarterback Jordan Love against the Chiefs on Sunday, as Rodgers was unable to play due to testing positive for COVID-19. Love struggled for most of his first career start, unable to get his team to convert...