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UM System researchers take on new projects during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Regan Mertz
  • posted on June 20, 2020June 26, 2020
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Since the coronavirus struck Missouri in early March, university researchers across the state have postponed their projects. Some have found a new focus: the COVID-19 pandemic itself.  Some
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Missouri is mass testing for COVID-19 in prisons, but some say it’s too late
  • Madison Czopek
  • posted on June 13, 2020June 24, 2020
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Since late May, Missouri has ramped up testing for active COVID-19 cases in prisons. But critics say it’s too late for mass testing to give an accurate picture of how the coronavirus has spread
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Missourians weigh the health risks of protesting in a pandemic
  • Claire Colby
  • posted on June 10, 2020June 24, 2020
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In the days since George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, crowds have gathered across the state and world to protest police brutality. This has raised some concerns about worsening the spread
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For Missouri’s small casino towns, coronavirus closures were a big financial hit
  • Claire Colby
  • posted on May 29, 2020June 24, 2020
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The Mark Twain Casino in La Grange employs about 200 people — a significant number, considering the town’s total population doesn’t quite top 1,000.  When the casino shut down in mid-March
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Sanitizer and single-use pens: How rural Missouri counties are preparing for Tuesday’s elections
  • Madison Czopek
  • posted on May 28, 2020June 24, 2020
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Polling places across Missouri will soon open for the first election since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the state. On Tuesday, voters will see new safety measures in place. Missouri’s municipal
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Some Missouri counties are offering free COVID-19 testing days. Here’s what that means for you.
  • Colleen Wouters
  • posted on May 28, 2020June 24, 2020
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Any Missouri resident can get tested for COVID-19 during upcoming testing days throughout the state.  Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced in a recent COVID-19 briefing that his current concern
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Sheet metal union donates mask-making parts
  • Madison McVan
  • posted on May 21, 2020June 24, 2020
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Christy Bullock has been trying to optimize the design of her homemade face masks. A problem with homemade cloth masks is that they don’t always seal well
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