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curiousKC | Answers to COVID Questions You Need to Know

By | May 10, 2022 | 0
Cut-outs of various people's hands frame a canvas. This image accompanies an FAQ that anwers questions about COVID-19.

Bookmark Flatland’s curiousKC FAQ, where we answer your questions about COVID-19.

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A Mother’s Quest for Openness Provides Map for Spurring Change

By | March 3, 2022 | 0
Sheila Albers in front of a portrait of her son, John, who was shot and killed by an Overland Park police officer.

When Sheila Albers couldn’t get answers to questions she had after her 17-year-old son was shot and killed by an Overland Park police officer, she didn’t give up. Her story shows how everyday people can leverage public records to shape communities for the better.

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MU Professor, High Schooler and Undergraduate Mathematician Lead the Research on Variants

By | February 25, 2022 | 0
From left to right: Hickman Mills sophomore Saathvik Kannan, MU principal investigator Kamal, Singh, and MU undergraduate Austin Spratt. They're working together at Bond Life Sciences Center in Columbia to identify new SARS-CoV-2 variants. (Credit: Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center”)

At MU, a veteran scientist, high schooler and undergraduate student identified 46 mutations of the omicron variant.

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Use of the Force: KC Debates Police Department Staffing

By | February 17, 2022 | 0
Lauren Billinger, a South Patrol officer with the Kansas City Police Department, responding to a call for service.

Kansas City is grappling with how to allocate resources for its police department this budget season. Much of the debate turns on how many police officers are needed, and how they should be deployed.

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Kansas City Doctor Leads Nationwide Study on Long COVID

By | February 11, 2022 | 0
Medical staff walk through or aid patients in a hospital hallway. Image from Canva

A new clinical trial study aims to learn why some adults infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus develop long COVID and why others don’t.

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