COVID-19

The Columns at Mizzou

COVID on Campus: Unprecedented Challenges, Mixed Results

An analysis of four major Midwestern universities shows that no matter what the schools did to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic the results were worse than predicted.

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President Joe Biden receives the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination

Biden Administration Boosting State COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments

President Joe Biden says his administration is boosting the number of doses sent to states each week and will be giving state officials more certainty on the number of doses they can expect in future shipments.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | The Chiefs, Plus 10 Other Things You Need to Know This Week

The Kansas City Chiefs, the second impeachment of Donald Trump and COVID-19 vaccinations top the list of news items in Kansas City this week.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | MLK Day, Inauguration Day and the Chiefs

Nick’s Haines picks Martin Luther King Day, Inauguration Day and the next Kansas City Chiefs playoff game as the news highlights for the coming week.

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Skipping the Small Talk: How COVID-19 Has Disrupted Dating

Deeper conversations and mindful dating habits may be replacing hookup culture.

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