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Could a community’s wastewater give an early warning of the spread of COVID-19? With a rapid response grant from the National Science Foundation, a research team from the University of Michigan and Stanford University is…
In times of crisis, Warriors band together. When administrators in Wayne State’s Division of Research had an idea to help arm first responders with hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 crisis, students and staff across the…
Felicia Wu is the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Food Safety, Toxicology and Risk Assessment in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics.
In early 2020, many parents and caregivers face uncharted territory as they help children cope with the realities of the novel coronavirus strain. Joanne Riebschleger, a professor in Michigan State University’s School of…
The Wayne State University Physician Group, in partnership with Wayne State University Health Sciences and ACCESS, are providing drive-through testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus for symptomatic health care workers and…
Michigan Medicine has launched an in-house COVID-19 test, the University of Michigan health system announced Thursday.
Living rooms around the world can become places to learn how to start a business for social impact or to peek inside a museum to see homemade ancient wooden toy horses from Roman Egypt. The University of Michigan is…
TechTown is launching the Detroit Small Business Stabilization Fund to support the needs of small businesses impacted by COVID-19. In an effort to accelerate access to capital for Detroit’s most vulnerable businesses,…
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As doctors, scientists and governments try to get a grip on COVID-19, the University of Michigan startup Arbor Biosciences is providing free kits to capture the genetic code of virus samples.