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COVID-19 antibody testing that’s portable, fast, cheap and highly precise—four attributes that are usually mutually exclusive—could be possible with a microfluidic device invented at the University of Michigan and…
With people getting anxious about restarting the economy, efforts are focused on using antibody testing to develop an immunity certification system that would exempt those who have the antibodies from social distancing…
The Wayne State University Board of Governors has approved a proposal to temporarily suspend the standardized test score requirement for new fall 2020 freshmen applicants. The temporary suspension would be for students…
Nursing students and alumni across the country have stepped up to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are some of the stories of how Spartan Nurses have answered the call to improve the health of our…
President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., announced Michigan State University tuition rates will not change for the 2020-21 academic year. The news comes as the university begins to address the financial implications of the…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published data on hospitalizations for COVID-19 across 14 states from March 1-30 in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. It documented that African…
Ford Motor Co., Wayne State University, the Wayne State University Physician Group and ACCESS are launching a new initiative that will improve access to COVID-19 testing for symptomatic first responders, health care…
President M. Roy Wilson: "We really have to look at what we can do now immediately to stem this tide of excess death among the African-American population because of this coronavirus. And there are a number of things…
Henry M. Cowles, assistant professor of history, used to hold his 125-student undergraduate class in the Biological Sciences Building. Now, his students converge remotely from their homes all across the United States and…
EntryPoint, a nonprofit research institution in Ann Arbor, has released the 2020 Detroit Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Report. The study provides insights into Detroit’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, including the development…