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Engineers work to disinfect N95 masks for medical personnel
Virus removal approaches, mask resilience and mask fit are all being tested.|Medium Read
The summer sun rises on North Campus
COVID-19: Research and Resources
Keep up with the U-M community as it reacts and responds to COVID-19.|Short Read
More COVID-19 Research News
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A resilient campus
How engineers are applying their expertise for future planning.|Long Read
Congratulations U-M Aerospace Engineering professor Mirko Gamba on receiving the Ted Kennedy Family Faculty Team Excellence Award for 2020-2021
U-M Aerospace Engineering professor Mirko Gamba and his fellow researchers on the N95 Reprocessing Team have been honored with the Ted Kennedy Family Faculty Team Excellence Award for 2020-2021 by the College of Engineering Honors and Awards Committee|Short Read
An artistic render of someone spreading a virus in the air by coughing.
Coughs create complicated airflows. A new project explores how they spread viruses
U-Michigan and Auburn researchers will use cough simulators, lasers, mannequins, human subjects and computational modeling.|Medium Read
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N95 mask disinfection: New evidence on how hospitals can effectively recycle key PPE
First-of-its-kind study examined multiple pathogens, as well as filtration and fit.|Medium Read
A student participating in Professor Chesney's 495 course.
Lessons learned from quick pivots to online education
How a U-M computer science lecturer reimagined his software design class in a COVID-safe format.|Medium Read
Dentistry during COVID-19: Engineering analysis offers guidelines to reduce exposure
Equipment previously used in auto emissions testing highlights risks.|Medium Read
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More responsive COVID-19 wastewater test developed
Measuring RNA from SARS-COV-2 allows for more accurate testing than similar methods.|Medium Read
3D model of Coronavirus
Undergrads awarded by NASA, European Space Agency for project predicting COVID hotspots
The team earned the Best Use of Science award at the NASA Space Apps COVID-19 Challenge for their machine learning model that can predict hotspots for COVID outbreaks|Medium Read
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed technology to provide contactless measurements of respiratory rate, heart rate and heart rate variability, which together are important indicators of an individual’s overall health.
Touchless respiratory and heart rate measurement for COVID-19 health screening
New technology provides a contactless method to add respiratory rate and heart rate to temperature readings .|Medium Read
Personal cold plasma “air curtain” design for COVID-19 protection moves forward
Medical giant Johnson & Johnson and federal HHS select U-M design with “minimal impact on daily life.”|Medium Read
Joi Mondisa
Strategies to help support students during a pandemic
Mentoring in the time of COVID-19.|Medium Read
Tommy Cope swimming breaststroke
Coping with COVID-19 as a student and Olympic hopeful: a Q&A with Thomas Cope
Even award-winning athletes are having a hard time getting into a routine these days, but Tommy Cope wants everyone to keep working hard.|Medium Read
In the News
ForbesAug 3, 2020
How to clean your N95 mask or face covering with COVID-19
Michigan RadioApr 7, 2020
In hospitals and labs, researchers find ways to clean and reuse masks