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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
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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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Deciding how and whether to reopen schools is complex – here’s how rocket scientists would develop a plan
The United States approach to sending astronauts to the moon could help inform our response to COVID-19.|Short Read
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Student developer builds Long Island commuters a safer, more accurate train app
CS undergrad Ryan O’Connor led front-end development on a major update to Long Island Rail Road’s TrainTime app, helping the country’s biggest commuter line offer socially distanced service.|Medium Read
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All masks are not created equal
Michigan Engineers test to evaluate safety.|Short Read
Flexible wings, COVID-19, and the future of commercial aviation
At the June 2017 Paris Airshow, Airbus entered into a five-year agreement with the University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering department to establish and fund, to the tune of $8.25 million, a new research center. Called the Airbus-University of Michigan Center for Aero-Servo-Elasticity of Very Flexible Aircraft, its purpose is to engage in fundamental research, focusing on advanced methodologies for designing and evaluating future aircraft. We recently caught up with the Center's director, Dr. Carlos Cesnik, and asked him about the work being done there, the aircraft of the future, and the impact of the recent COVID-19 crisis on the aerospace industry.|Medium Read
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How big data could optimize COVID-19 testing
Microsoft-supported project to coordinate site locations, supply distribution.|Medium Read
Dusk on the Eda U. Gerstacker Grove on North Campus of the University of Michigan on October 25, 2016.
Making a socially distant campus ‘feel more like home’: Students offer ideas
As campuses across the nation move towards the challenges of fall semester, there’s well-spring of innovation and creativity coming from students. |Medium Read
The prototype of a wirelessly powered, RFID-based sensor.
Wireless sensors for N95 masks could enable easier, more accurate decontamination
“The technology can give users the confidence they deserve when reusing respirators or other PPE.”|Medium Read
A group of students test out the Mi-TEE cubesat
84 internships and research fellowships for the pandemic summer
When summer internships fell through, Michigan Engineering staff scrambled to make sure students would still have access to experiential learning.|Medium Read
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Hunger and COVID: Fighting pandemic-related food insecurity in Detroit
Public policy and engineering team up to improve food access.|Medium Read
North campus’ Grove and Duderstadt during fall 2018. Photo: Evan Dougherty
Emergency fund fills in gaps for students during pandemic
Donations will help address a variety of issues.|Medium Read
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COVID-19 is laying waste to many US recycling programs
'The trends we see in the making and consuming of single-use goods, particularly plastic, could have lasting negative effects on the circular economy.'|Short Read
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Students lead the way on State of Michigan web application to help curb the spread of COVID-19
“I don’t think any of us expected a global pandemic at the end of our senior year, let alone being able to work on an application that helps address it.”|Medium Read
In the News
Aug 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