Tag: COVID-19
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Michigan Engineering group creates model for layering COVID-19 defenses
The model can be used as a tool to inform decision-makers and individuals on relative risks and advantages associated with a layered defense.
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Michigan researchers get $5.3M to expand COVID-19 wastewater monitoring
“Wastewater-based epidemiology has shown to be a valuable tool to inform public health officials of case levels and infection trends in a community.”
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New protein engineering method could accelerate the discovery of COVID-19 therapeutics
The method could one day be used to develop nanobodies against other viruses and disease targets as well.
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A resilient campus
How engineers are applying their expertise for future planning.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dentistry during COVID-19: Engineering analysis offers guidelines to reduce exposure
Equipment previously used in auto emissions testing highlights risks.
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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.
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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.”
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Strategies to help support students during a pandemic
Mentoring in the time of COVID-19.
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Stress test
Amid six months of tumult and chaos, engineering researchers moved quickly and collaboratively with public health officials, producing vital research in the fight against COVID-19.