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COVID-19: Stories, Insights, Expertise

Whether you're a community member, one of our alumni, or a University of Minnesota student, here you’ll find stories, insights, and expertise to support you during the COVID-19 crisis.

COVID-19 Updates

For the latest Covid-19 updates for students, faculty, and staff, visit our Safe Campus page.

COVID-19 Clinical Trials

Sign up and learn about trials of drugs for COVID-19 treatments by University of Minnesota physicians. Learn the facts about testing for the virus that causes COVID-19.

Donate to Covid-19 relief funds

The U of M has a number of ways you can contribute COVID-19 relief to our students and front-line medical personnel. Give.

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Close ties between human and veterinary medicine

Veterinary medicine researchers are using their unique perspectives and expertise to combat COVID-19.

In new report, CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota proposes smart and strategic approach to COVID-19 testing

“Smart testing for COVID-19 virus and antibodies" is the third report in a multipart series published by CIDRAP.

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Classes in personal patient care make quick shift to online

U of M health sciences students learn in-person patient care remotely.

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Clinical trials test blood pressure drug losartan

Researchers hope the drug can thwart lung damage from the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Domestic violence risk grows during pandemic

As Minnesotans stay home to reduce exposure to the coronavirus, two U of M researchers see a different risk cropping up.

Research Brief: A new approach to averting inflammation caused by COVID-19

U of M Twin Cities student Molly Gilligan studies the body's inflammatory response to the SARS-CoV-2.

COVID-19 Podcasts

Health in All Matters

Listen to episodes from the School of Public Health's weekly podcast series "COVID-19: When a pandemic sweeps the modern world."

Listen to the Podcasts

CIDRAP COVID-19 Podcast

From "How We Got Here" to "Smart Testing," listen to all of the timely podcasts from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.

Listen to the Podcasts

In the News

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Osterholm provides overview on COVID-19

Joe Rogan Experience

Internationally recognized infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm appears on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast and provides and overview of the looming COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the video.

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University of Minnesota tackles COVID-19 pandemic

KSTP

At the University of Minnesota, brilliant innovators are coming together in more than a dozen projects to help treat and slow the spread of COVID-19. Read the story.

U.S. hospitals slash use of drug championed by Trump as coronavirus treatment

Reuters

COVID-19 Antibody Test Accuracy In Question

CBS News

Fears of coronavirus second wave prompt flu push at U.S. pharmacies, drugmakers

Reuters

How two UMD medical school professors got in the fight against COVID-19

MinnPost

Ups and downs of Hydroxychloroquine has slowed enrollment of U of M trials

KSTP

University of Minnesota's infectious disease center urges better use of COVID-19 testing

Star Tribune

Study shows how the loss of hog farms, production in Minnesota can impact the state's economy

KEYC

How to save money at the grocery store during the pandemic

FOX 9

Experts

U of M experts offer insights, expertise, and support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are just some of the faculty and staff involved in these efforts.

Jeff Bender

Professor, School of Public Health, Twin Cities

Expertise:
Public health preparedness; farmer and farm worker safety; farmer mental health; zoonotic diseases.

SPH COVID-19 Updates SPH Health in All Matters Podcast
Joyce Serido

Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, College of Education and Human Development, Twin Cities

Expertise:
Coping with financial stress; financial behavior and economic well-being.
Jakub Tolar

Dean and Vice President for Clinical Affairs, Medical School, Twin Cities

Expertise:
Stem cell transplantation to treat children with lethal diseases; repairing and using a patient's own cells to treat diseases; gene therapy; genome editing.

Office of Clinical Affairs: COVID-19 Updates Dr. Tolar’s Daily Videos
Rachel Uppgaard

Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Dentistry, Twin Cities

Expertise:
Safety of dental providers during COVID-19 pandemic; oral and maxillofacial surgery; severe odontogenic infections.

Addressing dental emergencies in a COVID-19 world
Stephen Burks

Professor of Economics and Management, Division of Social Science, Morris

Expertise:
How COVID-19 impacts the trucking industry and supply chain; labor economics and employment; economics of U.S. trucking industry; crash risk; turnover, productivity, and medical costs.

Truckers & Turnover Project
Rachel Hardeman

Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Twin Cities

Expertise:
Health equity; diversity; maternal and child health; population health; medical education.

SPH COVID-19 Updates SPH Health in All Matters Podcast

Supporting You and Your Community

The U of M offers resources to support the well-being of individuals, families, and communities during this challenging time.

Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center

COVID-19 identification, virology, and transmission; keeping workers, families, and rural communities safe; what ag producers need to know; resources in English and Spanish.
COVID-19: Bakken Center Information and Resources

Health and well-being resources for health professionals, business leaders, students, and members of all communities.
U of M Extension

Dealing with stress; supporting food security; managing income loss; helping farmers; leading communities online.
Weisman Art Museum

Kid-friendly activities, virtual WAM exhibit tours, livestream studio visits.

We are #UMNproud

Share your #UMNproud moments during this challenging time helps to remind us of the strength and resilience of the University of Minnesota community.

Educational Videos

Alternate Care Sites Introduction Video

A new way for local communities to provide care, in a non-hospital setting, for those who become ill during the COVID-19 pandemic. View flyer for staff and volunteers.

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