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.
U of M Medical School Professor Claudia Cohn explains why donating blood today is needed now more than ever and how choosing to give could equip those donors with new information about their exposure to COVID-19.
Professor Panayiota Kendeou and Associate Professor Emily Vraga, are available to comment about how the COVID-19 vaccines fit into the overall attitudes toward vaccination and how to address misinformation.
Two students helped create and implement a COVID-19 information campaign for residents on an island off the coast of Kenya. And they did it all over Zoom.
Ana Núñez with the Medical School talks about why these attitudes exist and how they could limit access to certain communities, particularly people of color.
Akshay Rao, a professor in the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, is available to speak about the impact of COVID-19 on shoppers and companies.
Sabine Schmid with the U of M Medical School explains how people can recognize and prepare for social isolation and loneliness during the holidays due to the pandemic or other social factors.
Abdennour Abbas and his team at a textile startup company are creating face masks engineered to kill viruses like COVID-19 as soon as they make contact with the material.
The University of Minnesota is offering a free two-day saliva-testing event for the U of M Twin Cities community November 16 and 17 at the Field House in Minneapolis.