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Confronting COVID-19

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America's leading research universities are at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19 and are working to protect us from other pandemics. From assisting communities developing response strategies, to increasing testing capacity and researching possible vaccines, to treating people who have contracted the novel coronavirus, universities are working tirelessly to address the full impact of this pandemic.

This kind of research is made possible by a robust government-university partnership that has fueled much of the greatest medical, technological, and economic breakthroughs of the last 70-plus years, including the development of the polio vaccine. Then, as now, America's leading research universities are confronting our biggest challenges head-on, and are central to health and security of our nation.

Read President Barbara R. Snyder's blog post about why like Dolly Parton, the government-university Partnership that led to the COVID vaccine is a national treasure.

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Windy Days May Keep Us Safer from COVID

A new study indicates that low wind speeds and stale air are associated with a higher incidence of contracting COVID-19 when people socialize outside — perhaps as much as 45 percent more compared to when winds are stronger.
UC San Diego researcher picks up wastewater samples

The Proof is in the Poop

When early evidence emerged that people with COVID-19—whether or not they have symptoms—shed the virus in their stool “the sewer seemed like the ‘happening’ place to look for it,” said UC San Diego researcher Smruthi Karthikeyan
The study followed 46 patients in the intensive care unit with acute respiratory failure that required mechanical ventilation.

Ohio State breath test can identify COVID-19 in critically ill patients

Instead of an invasive nasal swab, researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are exploring the use of a unique breath test for the rapid screening of patients for COVID-19. 
UV light being emitted by a krypton chloride excimer lamp, fueled by molecules moving between different states of energy. (Credit: Linden Research Group)

Specific UV light wavelength could offer low-cost, safe way to curb COVID-19 spread

A specific wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light is not only extremely effective at killing the virus which causes COVID-19, but is also safer for use in public spaces, finds new CU Boulder research. 

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How A Common Genetic Variant Influences Your Risk of Severe Illness From COVID-19

A new study from Yale has found that a common genetic variant that occurs in nearly 20% of individuals influences both susceptibility to COVID-19 and the development of severe disease.
Confronting COVID-19 | Yale University | University Research

Omicron caused fewer cases of MIS-C in children than delta and they were milder, says new study based on 2021-2022 data

A new University at Buffalo study conducted at John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital is one of the first to reveal that there were fewer cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) during the omicron wave of the pandemic than the delta wave
Confronting COVID-19 | University at Buffalo - The State University of New York | University Research

Could low-dose lithium treat long COVID? UB launches clinical trial to find out

Adults experiencing long COVID may be interested in a new University at Buffalo clinical trial that is testing low-dose lithium as a potential treatment.
Confronting COVID-19 | University at Buffalo - The State University of New York | University Research

‘Prime and Spike’ nasal vaccine strategy helps combat COVID

The Yale-developed vaccine approach is designed to jumpstart immune response in the respiratory system — the first part of the body to be infected by the virus.
Confronting COVID-19 | Yale University | University Research

Study Shows When Society Worries About Covid Concerns About Climate Change Subside

Global concerns such as epidemics, wars and disasters weigh upon the minds of people around the world during every decade. But can a dominant global problem such as the Covid-19 pandemic cause people to neglect other urgent societal problems? A Stony Brook University study concludes that answer is yes.
Confronting COVID-19 | Stony Brook University - The State University of New York | University Research