Arizona Wellbeing Commons finds answers for COVID-19, hope for future
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Arizona Wellbeing Commons finds answers for COVID-19, hope for future
After battling on the front lines of the global coronavirus pandemic for nearly a year, Arizona’s health care community paused last Friday to evaluate what we’ve learned about COVID-19, what
Rapid testing to the rescue
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, researchers at the Biodesign Institute leapt into action Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the fall 2020 issue of ASU Thrive magazine. On the morning of
Arizona genetic research group tracks initial spread of SARS-CoV-2
Seeds of widespread ‘community’ distribution began mid-February Initial findings reported by the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union (ACGU) suggest that following Arizona’s first reported case of COVID-19 in late January, the state
Nimble ASU events crew supports dozens of COVID-19 saliva-testing sites
Adaptable team brings hope to Arizonans during pandemic As the COVID-19 pandemic began to make a stronghold in Arizona, Arizona State University employees began fighting back — by answering urgent
Research shows water quality could diminish in closed buildings during COVID-19 pandemic
While bars, gyms, dine-in restaurants and other buildings have been closed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, water left sitting in pipes could change in quality. It’s possible that
Undaunted: ASU Science forges ahead, despite worldwide crisis
The global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus has affected nearly every aspect of daily life in Arizona and across the nation, putting many summer activities on pause in the
ADHS, ASU announce partnership to increase COVID-19 testing in Arizona
ADHS, ASU announce partnership to increase COVID-19 testing in Arizona ASU will launch program to provide free saliva-based diagnostic testing for up to 100,000 Arizonans The Arizona Department of Health
ASU develops state’s first saliva-based COVID-19 test
In an effort to make COVID-19 diagnostic testing easier and more readily available to Arizonans, researchers at Arizona State University have developed the state’s first saliva-based test. “This new saliva-based test
MELTDOWN: Can we push SARS CoV-2 off an evolutionary cliff?
From New York to Luxembourg, Namibia, Iceland and Bhutan, the novel coronavirus SARS CoV-2 has turned the modern world into a crisis zone. An unprecedented global effort is underway to
Cloth masks are a worthy line of defense to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic
As our world finds itself in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, practically everything has changed. Sarah Arrowsmith, a scientist and lab coordinator with the Arizona State University Biodesign Swette Center
ASU scientific team finds new, unique mutation in coronavirus study
As the coronavirus pandemic has swept across the U.S., in addition to tracking the number of COVID-19 daily cases, there is a worldwide scientific community engaged in tracking the SARS-CoV-2
Novel coronavirus detected, monitored in wastewater
Within weeks of arriving on the world stage, SARS-CoV-2 has managed to encircle the globe, leaving illness, mortality and economic devastation in its vast wake. One of the central challenges