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Viral Transport Medium to Meet the Demand for COVID-19 Testing in the UP

by Caryn Heldt

SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, has infected more than 27 million people worldwide. Given the number of patients who need to be tested, it has become very difficult to obtain viral transport medium (VTM), which is used for preservation of the specimens during transportation and/or storage at a testing facility. Help us by contributing to this project so that we can prepare more VTM for testing.

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Helping Alleviate the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Shortage with 3D Printing

by Joshua Pearce, David Holden, John Schneiderhan

The current pandemic has severely disrupted the supply of PPE creating shortages and rationing of materials on the front lines of our community response. To address this problem, the open source community and Michigan Tech are stepping in to develop, manufacture, and supply PPE. Help us alleviate this shortage!

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Sustainability Demonstration House: Retrofit an Existing, Older Home into an Energy Efficient Residence Phase II

by Jay Meldrum

The Alternative Energy Enterprise at Michigan Tech will retrofit an existing, older home into an energy efficient residence, incorporating renewable energy generation. The goal is to set up a Sustainable Demonstration House to serve as a resource for the broader community to learn about, test, and experience energy efficient/low carbon living.

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Breaking Digital Barriers: Building Robust Online...
by Kelly Steelman, Charles Wallace +1

Genetic Improvement of Blueberries: Phase I
by Guiliang Tang

CS4All: Bringing Computer Science to K-12...
by Charles Wallace, Leo C. Ureel II

Development of a Free Psychological Testing...
by Shane Mueller

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