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  1. Zhenyu Ma, research fellow in civil and environmental engineering, prepares a machine that suspends aerosol droplets for research. Image credit: Gabi Iriarte/Michigan Engineering, Communications & Marketing

    A fast method for measuring how well air disinfection works: See how it glows

  2. A cluster of E. coli bacterial cells appear as orange rod-shaped structures in a colorized micrograph. Image credit: National Institutes of Health (CC BY-NC 2.0)

    Extreme rain heightens E. coli risks for communities of color in Texas

  3. Concept illustration of a model for studying epilepsy. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    U-M scientists develop a new model for understanding sudden death in epilepsy

  4. Concept illustration of researchers analyzing data. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    U-M receives CDC grant to establish center to help fight disease outbreaks, protect public health

  5. Two men wear white lab coats, blue gloves, and safety goggles while standing at a black lab bench. On the bench are several flasks filled with a yellow-brown fluid and test tubes in racks. Tessier, on the left, appears to dispense something into a tube while Tiexin, on the right, holds a centrifuge tube that contains a clear liquid.

    AI tool helps optimize antibody medicines

  6. Novolog insulin pen, 4mm bd nano needle with a drop of insulin coming out. Image credit: Dennis Klicker, Unsplash

    Revealing the biology of insulin production

  7. Concept illustration of repairing synaptic deficits. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    A gene involved in Down syndrome puts the brakes on neurons’ activity in mice, new study shows

  8. Jackson Wastewater Treatment Plant on Lansing Avenue. Image courtesy: City of Jackson

    Wastewater dashboard adds monkeypox, flu and more for five southeast Michigan communities

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    Nanodiscs catch misfolding proteins red-handed

  10. Mexican earthquakes: U-M experts available to discuss

    Mexican earthquakes: U-M experts available to discuss

  11. WHO elects first African director-general: U-M experts can discuss

    WHO elects first African director-general: U-M experts can discuss

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    Zika virus found in Florida: U-M experts available

  13. Google searches for 'chickenpox' reveal big impact of vaccinations

    Google searches for ‘chickenpox’ reveal big impact of vaccinations

  14. 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil: U-M experts available to discuss

    2016 Olympic Games in Brazil: U-M experts available to discuss

  15. Award will allow U-M to create a method to share intelligence on rare disease treatments

    Award will allow U-M to create a method to share intelligence on rare disease treatments

  16. Changing climate conditions in Michigan pose an emerging public health threat

    Changing climate conditions in Michigan pose an emerging public health threat

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    Zika virus: U-M experts available

  18. Eye drops could clear up cataracts using newly identified chemical

    Eye drops could clear up cataracts using newly identified chemical

  19. Telehealth: Using cell phones to fight chronic disease in Latin America

    Telehealth: Using cell phones to fight chronic disease in Latin America

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    Training young scientists to look for links between health, microbes