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Will the Pandemic Finally Kill Cash?

Emily Martin featured in the Washington Post

Does the pandemic signify the oft-declared death of ­sage-colored currency? Cash now seems fraught with risk, not only because of the bills and coins but the proximity of other people involved in each transaction. Health experts believe these concerns are overblown, but anxiety has a way of compounding like interest.

Illustration of a man wearing a red sweater receiving a COVID-19 nose swab test.

Testing, Treatment, And The Latest On A Vaccine To Prevent COVID-19

Emily Martin featured on WEMU

WEMU's Lisa Barry talks with University of Michigan associate professor of epidemiology from the School of Public Health Emily Toth Martin about the latest on COVID-19 testing, possible new treatments, and a vaccine to prevent it from infecting someone.

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Crowded Villages Show Why Virus Cases Are Surging in Rural India

Bhramar Mukherjee featured in Bloomberg

As India passes the grim milestone of two million virus cases and new hotspots emerge in villages, experts are worried infections will now rise exponentially in the world’s second-most populous country, overwhelming its under-prepared hinterland.

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Emergency Demolitions in Detroit: Low Risk of Asbestos Exposure

New research from Rick Neitzel and Alfred Franzblau

As Detroit continues to revitalize its urban core by razing abandoned buildings, emissions of airborne asbestos during emergency demolitions have been negligible, say University of Michigan researchers.