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ABC News (Sept. 10) – “The truth is we cannot test our way out of the pandemic,” Dr. Rebecca Smith, an epidemiologist at UIUC who designed its testing and exposure notification strategy, told ABC News….
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New York Times (Sept. 10) – The positivity rate for the tests is currently about 1 percent. “It’s higher than we would like, but it’s coming down,” said Rebecca Lee Smith, a professor of epidemiology…
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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Sept. 3) – Veterinary student and Open House leader Dria Talley and her dog Dudu shared the news about virtual Open House, which will feature exhibits online, with videos and other fun, informational…
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NPR (Sept. 3) – On Monday, the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab at the Urbana Champaign campus processed just over 18,000 samples, according to Timothy Fan, a professor of Veterinary Clinical Medicine. “To give you perspective, that…
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Chemical & Engineering News (Sept. 3) – The US is currently running about 20 million COVID-19 tests every month, so the new assay could effectively triple national testing capacity. “The goal of tests like this…
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Vox (Aug. 27) – Rebecca Lee Smith, an epidemiologist at the University of Illinois, said that at-home testing could theoretically lead people to get someone else to take the test for them. That was a point…
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The 21st (Aug. 31) – Dr. Rebecca Smith joined others to discuss the potential for UI’s COVID testing program to be expanded across the nation. https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/closer-look-at-u-of-i-cutting-edge-testing-program

Crain’s Chicago Business (Aug. 28) – Rebecca Smith, an associate professor of epidemiology, and veterinary oncologist Tim Fan were members of the Shield team that made the campus COVID testing plan a reality in just…
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Loop North (Aug. 30) – Dr. Drew Sullivan, medical director at Medical District Veterinary Clinic, part of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, says human health risks from dog urine and feces are…
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cnbc.com (August 28) – CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” discusses how the University of Illinois is reopening, as well as its rapid Covid-19 saliva testing and response with Timothy Killeen, University of Illinois president. (Includes…
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