Your COVID-19 vaccine questions answered by an expert
As COVID-19 vaccines begin to be administered across the nation, many of us have questions about the vaccines, their efficacy and what they mean for how we continue to respond to the pandemic. To answer some of those questions, we turned to Teena Chopra, M.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, and corporate medical director of hospital epidemiology, infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship at the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University.
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Wayne State University wins Fleet Award for college access
The Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) recently honored Wayne State University with the Fleet Award during their 2020 College Access Impact Awards. The award recognizes an individual or organization that has significantly contributed to the college access field outside the walls of K-12 institutions. Throughout the past few years, Wayne State has actively demonstrated a commitment to postsecondary attainment with programs like the Warrior Way Back program and the Heart of Detroit Tuition Pledge.
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Wayne Health/WSU/Ford mobile COVID-19 testing program expands; mobile vaccine distribution in the works
Wayne Health and Wayne State University are expanding their COVID-19 mobile testing program thanks to a donation of Ford Motor Company-developed and upfitted mobile health units from Oscar-winning film director Steven Soderbergh and funding support from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The program is being expanded to five vehicles – including two Ford mobile health units purchased by Soderbergh in appreciation for COVID-19 testing services by Wayne Health that kept his crew and cast safe during the recent filming of his latest film, No Sudden Move, in Detroit.
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Alumna works with Pepsi to share her take on Detroit
When asked to share her perspective on Detroit, alumna Desiree Kelly says it’s much more than portrait painting; it’s about expressing individual lives and their experiences through her artwork. Kelly is an award-winning artist who is known as Detroit’s premier portrait painter. She is acclaimed for her portraits of public icons that are immersive and reflect on the narrative of her subjects. Kelly incorporates artifacts and phrases within each work and uses a unique mixture of street art and traditional oil technique. She has recently worked with Pepsi's advertising agency, who expressed interest in her work and its use of energy, colors and mixed media.
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