Explore research being done in the Midwest region to address the coronavirus pandemic.
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Illinois Students Are Finalists in COVID-19 Student Paper Challenge
Two University of Illinois undergraduate students were finalists in the 2024 COVID Information Commons Student Paper Challenge. Arnav Aggarwal (Statistics & Mathematics) and Sangjun Ko (Statistics) received third place for…
Teaching During a Pandemic
By Raleigh Butler This story is part of a series on coronavirus research in the Midwest region. To explore other NSF-funded research addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit the COVID…
Midwest researchers address food insecurity and transportation access during the pandemic
By Raleigh Butler and Qining Wang This story is part of a series on coronavirus research in the Midwest region. To explore other NSF-funded research addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, please…
National Science Foundation (NSF) Awards $2 Million for COVID Information Commons Extension for Pandemic Recovery (CIC-E)
New York, NY – October 5, 2021 The COVID Information Commons (CIC) project, a program led by the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub in the Data Science Institute at Columbia University, in collaboration with…
Researcher Profile: Aditya Kulkarni
By Raleigh Butler On May 19, 2021, five researchers joined the COVID Information Commons (CIC) “Lightning Talks” webinar hosted by the National Science Foundation-funded Big Data Innovation Hubs. Each speaker…
Big data aids PPE research
By Barbara Jewett This story is part of a series on coronavirus research in the Midwest region Many researchers in the Midwest received awards from the National Science Foundation last…
Midwest water researchers explore COVID-19 in wastewater
This story is part of a series on coronavirus research in the Midwest region Researchers in the Midwest are looking in a surprising place for clues about the COVID-19 pandemic:…
Introducing the COVID Information Commons
The Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub collaborated with the other three regional Big Data Innovation Hubs and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch the COVID Information Commons (CIC). Funded by NSF COVID Rapid…