217 Today: The University of Illinois SHIELD saliva test company is winding down

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University of Illinois student Zainab Yusuff-Akimbo helps administer SHIELD COVID tests in Urbana in May 2023.
  • Photo: Emily Hays/Illinois Public Media

Monday, November 27, 2023

Today’s headlines: 

  • A new report from Northwestern University is documenting Illinois’ news deserts.
  • Even thousands of miles away from ongoing wars – experts say there’s evidence that children here are experiencing war-related trauma.
  • The Fighting Illini football team lost their final game of the season to the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday, 45-to-43.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn what the team behind the COVID-19 saliva tests at the University of Illinois learned while it plans to close this winter.

Reporting today contributed by Dave McKinney, Clare Lane, Colin Hislope and Emily Hays.

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Farrah Anderson

Farrah Anderson is a 2024 graduate of the University of Illinois. At Illinois Public Media, Anderson works as a general assignment reporter focusing on police and investigative stories.