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The December 2, 2021 edition of Tech Today—Michigan Technological University's daily internal newsletter. Tech Today is produced by University Marketing and Communications.

Matt Grossmann, Charley Ballard, and Arnold Weinfled talk with Siddharth Chandra. The 1918 influenza pandemic provides a cautionary tale for what the future may hold for COVID-19, says Chandra. After a decade studying a flu virus that killed approximately 15,000 Michigan residents, Chandra, a professor in MSU’s James Madison College, saw his research come to life as he watched the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was so surreal,” said Chandra, who has a courtesy appointment in epidemiology and biostatistics. “All of a sudden, I was living my research.” Chandra’s research is...

Editor's note: Rooted in history I absolutely love the PBS show, “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” Gates, a Harvard professor, historian and filmmaker, hosts celebrities and helps them trace their genealogies back many generations.   It doesn’t matter to me who the celebrities are, I find the ancestral stories fascinating. Sometimes they discover histories that evoke pride. Often, they discover family members with unsavory pasts. No matter what is unearthed, the guests are always grateful to uncover their roots.   I’m lucky that I have my version of Gates in my family...