Today's Headlines
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More undergrad courses going online after stay-in-place order
U-M will shift more of its undergraduate classes to fully remote instruction for the remainder of the fall semester after Washtenaw County issued a 14-day stay-in-place order for undergraduate students.
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Epidemiologist Arnold Monto to lead COVID-19 vaccine hearings
Arnold Monto, a leading epidemiologist at the School of Public Health, will serve as acting chair of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting.
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State officials confident in election security despite voter concerns
Walter Mebane, a professor of political science and statistics who specializes in election forensics, addresses questions regarding voting security as Election Day 2020 approaches.
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U-M researcher says online news needs a new pay model
The revenue model that has sustained the newspaper industry for centuries no longer works in the digital age, but another concept with modern adaptations could be the answer to profitability, a U-M researcher says.
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University to launch several new anti-racism initiatives
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Five faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine
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DPSS, ITS make improvements to UM Emergency Alerts system
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Leaders to solicit campus feedback as winter planning continues
Coming Events
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Oct 19
Attend at Home — Week of Oct. 19
Each week, U-M’s Arts & Culture website highlights selected virtual events or exhibitions around the university.
This week includes: Clements Library presents “Race, Gender and Rights”; UMS and Ford School present “A Conversation with Trevor Noah”; Reimagining Detroit’s Museum and Cultural District; ISR Insights: Perspectives on the 2020 Presidential Election; John Lewis: The Legacy of a Life Lived in Good Trouble.
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Oct 21
“Me, the ‘Other'” panel discussion
A look at the documentary film about otherness and oneness featuring twelve diverse students living in Washtenaw County, 7-8:30 p.m.
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Oct 22
Perspectives on the 2020 Presidential Election
Panel discussion with Jenna Bednar, Vincent Hutchings, and Angela Ocampo, 4-5:30 p.m.
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Oct 22
Reimagining Detroit’s Museum and Cultural District
Panelists will share their insights on the Detroit Square design proposal, 4-5:30 p.m.
Oct. 20 COVID-19 briefing
U-M Chief Health Officer Preeti Malani (above), other university leaders and Washtenaw County Health Officer Jimena Loveluck addressed various aspects of a two-week stay-in-place order for undergraduate students that was announced Tuesday due to increasing COVID-19 cases. Joining Malani and Loveluck on this video briefing were President Mark Schlissel, Provost Susan M. Collins, Vice President for Student Life Martino Harmon and Robert Ernst, executive director of University Health Service and associate vice president for student life.
Read more about the stay-in-place order and shift to more remote learningFaculty/Staff Spotlight
“Really being intentional about exercising is so important right now, for my mental health and my physical well-being.”
Colleen Stone, content and digital strategist for the Department of Surgery at Michigan Medicine and avid runner
Read more about Colleen StoneThis Week in U-M History
Interim president
Business Dean B. Joseph White was named interim president on Oct. 19, 2001, after Lee C. Bollinger resigned. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of Oct. 12-18.
Read more about U-M in HistoryMichigan in the news
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“I think if this were 1950, his message would be perfect. The problem is it’s not 1950,” said Karyn Lacy, professor of sociology and Afroamerican and African studies, on President Trump’s pitch to try to reclaim suburban female voters by relying on an airbrushed version of America’s past.
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“I think people are trying to protect their own interests, which in some ways is rational. Even if it can cause what they call a ‘commons problem,’ where then there’s not enough for everybody,” said Stephanie Preston, professor of psychology, commenting on a number of countries that are stockpiling for an uncertain pandemic season amid concerns over whether the global supply chain for food can remain intact as COVID-19 cases rise worldwide.
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“If you are not very sick and believe you have not had contact with somebody who might have COVID, then I would not necessarily go get a test or anything like that if you have mild respiratory symptoms. (But) if you are having an illness with cough and respiratory difficulty, you better get tested,” said Arnold Monto, professor of epidemiology, who believes that testing for COVID-19, the flu or a cold should be done on a case-by-case basis.
The Washington Post
