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September 15, 2021
COVID antibodies reduce reinfection risk for up to six months
A Michigan Medicine study found that most patients with mild COVID-19 infections produce antibodies that persist and protect them from reinfection for up to six months.
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September 15, 2021
COVID-19 disproportionately affected state’s essential workers
A disproportionate share of COVID-19 cases among working adults in Michigan were in the health care and social assistance industries, according to a new U-M survey.
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September 15, 2021
U-M ADVANCE works to improve faculty diversity through hiring
U-M’s ADVANCE Program has been vigorously spearheading an interdisciplinary effort to boost faculty diversity and excellence through recruitment efforts.
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September 14, 2021
Second round of anti-racism faculty hiring proposals due Oct. 1
As U-M’s Anti-Racism Faculty Hiring Initiative moves forward, the Office of the Provost is inviting proposals for the second round of clusters of new tenure-track faculty whose scholarship focuses on structural racism and racial inequality.
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September 14, 2021
$2M grant to fund study of solar power use in fertilizer production
The National Science Foundation has awarded U-M researchers $2 million to study the effectiveness of a new ammonia production process aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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September 14, 2021
Registration open for Work-Life Connecting the Dots conference
Registration is now open for the U-M Work-Life Resource Center’s annual conference Connecting the Dots, which will share useful tips and strategies to help university employees respond to challenging times.
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September 14, 2021
U-M expanding search for vice provost, chief diversity officer
Provost Susan M. Collins has named a 17-member search advisory committee to conduct a national search for the university’s next vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer.
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September 14, 2021
U-M Library preserves computer and video games
Since its establishment in the 1970s, the U-M Library’s popular Computer and Video Game Archive has offered students, staff, faculty and the general public a space to take a break, study, conduct research or play games among friends.
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September 13, 2021
U-M Slack to replace Facebook Workplace on Sept. 17
Users of Facebook Workplace recently have been notified that the university is moving to U-M Slack as its primary collaboration tool for enhancing workgroup communication.
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September 13, 2021
Nominations sought for Goddard Power, Dumas awards
The Academic Women’s Caucus is accepting nominations from the university community for the 2022 Sarah Goddard Power and Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Awards. Nominations for both awards are due Oct. 15.
