More than half of U-M students planning to attend classes on the Ann Arbor campus this fall are reporting they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data released July 6 as part of a new vaccination dashboard.

The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet virtually at 2 p.m. July 15, consistent with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive directive regarding public meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Launched in April 2020, the Bentley Historical Library’s COVID-19 collection includes 265 digital items from more than 150 donors, and archivists are still collecting submissions.

U-M has committed to continually increasing its enrollment of low-income students and taking steps to ensure they graduate at the same rate as their more affluent peers.

U-M filed a petition July 1 for fact finding with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission to help reach agreement in contract negotiations with the union that represents lecturers on all three campuses.

Starting July 7, canopy reservation availability is expanding. Campus canopy locations are available for reservation from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for a maximum of four hours Monday through Friday for U-M departmental meetings and student organization meetings. 

“Daisy Chain,” a new video zine by the Institute for the Humanities Gallery, is presented as a compilation of short vignettes documenting the candid and illuminating perspectives of nine national and regional artists as the world opens back up.

Information and Technology Services has launched a new package of supercomputing resources for researchers and Ph.D. students on all U-M campuses: the U-M Research Computing Package.

Thousands of managers are reviewing space their teams occupy to determine how staff remote working arrangements will successfully meld with organizational needs to optimize a flexible work environment.

Members of the U-M community can improve their produce intake by joining the Fruit and Veggie Challenge, a new six-week online challenge. Registration is open through July 19.