The Cube featured an April Fool’s Day look on April 1, 2008. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of March 30-April 5.

U-M is working to establish additional lines of credit for up to $1 billion for general operating purposes to enhance the university’s financial safety net in the event of a financial emergency.

A portion of the William S. White Building will undergo renovation to accommodate growing academic programs in the UM-Flint College of Health Sciences and the School of Nursing.

Rebecca Cunningham, an emergency medicine physician whose research addresses critical issues ranging from firearm violence to opioid abuse, has been appointed vice president for research.

Martino Harmon, who currently serves as the senior vice president for student affairs at Iowa State University, has been appointed vice president for student life at U-M effective July 1. 

Members of the U-M community covered under university health plans now have coverage for virtual medical and behavioral health visits, and cost sharing is waived for virtual medical visits through April 30.

U-M Institute for Data Science research fellow Qianying Lin has been working with a team of Hong Kong- and China-based researchers to estimate the transmissibility of COVID-19.

Thirteen fellows through the Frankel Institute for Advanced Jewish Studies will explore the theme of “Translating Jewish Cultures,” across a wide range of time periods and geographic locations.

A roundup of U-M news related to COVID-19.

On March 28, 1924, a photographer captured construction progress at the Law Quad. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of March 23-29.