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January 15, 2022
Regents remove Schlissel as president; Coleman appointed interim president
The U-M Board of Regents has removed Mark S. Schlissel as president of the university, citing an inappropriate relationship with a university employee. Former president Mary Sue Coleman was named interim president.
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January 15, 2022
U-M employees have two sources for at-home COVID tests
U-M health plan members are now eligible to receive up to eight FDA-approved, at-home COVID-19 tests each month, with no out-of-pocket cost if they are purchased at network pharmacies.
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January 14, 2022
Sustainability goals advance alongside carbon neutrality efforts
U-M has made progress toward its 2025 sustainability goals for the Ann Arbor campus in many areas, while the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on campus operations continues.
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January 13, 2022
OVPR seeks nominations for revamped research staff, faculty awards
Celebrating the work of research faculty and research staff across all three U-M campuses, the Office of the Vice President for Research is seeking nominations for its revamped series of annual awards.
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January 13, 2022
Bare shelves in the blood bank threaten patient care
A critical nationwide blood shortage threatens the ability to provide many types of patient care at U-M. Robertson Davenport, director of the blood bank at Michigan Medicine, is urging every eligible person to schedule an appointment to donate. An added incentive is the four-university Big Heart Blood Battle that starts Jan. 18.
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January 13, 2022
News beats social, alternative media for accurate health information
Accuracy and truth, according to a new study involving three countries, including the United States, has been found by individuals who rely more on mainstream news.
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January 13, 2022
James Hilton leaving library role to focus on academic innovation
James Hilton, U-M’s vice provost for academic innovation and university librarian-dean of libraries, will step down from his library role June 30 to more sharply focus on U-M’s academic innovation effort in the vice provost role.
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January 13, 2022
$7.6M gift launches new lung cancer research initiative
A $7.6 million gift from Judith L. Tam and the Richard Tam Foundation has launched an accelerated research initiative at U-M’s Rogel Cancer Center focusing on lung cancer.
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January 12, 2022
Expert: Views on politics, science drive public response to pandemic
Political persuasion and trust in science have weighed heavily on mask use and compliance with shelter-in-place policies in the U.S. during the pandemic, according to studies co-authored by a U-M doctoral student in economics.
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January 12, 2022
ITS highlights teaching technologies for 2022 winter term
Information and Technology Services has shared five top technologies that support instruction and an inclusive learning environment for the winter semester.
