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September 14, 2021
U-M ends general COVID-19 notifications for classrooms
The university has discontinued its broad, generalized COVID-19 case notifications for classrooms and building spaces following recent changes to state guidance and community feedback that the notices were confusing and of limited benefit.
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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
Barnes Arico inks contract extension through 2025-26
Women’s basketball head coach Kim Barnes Arico, the winningest coach in the U-M program’s history, has signed a contract extension through the 2025-26 season.
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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
A reminder of U-M’s policy for dealing with children on campus
With more on-site activities and events taking place, the university community is being reminded about the importance of the Children on Campus Standard Practice Guide — SPG 601.34.
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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, lecturers’ union reach tentative agreement on new contract
The union representing 1,700 lecturers on all three U-M campuses has reached a tentative contract agreement with the university administration on a new three-year contract.
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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.
