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October 22, 2020
Regents Roundup — October 2020
Other items approved by the Board of Regents at its meeting Oct. 22.
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October 22, 2020
Pearson to lead UM-Flint’s new College of Innovation & Technology
UM-Flint physics professor Christopher A. Pearson has been named the inaugural dean of the Flint campus’ new College of Innovation and Technology. He begins his duties Nov. 1.
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October 22, 2020
UM-Flint to launch institute focused on urban social justice
UM-Flint will launch Urban Institute for Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice, focused on social justice in the Flint area and the result of ongoing discussions in the community over the past decade.
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October 22, 2020
U-M close to hiring consultant for sexual misconduct work
The university is closer to hiring a consultant to assist with implementing recommendations from the WilmerHale law firm regarding allegations of sexual misconduct by former provost Martin Philbert.
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October 22, 2020
Endowment provides increased funding for U-M operations
U-M’s endowment continued to provide funding for operations totaling $391 million, up more than 6 percent from a year earlier. The endowment was valued at $12.5 billion as of June 30.
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October 21, 2020
Study identifies those at higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalization
Black patients and people with type 2 diabetes or kidney disease and living in high-population density areas are associated with higher risk for COVID-19 hospitalization, a new U-M study shows.
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October 21, 2020
Michiganders with COVID-19 felt a medical, economic double whammy
A joint study that seeks to document Michiganders’ experiences with the novel coronavirus found Michigan residents have endured long recovery and reduced employment because of COVID-19.
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October 21, 2020
Carbon accounting group quantifies U-M emissions
The President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality’s carbon accounting subgroup focuses on bringing together otherwise disparate emissions data — U-M energy sources, the commission’s internal analysis teams, and utility firms.
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October 21, 2020
Projects awarded $3.3 million by Frankel Innovation Initiative
Fast Forward Medical Innovation, a unit of the Medical School Office of Research, has awarded a combined $3.3 million in funding to four biomedical research projects.
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October 20, 2020
More undergrad courses going online after stay-in-place order
U-M will shift more of its undergraduate classes to fully remote instruction for the remainder of the fall semester after Washtenaw County issued a 14-day stay-in-place order for undergraduate students.
