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  1. April 20, 2020

    Schlissel to join other URC presidents on COVID-19 tele-town hall

    The presidents of Michigan’s University Research Corridor universities — including U-M President Mark Schlissel — will participate in a tele-town hall April 23 about COVID-19.

  2. April 20, 2020

    Answering questions about lifting restrictions on Michigan’s nurses

    Michigan has some of the strictest advanced nursing practice standards in the country. Deena Kelly Costa, assistant professor at the School of Nursing, answers questions about lifting restrictions.

  3. April 20, 2020

    U-M imposes hiring, salary freezes in face of expected shortfall

    U-M will freeze hiring, and employees’ base salaries will not increase through the end of the 2020-21 budget year, as it works to preserve financial resources in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  4. April 20, 2020

    Police Beat — April 20, 2020

    Sexual assault reported at Mott Hospital A C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital staff member reported Feb. 24 that she was inappropriately touched by another known employee on Feb. 19. This case is currently under investigation. Aggravated assault reported near University Hospital On March 31, it was reported that a patient removed their face mask and intentionally…
  5. April 20, 2020

    Campus briefs

    Parking payroll deductions to be refunded Parking permit payroll deductions for faculty and staff will be suspended for the months of April and May, Parking Customer Services announced. Employees do not need to return their parking permits. Departmental university contributions will also be suspended for the same period. For active faculty and staff pay-in-full parking…
  6. April 20, 2020

    This Week in U-M History — April 20-26

    On April 22, 1988, Mary Fischbach became the first U-M woman to win NCAA titles in the pool with diving victories. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of April 20-26.

  7. April 20, 2020

    A look at COVID-19 research and activity across U-M

    The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the University of Michigan works on many levels, but it also has galvanized activity across the university as a broad range of academic, research and administrative units apply their expertise to this worldwide crisis. These synopses offer a glimpse into the variety of activity underway. Go online to…
  8. April 19, 2020

    Library lab director provides PPE through Operation Face Shield

    Shapiro Library Design Lab Director Justin Schell is among various people in the area using 3-D printers in their homes to print headbands for face shields in personal protective equipment.

  9. April 19, 2020

    Two weeks in 1918: The flu pandemic and U-M

    When an unfamiliar strain of influenza reached Ann Arbor in late September 1918, it would lead to two terrible weeks as U-M dealt with the effects of a spreading pandemic that seem eerily familiar today.

  10. April 18, 2020

    Scenes of a snowy spring day