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April 30, 2020
Now more than ever, mental health self-care is important
National Mental Health Month is May, and for those who could benefit from someone to talk to, support is available year-round for all faculty and staff on every campus and at Michigan Medicine.
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April 29, 2020
ITS moves quickly to take campus into new normal
When the pandemic hit, Information and Technology Services’ goal was to ensure that tens of thousands of students, faculty and staff could continue to learn, teach and work from anywhere.
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April 29, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic shocks global food supply chain
Ravi Anupindi, founding faculty director of the Center for Value Chain Innovation, discusses the many challenges and opportunities for players in the food supply chain as it deals with the fallout from COVID-19.
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April 28, 2020
Wallenberg Fellow plans to head back to Greenland
Abigail Meyer, a computer science engineering student, won the $25,000 Raoul Wallenberg Fellowship Award for 2020 and will spend a year in Greenland once U-M travel restrictions are lifted.
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April 28, 2020
U-M eyeing resumption of some activity on campus
President Mark Schlissel says he is “cautiously optimistic” U-M will be able to deliver “as much in-person instruction as possible” during the fall semester, but many questions remain about how that will be accomplished.
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April 28, 2020
Four faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences
U-M professors Joel Blum, Arul Chinnaiyan, Robert L. Griess and Janet L. Smith have been inducted into the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest distinctions for a scientist or engineer.
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April 28, 2020
University will create process for resolving Anderson claims
U-M will develop a process outside the court system to address claims of sexual misconduct brought forward by former patients of the late physician Robert E. Anderson. The goal is “more certain, faster relief” for those who have come forward.
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April 27, 2020
Looking at the future of museums during and beyond COVID-19
As cultural institutions try to fulfill their missions under the restrictions of COVID-19, U-M Museum of Art Director Tina Olsen talks about their future and the importance of art in times of crises.
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April 27, 2020
K-12 online learning platform from U-M seeing increased use
The College of Engineering’s Center for Digital Curricula has developed free, customizable learning tools for K-12 teachers who are teaching from a distance during the COVID-19 crisis.
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April 27, 2020
U-M survey paints grim economic picture for Detroiters
About half of Detroiters say they are more likely than not to run out of money in the next three months due to the COVID-19 crisis, says results from a U-M Detroit Metro Area Communities Study survey.