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January 29, 2021 |
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The number of sexual misconduct reports involving faculty and staff at U-M in fiscal year 2020 was consistent with the number in the previous year. U-M this week released its annual report on employee sexual misconduct, issued by the Office for Institutional Equity, along with the annual student sexual misconduct report.
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The university’s ResponsiBLUE app includes new features that better connect users to on-campus COVID-19 testing, and better support the health and safety of the campus community during the pandemic. Students, faculty and staff are required to complete the app’s symptom check daily before entering a U-M building.
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Adam Mael, graduate coordinator in the College of Engineering, built a LEGO scale replica of the Diag and surrounding buildings on Central Campus that he recently completed after three years. He estimates he used 22,000 pieces of LEGO for the buildings and between 8,000 and 10,000 for the landscape.
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 This LEGO reproduction of Central Campus, viewed from the east, shows buildings surrounding the Diag, including West Hall, Randall Lab, the Undergraduate Library and the Dana Building. (Photo courtesy of Adam Mael)
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Research shows the Pfizer and Moderna vaccinations that Michigan medicine currently is administering are effective against the COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant recently identified in the U-M community.
+ FAQ about vaccinations at U-M
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The expanding presence of the more contagious COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 — including among some in the U-M community — has many concerned. A U-M infectious disease expert and his colleague weigh in on what this and other virus mutations might mean for COVID spread, immunity and the vaccination effort.
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Nominations are being sought for two awards honoring faculty members for their contributions to diversity at U-M. The deadline for James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship nominations is March 1, and the deadline for Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award submissions is April 1.
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COMING EVENTS
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Jan. 29
With Stephanie Gandulla of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, noon-1 p.m.
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Jan. 25
Each week, U-M’s Arts & Culture website highlights selected virtual events or exhibitions around the university.
This week includes: Books for Social Justice; “MLK, Agency and Action” North Campus carillon concert; talk on African Diasporic Modernism; Story, Word, Sound, Sway exhibition.
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+ More Events at Happening@Michigan
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IN THE NEWS
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“Four years ago, we could not have guessed that rioters with Nazi symbols would break into the Capitol to subvert a fairly elected president. None of us can afford to be a bystander to history,” wrote Irene Butter, professor emerita of health management and policy and a Holocaust survivor.
CNN
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The potential conflicts of interest of President Biden’s energy secretary nominee Jennifer Granholm are kind of “boring” compared with some of those presented by former President Donald Trump’s cabinet officials, says Norman Bishara, professor of business law and ethics.
The Detroit News
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“I do not think that we are on the final decline of the epidemic,” said Andrew Brouwer, assistant research scientist in epidemiology. “It will be challenging for the Biden administration to move the cultural needle, but we’ll need to maintain precautions throughout the vaccination campaign.”
Newsweek
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+ MORE IN THE NEWS
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LOOK TO MICHIGAN
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Four major health crises, three degrees, and several international experiences guide U-M graduate Cachet Colvard, who works at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, on her journey to make the world a better place.
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CAMPAIGN GUIDELINES
The university offers a set of guidelines for U-M employees with regard to political campaigns and ballot initiatives.
+ Got questions? Get answers
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