coronavirus
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May 13, 2020
UM-Dearborn study finds wearing masks is about caring
To better understand people’s behavior when it comes to precautionary measures against COVID-19 like mask wearing, a business professor discovered most people choose to be socially responsible.
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May 12, 2020
Nichols Arboretum cancels 2020 peony celebration
The historic peony garden at Nichols Arboretum at U-M, which has bloomed every spring for nearly 100 years, will do so without any visitors but will offer virtual sightings of the bloom.
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May 11, 2020
U-M advances antibody test development in COVID-19 fight
Scientists at U-M are advancing new antibody tests, being validated now, to identify people who have been infected with the novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease.
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May 11, 2020
Bentley Library seeks to archive U-M’s pandemic experiences
The Bentley Historical Library, well known for its archives chronicling the history of the state of Michigan and U-M, recently launched an effort to collect the varied COVID-19 experiences of students, staff and faculty.
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May 10, 2020
The idea to ‘flatten the curve’
Howard Markel, director of U-M’s Center for the History of Medicine, was on a task force in 2006 to make recommendations to the Bush administration for handling an outbreak of the avian flu.
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May 8, 2020
Delivery robots help Ann Arbor restaurants weather pandemic
The restaurant business has suffered under the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic, but U-M startup Refraction AI that builds three-wheeled, autonomous REV-1 delivery robots is trying to prop it up.
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May 8, 2020
U-M developing plans to safely re-engage limited research activity
University research leadership is working to solidify re-engagement plans so faculty and staff are prepared for when the state of Michigan eventually authorizes the limited reopening of research activity.
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May 7, 2020
Scientists seek public’s help to understand, fight coronavirus
U-M researchers are asking members of the public — whether they have had COVID-19 or not — to sign up for the U-M Health Research Registry to assist their efforts in fighting the pandemic.
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May 7, 2020
ICPSR launches new repository for COVID-19 data
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research has created a new archive for data examining the social, behavioral, public health and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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May 5, 2020
Retirement loans, withdrawals available for coronavirus needs
Faculty and staff may withdraw or initiate loans from their accounts in certain U-M retirement savings plans under a provision of federal legislation designed to assist investors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
