coronavirus
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December 14, 2020
First 10 days after leaving hospital critical for COVID-19 patients
In the first months after their COVID-19 hospital stay, patients faced a high risk of ongoing health problems, trips back to the hospital, and death, a growing number of studies has shown.
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December 14, 2020
How to ensure people receive second COVID-19 vaccine dose
Mark Fendrick, a Michigan Medicine primary care physician and researcher, hails the rapid development of vaccines as a scientific breakthrough, but he fears the two-step process includes barriers.
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December 14, 2020
U-M outlines approach for COVID-19 vaccinations on campus
U-M has begun receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and will start vaccinating its health care workers as the first step in a program to eventually distribute the vaccine throughout the university.
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December 10, 2020
Faculty encouraged to use student well-being statement in syllabi
A new Syllabus Statement for Student Well-Being that is more comprehensive than the older mental health syllabus statement, and offers more campus resources to assist students is now available.
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December 8, 2020
Study identifies more responsive COVID-19 wastewater test
A new wastewater testing approach developed by researchers at U-M and Stanford University is capable of better detecting viral infection patterns in communities.
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December 8, 2020
Football game against Ohio State canceled due to COVID-19
The athletic department has announced the cancellation of the Dec. 12 football game at Ohio State due to an increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases and student-athletes in quarantine over the past week.
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December 8, 2020
Survey of Ann Arbor staff to help inform COVID-19 response
U-M will invite staff on the Ann Arbor campus to share feedback about working during the COVID-19 pandemic through an online survey that will inform possible new resources, policies and actions for 2021.
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December 2, 2020
Football game with Maryland canceled; practice paused
The U-M athletic department has paused football practices until Dec. 7, and the Dec. 5 game against Maryland has been canceled and will not be rescheduled, due to COVID-19-related factors.
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December 2, 2020
University, community partners tackle energy insecurity
A new U-M-led project will work with residents of 200 low- and moderate-income households in three Detroit neighborhoods to improve home energy efficiency and to lower monthly utility bills.
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December 1, 2020
ResponsiBLUE Guest tool screens U-M visitors for COVID-19
Before entering any U-M building, all visitors, contractors and vendors will need to complete a preliminary health screening via the guest version of ResponsiBLUE, the health-screening tool.
