COVID-19

  1. October 13, 2021

    Wayne County recovery expected to be strong but uneven

    Wayne County has recovered most of its employment losses from the start of the pandemic, although the comeback varies among the kinds of jobs and between some of its affluent suburbs and the city of Detroit, according to a U-M study.

  2. October 11, 2021

    Journalist urges audience to ‘opt in’ to confront ‘twin plagues’

    Award-winning journalist and entrepreneur Soledad O’Brien said COVID-19 and racial injustice are “twin plagues,” with the pandemic magnifying longstanding inequalities that need to be confronted.

  3. October 11, 2021

    Federal unemployment money boosted health care spending

    Emergency federal dollars given to the unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic bolstered health-care spending as jobless rates skyrocketed, a new U-M study found.

  4. October 8, 2021

    COVID-19 testing recommended for travel; resources available

    As U-M prepares for upcoming breaks in the academic calendar, COVID-19 testing is recommended and resources are being made available for students, faculty and staff traveling domestically or internationally.

  5. October 7, 2021

    Faculty Senate passes resolutions on pandemic, sexual misconduct

    Faculty Senate members have passed a series of resolutions asking the university to take actions related to its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and sexual misconduct allegations.

  6. October 5, 2021

    Faculty Senate hears from resolution backers, Schlissel, Collins

    President Mark Schlissel and Provost Susan M. Collins spoke during a Faculty Senate meeting that included faculty members criticizing aspects of the university’s pandemic response.

  7. October 4, 2021

    COVID-19 should become seasonal disease, U-M researcher says

    Rafael Meza, professor of epidemiology and global public health at the School of Public Health, believes that COVID-19 will become a seasonal disease, likely in the fall and winter seasons.

  8. September 30, 2021

    Schlissel responds to proposed Faculty Senate resolutions

    President Mark Schlissel sent an email to Faculty Senate members clarifying information related to five resolutions they’ll vote on next week, saying the proposals give the wrong impression about COVID-19 on campus.

  9. September 29, 2021

    SACUA appoints new members for COVID-19 Faculty Council

    The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has announced the 17 members of a council that will meet regularly with President Mark Schlissel and Provost Susan M. Collins.  

  10. September 27, 2021

    DEI Summit to explore structural racism amid COVID-19

    U-M’s 2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit will explore the interwoven nature of COVID-19 and structural racism and how, in order to solve either issue, both must be addressed.