COVID-19
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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.
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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.
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September 23, 2021
Ann Arbor campus COVID activity trending downward
The number of COVID-19 cases on U-M’s Ann Arbor campus is trending downward as the university community rounds out its first month of a more traditional fall experience with robust in-person teaching and events.
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September 15, 2021
COVID antibodies reduce reinfection risk for up to six months
A Michigan Medicine study found that most patients with mild COVID-19 infections produce antibodies that persist and protect them from reinfection for up to six months.
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September 15, 2021
COVID-19 disproportionately affected state’s essential workers
A disproportionate share of COVID-19 cases among working adults in Michigan were in the health care and social assistance industries, according to a new U-M survey.
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September 14, 2021
U-M ends general COVID-19 notifications for classrooms
The university has discontinued its broad, generalized COVID-19 case notifications for classrooms and building spaces following recent changes to state guidance and community feedback that the notices were confusing and of limited benefit.
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September 8, 2021
U-M Library updates service information for fall semester
This fall library visitors can expect in-person and remote services, open and by-reservation study spaces, and a fully circulating collection, with pickup at multiple locations and delivery to campus addresses.
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August 30, 2021
U-M updates metrics used to monitor spread of COVID-19
U-M has updated the set of COVID-19 Campus Response Metrics it will closely monitor to help determine whether “more intensive local or campuswide policies” are recommended to slow the spread of the virus.
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August 30, 2021
Study: Survivors’ plasma of no benefit to new COVID-19 patients
A new study authored by a U-M researcher found that COVID-19 convalescent plasma did not prevent disease progression in an at-risk group of COVID patients when administered within one week of their symptoms.
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August 30, 2021
Faculty members approach new year with guarded sense of hope
After a year-and-a-half of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, students, faculty and staff have returned to U-M awash in hope for a more normal school year.
