COVID-19

  1. July 21, 2021

    Campus buses to lift capacity limits beginning Aug. 2

    Based on guidance from U-M public health officials, passenger capacity limits will be removed from the campus bus system beginning Aug. 2. Face coverings still will be required.

  2. July 21, 2021

    Blacks, Hispanics among hardest hit during COVID-19 pandemic, study shows

    Deaths from all causes combined increased dramatically early in the COVID-19 pandemic for certain U.S. demographic groups  — particularly Black and Hispanic people, according to U-M research.

  3. July 20, 2021

    Vaccination rate among U-M students at Ann Arbor hits 76 percent

    Seventy-six percent of U-M students planning to attend classes on the Ann Arbor campus this fall have reported and are confirmed to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of July 20.

  4. July 19, 2021

    Faculty survey supports mandatory COVID-19 vaccination at U-M

    A majority of faculty members who answered a survey about mandatory COVID-19 vaccination at U-M believe the vaccine should be required for all students, faculty and staff, with limited medical and religious exemptions.

  5. July 13, 2021

    UHR issues updated guidance for remote and on-site work

    As more U-M employees return to working on-site and as state health guidelines change, University Human Resources has guidance and resources to help manage the transition.

  6. July 6, 2021

    Self-report vaccination dashboard indicates 68% of students vaccinated

    More than half of U-M students planning to attend classes on the Ann Arbor campus this fall are reporting they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data released July 6 as part of a new vaccination dashboard.

  7. July 6, 2021

    Bentley’s COVID-19 collection offers varied look at pandemic

    Launched in April 2020, the Bentley Historical Library’s COVID-19 collection includes 265 digital items from more than 150 donors, and archivists are still collecting submissions.

  8. July 1, 2021

    U-M expanding opportunities to reserve canopies

    Starting July 7, canopy reservation availability is expanding. Campus canopy locations are available for reservation from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for a maximum of four hours Monday through Friday for U-M departmental meetings and student organization meetings. 

  9. June 29, 2021

    Michigan Medicine managers discuss return-to-work strategies

    Thousands of managers are reviewing space their teams occupy to determine how staff remote working arrangements will successfully meld with organizational needs to optimize a flexible work environment.

  10. June 25, 2021

    Campus leaders share updates to COVID policy, encourage vaccines and self-reporting

    U-M faculty and staff members are being reminded to submit COVID-19 vaccination information, continue to wear masks indoors unless fully vaccinated and their status reported, and to use the daily symptom tracker on ResponsiBLUE.