COVID-19
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June 25, 2021
Researchers get $5.3M to expand COVID-19 wastewater monitoring
U-M researchers surveying wastewater systems for SARS-COV-2 will be able to increase testing sites and continue monitoring until 2023 after receiving more than $5 million from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
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June 22, 2021
Stamps Gallery reopening to public in limited capacity
Stamps Gallery will welcome public audiences to visit the gallery in a limited capacity starting June 25. The gallery will be open three days each week: from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
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June 18, 2021
University lifts spending restraints imposed during pandemic
U-M will lift universitywide pandemic-related spending restraints that were implemented in April 2020 but will continue to be prudent about spending in the face of ongoing financial uncertainties.
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June 17, 2021
U-M reduces masking, distancing requirements on campus
Fully vaccinated individuals who self-report their vaccine information to U-M will no longer be required to wear a mask or social distance for most areas on all three U-M campuses.
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June 10, 2021
College of Pharmacy faculty member named to NIH COVID-19 panel
Gregory Eschenauer, clinical associate professor at the College of Pharmacy, has been appointed to the NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guideline Panel, convened by Anthony Fauci.
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June 7, 2021
Free home COVID tests available to Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti residents
U-M community members and their households residing in the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti areas can receive free, rapid COVID-19 test kits for use at home to help reduce the disease’s spread.
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June 2, 2021
U-M joins White House COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge
U-M is among more than 200 higher education institutions in 43 states to join the White House’s COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge, which seeks to provide vaccination opportunities and access to all members of the university community.
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May 17, 2021
Severe COVID-19 may be linked to long-haul symptoms
People who experience very severe COVID-19 illness have a higher prevalence of persistent symptoms, according to a new U-M study, highlighting the urgent need to characterize and treat long-haulers.
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May 15, 2021
Confused about the latest mask rules? Here are 11 things to know
The announcement that fully vaccinated people can now go without a mask indoors and outdoors has been greeted with different reactions. No matter where one falls on the mask spectrum, here are 11 things to know.
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May 14, 2021
Survey looks at vaccine hesitancy among health-care workers
Health-care workers were first in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccines, but not everyone jumped at the chance. Michigan Medicine researchers looked at who was signing up for the vaccine, who was deciding to wait, and why.
