COVID-19
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March 26, 2021
Update on Michigan Medicine’s COVID-19 vaccination program
A Q&A with Dana Habers, co-lead of Michigan Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccine & Therapeutics Task Force, provides an update on various aspects U-M’s vaccine rollout.
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March 25, 2021
Grads invited to experience virtual commencement in the Big House
Graduates in the University of Michigan Class of 2021 are invited to experience the May 1 virtual Spring Commencement ceremony from the stands of Michigan Stadium.
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March 12, 2021
Fall plan to include most classes in person, open residence halls
The U-M community will return to campus this fall with most classes taught in person, residence halls open at nearly 80 percent capacity, athletic events with fans in the stands, and the campus abuzz with activity.
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March 11, 2021
Commemorating the loss and lessons of COVID’s first year
As U-M marks the one-year anniversary of having our lives changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, several events over the next few days offer opportunities for the campus to reflect and remember.
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March 10, 2021
2020 FSA spending deadline extended until end of 2021
U-M has extended the deadline for employees to use pre-tax funds set aside through their 2020 flexible spending accounts to Dec. 31. The extension is possible because of federal legislation passed late last year.
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March 10, 2021
Feelings about scientists a factor in COVID-19 attitudes
Researchers from U-M and the University of Illinois found that people who expressed warmth toward scientists were more concerned about the impact of the virus and reported engaging in more preventative behaviors.
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March 9, 2021
Construction to resume on new hospital at Michigan Medicine
Michigan Medicine has received approval to restart construction on its new, state-of-the-art hospital, which was paused in March 2020 during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 3, 2021
Parents depressed by pandemic had negative impact on kids
Parent depression and stress early in the pandemic negatively contributed to young children’s home education and anxiety, a U-M study suggests.
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March 2, 2021
Mcards deactivated for students not following testing requirements
Mcard access to non-residential campus buildings has been deactivated for 375 undergraduate students, due to their failure to comply with mandatory COVID-19 testing requirements.
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March 1, 2021
U-M experts discuss common vaccine terms and descriptions
Throughout the pandemic, we’ve been bombarded with terms like vaccine schedule, variants, mRNA, and more. Two U-M faculty members define basic vaccine terms, and how these relate to the COVID-19 virus and vaccines.
