COVID-19

  1. February 7, 2021

    Study shows disparities between Black, white COVID-19 survivors

    Black COVID-19 survivors experience worse outcomes related to care access, recovery, and social and economic factors when compared with their white counterparts.

  2. February 6, 2021

    Mandatory testing to include graduate, professional students

    U-M is expanding its weekly mandatory COVID-19 testing to include graduate and professional students who live on or come to campus. The mandatory testing will start Feb. 16.

  3. February 5, 2021

    Michigan Medicine updates COVID vaccine distribution status

    Amid vaccine shortages and changing prioritization guidance from the federal and state government, Michigan Medicine has administered more than 51,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses since mid-December.

  4. February 4, 2021

    Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

    While many still many remain hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, experts provide seven key pieces of advice for convincing more people to be vaccinated.

  5. February 4, 2021

    Spring Commencement to be conducted virtually this year

    U-M will conduct a virtual 2021 Spring Commencement due to ongoing health and safety concerns from the global COVID-19 pandemic. The event will begin at noon May 1.

  6. February 3, 2021

    Your smartphone can help fight COVID-19

    Smartphones have helped many people get through the pandemic. But did you know they can help fight COVID-19? Here are six ways to use your device to help yourself and others.

  7. February 2, 2021

    County by county, study shows social inequality in COVID’s toll

    COVID-19 has killed more than 400,000 Americans, and infected more than 24 million others. But a new study shows just how unevenly those deaths and cases have played out across the country.

  8. February 2, 2021

    Study helps quantify CO2 emissions from virtual conferences

    Virtual conferencing that has replaced large, in-person gatherings in the age of COVID-19 represents a drastic reduction in carbon emissions, but those online meetings still have environmental costs, U-M research shows.

  9. February 2, 2021

    Rackham, programs partner on doctorate completion extensions

    The Rackham Graduate School has worked with faculty, staff and graduate programs to offer doctoral students additional time and funding to complete degrees, in light of disruptions over the past year.

  10. February 1, 2021

    Holiday public health measures likely saved lives in state, researchers say

    Increased social distance measures over Thanksgiving and Christmas might have prevented more than 100,000 coronavirus cases in Michigan, according to preliminary findings by the School of Public Health.