COVID-19
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December 8, 2020
Study identifies more responsive COVID-19 wastewater test
A new wastewater testing approach developed by researchers at U-M and Stanford University is capable of better detecting viral infection patterns in communities.
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December 8, 2020
Football game against Ohio State canceled due to COVID-19
The athletic department has announced the cancellation of the Dec. 12 football game at Ohio State due to an increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases and student-athletes in quarantine over the past week.
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December 8, 2020
Survey of Ann Arbor staff to help inform COVID-19 response
U-M will invite staff on the Ann Arbor campus to share feedback about working during the COVID-19 pandemic through an online survey that will inform possible new resources, policies and actions for 2021.
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December 7, 2020
Virtual MLK Symposium asks ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’
“Where Do We Go From Here?” is the theme of U-M’s 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium. The annual keynote memorial lecture will take place virtually at 10 a.m. Jan. 18.
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December 4, 2020
University preparing virtual celebration for winter graduates
With public gatherings restricted because of the COVID-19 pandemic, U-M is planning to honor its winter 2020 Ann Arbor campus graduates with a virtual commemoration.
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December 2, 2020
Football game with Maryland canceled; practice paused
The U-M athletic department has paused football practices until Dec. 7, and the Dec. 5 game against Maryland has been canceled and will not be rescheduled, due to COVID-19-related factors.
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December 2, 2020
University, community partners tackle energy insecurity
A new U-M-led project will work with residents of 200 low- and moderate-income households in three Detroit neighborhoods to improve home energy efficiency and to lower monthly utility bills.
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December 1, 2020
ResponsiBLUE Guest tool screens U-M visitors for COVID-19
Before entering any U-M building, all visitors, contractors and vendors will need to complete a preliminary health screening via the guest version of ResponsiBLUE, the health-screening tool.
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November 30, 2020
Older adults say they’ll get COVID-19 vaccine but want to wait
U-M’s National Poll on Healthy Aging showed that 58 percent of adults aged 50 to 80 — one of the highest-priority groups for vaccination — say they are somewhat or very likely to get vaccinated to prevent COVID-19.
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November 23, 2020
Lab courses balance hands-on learning, safety during COVID-19
While new U-M COVID-19 guidelines are requiring most undergraduates to study remotely for the winter semester, some classes will continue in person. Biochemistry 352 is one such class.
