COVID-19
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November 3, 2020
County ends stay-in-place order as U-M COVID-19 cases drop
A stay-in-place order for U-M undergraduate students is ending and will not be extended, following a decrease in the proportion of county COVID-19 cases associated with the university.
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November 2, 2020
U-M researchers examine ways to scale up COVID-19 testing
Boosting incentives to speed turnaround of COVID-19 testing, real-time monitoring of testing operations among public health officials and coordination across state lines could save more lives, according to a U-M study.
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November 2, 2020
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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October 29, 2020
Study shows mood, sleep issues for health care workers
A new survey of more than 800 health care workers by Michigan Medicine researchers finds reason to increase support for front-line employees as the pandemic continues.
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October 28, 2020
University provides additional clarity on COVID-19 dashboard
U-M has added more test results to its COVID-19 dashboard and provided further clarity around who has been tested, part of a continued effort to enhance data tracking related to COVID-19 within the university community.
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October 26, 2020
Sixteen faculty members named to COVID-19 council
SACUA has selected members of a council to meet with President Mark Schlissel and Provost Susan M. Collins to bring forward ideas, discuss concerns and offer suggestions about the university’s response to the pandemic.
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October 23, 2020
Give blood, save a life during U-M donor event
Blood donations are much needed during the pandemic, they are part of this year’s “Be a Hero at the Big House” event, which has moved to two Ann Arbor locations Nov. 1.
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October 23, 2020
U-M undergraduate enrollment steady for fall 2020
In a year marked by a global pandemic, national recession and international travel restrictions, undergraduate enrollment at U-M’s Ann Arbor campus increased slightly this fall compared to last fall.
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October 21, 2020
Study identifies those at higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalization
Black patients and people with type 2 diabetes or kidney disease and living in high-population density areas are associated with higher risk for COVID-19 hospitalization, a new U-M study shows.
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October 21, 2020
Michiganders with COVID-19 felt a medical, economic double whammy
A joint study that seeks to document Michiganders’ experiences with the novel coronavirus found Michigan residents have endured long recovery and reduced employment because of COVID-19.
