COVID-19
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October 20, 2020
More undergrad courses going online after stay-in-place order
U-M will shift more of its undergraduate classes to fully remote instruction for the remainder of the fall semester after Washtenaw County issued a 14-day stay-in-place order for undergraduate students.
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October 20, 2020
Epidemiologist Arnold Monto to lead COVID-19 vaccine hearings
Arnold Monto, a leading epidemiologist at the School of Public Health, will serve as acting chair of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting.
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October 19, 2020
The show must go on: Michigan Marching Band goes virtual
While Michigan football returns this weekend, the Michigan Marching Band will not be on the field. It is preparing its first show in a virtual season that has changed nearly all aspects of the band experience.
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October 19, 2020
Leaders to solicit campus feedback as winter planning continues
With the fall semester halfway complete, U-M leaders are looking to the campus community for feedback and guidance as they make important decisions for the winter 2021 semester.
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October 14, 2020
Five ways Americans can keep their vote secure and accurate
J. Alex Halderman, professor of computer science and electrical engineering and a leading expert on election security, offers tips to ensure Americans’ votes are recorded accurately and securely.
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October 7, 2020
SACUA seeks members for faculty council to aid virus response
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs is calling for faculty to apply to a new committee charged with aiding U-M’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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October 5, 2020
New state, Washtenaw County orders continue COVID-19 measures
Michigan and Washtenaw County health officials have announced emergency measures to keep COVID-19 prevention and control strategies in place following a Michigan Supreme Court ruling last week.
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October 5, 2020
U-M architects design a table for 12, working six feet apart
Faculty and students at the Taubman Collage of Architecture and Urban Planning recently created an outdoor, socially distanced instructional space at the Art and Architecture Building’s inner courtyard.
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October 5, 2020
Lab-on-a-chip can quickly identify best plasma donors
A new, portable lab-on-a-chip developed at U-M can identify the presence of COVID-19 antibodies in blood with greater speed and efficiency than the current standard ELISA technology.
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October 5, 2020
Campus briefs
A roundup of short news items from around the University of Michigan.