COVID-19
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September 3, 2020
University to test 3,000 weekly for COVID-19 on campus
U-M will begin surveillance testing students, faculty and staff for the virus that causes COVID-19 next week, ramping up to 3,000 weekly on the Ann Arbor campus by the end of September.
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September 2, 2020
Early COVID-19 news coverage amplified political divide
U-M research shows both newspaper and network news COVID-19 stories were polarized in early coverage of the pandemic from March to May 2020, which may have shaped pandemic attitudes.
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September 1, 2020
U-M to conduct clinical trial to test COVID-19 vaccine
Michigan Medicine is partnering with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for a Phase III clinical trial to test a vaccine against COVID-19, looking at how well the investigational vaccine works and how safe it is.
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August 31, 2020
Too many COVID-19 patients get unneeded ‘just in case’ antibiotics
More than half of patients hospitalized with suspected COVID-19 in Michigan during the state’s peak months received antibiotics early in their stay, a new study involving U-M researchers shows.
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August 31, 2020
Researchers check campus environment for virus, potential for COVID risks
School of Public Health researchers are trying to determine how much coronavirus is present in the environment on campus, and whether that has any relationship to infection rates within the university community.
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August 31, 2020
Library offering onsite services for fall semester
The U-M Library is lending books and other items using contactless pickup service. It has also launched a system that allows students to reserve up to two hours of individual library study space.
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August 31, 2020
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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August 30, 2020
Scenes from the start of a masked semester
As students returned to campus over the past week, the usual scenes of residence hall move-ins and friends meeting up on campus were punctuated by that emblem of our unusual times — the required face covering.
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August 29, 2020
Some faculty members voice concerns about fall semester
Some faculty members said during a Faculty Senate meeting that the U-M’s COVID-19 pandemic response plans for the fall semester are inefficient and not transparent enough. They want a shift to all-virtual instruction.
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August 27, 2020
University welcomes new faculty to a year of challenges
The 2020 New Faculty Orientation featured top U-M administrators addressing an audience of more than 200 via Zoom about how to navigate a rich and complex work environment.
