COVID-19
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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.
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August 24, 2020
Leaders encourage students to act safely in new semester
U-M leaders are urging students returning to the Ann Arbor campus for the fall semester to follow social distancing guidelines, wear face coverings and stay home when sick to preserve as much in-person instruction as possible.
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August 24, 2020
Canopies around campus offer students space during pandemic
U-M has erected 13 outdoor canopies with tables and chairs spaced out to maintain social distancing around campus to give students additional space where they can study and take a break between classes this fall.
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August 21, 2020
U-M launches Wolverine Culture of Care, Michigan Ambassadors
The Wolverine Culture of Care aims to provide education on health-promoting behaviors and promote collective responsibility and positive social norms related to the coronavirus.
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August 20, 2020
Ann Arbor campus adopts modified grading, flexible withdrawal
U-M’s Ann Arbor campus will use modified undergraduate course grading throughout the academic year to help address the challenges of pursuing coursework during COVID-19 pandemic.
