COVID-19
-
August 6, 2020
UM-Flint receives $300K to support local economic development
UM-Flint has received a U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration grant to support regional economic development strategies in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
-
August 3, 2020
Student Life updates students about fall procedures
U-M students preparing to return to campus for a hybrid model of remote and in-person instruction this fall are being informed of new procedures to minimize the impact of COVID-19.
-
August 2, 2020
Ginsberg Center on civic engagement during the pandemic
In an episode of the Michigan Minds podcast, Ginsberg Center staff discuss living up to its mission of cultivating equitable partnerships between communities and U-M during the COVID-19 pandemic.
-
July 30, 2020
Michigan Medicine part of COVID-19 convalescent plasma trial
Michigan Medicine is one of four U.S. medical centers recently awarded more than $7 million to study the role of convalescent plasma in mitigating symptoms of COVID-19 and preventing its progression.
-
July 22, 2020
Mask use, social distancing shorten lockdowns, lower death rate
U-M researchers have developed a mathematical model that allows public health officials to determine how various levels of lockdown affect both the economy and the mortality rate of COVID-19.
-
July 16, 2020
Susan Collins approved as university’s next provost
Susan M. Collins, a public policy and economics professor and former Ford School dean who had been U-M’s interim provost, has been named provost and executive vice president for academic affairs through June 30, 2022.
-
July 15, 2020
Committee to support U-M health efforts during pandemic
President Mark Schlissel has established a 15-member COVID-19 Campus Health Response Committee to support the health of the university community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
-
July 15, 2020
University policy requires face coverings anywhere on all campuses
The university is requiring all faculty, staff, students and visitors to wear a face covering over their mouth and nose anywhere on its Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint or medical campuses.
-
July 15, 2020
Michigan Athletics announces ticket policies for 2020 football season
The athletic department says that if U-M is able to have a 2020 football season, the seating capacity of Michigan Stadium will be reduced, or games could be played without fans due to COVID-19.
-
July 9, 2020
Schlissel, Collins outline fall plans to faculty at town hall
U-M will test students for coronavirus, allow highly at-risk faculty to teach remotely, and implement other measures aimed at keeping people safe while preserving as much in-person instruction as possible this fall.
