COVID-19

  1. April 20, 2020

    U-M imposes hiring, salary freezes in face of expected shortfall

    U-M will freeze hiring, and employees’ base salaries will not increase through the end of the 2020-21 budget year, as it works to preserve financial resources in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  2. April 20, 2020

    A look at COVID-19 research and activity across U-M

    The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the University of Michigan works on many levels, but it also has galvanized activity across the university as a broad range of academic, research and administrative units apply their expertise to this worldwide crisis. These synopses offer a glimpse into the variety of activity underway. Go online to…
  3. April 19, 2020

    Library lab director provides PPE through Operation Face Shield

    Shapiro Library Design Lab Director Justin Schell is among various people in the area using 3-D printers in their homes to print headbands for face shields in personal protective equipment.

  4. April 16, 2020

    Website assists Michigan Medicine workers battling COVID-19

    This website connects community volunteers who want to provide front-line Michigan Medicine health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight with relief from basic daily needs and other tasks.

  5. April 16, 2020

    Tips for staying social while social distancing

    Sarah Rosaen, professor of communications studies at UM-Flint, offers several tips to stay social during this period of social distancing prompted by COVID-19 precautions.

  6. April 16, 2020

    New livestream series features virtual studio visits with artists

    A new livestreaming video series, “House Calls: Virtual Studio Visits with Michigan Artists in a Pandemic,” will showcase 10 artists via video chat with Institute for the Humanities staff.

  7. April 15, 2020

    Michigan Medicine donation drive succeeds through broad effort

    The story of how Michigan Medicine organized its massive effort to collect personal protective equipment and other items is a tale of cooperation and coordination across the U-M campus.

  8. April 13, 2020

    U-M seeks help for health care workers, researchers, others

    Weeks after U-M put out its first call for community help during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is doing so again, with more ways to help U-M health care teams and researchers, and community organizations.

  9. April 13, 2020

    MIDAS offers special round of funding for COVID-19 research

    The Michigan Institute for Data Science is offering a special round of mini-grant funding for COVID-19 research projects. Proposals are due April 28. Up to 10 projects will receive up to $30,000.

  10. April 10, 2020

    U-M startup tracking social distancing through street cams

    With advanced computer vision models and live public street cam video, U-M startup Voxel51 is tracking social distancing behaviors in real time at some of the most visited places in the world.