COVID-19
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April 4, 2022
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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March 30, 2022
Alcohol users drank more often early in pandemic
A new U-M study shows that the frequency of drinking went up among those who used alcohol, even though the overall prevalence of drinking went down during the early months of the pandemic.
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March 29, 2022
Series to explore racialized health, economic disparities from COVID-19
The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is kicking off a virtual event series with a discussion about the local impact of safety nets on communities of color during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 29, 2022
Households better financially at year end than pre-pandemic
U.S. households were in a better financial position, on average, at the end of last year than in 2019, despite widespread joblessness and economic uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 9, 2022
Study: Returning workers increase optimism about COVID-19 safety
As people inch closer to returning to work after staying home during the pandemic, they tend to downplay the risks of getting a COVID-19 infection, according to new research.
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March 9, 2022
University to drop mask mandate for most indoor spaces March 14
U-M will make masking optional starting March 14 for most indoor spaces on campus, including offices, residence halls and athletic events. Masks will remain required in classrooms, buses and some other areas.
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March 7, 2022
Updates to ResponsiBLUE include booster information
Significant updates — including new statuses to support U-M’s COVID-19 booster requirement — have been made to ResponsiBLUE, the campus community’s health-screening tool.
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February 22, 2022
ZIP codes matter when it comes to severe COVID-19
COVID-19 has sent nearly 900,000 Americans to the hospital in the past two years. A new study shows that the ZIP codes they came from had a lot to do with how sick they were when they got to the hospital.
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February 21, 2022
U-M experts: ‘Great Resignation’ a misnomer for tight labor market
The so-called Great Resignation of people leaving jobs during the pandemic is widely misunderstood, according to faculty panelists at a recent U-M webinar.
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February 18, 2022
COVID-19 dashboard now reflects U-M community’s booster status
A majority of U-M students, faculty and staff have been verified as up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, according to the university’s COVID-19 dashboard, which now includes the booster status for the campus community.
