COVID-19
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May 31, 2022
Asian Americans armed selves during pandemic due to racial acts
Asian Americans who experienced increased acts of racism at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to acquire firearms and ammunition for self-defense, researchers at U-M and Eastern Michigan University found.
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May 31, 2022
Survey looks at online government meeting quality, service disparities
More than half of Michigan’s local officials say that moving government meetings online during the pandemic decreased the overall quality of such gatherings, according to a U-M survey.
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May 7, 2022
Fauci to comeback graduates: Fight ‘the normalization of untruths’
Anthony Fauci encouraged U-M’s Comeback Commencement crowd to challenge untruths and push back on the “egregious distortion of reality” that permeates social media and “so-called news organizations.”
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April 27, 2022
U-M updates mask guidelines, other COVID-19 policies
Wearing a mask will soon be optional across the university, except for selected areas on the Ann Arbor campus, under a revised face-covering policy that takes effect May 2.
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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.
