COVID-19

  1. January 25, 2022

    Neighborhoods play role in older adults’ pandemic experience

    U-M researchers found that some older adults reported less social interaction and diminished relationships with their neighbors during the pandemic, while others reported more.

  2. January 25, 2022

    Q&A: What do we know about the omicron variant?

    Laraine Washer, professor of internal medicine, answers some common questions about the highly contagious omicron variant and what being infected means.

  3. January 24, 2022

    Lockdowns saved lives, but not a go-to strategy moving forward

    A study led by U-M shows the lockdowns implemented in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic saved lives, but the decision to use them is much more nuanced.

  4. January 20, 2022

    Human Resources updates information about free COVID-19 tests

    As questions have arisen about U-M’s plan to provide at-home rapid antigen tests for COVID-19, University Human Resources has updated and expanded its information about the program.

  5. January 18, 2022

    Feeling threatened about COVID-19 predicts adequate spacing

    Older nonstudents maintained safe distances because they received accurate information and felt threatened about contracting COVID-19, according to a U-M study.

  6. January 17, 2022

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  7. January 15, 2022

    U-M employees have two sources for at-home COVID tests

    U-M health plan members are now eligible to receive up to eight FDA-approved, at-home COVID-19 tests each month, with no out-of-pocket cost if they are purchased at network pharmacies.

  8. January 12, 2022

    Expert: Views on politics, science drive public response to pandemic

    Political persuasion and trust in science have weighed heavily on mask use and compliance with shelter-in-place policies in the U.S. during the pandemic, according to studies co-authored by a U-M doctoral student in economics.

  9. January 12, 2022

    Having kids at home may reduce pandemic depression

    According to a new U-M study, adults in households with children have fewer mental health problems than other adults living without kids.

  10. January 11, 2022

    COVID-19 hospitalizations straining Michigan Medicine resources

    U-M medical leaders say the latest surge in COVID-19 cases has led to delays in lifesaving surgeries, and has prompted a two-week pause on  visitors to Michigan Medicine’s adult hospitals.