Campus News

  1. April 17, 2020

    GEO, U-M reach agreement on new three-year contract

    Members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization have voted to ratify a new three-year agreement with the university. The new contract takes effect May 1, when the current agreement expires.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. April 15, 2020

    CWPS announces 2020-21 faculty fellows awards

    The Center for World Performance Studies has awarded six $5,000 grants to U-M faculty conducting innovative performance studies research across the globe.

  6. April 15, 2020

    Michigan Stadium seismometer captures quiet during pandemic

    A vibration-sensing seismometer installed in Michigan Stadium to measure ground shaking from football games has been repurposed to capture the quiet during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  7. April 15, 2020

    New teach-out to focus on thriving in difficult times

    Now through May 25, learners can take advantage of a new teach-out from U-M that focuses on how individuals, families and organizations can thrive, and not just survive, during this time.

  8. April 14, 2020

    Conway, Manera elected to lead faculty governance in 2020-21

    The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has elected Colleen Conway and Annalisa Manera as chair and vice chair of U-M’s central faculty governance system for 2020-21. Their one-year terms begin May 1.

  9. April 14, 2020

    Legal plan temporarily expands access to self-help library

    To assist the U-M community during the COVID-19 pandemic, MetLife Legal Plans is offering U-M faculty and staff free access to its self-help library for estate planning documents.

  10. April 14, 2020

    Website answers questions about federal stimulus checks

    The 2020 Coronavirus Stimulus Payment website — co-developed by Poverty Solutions at U-M — walks people through a step-by-step process to ensure they receive their stimulus checks.