Campus News
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May 5, 2020
Retirement loans, withdrawals available for coronavirus needs
Faculty and staff may withdraw or initiate loans from their accounts in certain U-M retirement savings plans under a provision of federal legislation designed to assist investors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 5, 2020
Campaign encourages checking on others during pandemic
A new campaign involving U-M called 6˚ of Separation encourages people to commit to checking in on six people on the 6th, 16th and 26th of each month through the end of June.
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May 5, 2020
Job cuts, other steps part of Michigan Medicine economic recovery plan
Michigan Medicine will undertake an economic recovery plan that includes furloughs or layoffs for hundreds of employees as well as other measures to cover hundreds of millions of dollars in projected losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 4, 2020
Game theory project explores maximizing COVID-safe behavior
Shedding light on how officials at different levels of government can work to maximize COVID-safe behavior is a new goal of a game theory project funded with $6.5 million from the Department of Defense.
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May 4, 2020
Effort helps engineering students in need during COVID-19
Since the arrival of COVID-19, staff at the College of Engineering’s Office of Student Affairs and other college employees have provided some form of assistance to 700 engineering students.
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May 4, 2020
Senior profiles from the Class of 2020
Each year The University Record profiles several graduating seniors who highlight the range of experiences and people who attend U-M. Profiled this year are Amber George, Maximillian C. Garcia III, Somya Bhagwagar and Yoav Jacob.
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May 4, 2020
LSA student researcher works to build healthy environment, community
Yoav Jacob believes in leaving things better than he found them — specifically the environment and the University of Michigan.
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May 4, 2020
Information graduate connects students through storytelling
The social project that would help define Somya Bhagwagar’s college experience started on a bit of a whim. Motivated by a desire to learn more about the people around her and inspired by photographer and blogger Brandon Stanton’s “Humans of New York” project, Bhagwagar began collecting stories and images for what she would call “Students of Umich.”
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May 4, 2020
Ross graduate is a ‘numbers guy’ who thrives in crisis
Maximillian C. Garcia III is viewing the global pandemic through the eyes of someone who thrives in a crisis. As a senior honors student at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Garcia became a veteran of the annual and intense Leadership Crisis Challenge that throws real-world dilemmas at students, who have 36 hours to develop business and media solutions.
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May 4, 2020
Engineering grad’s passion is creating things that help the world
Amber George loves to create. That passion led her to study engineering at U-M, a journey that included campus leadership roles, an internship at NASA and efforts to help students of color feel more included and heard.
