Campus News
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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.
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April 13, 2020
U-M seeks help for health care workers, researchers, others
Weeks after U-M put out its first call for community help during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is doing so again, with more ways to help U-M health care teams and researchers, and community organizations.
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April 13, 2020
HLC moves site visit online for 2020 reaccreditation
A peer review team appointed by the Higher Learning Commission will virtually visit U-M’s Ann Arbor campus April 20-21 and invites the campus community to attend a series of online open forums.
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April 13, 2020
MIDAS offers special round of funding for COVID-19 research
The Michigan Institute for Data Science is offering a special round of mini-grant funding for COVID-19 research projects. Proposals are due April 28. Up to 10 projects will receive up to $30,000.
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April 13, 2020
U-M proposes changes to dismissal policies for tenured faculty
The university has released recommendations to overhaul policies that govern the dismissal of tenured faculty. Feedback is being sought through May 4 on changes to Regents’ Bylaws 5.09 and 5.10.
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April 12, 2020
Institute for Humanities names faculty, graduate student fellows
Eight U-M lecturers and tenure-track faculty members will be summer fellows at the Institute for the Humanities. Eight faculty members and eight graduate students will be fellows during the 2020-21 academic year.
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April 10, 2020
Repurposed respirator could free ventilators for COVID-19 patients
To help with the COVID-19 pandemic, U-M researchers have developed a portable and mass-producible helmet system that can potentially transform any hospital bed into a negative pressure room.
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April 10, 2020
U-M startup tracking social distancing through street cams
With advanced computer vision models and live public street cam video, U-M startup Voxel51 is tracking social distancing behaviors in real time at some of the most visited places in the world.
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April 9, 2020
Michigan Union to close at the end of business April 10
The Michigan Union will temporarily close at 5 p.m. April 10, but critical units that are housed in the building will continue operating virtually.
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April 9, 2020
U-M campuses plan alternatives to celebrate Class of 2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic canceling U-M’s traditional Spring Commencement activities, the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses are designing alternative ways to recognize the Class of 2020.
