Campus News
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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.
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April 9, 2020
Virtual town hall to focus on research operations amid COVID-19
Research leadership from across the university will host a virtual town hall April 14 to answer questions and provide guidance on research operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 9, 2020
Faculty members named Ecological Society of America fellows
Four U-M faculty members have been named as 2020 fellows of the Ecological Society of America, the world’s largest community of professional ecologists.
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April 9, 2020
Three faculty members awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
This year’s U-M recipients of Guggenheim Fellowships are Sarah Buss, professor of philosophy; Susan Juster, professor of history; and Osman Khan, associate professor of art and design.
