Campus News

  1. February 6, 2021

    Mandatory testing to include graduate, professional students

    U-M is expanding its weekly mandatory COVID-19 testing to include graduate and professional students who live on or come to campus. The mandatory testing will start Feb. 16.

  2. February 5, 2021

    Michigan Medicine updates COVID vaccine distribution status

    Amid vaccine shortages and changing prioritization guidance from the federal and state government, Michigan Medicine has administered more than 51,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses since mid-December.

  3. February 4, 2021

    Spring Commencement to be conducted virtually this year

    U-M will conduct a virtual 2021 Spring Commencement due to ongoing health and safety concerns from the global COVID-19 pandemic. The event will begin at noon May 1.

  4. February 3, 2021

    Expanded Murchie Science Building opens at UM-Flint

    The UM-Flint community recently celebrated the Murchie Science Building’s expansion with a virtual grand opening for the innovative labs, classrooms, and faculty and student areas.

  5. February 2, 2021

    Snowy silence

    The stillness of a gentle snowfall is amplified across a campus that also has seen its usual hustle and bustle muffled by the COVID-19 pandemic. These recent photos offer a range of quiet winter scenes. Click an image to view a larger version.
  6. February 2, 2021

    Tips for conducting better virtual staff meetings

    Zoom fatigue got you down? Autumm Caines of UM-Dearborn’s Hub for Teaching and Learning Resources suggests these techniques for smoother, more productive, more interesting team meetings. 

  7. February 2, 2021

    Rackham, programs partner on doctorate completion extensions

    The Rackham Graduate School has worked with faculty, staff and graduate programs to offer doctoral students additional time and funding to complete degrees, in light of disruptions over the past year.

  8. February 2, 2021

    Public safety task force to host community forum

    The Advancing Public Safety at the University of Michigan Task Force — one of several anti-racism initiatives the university announced last fall — will host its first community forum from 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 9.

  9. February 1, 2021

    Video games inspire ‘living textbook’ for computational sciences

    A new way of delivering course materials in the computational sciences aims to elevate the study experience from consuming static text and media to a conversation between the learner and the material.

  10. February 1, 2021

    REMINDER: International education award nominations due Feb. 5

    Nominations are due Feb. 5 for the President’s Award for Distinguished Service in International Education, which recognizes extraordinary efforts to advance international education.