Campus News
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January 25, 2021
XR Initiative funds 13 new extended reality projects
The university’s XR Initiative is funding 13 new XR Innovation projects that work with faculty to develop course content using commercially available extended reality authoring platforms.
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January 25, 2021
Graduate coordinator builds LEGO model of Central Campus
Adam Mael, graduate coordinator in the College of Engineering, built a LEGO scale replica of the Diag and surrounding buildings on Central Campus that he recently completed after three years.
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January 25, 2021
This Week in U-M History — Jan. 25-31
On Jan. 25, 1990, then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., spoke to law students about Supreme Court appointments. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of Jan. 25-31.
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January 25, 2021
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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January 24, 2021
Leaders address new Ann Arbor campus COVID-19 cases
The university has identified additional cases of the more contagious B.1.1.7 variant of COVID-19, and says it is working with public health officials to consider additional mitigation measures.
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January 23, 2021
Athletics pauses activity in all sports for up to 14 days
The U-M athletic department will immediately pause activity in all sports, until further notice and up to 14 days, following positive test results for the coronavirus B.1.1.7 variant from several people linked to the department.
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January 23, 2021
Installation reimagines story of South African domestic workers
As visitors pass by the U-M Museum of Art, they’ll notice a stunning new installation on view through the front windows of the Stenn Gallery — Sophie/Elsie, by contemporary South African artist Mary Sibande.
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January 21, 2021
New COVID-19 variant identified in U-M community
Three individuals in U-M’s Ann Arbor community have tested positive for the COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.7, which data suggests spreads more easily and quickly. All identified cases are connected.
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January 21, 2021
Carbon commission leaders answer questions about draft report
The leaders of the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality gave an overview of their work and answered questions from the community as they finalize a proposed plan to set U-M on the path to net-zero emissions.
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January 21, 2021
Robert Hampshire joins Biden administration to work in transportation
Robert Hampshire, a faculty member in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, College of Engineering and U-M Transportation Research Institute, has joined the Biden administration’s Department of Transportation.
