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October 19, 2021
Fewer COVID-19 deaths in counties with intervention measures, more hospitals
Counties that banned in-person religious gatherings and those with a greater number of hospitals per capita were associated with a decreased case-fatality rate of COVID-19 during the pandemic’s first wave.
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October 18, 2021
Regents to conduct Oct. 21 meeting at UM-Flint
The Board of Regents will meet in person Oct. 21 at the Riverfront Center on the UM-Flint campus, and the meeting also will be viewable via an online livestream.
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October 18, 2021
Work to impact traffic on Hill, Division streets
Hill Street will be closed from Washtenaw Avenue to Oxford Road through Oct. 22, and intersections of Division at Ann and Catherine streets will be closed to thru traffic Oct. 20-Nov. 10.
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October 14, 2021
Climate solutions need to focus on human beings, McCarthy says
In order to motivate people to address climate change, it should be addressed in “human terms,” National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy said during the Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability.
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October 14, 2021
Designation puts U-M Biological Station ‘at the halfway place’
“Obtawaing,” the Anishinaabemowin word for “at the halfway place,” has been adapted to describe the Obtawaing Biosphere Region, a newly awarded designation springing from U-M’s Biological Station.
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October 13, 2021
Energy-conserving windows installed at Oxford Houses
Approximately 16,000 square feet of replacement windows at Oxford Houses student-housing facility are expected to significantly reduce energy use and save heating and cooling costs.
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October 11, 2021
Journalist urges audience to ‘opt in’ to confront ‘twin plagues’
Award-winning journalist and entrepreneur Soledad O’Brien said COVID-19 and racial injustice are “twin plagues,” with the pandemic magnifying longstanding inequalities that need to be confronted.
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October 8, 2021
Committee seeks input in search for next chief diversity officer
The university is seeking community feedback on the role of chief diversity officer as a national search proceeds. Robert Sellers, who currently holds the position, has agreed to stay on through the search process.
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October 7, 2021
President provides updates, outlines priorities in address
President Mark Schlissel emphasized the importance of collaboration, outlined his priorities and provided updates on several campus initiatives during the President’s University Leadership Address.
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October 7, 2021
Reflecting on U-M’s anti-racism initiatives a year later
Nearly a year after several new anti-racism initiatives were announced, students, staff and faculty have had opportunities to discuss, listen and learn about how to build a more equitable and inclusive community.
