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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.
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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.
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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. -
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.
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February 2, 2021
Study helps quantify CO2 emissions from virtual conferences
Virtual conferencing that has replaced large, in-person gatherings in the age of COVID-19 represents a drastic reduction in carbon emissions, but those online meetings still have environmental costs, U-M research shows.
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February 2, 2021
Clements exhibition examines Black empowerment, resilience
Frederick Douglass once said: “Poets, prophets, and reformers are all picture-makers — and this ability is the secret of their power and of their achievements. They see what ought to be by the reflection of what is, and endeavor to remove the contradiction.” Douglass left ample proof of this belief, using the power of his… -
January 29, 2021
Updated ResponsiBLUE better connects users to COVID-19 resources
The university’s ResponsiBLUE app includes new features that better connect users to on-campus COVID-19 testing, and better support the health and safety of the campus community.
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January 28, 2021
COVID-19 variants: What do the coronavirus mutations mean?
A U-M infectious disease expert weighs in on what the expanding presence of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 and other virus mutations might mean for the disease’s spread, immunity and vaccination efforts.
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January 27, 2021
University, county team up to stem spread of COVID variant
The Washtenaw County Health Department is recommending that all currently enrolled U-M students living on or near the Ann Arbor campus stay in place at their campus-area addresses through Feb. 7.
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January 27, 2021
What happens after you get the COVID-19 vaccine?
Beth Moore, interim chair and professor of microbiology and immunology at Michigan Medicine, breaks down what happens after the COVID-19 vaccine goes into a person’s arm.
