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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
LEGO model of Central Campus
Adam Mael, graduate coordinator in the College of Engineering, built a LEGO model of the Diag and surrounding buildings on Central Campus. Mael worked on the project off and on over the course of three years. He’s also built other things, including a University of Michigan football helmet and a mosaic of Heisman Trophy winner… -
January 23, 2021
Eleven ways to make the most of masks
Love them or loathe them, masks are critical to the world’s COVID-19 pandemic response. If you haven’t been wearing a mask regularly, it’s time to start — and if you’re already in the habit, it’s time to kick it up a notch.
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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
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.
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January 20, 2021
Four to receive Sarah Goddard Power awards from AWC
Four faculty and staff members will receive the Sarah Goddard Power Award or Sarah Goddard Power Distinguished Service Award, and the School of Information is receiving the Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Award.
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January 18, 2021
University names 2021-22 Interprofessional Leadership Fellows
The sixth cohort of U-M’s Interprofessional Leadership Fellows program will undertake team projects that center predominantly on interprofessional education in experiential settings.
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January 17, 2021
Moving back
While a majority of U-M undergraduates will attend classes remotely this semester, due to restrictions driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, some students who need to be on campus moved back into residence halls over the weekend. Occupancy is down from 6,400 students in the fall to approximately 1,200 undergraduates for the winter semester. All students… -
January 15, 2021
Keeping COVID-19 in check during the winter term
U-M’s Campus Health Response Committee has finalized several efforts to support the university’s comprehensive winter term plan to deal with the global COVID-19 pandemic.
