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October 15, 2020
Kelsey Museum to reopen to U-M community members
The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology will reopen to U-M students, faculty and staff beginning Oct. 20. Admission is free but visits must be scheduled in advance, and a valid Mcard is required.
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October 15, 2020
U-M United Way campaign announces fundraising goal
U-M faculty, staff and retirees are asked to pledge to the campaign to support its fundraising goal of $1 million and the important work of the United Way of Washtenaw County.
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October 13, 2020
Engineering proposals seek to educate on societal racism, bias
Two new initiatives proposed at the College of Engineering aim to educate the community on race, ethnicity, unconscious bias and inclusion, and establish a reimagined center for diversity, equity and inclusion.
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October 13, 2020
Carbon neutrality commission extends timeline for final report
The President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality, charged with recommending a timeline and pathway for U-M to achieve net zero emissions, plans to release draft recommendations by the end of the fall semester.
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October 12, 2020
DEI Summit to view anti-racism through artistic prism
The theme for U-M’s 2020 DEI Summit is “Arts + Social Change: Building an Anti-Racist World through the Arts,” which will be featured at a virtual campuswide community assembly Oct. 26.
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October 12, 2020
Study Spaces helps students succeed while social distancing
The university has launched Study Spaces at U-M, a web-based space reservation system to help students find and reserve designated individual study spaces or computer stations on North and Central campuses.
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October 9, 2020
U-M shifts to saliva-based surveillance testing for COVID-19
Getting tested for COVID-19 at U-M is getting faster and more convenient as the university shifts it surveillance program to a saliva-based method to increase testing capacity to 6,000 people weekly.
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October 8, 2020
University launches Virtru to make Gmail even more secure
Information and Technology Services has announced that U-M students, staff and faculty on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses have access to Virtru, an enhanced email security tool.
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October 7, 2020
New poll considers risks to older adults of clashing meds
A U-M poll shows most people 50 and older haven’t connected with a pharmacist to check for potential clashes among their prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs and supplements.
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October 7, 2020
SACUA seeks members for faculty council to aid virus response
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs is calling for faculty to apply to a new committee charged with aiding U-M’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
