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September 4, 2020
Contact Tracing Corps to help monitor virus on campus
Student volunteer investigators will have a key role in U-M’s COVID-19 response as contact tracers, reaching out to people on the Ann Arbor campus who had close contact with students testing positive for the coronavirus.
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September 3, 2020
The first week
As classes got underway during the first full semester under conditions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, U-M faculty, staff and students settled into the new normal.
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September 1, 2020
U-M to conduct clinical trial to test COVID-19 vaccine
Michigan Medicine is partnering with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for a Phase III clinical trial to test a vaccine against COVID-19, looking at how well the investigational vaccine works and how safe it is.
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August 31, 2020
Library offering onsite services for fall semester
The U-M Library is lending books and other items using contactless pickup service. It has also launched a system that allows students to reserve up to two hours of individual library study space.
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August 31, 2020
Welcome back! School year unlike any other set to start
U-M is preparing to welcome back faculty, staff and students for a fall semester unlike any other, creating never-before-seen challenges and opportunities in the midst of the pandemic.
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August 30, 2020
Scenes from the start of a masked semester
As students returned to campus over the past week, the usual scenes of residence hall move-ins and friends meeting up on campus were punctuated by that emblem of our unusual times — the required face covering.
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August 29, 2020
Some faculty members voice concerns about fall semester
Some faculty members said during a Faculty Senate meeting that the U-M’s COVID-19 pandemic response plans for the fall semester are inefficient and not transparent enough. They want a shift to all-virtual instruction.
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August 26, 2020
Dining to-go sites opening with extensive composting options
University dining halls, and five new to-go locations, are set to launch lunch and dinner services, seven days a week — with a continued commitment to composting and waste reduction.
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August 25, 2020
Open Enrollment for 2021 benefits includes new health plan option
Faculty, staff, retirees and benefits-eligible graduate students may change their benefits during the once-a-year Open Enrollment that runs Oct. 19 through 5 p.m. Oct. 30.
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August 20, 2020
Ann Arbor campus adopts modified grading, flexible withdrawal
U-M’s Ann Arbor campus will use modified undergraduate course grading throughout the academic year to help address the challenges of pursuing coursework during COVID-19 pandemic.
