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March 23, 2020
Spring, summer courses to be conducted remotely
Spring and summer term courses at U-M will be conducted remotely in alternative formats, part of the university’s effort to “flatten the curve” in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 23, 2020
Schlissel outlines university operations under new state order
President Mark Schlissel says all U-M employees should now work remotely “unless your unit needs you on campus to maintain the work we’ve identified as critical to our mission.”
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March 23, 2020
Study shows eggshell beads exchanged over 30,000 years
A U-M study shows exchanging a string of beads fashioned from fragments of ostrich eggshells in Africa over long distances spans a much longer period of time than previously thought.
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March 23, 2020
University awards six XR projects under new initiative
Six extended reality projects will receive a first wave of funding under U-M’s new XR Initiative, announced in the fall. Financial awards for the first-round projects range from $12,000 to $25,000.
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March 20, 2020
Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint campuses announce alternate grading policies
U-M’s Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses are altering their course grading policies for the remainder of the winter semester due to the unique challenges associated with the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 20, 2020
Researchers, community donate protective gear to aid COVID-19 fight
U-M’s hospitals and clinics currently have the gear needed to protect themselves and others as they care for those with COVID-19. But Michigan Medicine is asking for donations now so supplies will be sufficient when needed.
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March 18, 2020
Details of U-M’s emergency paid time off for employees
The university outlines more details about U-M’s emergency paid-time-off policy for faculty and staff, and how to use the new bank of paid time to help minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 17, 2020
Three faculty members elected to SACUA after e-vote
J. Caitlin Finlayson, Allen P. Liu and Kentaro Toyama have been elected to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the executive arm of U-M’s central faculty governance system.
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March 17, 2020
U-M startup offers free coronavirus sequencing kits
As doctors, scientists and governments try to get a grip on COVID-19, the U-M startup Arbor Biosciences is providing free kits to capture the genetic code of virus samples.
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March 17, 2020
If virus concerns have you working from home, here’s some advice
As impacts from the COVID-19 coronavirus force more people to work remotely, Sue Ashford the Michael and Susan Jandernoa Professor of Management and Organizations, and her colleagues offer some strategies.
