Office of the VP for Communications – Keeping alumni and friends connected to U-M

President’s Message

  1. Faculty with face mask

    Let’s take care of maize and blue

    Thanks to COVID-19’s Delta variant, U-M campuses are requiring masks inside University buildings and transportation.

  2. Prioritizing care, support, education, and prevention

    U-M overhauls its approach to addressing sexual misconduct. Mark Schlissel explains.

  3. Community works

    The progress toward a more traditional campus continues as we implement new masking policies and tools, thanks to community feedback and suggestions.

  4. From shots in arms to kids in dorms

    U-M students living in on-campus housing in Ann Arbor will require a COVID-19 vaccine, plus other policy changes.

  5. nurse makes heart with hands

    When they go low

    Student COVID-19 case counts remain low. Fall is looking good, though most study abroad programs remain on pause this summer.

  6. Credit: Photo by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX (10544648b) An undated handout photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (issued 31 January 2020) of an illustration created at the CDC revealing ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. US national public health institute releases illustrations revealing structure of novel coronavirus, Atlanta, USA - 31 Jan 2020

    New year, new challenges

    The COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 has arrived in Ann Arbor, and U-M is working closely with state and local public health officials to keep the community safe.

  7. Vaccine vial

    New year, new challenges

    The COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 has arrived in Ann Arbor, and U-M is working to keep the community safe.

  8. Pres Schlissel

    A round of shots for everyone

    What a way to end the year! Mark Schlissel details news of the COVID-19 vaccine deployment at U-M.

  9. Credit: Photo by CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX (10544648b) An undated handout photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (issued 31 January 2020) of an illustration created at the CDC revealing ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. US national public health institute releases illustrations revealing structure of novel coronavirus, Atlanta, USA - 31 Jan 2020

    Winter is coming

    Mark Schlissel details the University’s winter plans as COVID cases spike nationwide.

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