As cases of COVID-19 rise in Michigan, the University of Michigan has limited all laboratory research deemed “noncritical” until further notice.
In addition, the University has asked research labs to donate available supplies, including face masks and gowns, to the hospital to prepare for an influx of cases in the coming weeks.
In a University of Michigan Regents Communication dated March 26, University President Mark Schlissel ordered the immediate dismissal of former Music, Theater & Dance professor David Daniels. The order also states that Daniels is no longer eligible for severance pay, meaning he will not be paid after being terminated by the University.
Following Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order requiring all “non-essential” businesses to cease operations and residents to stay home, Mark Schlissel, president of the University of Michigan, notified the community in an email Monday afternoon that spring and summer term classes will take place remotely through online platforms.
Since the first cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed in Michigan last week, doctors and hospital officials at Michigan Medicine have begun preparing for a steep increase in cases as the virus spreads.
With the rapidly evolving coronavirus outbreak in the United States and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's executive order, many local businesses are to remain temporarily closed.
Editor’s note: More cases of COVID-19 are being diagnosed daily. Check back at michigandaily.com for updates or at the state’s website https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus.
Two cases of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 disease have been diagnosed in Michigan.
Robert Anderson, the late University of Michigan athletic doctor whose sexual misconduct allegations were made public by the University last week, was revealed to have traded sexual favors for letters exempting young men from service in the Vietnam War.
University of Michigan administrators and faculty members were aware of numerous incidents of sexual misconduct, including in the cases of former Music, Theatre & Dance professor David Daniels and late University athletic doctor
