In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many internships across the country are being cancelled or moved to a virtual format.
The Daily editor Julia Rubin talked to various students who have struggled with finding internship opportunities amidst cancellations and how they turned to various University alumni and other resources for help.
On March 21, the University of Michigan launched the COVID-19 Campus Challenge, an initiative open to all University students looking to propose possible solutions for an in-person and public health-informed semester.
On April 30, the University of Michigan’s Alumni Association launched a directory of alumni-owned small businesses to support business owners amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
From offering referrals to making donations, and supported by a network of approximately 620,000 alumni, the directory includes a running list of actions the University community can take to support small businesses.
City Council hosted a virtual meeting Monday evening to discuss several city resolutions regarding financial concerns for the city amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Breakfast and brunch restaurant Wilma’s closed unexpectedly Tuesday after nine years in Ann Arbor. An announcement on the East Washington Avenue restaurant’s website alerted customers to the closure and thanked them for their support.
The Michigan Fashion Media Summit held its annual conference on Thursday via Zoom webinar. MFMS had rescheduled their original in-person event as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
University of Michigan alum Claudia Haimovici discovered the order-ahead food app Snackpass when the company launched on campus last spring.
Some information from this list has been taken from a list compiled by Information junior Summer Nguyen.
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