As diagnosed cases of the novel
coronavirus
continue
to
climb
across the country and throughout
the state, the University of Michigan
has limited all laboratory research
deemed “noncritical” until further
notice. The University and Michigan
Medicine
are
also
requesting
that labs with available supplies,
including face masks and gowns,
donate their materials to the hospital
as soon as possible to prepare for an
influx of cases in the coming weeks.
On
Wednesday,
Rebecca
Cunningham, interim vice president
for research and Susan M. Collins,
acting provost and executive vice
president
for
academic
affairs,
sent out a notice informing the
University’s research community
that all labs should “ramp down”
their
research
activities.
This
change went into effect Friday at 5
p.m.
Cunningham
and
Collins
acknowledged
the
negative
repercussions of limiting research
projects but said the change was
made to protect the health of
researchers and students.
“Our
research
mission
is
important, however the health of our
researchers and local community is
more important,” Cunningham and
Collins wrote. “Please note that we
are working closely with leadership
across the schools and colleges to
minimize the impact this poses to
your professional advancement, the
advancement of your colleagues
and to your ability to return to fully
functional labs.”
The order to drastically decrease
nonessential
research
activity
came after the University placed
restrictions on all projects using
human subjects on March 14. This
restriction is set to continue until
May 1, when the University will
reevaluate whether research using
human subjects is safe to proceed.
On
Monday,
Gov.
Gretchen
Whitmer signed the “Stay Home,
Stay Safe” Executive Order requiring
all “non-essential” businesses to
temporarily cease operations and
asking all Michigan residents to stay
home unless absolutely necessary.
In response, University President
Mark
Schlissel
announced
the
University would move all summer
and spring term classes online and
make an effort to limit the number
of people on campus. However,
Schlissel
said
Whitmer’s
order
would not directly affect University
research.
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ACADEMICS
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.
Spring, summer courses
will be remote learning
LIAT WEINSTEIN
Daily News Editor
‘U’ shifts
upcoming
terms online
3 parties run for upcoming CSG election
The Daily assembled a guide detailing each group’s platform, key ideas, candidates
The University of Michigan’s
Central Student Government will
hold elections March 25-26 online.
CSG handles tens of thousands
of dollars to provide student
services, conduct advocacy work
on behalf of students, fund student
organizations
and
represent
the student voice to University
administration. With three parties
running for the executive ticket
and dozens of issues affecting
students, it can be difficult to
choose who to vote for this week.
Based on analyses of each
party’s platforms and interviews
with the executive tickets, The
Daily has created this guide to
help you navigate this election.
You can read The Daily’s profiles
of each party here: Mobilize,
Change at Michigan and Represent
Michigan. You can view your
sample ballot — and vote when
the time comes — online at vote.
umich.edu.
THE ISSUES
Based on the issues impacting
campus
and
analyses
of
the
party platforms, The Daily has
summarized each party’s policies
for six categories that impact
students. The entire platforms for
Mobilize, Change at Michigan,
and Represent Michigan can be
found by clicking on their party
names.
Affordability
and
Accessibility
CSG
has
previously
been
criticized for its work around
campus affordability, most notably
when a campus affordability guide
created by the organization in
2018 was called “out of touch”
and prompted the creation of the
student-sourced Being Not-Rich
At U-M guide.
While the University community
has frequently had conversations
relating
to
affordability
and
accessibility issues, data shows
the socioeconomic makeup of the
University has more students from
the top 1 percent financially than
the bottom 40 percent.
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