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Mich. students locked out over COVID-19 tests

4/13/2021

An additional 718 students have been locked out of nonresidential campus buildings at the University of Michigan after failing to get a COVID-19 test within the previous four weeks. The school locked out 375 students in March for the same reason.

More bank M&A scrutiny expected from Biden administration

4/9/2021

The Department of Justice under the Biden administration is expected to take a tougher view on the review process for bank mergers and acquisitions, experts say. "When the Trump administration started reviewing the bank merger standards, it was telegraphing that it was planning to loosen the standards to make them easier to pass," says University of Michigan professor and former Federal Reserve attorney Jeremy Kress. "I do not expect that the Biden administration will follow through in that direction."

Colleges examine policies as vaccines become available

4/5/2021

As vaccinations are becoming more widely available, universities are looking at policies governing protocols and reopening campuses. Some schools such as the University of Michigan require vaccinated students to wear masks, while other are lifting the mandate as an incentive for getting the shot.

Colleges examine policies as vaccines become available

3/30/2021

As vaccinations are becoming more widely available, universities are looking at policies governing protocols and reopening campuses. Some schools such as the University of Michigan require vaccinated students to wear masks, while other are lifting the mandate as an incentive for getting the shot.

Energy Dept. aims to unlock water treatment innovation

3/26/2021

The Energy Department is providing $27.5 million to 16 projects in 13 states that seek to make water infrastructure and water treatment processes more sustainable. The University of Michigan received $1.6 million to pilot technology that could help water utilities become providers of renewable biomethane and cut costs from the reusable water production process.

Ford to bring remote workers back, opens robotics complex

3/22/2021

Ford will introduce a flexible hybrid work schedule as most of its 86,000 employees working remotely this past year begin returning to the office in the summer. The automaker also has opened a facility at the University of Michigan to focus on robotics applications, including autonomous vehicles.