Tag Archives: Ann Arbor (Mich)

The New York Times 1:06 pm on February 26, 2021
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Recluse Spiders at University of Michigan Cause Brief Library Closure

The discovery of Mediterranean recluse spiders at the University of Michigan prompted a two-day closure of one of its libraries.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 9, 2021
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Colleges Vowed a Safer Spring. Then Students, and Variants, Arrived.

Many universities instituted new testing protocols, hoping to avoid the problems of the fall. But coronavirus variants and uncooperative students have already driven outbreaks.

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The New York Times 5:14 pm on November 24, 2020
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Happiness Won’t Save You

Philip Brickman was an expert in the psychology of happiness, but he couldn’t make his own pain go away.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on November 20, 2020
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After a ‘Covid Semester,’ the University of Michigan Gets Tougher on the Virus

Like many big state universities, it tried to open with some semblance of normalcy. Outbreaks ensued.

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The New York Times 10:02 pm on October 23, 2020
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The Big Ten’s Rocky Road Back to Football

In response to the coronavirus, the conference first said no to fall football on its campuses. Then, after being pulled in different directions by players, politicians and others, the league reversed course.

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The New York Times 1:18 am on October 21, 2020
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‘It Has Hit Us With a Vengeance’: Coronavirus Surges Again Across the United States

Unlike earlier outbreaks concentrated in the Northeast and South, the virus is simmering at a worrisome level in most regions.

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The New York Times 1:35 am on August 4, 2020
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The United States Is Reopening Many of the Wrong Schools

When it is safe enough to return to school, young children would benefit the most. Yet financial pressures are pushing colleges to reopen most rapidly, an economist says.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 28, 2020
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‘We Could Be Feeling This for the Next Decade’: Virus Hits College Towns

Opening bars and bringing back football teams have led to new outbreaks. Communities that evolved around campuses face potentially existential losses in population, jobs and revenue.

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