1918

Two soldiers on campus on Armistice Day, November 11, 1918. One is wearing a mask due to the flu pandemic.
Summer 2021

The History of Ignoring Pandemic Precautions

By J. Alexander Navarro

People paid a price for prematurely celebrating the end of the 1918 flu pandemic.

Old Main hospital in 1924
Fall 2020

It’s Not the First Time Hospital Construction Has Stopped Because of a Pandemic

By Joel Howell

The 1918 flu and WWI wreaked havoc on U-M construction plans.