COVID-19 Digest - Aug. 16, 2020
Road Map to Fall 2020: Aug. 13 update
As the campus community prepares for the start of the academic year, the implementation teams of the Road Map to Fall 2020 share regular updates. In this issue: the new campus operating status dashboard, dining options, Protect Our Herd signage and more.
CU regents hear from DiStefano, others on move-in, testing, response, more
The University of Colorado Board of Regents heard an update from Chancellor Philip DiStefano about the Boulder campus’s plans for a COVID-19-ready fall semester, which included student move-in and testing, as well as ongoing controls and response plans.
New dashboard tracks status of COVID-19 on campus
CU Boulder published a new dashboard to provide the public regularly updated information regarding the status of COVID-19 on campus.
How an ultra-fast screening test and a team of contact tracers aim to keep campus safe
Before ever entering a residence hall, students moving to campus will spit in a tube, hand it over and wait just 45 minutes for their COVID-19 test results.
Buffalo Bicycle Classic goes virtual
The annual bicycle race that provides scholarships to arts and sciences students is moving to a do-it-yourself ride format because of COVID-19.
Related Research
How to use ventilation and air filtration to prevent the spread of coronavirus indoors
The vast majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurs indoors, most of it from the inhalation of airborne particles that contain the coronavirus. Ventilation and filtration techniques hold the key to slowing the spread indoors. Mechanical engineering professor Shelly Miller shares on The Conversation.
Colorado to lose 128,500 jobs in 2020, report forecasts
The Colorado economy will lose thousands of jobs in 2020, according to a new report from the Business Research Division at CU Boulder's Leeds School of Business.