COVID-19 Digest - Aug. 16, 2020

From Chancellor DiStefano: Pivotal moment

Earlier this year I stated that any return to in-person campus operations would be data-informed, use the latest science, occur in alignment with public health guidance and include strong mitigation for COVID-19 health risks. I also committed to make rapid and sustained progress toward true equity, inclusion and antiracism. These promises are rightly being demanded of me and the rest of our university’s leadership. They are also necessary for our future.

Read the Full Message From Chancellor DiStefano

Campus Response & Announcements

COVID-19 monitoring and fall 2020 modes of operation

Pac-12 Conference postpones all sports until Jan. 1, 2021

Campus officials indefinitely extend on-campus events moratorium

Panelists answer faculty, staff questions on fall instruction, health-safety mitigation, more

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Road Map to Fall 2020: Aug. 13 update

Deadlines & Announcements Campus Community

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

Administration Campus Community

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.

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New dashboard tracks status of COVID-19 on campus

Deadlines & Announcements Safety Campus Community

CU Boulder published a new dashboard to provide the public regularly updated information regarding the status of COVID-19 on campus.

CU Boulder athlete holds up a vial for testing his saliva for the coronavirus.

How an ultra-fast screening test and a team of contact tracers aim to keep campus safe

Health & Society Safety News Headlines Campus Community

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

Deadlines & Announcements Getting Involved Campus Community

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

Stock image of a person wearing a face mask in a supermarket

How to use ventilation and air filtration to prevent the spread of coronavirus indoors

The Conversation News Headlines

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.

A business closed during the COVID lockdown.

Colorado to lose 128,500 jobs in 2020, report forecasts

Business & Entrepreneurship News Headlines

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.