COVID-19 Digest - Jan. 24, 2020
Through the spring semester, campus officials are providing regular updates. In this issue: the weekly Campus Q&As have kicked off and they occur each Tuesday; CU Boulder received a small number of COVID-19 vaccines; and more.
Campus leaders update Boulder City Council on spring semester plans
At the Jan. 19 Boulder City Council meeting, campus leaders provided an overview of the broadened measures in place to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 during the spring semester.
Related Research
Why older adults must go to the front of the vaccine line
As leaders face tough decisions about who to vaccinate against COVID-19, a new study finds that vaccinating adults 60 or older first will save the most lives in the long term.
Drum circle research envisions enjoyable remote jamming experiences
Long before the pandemic sent people scrambling into isolation, musicians longed to jam virtually with others across the globe. But online jamming isn’t feasible because of latency, the tiny delay that occurs when data travels from one point to the next.
Buffs Together
Tune in: Short virtual plays bring science to life Jan. 21–24
Four new short, science-based plays debut online this weekend, about everything from pikas and tsunamis to cannibalism.
CU Teach students find community, purpose working in virtual classrooms
With many K-12 schools switched to remote or hybrid learning settings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CU Teach partner schools and teachers have been particularly grateful to have support from CU Boulder students.