COVID-19 Digest - July 19, 2020
As the campus community prepares for a COVID-19-ready fall semester, the implementation teams of the Road Map to Fall 2020 share regular updates. In this issue: required testing of residence hall students, public health monitoring programs and non-traditional classroom space.
Campus Response & Announcements
CU regents hear campus updates on plans for fall 2020
In the special virtual meeting on Wednesday, July 15, the University of Colorado Board of Regents heard an update from Chancellor DiStefano about the Boulder campus’s plans for the fall semester.
University shares fall plan update with Boulder City Council
Campus officials presented Boulder City Council members with updates from the university’s Road Map to Fall 2020 plan at a recent city council study session.
COVID-19 Student Health and Expectations course for fall 2020
As we prepare to be COVID-19-ready for the fall semester, students will have specific requirements that must be completed before arriving on campus, including completion of a safety training course about COVID-19.
Monologue for a crisis
Videos of Colorado Shakespeare Festival artists' at-home performances have been posted weekly since June, giving patrons a chance to enjoy the pathos and wit of the Bard (and others) from the safety and comfort of their homes.
‘Our team came out stronger:’ Instrumentation facility adapts to COVID-19
In the midst of a phased return to on-campus research and creative work, CU Engineering researchers share tips, tricks and takeaways as they navigate a new approach to research prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 break gives Shakespeare festival ‘more time to dream’
For more than 60 years, the festival has kept William Shakespeare’s language alive, sharing his famous (and not-so-famous) words with new generations of theater-goers. Though the festival won't happen in 2020, the tradition plans to continue in 2021 with a spiced-up performance schedule and dynamic cast.
Related Research
JILA helps design alarms for ventilators in the COVID-19 pandemic
In the midst of a global pandemic, researchers and engineers have found partnerships in unexpected places.