COVID-19 Digest - Nov. 22, 2020
Through the fall semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates, including stats and items of note. In this issue: the state places Boulder County at Level Red: Severe Risk on the COVID-19 dial; and more.
CU making saliva-based PCR COVID-19 tests available to immediate family, household members
CU Boulder Buff OneCard holders will be able to bring their immediate family/members of their household to participate in the campus surveillance monitoring program. Participants must be asymptomatic.
Campus returns to enhanced access protocol
With the shift to online teaching and learning, the CU Boulder campus will begin operating under enhanced protocols for building access, effective Thursday, Nov. 26.
Related Research
Frequent, rapid testing could turn national COVID-19 tide within weeks
New research shows that broad, national dissemination of frequent, rapid COVID-19 tests could turn the tide on the pandemic within weeks, without shutting down schools and businesses. For curbing infection, test turnaround time is more important than test sensitivity.
Keeping indoor air clean can reduce chance of spreading coronavirus
Being indoors with other people is a recipe for spreading COVID-19, but removing airborne particles through proper ventilation and air filtration can reduce risk. Professor Shelly Miller shares on The Conversation.
How the COVID-19 pandemic can reshape our streets and relationship to cars
In the spring of 2020, once-busy streets became quiet and empty. In many cities, pedestrians and bicycles filled city streets instead of cars. What could this mean for the future of our cities and transportation systems?
Talking criminal justice with Benjamin Levin
Law Professor Benjamin Levin discusses the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and criminal justice reform, police unions and their role in policymaking, and mass incarceration in the United States.
Parental restrictions on childhood tech use have few lasting effects
New research shows parental restrictions have few lasting effects on a child's tech use in young adulthood. Also, college students use more tech than they ever have in their lives or ever want to again.
Buffs Together
Chancellor honors 4 staff members as employees of the year
Chancellor DiStefano is recognizing award recipients Devin Cramer, Tim Golden, Lisa Landis and Anne McWilliams, this year highlighting their exceptional contributions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.