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  • Plans Tweaked For Campus Return

    Laura Glesby

    December 11, 2020 |

    New Haven Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Five New Haven universities and colleges are taking different approaches to re-opening their campuses. Administration at the University of New Haven is ramping up Covid testing to test 20% of in-person students weekly, an increase from as little as 5% before, along with adding a 20-minute break between classes to decrease crowd densities during passing periods. Other campuses, like Yale, are skipping the spring break period and only allow around 75% of its student population to live on-campus.

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  • Covid Thwarts Booze, Party Policies

    Laura Glesby

    November 13, 2020 |

    New Haven Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    In New Haven, colleges and universities are taking different approaches to enforcing social distancing, visitation rules, and drinking in the dorms. Some have implemented strict rules, while others have embraced flexible social distancing policies. For example, at the University of New Haven no guests are allowed, while at Yale, one visitor is allowed. “When shame and blame come into public health ... that’s actually counterproductive to public health efforts.”

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  • Yale Spends, Tests More; Practices Vary

    Laura Glesby

    October 27, 2020 |

    New Haven Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    In New Haven, colleges and universities are taking different approaches to COVID-19 testing. Some, like Yale, test students more than once a week. Others are sample testing clusters of students, whatever the method its helping some universities prevent outbreaks and learn what works, and what doesn't.

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  • Despite An Outbreak, Colleges Stay Course

    Laura Glesby

    October 09, 2020 |

    New Haven Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    The Univeristy of New Haven's contact tracing program successfully helped identify an outbreak of the COVID-19, which in turn allowed the school to quarantine those impacted and continue classes for the rest of the students without interruption. Between contact tracing and other protocols such as mandatory social distancing and intermittent testing, UNH "does not foresee moving to a more virtual format or limiting on-campus life further."

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