COVID-19 Response Team
Displaying 1 - 10 of 10 in reverse chronological order
| # | Title | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Faculty challenges lack of COVID-19 safety procedures Northern Iowan 118:1, p.1 |
The United Faculty union emphasizes the need for better safety procedures to help combat Covid-19 on UNI's campus. | |
| 2 | COVID-19 on campus: numbers spike again Northern Iowan 117:45, p.2 |
The UNI COVID-19 data spiked last week with the semester's highest positivity rate and case counts so far. However, a survey has been sent out by the Student Health Center gauging interest in on-campus vaccinations to help with lowering the positivity rate on campus. Clinics on campus and in Black Hawk County are preparing planning for spring or early summer to open to students, employees and immediate family members, depending on supply and distribution; photo. | |
| 3 | COVID-19 on campus: rate, cases fall Northern Iowan 117:43, p.2 |
The Student Health Center reported the university's lowest COVID-19 positivity rate of the semester, and there were no self-reported cases from staff or students. However, the more infectious B.1.1.7 variant was detected in Black Hawk County for the first time; photos. | |
| 4 | COVID-19 on campus: Rates constant Northern Iowan 117:35, p.2 |
The percent of positive COVID-19 tests stayed about the same from last week to this week. Last week also saw the first public COVID-19 vaccination clinic; photo. | |
| 5 | COVID-19 updates: U.K. variant in Iowa, winter masking tips Northern Iowan 117:30, p.2 |
Updates about COVID-19 on campus, including the B.1.1.7 (UK) variant in Iowa and tips on wearing a mask in the winter. | |
| 6 | Covid-19 on campus: slight decline Northern Iowan 117:26, p.1 |
The UNI Student Health Center reports a decrease in both COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates; photo. | |
| 7 | Test Iowa site comes to UNI campus Northern Iowan 117:25, p.1 |
UNI brings a Test Iowa site to UNI to make getting tested for COVID-19 easier and more accessible; photo. | |
| 8 | COVID-19 on campus: numbers increase Northern Iowan 117:24, p.1 |
COVID cases on campus continue to rise; photos. | |
| 9 | Health Center implements test fee Northern Iowan 117:13, p.1 |
The UNI Student Health Service will begin charging $80 per COVID-19 test as the State-borrowed analysis machine is expected to be returned soon; photo. | |
| 10 | REC holds virtual town hall Northern Iowan 117:7, p.1 |
The UNI Racial and Ethnic Coalition holds their first virtual town hall meeting; photo. |