Covid-19 testing ramps up as MIT enters next phase of campus reopening
Over 8,000 tests were performed last week by MIT Medical.
Over 8,000 tests were performed last week by MIT Medical.
Graduate Student Council Orientation Committee has been adapting grad orientation to an online format to welcome, inform, and connect new students.
Town Hall for undergraduate students and families outlines plans for the academic year — and the rationale behind key decisions.
A six-week donation drive yields 15,000 N95 respirator masks and 1,000 medical gowns for use in Massachusetts hospitals.
Data-informed efforts are contributing to the Institute’s ramp-up strategy.
Student representatives, heads of house, and other MIT leaders came together to answer students’ questions and discuss a safe, gradual return to campus life.
Decisions on when to return to campus await more information but may involve a phased process and continued precautions.
Staffed by MIT Medical, the 75-bed facility will provide care for members of the MIT community and individuals from the broader Cambridge community.
Critical research continues, students and staff are receiving support, and contingency planning proceeds for eventual phased reopening.
Changes follow new Institute policies on travel, events, and visitors; some large classes to move online.
Campus-wide effort to ensure academic, research, and business continuity, as well as continued medical, residential life, and communications response to COVID-19.
A new coronavirus first detected in Wuhan, China, poses no identified risk to the MIT community at this time.