Updates
News, Articles, and Campus Notices
| Title | Description | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Team of researchers led by Virginia Tech seeks to mitigate flu and other respiratory viruses for children in indoor environments |
Linsey Marr is leading a team of researchers that hopes to understand how behavioral and environmental factors affect transmission rates of the flu in order to identify the most effective interventions. |
Date:
03/03/2022
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| Approaching the two-year mark of COVID-19, Virginia Tech continues to rely on data, science to make critical decisions |
Virginia Tech will continue to follow the science and data to addresses current and future COVID-19-related decisions, such as whether or not to require mask in indoor public spaces. |
Date:
02/24/2022
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| From President Tim Sands: Mask requirements may be lifted in the coming weeks |
As COVID-19 recedes, we continue to follow the guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and track the following data to inform our decision on lifting mask requirements. |
Date:
02/14/2022
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| Student's art exhibit uses data to help illustrate racial health disparities |
Senior Mariam Hasan has created a new data-driven art exhibition at the Armory that takes the audience on a journey through the racial inequalities that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the social conditions which have caused them. |
Date:
02/14/2022
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| Recent study shows well-fitted mask reduces the wearer’s chances of contracting COVID-19 |
Using comfortable, well-fitted masks or a respirator with a higher filtration capability, such as N95/ KN95 or surgical masks, was the most effective protection from COVID-19, compared to no mask use at all, the CDC study reports. |
Date:
02/10/2022
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