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Title	Description	Info
Dashboard designed to convey snapshot of campus health	In the two weeks from Aug. 9 to Aug. 23, a total of 9,041 students and employees were tested by Schiffert Health Center, and a total of 21 people tested positive for COVID-19.	Date: 08/24/2020
Virginia Tech historians uncover the facts about masks	How did Americans’ use of masks during the 1918 flu pandemic compare to today? A team of Virginia Tech researchers dove into the archives and found remarkable parallels.	Date: 08/24/2020
Universities join forces to develop materials for the fight against COVID-19	Researchers at Virginia Tech and the University of Georgia are collaborating to explore whether the tendency of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to bind to carbohydrate-based polymers, such as heparin, can be used to develop virus-trapping gels and surfaces.	Date: 08/24/2020
Video: President Tim Sands welcomes students back to campus	President Tim Sands welcomes students back to campus and encourages them to commit to public health guidelines.=https://video.vt.edu/media/1_gbpa3sud	Date: 08/23/2020
A message from Frank Shushok Jr.: All of us must work together	The nature of the pandemic means the health and well-being of our community must be the values that win the day.	Date: 08/23/2020