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Members of the Northeastern facilities team sanitize and clean the International Village Dining facility. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

How Northeastern is creating a healthy dining environment for students to eat and socialize

“We know that dining is an incredibly important time to meet new people, to make friends, to connect,” says Madeleine Estabrook, senior vice chancellor for student affairs at Northeastern. To promote gathering in a healthy way, dining services is introducing additional outdoor seating, physical distancing, and constant cleaning, among other safety measures.

by Emily Arntsen August 18, 2020

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Here’s how Northeastern will test faculty and staff for the coronavirus

Comprehensive coronavirus testing for faculty, staff, and vendors, as well as students, will begin on Monday, Aug. 17, and will play an integral role in the university’s plan to reopen and promote the safety of its surrounding communities. Here’s what you need to know about how it will work.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa August 13, 2020

Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center secures certifications to process the university’s coronavirus tests

With state-of-the-art laboratory equipment to conduct the complex tests that can determine whether someone has contracted the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and a growing team of medical, clinical, and other laboratory technicians with specialized training, the new facilities are designed to process up to 5,000 samples a day, and turn around results in about 24 hours.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa and Matthew Modoono August 5, 2020

Quincy Ray, who studies physical therapy, and Ramana Houseman, who studies neuroscience, socialize from a safe distance on Krentzman Quad. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Wear a mask. Get a test. Wash your hands. Protect the pack.

“Protect the Pack” is Northeastern’s new mantra for encouraging healthy behaviors throughout the university community. A campaign titled the same will launch soon on the university’s campuses, and across its digital platforms.

by Emily Arntsen August 4, 2020

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Northeastern’s new testing and quarantine guidelines promote the safety of the Boston campus and its surrounding communities. Here’s how.

To prevent the transmission of the coronavirus, the university will require all students to be tested immediately upon arrival at the Boston campus and then immediately enter quarantine. Students will also be required to be tested two more times, on the third and fifth day after the initial test.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa July 31, 2020

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Here’s how Northeastern intends to test all Boston students, faculty, and staff for the coronavirus

The university is planning a number of measures to conduct free coronavirus testing of students, faculty, and staff who will be returning to the Boston campus in the fall. “This testing is for everyone,” says David Luzzi, senior vice provost for research and vice president of Northeastern’s Innovation Campus. “The goal here is to keep fully on top of what’s happening on campus.”

by Roberto Molar Candanosa July 13, 2020

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Northeastern intends to reopen all campuses in the fall. Research labs and offices will start opening sooner.

Following guidance from public health officials regarding COVID-19, the university is considering a number of safety measures, such as large-scale testing of students, faculty, and staff, as well as contact-tracing for those who test positive for the virus. The priority, said Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern, is “maintaining the health and wellbeing of the Northeastern University community—and the world beyond our campuses.”

by Ian Thomsen May 10, 2020