Northeastern’s phased reopening plan

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

Northeastern’s Children’s Center to reopen with new health and safety protocols

The center on the Boston campus will reopen on Aug. 10 with the capacity for 30 children this summer. In order to promote the health and safety of the children, parents, and staff who use it, the center will feature new, staggered drop-off times, plexiglass walls to divide the space, reduced seating at tables, rigorous sanitation, and other health and safety procedures, says Regina Nazzaro, director of the children’s center.

• by Molly Callahan   August 4, 2020

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

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

Massachusetts has announced a new COVID-19 travel order. Here’s what it means for college students.

The executive order, which will require travelers from out of state to fill out a travel form and quarantine upon arrival, will also apply to Northeastern students, faculty, and staff planning a return to the Boston campus for the fall semester.

• by Roberto Molar Candanosa   July 26, 2020

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

Meet the small army of cleaners who are keeping Northeastern safe

Now, as you read this, they are hard at work: scrubbing tabletops, disinfecting bathrooms, and cleaning elevator buttons across Northeastern’s Boston campus. These soldiers of hygiene will operate around the clock to maintain a safe environment for students, faculty, and staff at each stage of phased reopening across Northeastern’s global network of campuses.

• by Ian Thomsen   June 1, 2020