1.23.23 | Coronavirus, University News
The State Court of Appeals ruled this week that a trial judge was correct in dismissing a lawsuit filed by then-UNC System students seeking refunds for tuition, housing and fees after in-person instruction was canceled in spring 2020 because of…
Amir Barzin ’06 and other Carolina health experts were handed the seemingly impossible job of containing the coronavirus on campus. Here’s how they did it. by Janine Latus It was February 2020, and infectious disease experts… read more
Offering more money or other perks hasn’t increased the number of employment applications, local business owners say. read more
The cases are related to an event at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and all are “isolating and receiving medical monitoring” the University said. read more
The changes make vaccine reporting and COVID-19 testing rules uniform for all faculty, staff and students. read more
Top administrators of the UNC System’s member institutions do not have the authority to mandate that individuals on their campuses be vaccinated. read more
With preparations underway to bring Carolina’s approximately 12,300 employees back to campus by July 19 after mostly working remotely since March 2020, the University announced revised COVID-19 community standards that will take… read more
Scientists at the Gillings School of Global Public Health say it could be effective against COVID-19, its variants and a future coronavirus pandemic. read more
With some 2,500 on-campus students vaccinated against the coronavirus by mid-April, the University is moving toward something close to a pre-pandemic normal by this fall. read more
Carolina hopes to enroll 600 students in the Prevent COVID U study, a four–month clinical trial that will enlist more than 12,000 college students across the country to test if vaccinated people can spread the coronavirus to others. read more