The COVID-19 pandemic has had a very significant effect on American universities.At this point, nearly every major university in America has switched to online classes, and it is very likely that online classes will continue for the rest of the semester and potentially into the fall. Moreover...
University students have unique living, learning and social arrangements which may have implications for infectious disease transmission. To address this data gap, we created CONQUEST (COroNavirus QUESTionnaire), a longitudinal online survey of contacts, behaviour, and COVID-19 symptoms for University of...
Large US colleges and universities that re-opened campuses in the fall of 2020 and the spring of 2021 experienced high per capita rates of COVID-19. Returns to campus were controversial because they posed a potential risk to surrounding communities. A large university in Pennsylvania that returned...
SCU closed two campuses -- in Lismore northern NSW, and in the state of Queensland's Gold Coast -- representing the first instance of the disease to affect regional Australia. "A staff member reported to the University yesterday that they have been diagnosed with COVID-19 upon their return ...
In a key step toward ending the coronavirus pandemic, kids as young as 6 years old will be included in the clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine. The University of Oxford has launched a new study to assess the safety and effectiveness of its vaccine with AstraZeneca in children for the ...
This study aimed to explore the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of university students in Spain and to explore their attitudes toward the use of mobile mental care apps. Method Respondents answered a survey, which comprised two sections. The first included the 12-item General Health ...
NEW YORK, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has surpassed 9,000 by 10 p.m. local time Wednesday (0200 GMT Thursday), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. ...
Higher education students' mental health has been a growing concern in recent years even before the COVID-19 pandemic. The stresses and restrictions associated with the pandemic have put university students at greater risk of developing mental health issues, which may significantly impair their academi...
University colleagues infive keyareas: deliver a way for students to continue their studies; allow staff to work remotely;quickly facilitate the delivery of student aid packages;assess the impact of COVID-19 on currentand futureprojects; and,continue to delivereffectiveservice desk a...
As the number of coronavirus cases inches closer to the 14 million mark and more than 5.9 lakh deaths globally, scientists and medical experts are racing against time to develop a vaccine to curb the [...]