The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/campus-reopening/page/2/)
While Cornell says it can balance both students’ desires of returning to campus and mitigating the spread of COVID-19 during an in-person semester, some students and faculty members remain skeptical.
Cornell will begin testing students for COVID-19 on July 16, according to an email from Vice Provost for Academic Integration Gary Koretzky and Vice President for Students and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi sent to students on Wednesday. Testing will be available for students on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Fischell Band Center, which is located in the parking lot of Schoellkopf Stadium.
President Martha E. Pollack and Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced on Tuesday the University’s intentions to reactivate campus for the fall semester, citing a model that indicated it would be the safest option. The Sun interviewed the man behind that model, Prof. Peter Frazier.
Cornell will reopen campus for the fall semester, offering in-person and online instruction, President Martha E. Pollack announced Tuesday.
The Committee on Research Operations Reactivation released the set of procedures on Friday that principal investigators can utilize to begin the process of resuming on-campus work.