The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/operations-research-and-information-engineering/)
In June, Cornell modeled for a potential campus reopening, when cases nation wide seemed to have plateaued nationally. But since then, the U.S. has seen almost 3 million more COVID-19 cases and 60,000 deaths. How is that model faring days before classes start?
In an effort to frequently test students in the fall, Cornell will repurpose part of a center in the College of Veterinary Medicine into a COVID-19 testing lab.
A recent addendum to the contentious reopening model reaffirmed Cornell’s decision to proceed with a hybrid model as Ithaca saw a significant spike in COVID-19 cases attributed to a party.
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.