The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/peter-frazier/)
Halfway through the fall semester, Cornell’s reopening plan has proven to be one of the most successful in the United States. There are a few reasons the University was able to get it right, but the in-person fall hasn’t been without its challenges.
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.
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.