News Archives - COVID-19 Resource Center

Discontinuing the Time Off to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine Policy

Consistent with the expiration of the state’s mandate in late 2023, effective April 7, 2024, the University will discontinue its Time Off to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine Policy (#329) as…

Fall 2023: COVID-19 boosters available for students

November 6, 2023

The UHS Primary Care team will be holding COVID-19 vaccine clinics every Thursday through the rest of the fall semester, beginning November 9. Students can sign up for an appointment…

Discontinuing the COVID-19 vaccine sick day

October 4, 2023

With the elimination of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, effective immediately the University will discontinue the COVID-19 vaccine sick day and use of the time code CVE in HRMS. Employees may…

Leadership Messages

Updated COVID-19 Guidance and Resources

September 11, 2023

University of Rochester students, faculty, and staff, With the start of a new academic year, we want to offer a few reminders of the current University guidelines on COVID-19. This…

Rochester joins phase 3 test of coronavirus vaccine

The University of Rochester Medical Center, in collaboration with Rochester Regional Health, delivered the country’s first doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine to volunteers. This is a final stage of…

In time of masking mandates, how to evaluate exemptions?

Deciding whether people with legitimate medical challenges should be exempt from broad mask mandates is a “new frontier” in health policy, says a University of Rochester expert. Mical Raz, University…

Study: Twitter mirrors our attitudes and feelings about COVID-19

Rochester researchers are mining Twitter to identify feelings and themes of the COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Rochester computer science group found a few key themes by analyzing tweets. They…

Engineers help volunteer group create face shields

A University of Rochester team of engineers is using their problem-solving skills to help combat COVID-19. The Rochester team of mechanical engineers teamed up with a local volunteer organization, Face…

Biologists selected for ‘rapid research’ on COVID-19

Researchers in the University of Rochester’s Department of Biology have received funding awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study biological processes involved in COVID-19. The funding is part…

Spring’s abrupt shift to remote learning offers lessons for the fall

Faculty members are using the lessons of last spring’s abrupt shift to online education to better prepare for the fall. Joan Saab, vice provost of academic affairs and Susan B.…

Orientation leaders hope to make new students Rochester ready—virtually

The College’s orientation leaders want to help new students get ready for their Rochester experience. They’ve developed The OL Show, a weekly virtual panel discussion. It covers topics important to…

Rochester research finds bats offer clues to treating COVID-19

Bats are remarkably able to tolerate viruses, including the strain of virus that causes the coronavirus. What are the secrets to their virus resistance? According to University of Rochester research,…