What the NYS Yellow Precautionary Zone means for the University
Update: On November 24, much of Monroe County entered the NYS Orange Zone. See the new University regulations. On Monday November 9, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that…
UHS Announces Pre-Departure Travel Testing Options for Students
NOTE: Revised guidance has come out for residential undergraduate students after this was originally posted. See the updated information. For students who remain on campus as of December 1, reference…
Practice safe ‘Zooming’ for online meetings, classes
Updated November 9 As many of us maintain working remotely and rely on Zoom for meetings, classes, and interaction, it’s important to maintain safe video chat habits. “Zoombombing” occurs when…
COVID-19 biobank can support coronavirus research
University research faculty and staff can request access to thousands of COVID-19-positive and -negative blood specimens and associated, de-identified clinical data through the COVID-19 biobank. See what the biobank has…
Quarantine and isolation guide for students going to a local hotel or Whipple Park
Updated September 1, 2021 As classes begin and students embrace the in-person experiences of the fall semester, the University of Rochester has reestablished its quarantine and isolation plan to ensure…
2021 winter stay and spring arrival details (AS&E and ESM)
Updated January 7, 2021 Winter Stay and Spring Arrival for AS&E and Eastman School of Music Topics on this page: Updated 1/7 Returning to campuses in Spring 2021 Updated 12/15…
New look and content for University’s COVID-19 Dashboard
Our University of Rochester COVID-19 dashboard has been redesigned to be cleaner, more mobile-friendly, and include more data points for the University community to track the status of the virus…
NYS’s COVID Alert NY app is another awareness tool
Recently, New York State in collaboration with the state of New Jersey launched a new phone app, COVID Alert NY, which can provide individuals who download it with greater peace…
Dr. Chat Bot student text reminders to start soon
Students: we have heard you and we’re going to start texting you daily reminders about doing Dr. Chat Bot, but we need your help. The phone number University IT will…
Education Abroad update for spring 2021
The University continues to carefully monitor the COVID-19 situation globally and due to uncertain conditions abroad has made the difficult decision to cancel all spring 2021 undergraduate and graduate Education…