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Dr. Geoffrey Lossie, avian diagnostician and clinical assistant professor, is a pathologist involved in receiving samples sent to the ADDL. The primary transport containers are disinfected and the samples are prepared to be taken to the Molecular Diagnostic Section of the facility for testing. (Purdue University photo/John Underwood)
Innovators at Purdue’s Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) have used their expertise to make the on-campus testing facility one of the only labs in Indiana actively looking for and able to detect the UK variant of the COVID-19 virus. This ability, combined with the university’s data-driven testing approach, has made it possible for cases to be caught, thereby stopping any potential spread among the campus community.
WEST LAFAYETTE â By the fall 2021 semester, in-person classes and residential plans at Purdue University could be back to normal, or as normal as life post-pandemic can be.
Citing the expected increase in COVID-19 vaccinations and âno evidence of classroom transmission,â a recent letter by President Mitch Daniels and Provost Jay Akridge said Purdue plans to resume a traditional academic calendar, with typical breaks, in the fall.
âWith this outlook and our understanding of the significant impact of modified instruction on student success, instructor workload, and community well-being, our intent is to take another step toward full restoration of our residential instruction model for fall 2021,â the letter reads.