Texas A&M COVID-19 protocols staying in place this spring Semester
Texas A&M University System is sticking to the new normal, requiring face masks and limiting capacity.
and last updated 2021-03-10 19:52:28-05
COLLEGE STATION, TX â On Wednesday, March 10, Texas became the first state to allow businesses to open to 100% capacity and lift the state-wide mask mandate as part of Governor Greg Abbott s Executive Order GA-34.
Despite this announcement, Texas A&M University System is sticking to the new normal, requiring face masks and limiting capacity.
âSo very quickly, we had our discussions internally and what weâve decided to do, is we are staying the course with our existing mask mandates, our existing gathering mandates, and everything else weâve been doing to try and create a safe environment as we can for the students, faculty, and employees under this situation, said Shawn Gibbs, Dean of the School of Public Health for Texas A&M.
and last updated 2021-03-02 20:23:14-05
COLLEGE STATION, TX â This year Texas A&M students will only have two days off from school for spring break.
The university made the decision early last fall to shorten the holiday. Instead of a full week free from school, students have been given this Tuesday off, which is Texas Independence Day, along with a three-day weekend starting Friday, March 19.
Dr. Shawn Gibbs, dean of the School of Public Health at Texas A&M, had a role in making the final decision about spring break. We had concerns that with a normal spring break, there would be a great deal of travel, he said. And when people are traveling, they are at a higher risk of infection because of the circumstances of travel. Additionally, we were concerned that with some of the socializing activities that can take place during spring break, that that would put people at a higher risk for exposure.â
Spring semester's return to college campuses triggers warnings over Covid-19's spread, financial motives bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Texas colleges offer free coronavirus tests. Why aren t more students getting tested
2 months 3 weeks 3 days ago
Wednesday, December 30 2020
Dec 30, 2020
December 30, 2020 11:23 AM
December 30, 2020
in
News - Local
Source: https://www.texastribune.org/
Share:
A COVID-19 testing site at the University of Texas at Austin on Sept. 4, 2020. (Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune)
Texas colleges and universities spent the summer months bulking up their testing capacity to catch COVID-19 outbreaks fueled by students who are infected but don’t show symptoms.
The University of Texas at Austin said it could test up to 5,000 asymptomatic students, faculty and staff weekly. Texas A&M University trumpeted a similar goal of testing more than 5,000 students each week about 7% of the student body. And the University of Texas at El Paso, with about 25,000 students, said it had the capacity to test up to 2,500 campus members weekly.