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September 18, 2020: Campus Update 6, Kettering University

Communication Updates

The COVID-19 Response Team and University leadership continue to closely monitor the local, state and national situation in consultation with health experts and in accordance with government guidelines. If conditions change, the University will alter plans to ensure the safety of the campus community. Fall Term 2020 classes begin on October 5. As the University’s COVID-19 Response Team continues to finalize details for the fall, please carefully review these updates.

September 17, 2020: Campus Update, Kettering University

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September 11, 2020: Safe Return To Campus Fall 2020, Update 5, Kettering University

Communication Updates

The COVID-19 Response Team and University leadership continue to closely monitor the local, state and national situation in consultation with health experts and in accordance with government guidelines. If conditions change, the University will alter plans to ensure the safety of the campus community. Fall Term 2020 classes begin on October 5. As the University’s COVID-19 Response Team continues to finalize details for the fall, please carefully review these updates.

September 4, 2020: Safe Return To Campus Fall 2020 Update 4, Kettering University

Communication Updates

The COVID-19 Response Team and University leadership continue to closely monitor the local, state and national situation in consultation with health experts and in accordance with government guidelines. If conditions change, the University will alter plans to ensure the safety of the campus community. Fall Term 2020 classes begin on October 5. As the University’s COVID-19 Response Team continues to finalize details for the fall, please carefully review these updates

August 28, 2020: Covid-19 Campus Update, Kettering University

Communication Updates

The COVID-19 Response Team and University leadership continue to closely monitor the local, state and national situation in consultation with health experts and in accordance to government guidelines. If conditions change, the University will alter plans to ensure the safety of the campus community.

Fall Term 2020 classes begin on October 5. As the University’s COVID-19 Response Team continues to finalize details for the fall, please carefully review these updates.

August 21, 2020: Covid-19 Campus Update, Kettering University

Communication Updates

The COVID-19 Response Team and University leadership continue to closely monitor the local, state and national situation in consultation with health experts and in accordance to government guidelines. If conditions change, the University will alter plans to ensure the safety of the campus community.

Fall Term 2020 classes begin on October 5. As the University’s COVID-19 Response Team continues to finalize details for the fall, please carefully review these updates. They include important information related to how you will need to prepare in advance of arriving on campus, as well as campus procedures and protocols to follow once you do

August 14, 2020: Covid-19 Campus Update, Kettering University

Communication Updates

The COVID-19 Response Team is currently finalizing the Fall 2020 Playbook for Our Safe Return to Campus. Please stay alert for update emails from the University; they will provide you with vital information and updates for Fall Term.

August 7, 2020: Covid-19 Campus Update, Kettering University

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August 6, 2020: Covid-19 Campus Update, Kettering University

Communication Updates

The COVID-19 Response Team continues to work with Genesee County Public Health Department and with the Office of the President to adapt to the situation as it evolves and to provide our community with the most current information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The University is fully committed to the health and safety of its entire community, and will continue to closely monitor this situation and any others that impact our campus.

August 3, 2020: Covid-19 Campus Update, Kettering University

Communication Updates

The COVID-19 Response Team continues to work with Genesee County Public Health Department and with the Office of the President to adapt to the situation as it evolves and to provide our community with the most current information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The University is fully committed to the health and safety of its entire community, and will continue to closely monitor this situation and any others that impact our campus

July 10, 2020: Back To Campus Update 7, Kettering University

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July 28, 2020: Memo From Vice President Of Finance And Administration, Kettering University

Communication Updates

Effective immediately and until further notice, those who choose to travel to another state in the U.S. with a COVID-19 positive testing rate of 10% or higher on a seven-day rolling average must take one of two safety measures prior to returning to campus, either: (1) self-quarantine for 14 days without symptoms of COVID-19 arising, or (2) self-quarantine for a minimum of 7 days and then be tested for COVID-19 with a negative test result.

June 26, 2020: Covid-19 Update And Safe Return To Campus Update Vol. 6, Kettering University

Communication Updates

Coordinated by our CVPrepare Task Force, teams from across the University have been working for over two months researching, identifying, and implementing safety procedures to enable our safe return to campus on July 13.

These steps, guidelines, and processes are outlined in our Playbook for Our Safe Return, which is now online at the University’s website at kettering.edu/return2campus. In addition to a downloadable version, sections can be searched to easily find relevant and important information

June 19, 2020: Covid-19 Update And Safe Return To Campus Update Vol. 5, Kettering University

Communication Updates

The following campus update provides important information and guidelines for a Safe Return to Campus for Summer Term, starting July 13.

June 15, 2020: Covid-19 Update And Safe Return To Campus Update Vol. 4, Kettering University

Communication Updates

The following campus update provides important information about including safety measures and modifications to classrooms and labs and academic support services put in place for Summer Term and the phased return to campus of employees.

June 5, 2020: Covid-19 Update And Safe Return To Campus Update Vol. 3, Kettering University

Communication Updates

The following campus updates address important issues relevant to students, staff, and faculty.

Quercetin And Vitamin C: An Experimental, Synergistic Therapy For The Prevention And Treatment Of Sars-Cov-2 Related Disease (Covid-19), Ruben Manuel Luciano Colunga Biancatelli, Max Berrill, John D. Catravas, Paul Ellis Marik

Bioelectrics Publications

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) represents an emergent global threat which is straining worldwide healthcare capacity. As of May 27th, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) has resulted in more than 340,000 deaths worldwide, with 100,000 deaths in the US alone. It is imperative to study and develop pharmacological treatments suitable for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Ascorbic acid is a crucial vitamin necessary for the correct functioning of the immune system. It plays a role in stress response and has shown promising results when administered to the critically ill. Quercetin is a well-known flavonoid whose antiviral properties …

April 20, 2020: Covid-19 Update, Kettering University

Communication Updates

Consistent with our commitment to do so by April 20, we now are able to make a number of decisions concerning the operation of the University through the remainder of the spring term as well as into the start of our new academic year. These, along with updated information on our plans for 2020 Commencement, are summarized below and detailed in the text of this letter.

April 17, 2020: Covid-19 Update, Kettering University

Communication Updates

The Kettering University Student Emergency Fund has been established to provide financial assistance to current undergraduate and graduate students impacted by the Covid-19 crisis.

April 14, 2020: Covid-19 Update, Kettering University

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Kettering University's Atwood Stadium in Flint hosted drive-through, appointment-only COVID-19 testing conducted by Hurley Medical Center.

April 8, 2020: Covid-19 Update, Kettering University

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Kettering University is extending its current temporary remote work period and associated staffing arrangements.

March 3, 2020: Memo To Campus On Covid-19 Restrictions, Kettering University

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February 11, 2020: Covid-19 Update, Kettering University

Communication Updates

As an international community of faculty, staff, and students, we recognize that some are anxious, uncertain, or have family dealing with this now global health crisis, commonly known as coronavirus.

Even as no cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) have been reported at Kettering University or in the state of Michigan, we continue to closely monitor the latest developments and reports.

The Case For Face Shields: Improving The Covid-19 Public Health Policy Toolkit, Timothy L. Wiemken, Ana Santos Rutschman, Robert Gatter

All Faculty Scholarship

As the United States battles the later stages of the first wave of COVID-19 and faces the prospect of future waves, it is time to consider the practical utility of face shields as an alternative or complement to face masks in the policy guidance. Without face shields specifically noted in national guidance, many areas may be reluctant to allow their use as an alternative to cloth face masks, even with sufficient modification.

In this piece, we discuss the benefits of face shields as a substitute to face masks in the context of public health policy. We further discuss the implications …

Why The Government Shouldn't Pay People To Get Vaccinated Against Covid-19, Ana Santos Rutschman

All Faculty Scholarship

As several pharmaceutical companies approach the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking authorization to bring COVID-19 vaccines to market, concerns about vaccine mistrust cloud the prospects of imminent vaccination efforts across the globe. These concerns have prompted some commentators to suggest that governments may nudge vaccine uptake by paying people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This post argues that, even if potentially viable, this idea is undesirable against the backdrop of a pandemic marked by the intertwined phenomena of health misinformation and mistrust in public health authorities. Even beyond the context of COVID-19, paying for vaccination is likely to remain …