Emory University recorded a near-record 50 positive student COVID-19 cases on Sept. 2, a 455% increase from the previous Thursday. The spike in cases has overwhelmed the Emory Conference Center Hotel, which had to open up additional rooms for isolating students and is now having students reside in isolation with a roommate. Over the past [...]
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Emory University will shift from the green operating condition to a “modified” yellow condition effective immediately, according to a Sept. 2 email from Executive Director for COVID-19 Response and Recovery Amir St. Clair. The shift was attributed to the campuswide increase in COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant, St. Clair wrote. As of Sept. [...]
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University to phase out unnecessary plastic use by 2026 By Matthew Chupack and Sarah Davis Emory University President Gregory L. Fenves signed the “Break Free from Plastic” pledge on June 15, ushering in a University-wide goal of phasing out unnecessary plastic use by 2026. It includes single-use plastic items like plastic utensils, plastic bags and [...]
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President Joe Biden nominated Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies Deborah Lipstadt as the U.S. State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism with rank of ambassador on July 30. The nomination was part of a slew of religious affairs appointments that day. Established under the Global Anti-Semitic Review Act of [...]
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Emory University will mandate all University faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the fall semester, University President Gregory Fenves announced in a July 27 email. Any exemption requests “based on medical contraindications or strong personal objections” must be submitted by Aug. 16. Contractors who have “a regular presence on campus” [...]
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