Category: COVID-19 – Page 5

Answers to questions posed during last week’s town hall

On Aug. 19, the UF Faculty Senate held a town hall to address questions and concerns regarding UF policies and to provide best practices and guidance for a safe opening of the fall semester. While the town hall was unable to address all submitted questions, UF administrators and UF Health Screen, Test & Protect representatives have worked to […]

UF Law successfully navigates the pandemic

More than a year since the pandemic started, the UF College of Law is feeling its reverberations with a surge in applications. The Florida Bar recently published an article highlighting the changes UF Law made throughout the pandemic and how this surge in applications has benefited the college. “The pandemic forced all of us, all […]

Vaccines and masks provide the best protection against COVID-19

With the start of the fall semester, we want to ensure that faculty and staff have the tools needed to maintain a safe classroom environment. UF Health Screen, Test & Protect Director Michael Lauzardo, M.D., M.Sc., reiterated during last week’s faculty town hall that masks and vaccines provide the best protection against COVID-19, including the delta variant. The Aug. 18 Campus Brief also stressed that all people inside of UF facilities are expected to wear masks in community spaces in buildings, including common areas in our office suites, when we are not in our individual offices or workspaces, even if you are vaccinated.

Answers to your most pressing COVID-related questions

Last Thursday, more than 500 faculty and staff joined UF Health Screen, Test & Protect Director Michael Lauzardo, M.D., M.Sc., for a town hall designed to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccinations, the delta variant and more. If you were unable to attend, you can find answers to many of the questions posed during the town […]

Town Hall with UF Health Screen, Test & Protect Director Michael Lauzardo

Last Thursday, more than 500 faculty and staff joined UF Health Screen, Test & Protect Director Michael Lauzardo, M.D., M.Sc., for a town hall designed to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccinations, the delta variant and more. If you were unable to attend, you can find answers to many of the questions posed during the town hall […]

UF team identifies novel targets for COVID-19 antivirals

A multidisciplinary team of UF researchers has identified dozens of novel therapeutic targets for the development of antiviral therapies against COVID-19. The team recently posted a paper to bioRxiv reporting the identification of 53 novel genes and pathways that could become druggable targets for antiviral therapies for COVID-19 plus a broad array of coronavirus types. […]

Dr. Michael Lauzardo to answer your COVID-related questions this Thursday

UF faculty and staff are invited to join UF Health Screen, Test & Protect Director Michael Lauzardo, M.D., M.Sc., for a town hall held via Zoom on Thursday, Aug. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. Dr. Lauzardo will address questions about the COVID-19 Delta variant, vaccinations, protective measures you can take and how you can […]

With COVID cases continuing to rise, questions about taking leave resurface

Over the past week, the number of COVID-19 cases throughout Florida has continued to rise rapidly. While there is hopeful news that nearly 250,000 more Floridians received vaccinations last week, UF has seen an uptick in cases among both employees and students as well. Questions about taking leave associated with COVID-19 have resurfaced in recent […]

As COVID cases rise, some guidance and reminders

As the state of Florida sees increased cases of COVID-19, unfortunately so does UF. At present, approximately 100 UF employees are currently being withheld from work due to having tested positive for COVID-19 or as the result of being a close contact of someone who has. UF encourages all its employees to get vaccinated. Vaccinated […]

Wondering how to help a colleague or student in distress?

At one time or another, most of us have experienced personal difficulties that have impacted the way we behave, our work habits or our overall well-being. As we approach the fall semester, in addition to showing empathy to those around us, it can also be helpful to know how to assist colleagues or students we […]