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Polk's weekly positivity rate rose slightly to 28.9%, near an all-time high.

State University System guidelines say schools are not expected to provide on-campus housing for students who must isolate because of COVID-19.

The county had an unemployment rate of 6%, down from a 6.6% rate reported in June. The rate is less than half the 13.4% posted in July 2020.

The schools will still be vigilant for COVID-19 symptoms and will require infected students to quarantine. Here is a roundup of Polk County’s colleges and universities: Florida Polytechnic University Polk County’s only public university is transitioning during the summer back to “a pre-pandemic style of operations,” spokeswoman Lydia Guzman said by email. That means normal capacity in classrooms and other common spaces. Florida Poly will no longer require masks but strongly recommends them for students and staff members who aren’t vaccinated or “who may have a personal or medical ...

NSF research experience sets Florida Poly student on path to high-tech, entrepreneurial future Share Article A Florida Polytechnic University junior is spending the summer pursuing a prestigious internship from the National Science Foundation at Georgia Tech Manufacturing in Atlanta, Georgia. Jabari Acre, a junior at Florida Polytechnic University, is completing an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates this summer at Georgia Tech Manufacturing in Atlanta, Georgia. "This experience has allowed me to see the process that new technologies take when they come to market. I love the ability to...