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May 11, 2021 PHOTO PROVIDED Front row, from left, are Jack Doyle and Jordan Humes. Back row, clockwise from left, are Dr. Jennifer Rudella, Taylor Moritz, Sierra McAfee, Gabriella Chyko, Andi Frano, Hannah Baldwin, Marissa Iraca and Dr. Beth McMahon. LOCK HAVEN — Lock Haven University recently completed an eight-week study to observe mask use on campus as part of the CDC’s Mask Adherence Surveillance at Colleges and Universities Project (MASCUP). More than 50 colleges and universities across the country participated in the study during the spring semester. The LHU Health Science Club...

COVID-19 forced Central State to be innovative By Darryl McGee - dmcgee@aimmediamidwest.com WILBERFORCE — COVID-19 has forced Central State University (CSU) to be innovative. According to officials, CSU President Dr. Jack Thomas believes that innovation must be at the center of all of the university’s operations. “Currently, the world is steering the challenges of the pandemic. The education sector ‘especially’ cannot wait for things to go back to normal,” CSU Associate Director of University PR and Marketing Sabrina Pritchett said. “Now is the time to innovate with traditional ...

Mar 8, 2021 PHOTO PROVIDED Lock Haven University student researchers receive training from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to participate in MASCUP. LOCK HAVEN — Lock Haven University was selected as one of 55 colleges and universities to partner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the PA Department of Health for the MASCUP! Mask Adherence at Colleges and Universities Project, “Observing Mask Use at IHEs –2021 Spring Semester.” The Health Science Club is taking the lead under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Rudella and Dr. Beth McMahon. McMahon ...

North Central College adopting SHIELD Illinois testing program North Central College is partnering with SHIELD Illinois to provide saliva-based COVID-19 testing to students and staff members through the spring semester. The testing program was developed last year by the University of Illinois. Photo courtesy of the University of Illinois North Central College will require students and staff members on campus to participate in a new COVID-19 testing program this semester through a partnership with SHIELD Illinois, a saliva-based diagnostic test developed by the University of Il...