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MSU, county officials say student asymptomatic testing will be available Monday By: Cody Boyer and last updated 2021-01-10 13:31:51-05 BOZEMAN, MT — The first day of Montana State University’s new semester is this week, and to health officials in Gallatin County that means students are going to be making their way back to Bozeman. That’s causing many, including professors, to share concern over how everyone at MSU will stay safe from COVID-19. One big question on the table: at MSU, how is asymptomatic testing being funded, operated and prepared for? “These ...

Some Montana State University faculty are raising concerns over the university’s COVID-19 testing strategy for the spring semester ahead of its start next month. The university is planning to start the spring semester as scheduled on Jan. 11, with a majority of in-person classes and similar precautions taken during the fall semester. It plans to continue testing only symptomatic students, despite worries over the return of students from around the country as COVID-19 cases and related deaths continue to increase. Seth Walk, an MSU professor of microbiology and immunology and a leader in ...

Some Montana State University faculty are raising concerns over the university’s COVID-19 testing strategy for the spring semester ahead of its start next month. The university is planning to start the spring semester as scheduled on Jan. 11, with a majority of in-person classes and similar precautions taken during the fall semester. It plans to continue testing only symptomatic students, despite worries over the return of students from around the country as COVID-19 cases and related deaths continue to increase. Seth Walk, an MSU professor of microbiology and immunology and a leader in ...