As of 05/08/2020, there are 450 amazing schools included on this list…and counting!
Colleges and universities across the country are closing their doors to their own students amidst the global coronavirus pandemic. As traditional classes are canceled and postsecondary instruction moves online to mitigate the spread of the virus, some of these same institutions are welcoming COVID-19 patients and healthcare workers to campus. This is all part of a nationwide effort to battle this unique public health crisis.
**Editor’s note** This article will be updated frequently as we learn about more schools that have joined the fight against COVID-19. If your school is involved, let us know by contacting us here!
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Other schools are doing their part by serving as testing sites, donating personal protective equipment for doctors and nurses, and conducting important medical research that could help put an end to the pandemic. In this article, we’ll highlight the efforts of the colleges and universities who have taken extraordinary measures in the fight against the coronavirus.
College of Alameda
Alameda, California
Date Added: 05/01/2020
The College of Alameda has partnered with another Bay Area community college—Laney College—to design and manufacture face shields for local healthcare workers. The shields represent a crucial piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to protect hospital staff from exposure to Covid-19 while treating patients. The shields are being donated to nearby Alameda Health System.
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
Date Added: 05/01/2020
George Mason University is embarking on research to develop a simple antibody test for the novel coronavirus. The saliva-based test would be an improvement over current tests for Covid-19 antibodies. It could help inform public policy regarding the easing of social distancing mandates.
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi
Date Added: 05/01/2020
Jackson State University is helping local businesses in its community deal with the economic onslaught of the public health crisis. The school is counseling area small business owners via Zoom in order to comply with social distancing guidelines.
Laney College
Oakland, California
Date Added: 05/01/2020
In collaboration with another community college in the Bay Area—College of Alameda—Laney College is producing face shields for healthcare professionals by using 3-D printers in its Digital Fabrication Lab. These important pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) are being donated to Alameda Health Systems.
Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon
Date Added: 05/01/2020
Pacific University has revamped the dental van from its School of Dental Hygiene Studies amid the pandemic. The school usually provides mobile dental services to students, but recently, it has filled a more pressing need as a mobile testing site for Covid-19. The program is part of a partnership between the university and Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Centers.
Shasta College
Redding, California
Date Added: 05/01/2020
Shasta College is partnering with the state of California to provide Covid-19 testing for area residents. The college is contributing the use of its campus facilities while the state funds the testing. Tests are administered by nasal swab, and walk-up patients are accepted.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, New York
Date Added: 05/01/2020
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is giving its senior medical students the opportunity to graduate early to assist on the front lines of the pandemic. Thirty-six newly credentialed doctors will be honored via a virtual ceremony held by the university.
Towson University
Towson, Maryland
Date Added: 05/01/2020
Lending a hand and nearly a dozen hospital beds amid the pandemic, Towson University is donating supplies from its nursing department to nearby Greater Baltimore Medical Center. In addition to the hospital beds, the school also contributed bed tables and various other medical equipment to the local health facility to help with the influx of patients.
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
Date Added: 05/01/2020
The University of Notre Dame has coordinated its pandemic relief efforts through the formation of the Covid-19 Response Coordination Task Force. So far, the task force has overseen the university’s donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) for local healthcare workers as well as the production of medical face shields by campus 3-D printers. Through this new task force, the university is currently looking for other ways to help its community survive and thrive during this unprecedented public health crisis.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date Added: 05/01/2020
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine students have also discovered a way to help their community amid the public health crisis. The students have created a nonprofit organization named 412Med to address a variety of needs within the community from running errands to providing medical education and even domestic violence assistance.
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, California
Date Added: 04/30/2020
Answering the call for critical personal protective equipment (PPE) from healthcare workers amid the public health crisis, Bakersfield College is repurposing the 3D printer from its Industrial Technology Department. The printer is now being used to produce medical face shields and other PPE for local healthcare facilities like Clinica Sierra Vista and Bakersfield Family Medical Center.
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Date Added: 04/30/2020
Boston College has launched a study to investigate how the coronavirus pandemic has affected our sleep. Through its Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab, researchers are analyzing data collected from online surveys. The goal is to help discover ways to better treat sleep disruptions.
California Aeronautical University
Bakersfield, California
Date Added: 04/30/2020
In a dramatic expression of gratitude, California Aeronautical University has organized a flyover of Bakersfield in order to thank front-line workers amid the pandemic. The flyover will include five different aircraft soaring over local medical facilities and shopping centers.
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Date Added: 04/30/2020
The College of Southern Nevada is stepping up to help fight Covid-19 using its resources and expertise. The school is producing a liquid solution called viral transport medium (VTM) that preserves testing samples while en route to a diagnostic lab. The clear liquid is being produced for nearby Southern Nevada Public Health Laboratory.
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, New York
Date Added: 04/30/2020
Doing its part to ease the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) amongst healthcare workers in the local area, the Fashion Institute of Technology has initiated the Sew4Lives program. Led by alumni from the school, the organization has already donated more than 10,000 masks to nearby medical facilities such as SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University hospital.
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Date Added: 04/30/2020
Lending a hand on the diagnostic front of the battle against Covid-19, Kirkwood Community College has offered its facilities for use as a drive-thru testing site. The school’s driver-training site will welcome individuals who wish to be tested for the novel coronavirus. An online health assessment and qualification process must be completed prior to testing.
Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia
Date Added: 04/30/2020
Marshall University is working to ensure its local community remains fed during the coronavirus pandemic. The school has established Project Feed Huntington, an initiative that aims to provide food care packages to several community organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, Lily’s Place and Recovery Point, and Huntington City Mission.
Nevada State College
Henderson, Nevada
Date Added: 04/30/2020
One of several schools in its region to manufacture viral transport media to aid in the coronavirus testing effort, Nevada State College is making the VTM solution for the Southern Nevada Public Health Laboratory. The clear liquid is a critical part of the testing process because it preserves testing samples as they are moved to the lab for processing.
Like many other colleges and universities around the country, Nevada State College has also been collecting medical supplies and personal protective equipment for healthcare professionals. The school has gone a step further, however, by donating vegetables from its campus garden to community members in need amid the pandemic. Nevada State plans to make a weekly donation to nearby food pantries.
Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Date Added: 04/30/2020
Public health students from Northern Essex Community College are helping the state of Massachusetts with its contact tracing efforts. After completing their training online, the students are now interviewing patients who have tested positive for Covid-19 to determine where they have been and who they may have exposed to the novel coronavirus. The goal is to help stop the virus from spreading further.
Northland College
Ashland, Wisconsin
Date Added: 04/30/2020
Doing what it does best amid the pandemic, Northland College has developed a free online class for community members on the topic of the coronavirus. Led by 15 faculty members from the school, the course will attempt to help area residents make sense of the public health crisis. Some of the topics to be addressed include virus biology, history of pandemics, and principles of public health.
Sh’or Yoshuv Rabbinical College
Lawrence, New York
Date Added: 04/30/2020
Sho’r Yoshuv Rabbinical College has offered up its campus facilities to be used as an outpatient healthcare clinic for patients in southwest Nassau and southeast Queens. To help with the overflow of patients from nearby medical centers, the field hospital will house those individuals with mild symptoms of Covid-19 or who are recovering, but stable.
Solano Community College
Fairfield, California
Date Added: 04/30/2020
Solano Community College is using its recently-closed campus for a good cause. The school offered up the use of its parking lot to the nearby Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano for its drive-thru grocery distribution event. The drive-thru service offers a contactless way for the food back to get nonperishable foods to community members in need.
SUNY-Schenectady
Schenectady, New York
Date Added: 04/30/2020
SUNY-Schenectady is well aware of the impact Covid-19 has had on its community, not only in terms of health but on finances as well. To alleviate the damage, the school recently hosted a drive-thru food donation event for families in the area. Recipients received nonperishable food items via no-contact distribution.
Touro University-California
Vallejo, California
Date Added: 04/30/2020
Touro University has partnered with the city of Vallejo as well as several other local organizations to ensure the area’s homeless population receives testing for Covid-19. Nursing students at the school will perform triage services and also assist with food distribution during the testing process.
University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
Date Added: 04/30/2020
Aptly, the University of Akron is providing Covid-19 relief on the educational front. Volunteers from the university have created a homework hotline for area K-12 students. The initiative is designed to help students (and their parents) who may be struggling with distance learning as a result of the coronavirus. The hotline is free of charge.
Offering its support to the community during the public health crisis, the University of Akron is crowdsourcing ideas for the pandemic response while incentivizing students in its local area to think outside of the box. The university is hosting a competition called Zip Pitch for area middle and high school students. Participants can win cash prizes for their ideas as to how the community should tackle Covid-19.
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, Texas
Date Added: 04/30/2020
First responders in San Antonio are currently overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients amid the pandemic. Fortunately, nursing students from the University of the Incarnate World have stepped in to fill the gap by providing care for homeless people in the area. Volunteers are offering their services at the Haven for Hope Clinic in downtown San Antonio.
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, North Carolina
Date Added: 04/30/2020
Helping to relieve the economic damage incurred by Covid-19, Wake Technical Community College is reaching out to local small businesses. In partnership with the City of Raleigh, the college is raising money for grants to help area business owners weather the pandemic. The initiative has been named the Rally Fund for Small Businesses.
Brunswick Community College
Bolivia, North Carolina
Date Added: 04/29/2020
Brunswick Community College is doing its part to help the community weather the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Through its Small Business Center, the school is offering free webinars and individual counseling sessions to business owners in the region. The goal is to help local businesses find ways to survive the pandemic, through both business strategies and access to financial resources.
Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington, North Carolina
Date Added: 04/29/2020
Cape Fear Community College’s Small Business Center is reaching out to local businesses that have suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In particular, the school is offering free webinars as well as one-on-one counseling to business owners in the area.
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Date Added: 04/29/2020
Coe College is joining many other colleges and universities across the U.S. in repurposing its student dormitories for local healthcare workers. Medical professionals working on the front lines of the pandemic need a place other than their own homes to reside during the pandemic to keep from exposing their families to the deadly virus. Coe College is filling this need for employees of nearby UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s.
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, California
Date Added: 04/29/2020
The College of the Canyons is helping ensure its local healthcare workers have the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need to stay safe on the front lines of the pandemic. Through its MakerSpace facilities, the school is 3-D-printing face shields for medical professionals at nearby Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. The school has already produced and donated 150 of the shields.
Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, Maryland
Date Added: 04/29/2020
In partnership with county officials, the Community College of Baltimore County will begin contact tracing, a process that involves interviewing those individuals in the area who have tested positive for Covid-19 to determine who they may have infected. CCBC is also developing an online course to train contact tracers to perform the job proficiently.
Curry College
Milton, Massachusetts
Date Added: 04/29/2020
Senior nursing students at Curry College have joined the front lines of the fight against the novel coronavirus. Eighteen clinical care technicians-in-training are working 12-hour shifts at nearby Tufts Medical Center under the supervision of RNs. Their work will count towards the credits necessary to complete their educational programs.
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas
Date Added: 04/29/2020
Del Mar College’s Respiratory Therapy program is doing its part to assist medical facilities during the public health crisis by addressing the ventilator shortage. The school is collecting and sanitizing used CPAP and BiPap machines so that they can be repurposed for use as auxiliary ventilators. The machines will be distributed to local healthcare facilities as needed.
Elms College
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Date Added: 04/29/2020
Student dormitories at Elms College will be transformed into temporary housing units for area first responders on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. The school will provide 20 rooms from its Devine Hall to the City of Chicopee police, fire, and EMS workers.
Monroe County Community College
Monroe, Michigan
Date Added: 04/29/2020
Monroe County Community College has answered the call for production of personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the pandemic. Through its Applied Science and Engineering Technology division, the school is designing and manufacturing face shields and mask adjustors for local healthcare workers. The goal is to create at least 200 shields for nearby medical facilities.
Moravian College
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Date Added: 04/29/2020
The 3D Printing Team at Moravian College has pivoted from creating student projects to producing stethoscopes for medical facilities amid the pandemic. Nearly 250 of the disposable stethoscopes have already been donated to nearby St. Luke’s Hospital.
Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, Florida
Date Added: 04/29/2020
Helping its community stay sharp during the pandemic, Saint Leo University is offering free self-paced enrichment courses to local residents. The ten different courses are offered through the school’s Center for Alternative Pathways Programs and span topics from working remotely to gardening and even spirituality.
Touro University Nevada
Henderson, Nevada
Date Added: 04/29/2020
Medical students at Touro University Nevada have created a website to connect community members in need with volunteers who want to help provide assistance amid the pandemic. Since they aren’t yet prepared to work on the front lines, these medical students are doing their part by helping to fill needs with services like tutoring, dog-walking, and grocery shopping, for instance.
The university is also helping the Covid-19 testing effort by making viral transport media (VTM) for Southern Nevada Public Health Laboratory. This liquid solution acts as a preservative for test samples while they are being taken to the lab for processing.
Utah State University
Logan, Utah
Date Added: 04/29/2020
Utah State University’s Assistive Technology Program has partnered with area 4-H STEM programs to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) for the state’s rural healthcare workers. So far, 4-H youth have created nearly one thousand medical face shields to donate to local health facilities with the goal of making 500 more.
College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina
Date Added: 04/28/2020
The College of Charleston School of Business is doing its part to support local health professionals on the front lines of the battle against Covid-19 as well as the community at large. The initiative began with food delivery to area hospitals and has since grown to fundraisers for local foodbanks. The school hopes to raise upwards of $8,000 to support their coronavirus relief efforts.
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Biomedical engineers at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering are repurposing an Ebola testing tool for use amid the coronavirus crisis. Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, the engineers are working towards a 30-minute or less test result. It could be months before the diagnostic method is sent to the FDA for approval.
Duke is also collaborating with UNC-Chapel Hill and East Carolina University to determine the number of area cases of Covid-19 among patients who experience mild symptoms or who have no symptoms at all.
Duke researchers are also investigating the possibility that smartwatches could help in the detection of early signs of Covid-19. Participants of the study will wear one of these watches daily and respond to a questionnaire. Researchers will evaluate whether the watches can detect symptoms and/or predict how mild or severe the infection will be.
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Making its mark on the Covid-19 relief effort, Ferris State University has rallied resources to provide crucial personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by healthcare workers. In addition to collecting masks as well as the supplies to make them, the school is also making medical face shields using 3-D printers. Masks and shields are being donated to local health departments for distribution.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Nearly 50 health care students from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University have graduated early in order to provide much-needed professional support to local hospitals and medical facilities amid the pandemic. Among the graduates were 37 nurses and 11 respiratory therapists.
Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Gateway Technical College has partnered with the Kenosha Community Health Center and the Kenosha County Division of Health to offer Covid-19 testing to the local community. A drive-thru testing site will be set up on campus for individuals with a doctors’ referral.
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Following the lead of countless other colleges and universities nationwide, Iowa Western Community College is opening the doors of recently closed student dormitories to displaced healthcare workers in the area. The rooms will house employees of nearby Methodist Jennie Edmundson and CHI Mercy Hospital. Many health professionals on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis are avoiding their homes for fear of exposing their families to Covid-19.
LaGrange College
LaGrange, Georgia
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Members of LaGrange College’s Sports Management Club are playing video games in order to benefit local Covid-19 relief efforts. The organization plans to hold a Playstation Esport NBA2K Tournament to raise money for area food banks and first responders in nearby Atlanta and Columbus. There is a small registration fee, and the winner will receive a cash prize.
Lake Land College
Mattoon, Illinois
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Joining a long list of schools across the country using their resources to help with the PPE shortage amid the global health crisis, Lake Land College has partnered with a local auto center to manufacture medical face shields. The completed shields will be donated to nearby Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Like numerous other colleges and universities across the United States, Lehigh University is 3-D printing face shields to help with the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. So far, the school has donated almost 500 face shields to nearby Lehigh Valley Health Network and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital. Stethoscopes are also being produced through the school’s Wilbur Powerhouse and Design Labs for local St. Luke’s University Health Network.
As the lack of availability of PPE continues, institutions like Lehigh University continue to step up and provide protection to their community frontline workers.
Mansfield University
Mansfield, Pennsylvania
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Fighting Covid-19 on the information front, Mansfield University’s Public Safety Training Institute (MUPSTI) has created a guide for local law enforcement officers on the front lines of the pandemic. The online resource provides strategies for police officers to continue protecting and serving while also safeguarding themselves and others from unnecessary exposure to the novel coronavirus.
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, New York
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Niagara County Community College has agreed to be a testing site for Covid-19. In cooperation with the state of New York, the school will host drive-thru coronavirus testing for pre-registered individuals with symptoms of the virus or who think they have been exposed.
Pitzer College
Claremont, California
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Art professors at Pitzer College have taken to sewing cloth masks for area healthcare workers in order to ease the shortage of personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus pandemic. After first donating their supply of N95 masks, the creative instructors began putting their talents to good use for the benefit of front-line workers at nearby medical facilities. The cloth masks will be used when other PPE supplies are depleted.
“Pitzer College art professors Rebekah Myers and Tim Berg have gotten creative to tackle this last question — sewing homemade cloth health masks to address the widespread mask deficit in Los Angeles hospitals. Even before creating the masks, however, they donated N95 masks from the Pitzer ceramic and sculpture area supplies. “
The Student Life, April 27, 2020
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Tuskegee University, like many colleges and universities across the country, is donating lab supplies from its healthcare training programs to local healthcare workers on the front lines of the pandemic. The school’s donation includes critical personal protective equipment (PPE) such as N95 and surgical masks, goggles, bonnets, gloves, and more.
Western New England University
Springfield, Massachusetts
Date Added: 04/28/2020
Through its College of Engineering, Western New England University is producing face mask straps for local healthcare workers who must wear this personal protective equipment for up to 12 hours per day amid the pandemic. The straps are intended to improve comfort.
Alma College
Alma, Michigan
Date Added: 04/27/2020
Like many colleges and universities in the U.S., Alma College is contributing its campus facilities to the COVID-19 relief effort. The school is welcoming healthcare workers from MidMichigan Medical Centers into its empty residence halls. The rooms are necessary in order to give front-line workers a place to stay while enabling them to protect their families from exposure to the virus.
Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, Florida
Date Added: 04/27/2020
In partnership with local agencies, Daytona State College is hosting a coronavirus testing event on its campus for community members who have symptoms of Covid-19 or fear they have been exposed to the virus. Doctors’ referrals are not necessary, and there are no out-of-pocket costs for the tests, though insurance companies may be billed.
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
Date Added: 04/27/2020
Indiana University-Purdue University- Indianapolis will begin assisting in the battle against COVID-19 on the diagnostics front. Specifically, the school will begin conducting testing in order to track the spread of the coronavirus throughout Indiana. The effort is part of a partnership between the university’s Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health and the Indiana State Department of Health.
Students at the university are also utilizing social media in order to help their fellow community members. The goal of the campaign is to connect local residents in need with resources throughout the area. The project spans platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona
Date Added: 04/27/2020
Researchers at Northern Arizona University are using resources at the school’s Pathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI) to grow coronavirus samples so that they can test potential drug therapies. The initiative is being called the COVID-19 Testing Service Center. The first drug to be tested through the initiative will be a drug currently used to treat cancer.
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon
Date Added: 04/27/2020
Innovators at Oregon Health and Science University have developed a low-cost ventilator that requires no electricity and can be produced using a 3-D printer. The university has requested emergency use authorization for the device from the FDA. Ventilators are currently in high demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire
Date Added: 04/27/2020
Plymouth State University joins many colleges around the U.S. in allowing its healthcare students to graduate early so that they can assist in handling the pandemic. Ten of the university’s nursing students will receive their credentials a month earlier than anticipated so that they can work as graduate nurses in New Hampshire’s medical facilities.
Radford University
Radford, Virginia
Date Added: 04/27/2020
Professors at Radford University have created a podcast to help their community stay connected during the coronavirus crisis. Called “Pandemic Professors,” the series addresses the mental health effects of social distancing measures and discusses strategies for coping with the pandemic. New episodes are released every Monday.
“Communication professor West Bowers and psychology professor Stirling Barfield have created the “Pandemic Professors” podcast to connect the community in a time of uncertainty caused by the life-altering effects the coronavirus has had on society in the U.S. and around the world.”
The Roanoke Times, April 26, 2020
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, Washington
Date Added: 04/27/2020
Skagit Valley College is helping its county amid the pandemic by hosting a drive-through COVID-19 testing event for Skagit County residents. Officials are expecting a large turnout as the county experiences a surge in new coronavirus cases.
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford, Connecticut
Date Added: 04/27/2020
Like several other institutions of higher learning across the country, the University of Connecticut- Stamford is lending out its student dormitories to patients recovering from COVID-19. A 116-room residence hall on the campus of the university will provide temporary housing to patients who have been discharged from nearby hospitals but are still potentially contagious. This will give them a place to recover without exposing their families to the virus.
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri
Date Added: 04/27/2020
Nursing students at the University of Missouri- St. Louis are stepping up to do their part to ease the public health crisis by screening Amazon workers for symptoms of COVID-19. Their efforts benefit not only the delivery workers themselves but also consumers who rely on Amazon to deliver essential items amid the pandemic. The students will receive credit towards their nursing programs in exchange for their work.
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Date Added: 04/27/2020
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are researching the aftermath of COVID-19 by following patients after they are discharged from the hospital. Thanks to a $20,000 grant, investigators will be able to monitor the health of 20 patients who have recovered from the novel coronavirus to evaluate the long-term effects of the illness on cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, and neurological functions.
University of Redlands
Redlands, California
Date Added: 04/27/2020
The University of Redland is feeding its community members using items from its disaster preparedness food storage. The school recently donated almost 10,000 pounds of food, including fruit, oatmeal, and pasta, to nearby Family Services Association of Redlands for distribution to local residents.
“We have always been committed to working hand-in-hand with our local community,” said University of Redlands President Ralph W. Kuncl. “Given the pressing needs caused by the pandemic, there is no better time than now to lend support to our longtime partner Family Service Association of Redlands…”
Inland Empire Community News, April 24, 2020
University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio
Date Added: 04/27/2020
University of Toledo researchers are investigating the potential of the antidepressant drug Prozac to treat the novel coronavirus. Early studies suggest the drug could prevent the immune system from overreacting to the virus, a phenomenon that causes patients to deteriorate. The trial is one of the first of its kind to be conducted in the U.S.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia
Date Added: 04/27/2020
Economic researchers at Virginia Tech are studying the effects of the coronavirus on the U.S. economy. Among other revelations, the study found that the national lockdown cost Americans over $1 trillion dollars in just one month.
The university is also beginning Covid-19 testing efforts. With emergency permission from the FDA, Virginia Tech will be using labs on its Blacksburg and Roanoke campuses to help area medical centers with backlogged testing.