Results from two days of door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University and OSU-Cascades suggest that one person in 1,000 in the Bend community during the weekend of May 30-31 had the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. “This level of prevalence is consistent with Bend residents being careful about social distancing, wearing masks and staying home […]
Nine Oregon State University faculty members will share their expertise on the history and far-reaching impact of COVID-19 during a virtual panel discussion on Thursday, June 4. The panelists will cover topics ranging from the origins of this particular virus and its transmission, to the broader societal impact of the pandemic and accompanying shutdowns. They will also […]
Recess is a crucial time for kids to engage in physical activity, as well as practice their social and emotional regulation skills.
Results from the third weekend of door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University suggest that one person in 1,000 in the Corvallis community had the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on May 9-10. The study, Team-based Rapid Assessment of Community-Level Coronavirus Epidemics, known as TRACE-COVID-19 for short, began the weekend of April 25-26 and continued the subsequent two weekends. […]
TRACE-COVID-19, the groundbreaking Oregon State University project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus, is expanding to include two days of sampling in Bend. Random door-to-door sampling in 30 Bend neighborhoods will occur May 30-31 as a joint effort of OSU-Cascades, OSU faculty researchers in Corvallis and Deschutes County Health Services. “As Bend and […]
Starting a new job during a pandemic would challenge the most seasoned professional. But Tonya Johnson is thriving – and most importantly, so are her students. Every MPH student who planned to complete a spring internship are doing so. “That is incredible to me,” she says, “and speaks to the caliber of our students and MPH program, […]