Fall 2020 – Page 2 – The Argonaut

BREAKING: University of Idaho remains open, all students to be tested

Spread of COVID-19 linked to living groups and social situations, not classrooms

Lex Miller10.02.2020

The University of Idaho will remain open for now rather than transitioning to remote instruction for two weeks, according to a campus-wide email sent today. On Monday, UI President C. […]

UI instructors share opinions on in-person instruction

Current strategy leaves weight of responsibility on faculty

Haadiya Tariq09.30.2020

Grant Harley, assistant professor in University of Idaho’s Department of Geography, was leaving Vietnam when he first heard of COVID-19. It soon followed him back home to Idaho.

BREAKING: Many in-person Homecoming events cancelled due to COVID-19

Fireworks, food drive, blood drive and fun run to continue

Lex Miller09.29.2020

Most of University of Idaho’s in-person homecoming events have been cancelled or made virtual, according to UI Director of Communications Jodi Walker. An email sent to UI offices planning to participate in Vandal-ize Moscow, an […]

COVID-19 outbreak at UI causes eight chapters to quarantine

Possible transition to online instruction for two weeks, findings to be announced Friday

Lex Miller09.28.2020

Eight chapters on Greek Row were placed in quarantine last week due to a COVID-19 outbreak on campus, according to an email from University of Idaho President C. Scott Green. […]

UI community members encouraged to avoid Whitman County, be re-tested for COVID-19 after travel

Updates on surveillance testing, wastewater testing and more shared in email

Lex Miller09.14.2020

University of Idaho President C. Scott Green shared optimism about the accomplishments of the university’s COVID-19 testing system in an email to faculty, staff and students Monday. UI community members […]

Evidence of COVID-19 found in UI student housing wastewater

Researchers to continue testing university wastewater twice a week

Lex Miller09.08.2020

A University of Idaho team of researchers looking for the presence of COVID-19 in wastewater found the virus in two samples from UI residence halls last week. According to an […]

Protesters Zach Sugano, Thys Ballard, Chris Ward and Jordan Hardy lie in the street during the Aug. 23 protest | Kim Stager

Vandal Lives Over Profits hosts protests during orientation events

Students against holding in-person classes attend protests as University of Idaho classes begin

Anteia McCollum08.25.2020

Vandal Lives Over Profits (VLOP), a student group against in-person classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, met on the Theophilus Tower Lawn with signs and a grim reaper costume Sunday evening. The group members met on a Facebook group […]

University of Idaho COVID-19 testing data updated

5,231 tests completed as of today, but approximately 10,000 people need to be tested

Lex Miller08.24.2020

University of Idaho updated its case count page Monday, reporting the number of tests completed, number of positive tests and percentage of positive tests. As of Friday, 5,231 tests had been […]

UI COVID-19 testing analysis lab now operational, emails stated

The university had previously been sending swabs from its on-campus testing site to private laboratories

Angela Palermo08.19.2020

University of Idaho’s much anticipated COVID-19 testing lab is now testing samples as they arrive from the swabbing site, according to emails from President C. Scott Green sent to Moscow-based students and employees. The email sent to […]

The delays and miscommunications of UI’s COVID-19 testing system: “Some things are beyond our control”

UI administrators emphasized test results would be available 24-48 hours after swabs were completed. So far, this has not been the case.

Angela Palermo08.15.2020

On Aug. 4, University of Idaho President Scott Green assured faculty and staff that swabs taken from the school’s testing site would deliver results in approximately 24 hours. But the UI-based analysis lab is still not up and running – […]