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COVID-19 - News

President Watkins speaks at the press conference in the Emergency Operations Center at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on March 12, 2020.

State of UT Holds Press Conference in Conjunction with the U on COVID-19: Online Courses, Drive-Thru Testing and New Cases Announced

By Ivana Martinez, Natalie Colby, and Jacqueline Mumford March 12, 2020

  On March 12, at 12 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center at the Capitol in Salt Lake City, the University of Utah and the Gov. Herbert came together during a press conference to talk about...

As Fear of COVID-19 Grows, U Departments Preemptively Announce Transition to Online Classes

As Fear of COVID-19 Grows, U Departments Preemptively Announce Transition to Online Classes

By Ivana Martinez, Jacqueline Mumford, and Natalie Colby March 11, 2020

  On March 11, the University of Utah announced that all classes will transition online for the rest of the semester. A formal decision will take place tomorrow on March 12 at 9 a.m.  However,...

(Photo by J. Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Fallout of COVID-19 Impacts Study Abroad

By Ivana Martinez and Jessica Nelson March 6, 2020

  On Tuesday, March 3, University of Utah president Ruth V. Watkins sent out an email addressing the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and official university travel restrictions to China, Iran,...

Some individuals have taken to social media to make memes about the coronavirus while others have documented instances of discrimination in public spaces and taken a stand against xenophobia. (Photo by Justin Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Coronavirus Outbreak Fuels Xenophobia

By Ivana Martinez, Assistant News Editor February 19, 2020

  Since the news of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) which originated in Wuhan, China broke, there have been cases of racial stereotyping linked to the virus in the United States. As of Feb....