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An Ithaca College professor helped create a project that tracks the spread of COVID-19 variants and when they were first detected in countries around the world.

Ithaca College President Shirley M. Collado announced in an email to the campus community April 7 that students will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to return to campus for Fall 2021.

New York state has named Ithaca College, Cornell University and Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) as COVID-19 vaccination sites.

The Ithaca College Student Governance Council (SGC) discussed COVID-19 safety nearing the end of the spring semester at its April 5 meeting. 

As more people get vaccinated for COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new recommendations for vaccinated people.

Although the college is open for both online and in-person instruction for Spring 2021, religious organizations continue to meet virtually.

There are now three different variants of COVID-19, all of which are more contagious or severe than earlier variants, in Tompkins County. 

Cornell University raised its COVID-19 alert level from green to yellow March 19. In the week of March 10 to 17, there were 74 positive cases at Cornell.

The Ithaca College London Center (ICLC) is hoping to reopen in Fall 2021, with plans to make potential administration and structural changes.

The De-escalating COVID-19 Situations meeting series provided students with verbal and nonverbal ways of handling situations in which peers may not be following the college’s COVID-19 guidelines.

Clinics in the School of Health Science and Human Performance are continuing to offer hands-on learning experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of March 3, there were 81 active cases, with 12 new cases reported the same day. Active cases have been under 100 for the last four days.