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(09/15/20 12:21am)
IU will use new on-campus labs to facilitate all of its mitigation testing efforts as early as mid-October, replacing Vault Health, the company located in New Jersey currently processing the university’s mitigation saliva tests.
(09/15/20 12:17am)
Because CDC guidelines didn’t recommend COVID-19 entry testing for faculty and students as of June, IU made decisions about on-arrival testing at its own discretion.
(09/15/20 12:55am)
Megan Miller is the deputy director for contact tracing of the IU COVID-19 Medical Response Team , which means she oversees contact tracing operations on all IU campuses.
(09/11/20 12:50am)
The Monroe County Health Department did not state plans in a Thursday phone interview to enforce IU’s recommendation to close greek houses as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
(09/09/20 2:30am)
IU is proposing that $235 million be appropriated from Indiana’s state government to finance various construction projects as part of a state budget proposal for 2021.
(09/04/20 12:47am)
After three-fourths of greek houses were directed to quarantine by the Monroe County Health Department during the last week, IU recommended Thursday all 40 houses close. The president of Phi Kappa Tau, a house that has not been quarantined, said IU’s policy is unfair to their fraternity.
(09/03/20 4:30pm)
IU spokesperson Chuck Carney announced in a Thursday press conference IU will recommend all 40 greek houses be closed as a result of high COVID-19 positivity rates.
(09/02/20 4:14am)
Over 20 greek houses are now in quarantine, Leslie Fasone, the assistant dean for sorority and fraternity life, said Tuesday during a webinar.Only 19 greek houses are currently listed on IU’s website as of Tuesday night.
(09/02/20 4:10am)
The Bloomington Faculty Council heard proposals in support of graduate student employees and a new interim suspension policy during Tuesday's meeting. The council began the meeting by presenting its plans to continue to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic at IU.
(08/28/20 6:42pm)
IU released its public COVID-19 testing dashboard Friday, hours after eight greek houses were forced to quarantine due to a spike in cases.
(08/28/20 2:25am)
Franklin Hall is currently being used to test students for COVID-19, however, James Shanahan, dean of The Media School, was not aware of the decision to use the academic facility until Monday.Testing began Wednesday in Presidents Hall.
(08/27/20 1:10am)
IU has been conducting an investigation into Kelley School of Business Professor Eric Rasmusen since last fall, IU spokesperson Chuck Carney said Wednesday.
(08/25/20 11:43pm)
The new U.S. Department of Education Title IX regulations detailing how universities should respond to sexual harassment took effect Aug. 14. The Department of Education announced the rulings May 6, and universities were given just more than three months to be in compliance.
(08/25/20 3:48am)
A group of about 50 graduate students gathered Monday morning in Dunn Meadow to protest inadequate pay and the increased risks graduate workers face due to the coronavirus.
(08/26/20 11:15pm)
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how IU manages student dining.Residential Programs and Services has implemented a range a range of changes, including the closure of dining halls, mandatory social distancing and the expansion of the use of Grubhub.
(08/21/20 6:04pm)
A Bloomington order, which went into effect noon Friday, lowered the size limit of non-commercial gatherings within city boundaries from 50 to 15, according to a press release.
(08/20/20 11:29pm)
In a video tweeted Wednesday evening, a group of about 100 people can be seen gathered closely together not wearing masks. The video has since gained more than 110,000 views as of Wednesday night.
(08/19/20 7:17pm)
Around 1% of the 8,000 students tested before living on campus have tested positive for coronavirus, according to an email from the Office of the Provost. Another email detailed swift action taken with students who do not follow the safety guidelines for COVID-19.
(08/19/20 6:47pm)
As thousands of students return to Bloomington this fall, those living both on and off campus are required to be tested for COVID-19. IU University Events, which oversees events such as commencement and freshman induction, has led the testing for Bloomington’s campus.
(08/14/20 5:39pm)
IU President Michael McRobbie announced during the Board of Trustees meeting Friday that he is retiring June 30, 2021. McRobbie, IU’s 18th president, has been in his position since 2007.